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BlackBerry Tour 9630 vs BLU Life View

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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    Key differences

    Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

    • Weight

      Tour 9630: 90 g lighter

      Tour 9630:
      130 g
      Life View:
      220 g

    • Width

      Tour 9630: 20.5 mm narrower

      Tour 9630:
      62 mm
      Life View:
      82.5 mm

    • Screen diagonal

      Tour 9630: 3.3 in smaller diagonal

      Tour 9630:
      2.4 in
      Life View:
      5.7 in

    • Depth

      Life View: 5.3 mm thinner

      Tour 9630:
      14.2 mm
      Life View:
      8.9 mm

    • Height

      Tour 9630: 49 mm shorter

      Tour 9630:
      112 mm
      Life View:
      161 mm

    • Release year

      Tour 9630:
      2009
      Life View:
      2013

    Physical size

    Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

    1. 1. Tour 9630

      Height:
      112 mm
      Width:
      62 mm
      Depth:
      14.2 mm +5.3 mm versus Life View

    2. 2. Life View

      Height:
      161 mm +49 mm versus Tour 9630
      Width:
      82.5 mm +20.5 mm versus Tour 9630
      Depth:
      8.9 mm

    Weight

    Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

    1. 1. Tour 9630

      130 g

    2. 2. Life View

      220 g

      +90 g versus Tour 9630

    Screen size

    Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

    1. 1. Tour 9630

      Screen diagonal:
      2.4 in
      Aspect ratio (height:width):
      4:3
      Approximate rectangular screen area:
      17.8 cm²

    2. 2. Life View

      Screen diagonal:
      5.7 in
      Aspect ratio (height:width):
      16:9
      Approximate rectangular screen area:
      89.6 cm²

    Life View has approximately 402.1% more rectangular screen area than Tour 9630.

    Memory variants

    Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

    Recorded RAM for Tour 9630, Life View, compared at the same storage capacity.
    StorageTour 9630Life View
    16 GB Unknown 1 GB RAM
    Tour 9630: Original memory entry

    256 MB

    Practical features

    Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

    1. Tour 9630

    NFC:
    Unknown
    Headphone jack:
    Yes
    Memory card support:
    See details microSD · up to 8 GB (dedicated slot)

    2. Life View

    NFC:
    Unknown
    Headphone jack:
    Yes
    Memory card support:
    No

    Battery capacity

    Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

    Recorded battery capacity

    Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

    1. 1. Tour 9630

      1400 mAh

    2. 2. Life View

      2600 mAh

      +1200 mAh versus Tour 9630

    Specifications

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    1. Tour 96302. Life View

    Everyday essentials
    Everyday essentials — specifications for Tour 9630, Life View.
    SpecificationTour 9630Life View
    Dimensions (HxWxD)
    • 112 Х 62 Х 14.2 mm
    • 161 Х 82.5 Х 8.9 mm
    Weight
    • 130 g
    • 220 g
    Technology Unknown
    • LED-backlit IPS LCD
    Screen size
    • 2.4" inch
    • 5.7" inch
    Screen resolution
    • 480 x 360 px
    • 720 x 1280 px
    Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
    • 256 MB
    • 16 GB
    • 1 GB RAM
    Memory card support
    • microSD
    • up to 8 GB (dedicated slot)
    • No
    Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
    • 1400 mAh
    • Removable Li-Ion
    • 2600 mAh
    • Removable Li-Ion
    Operating system OS
    • BlackBerry OS
    • Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
    Chipset Unknown
    • Mediatek MT6589 (28 nm)
    Headphone jack
    • Yes
    • Yes
    Display
    Display — specifications for Tour 9630, Life View.
    SpecificationTour 9630Life View
    Touchscreen Unknown
    • capacitive touchscreen
    Display colors
    • 65K
    • 16M
    Screen area
    • 17.8 cm2
    • 89.6 cm2
    Screen format
    • 4:3 (height:width)
    • 16:9 (height:width)
    Screen to body ratio
    • 25.7%
    • 67.4%
    PPI /points per inch/
    • 250 PPI
    • 258 PPI
    Camera and Video
    Camera and Video — specifications for Tour 9630, Life View.
    SpecificationTour 9630Life View
    Rear camera, main
    • 3.15 MP
    • Single
    • 12 MP
    • Single
    Camera specs
    • 3.15 MP
    • AF
    • 12 MP
    • AF
    Functions
    • LED flash
    • LED flash
    • HDR
    Video
    • Yes
    • 1080p@30fps
    Front camera, selfie
    • 0 MP,
    • 5 MP
    • Single
    Specifications Unknown
    • 5 MP
    Performance
    Performance — specifications for Tour 9630, Life View.
    SpecificationTour 9630Life View
    Processor CPU Unknown
    • Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
    Graphics processor GPU Unknown
    • PowerVR SGX544
    General specs
    General specs — specifications for Tour 9630, Life View.
    SpecificationTour 9630Life View
    Release date
    • 2009
    • July
    • 2013
    • March
    Colors
    • Black
    • Black
    • White
    Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
    • 70 EUR
    • 230 EUR
    Battery life
    • Stand by time- Up to 336 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
    • Stand by time- Up to 980 h (2G) / Up to 920 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 30 h (2G) / Up to 25 h (3G)
    Communication and Connectivity
    Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Tour 9630, Life View.
    SpecificationTour 9630Life View
    SIM card
    • Mini-SIM
    • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM
    • dual stand-by)
    Network
    • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
    • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
    Speed
    • HSPA
    • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
    GPRS
    • Class 10
    • Class 12
    Edge
    • Class 10
    • Class 12
    Wi-Fi
    • No
    • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
    • Wi-Fi Direct
    • hotspot
    GPS
    • Yes
    • with A-GPS
    • BlackBerry Maps
    • Yes
    • with A-GPS
    USB
    • microUSB 2.0
    • microUSB 2.0
    Bluetooth
    • 2.0
    • A2DP
    • 4.0
    • A2DP
    Harmful irradiation
    • SAR - 1.43 W/kg (head) 0.53 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.72 W/kg (head) 0.48 W/kg (body)
    		 Unknown
    Music and Audio
    Music and Audio — specifications for Tour 9630, Life View.
    SpecificationTour 9630Life View
    Radio
    • No
    • Stereo FM radio
    Others Unknown
    • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
    Other features
    Other features — specifications for Tour 9630, Life View.
    SpecificationTour 9630Life View
    Dop
    • BlackBerry maps -Document editor (Word
    • Excel
    • PowerPoint
    • PDF) -MP3/WMA/eAAC+/WAV player -MP4/WMV/H.264 player -Organizer -Voice memo - Trackball
    • Sensors Accelerometer
    • gyro
    • proximity
    • compass - Also known as BLU L110