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BLU C5L vs Nokia N78

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

    N78: 51.2 g lighter

    C5L:
    153 g
    N78:
    101.8 g
  • Width

    N78: 23.5 mm narrower

    C5L:
    72.5 mm
    N78:
    49 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    N78: 2.6 in smaller diagonal

    C5L:
    5 in
    N78:
    2.4 in
  • Depth

    C5L: 4.8 mm thinner

    C5L:
    10.3 mm
    N78:
    15.1 mm
  • Height

    N78: 31.3 mm shorter

    C5L:
    144.3 mm
    N78:
    113 mm
  • Release year

    C5L:
    2019
    N78:
    2008

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. C5L

    Height:
    144.3 mm +31.3 mm versus N78
    Width:
    72.5 mm +23.5 mm versus N78
    Depth:
    10.3 mm
  2. 2. N78

    Height:
    113 mm
    Width:
    49 mm
    Depth:
    15.1 mm +4.8 mm versus C5L

Weight

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

  1. 1. C5L

    153 g

    +51.2 g versus N78

  2. 2. N78

    101.8 g

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. C5L

    Screen diagonal:
    5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    68.9 cm²
  2. 2. N78

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

C5L has approximately 286.4% more rectangular screen area than N78.

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 C5L, N78, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageC5LN78
8 GB 1 GB RAM Unknown
N78: Original memory entry

76 MB · 96 MB RAM

Practical features

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

1. C5L

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 64 GB

2. N78

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD (dedicated slot)

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. C5L

    2000 mAh

    +800 mAh versus N78

  2. 2. N78

    1200 mAh

Specifications

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1. C5L2. N78

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for C5L, N78.
SpecificationC5LN78
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 144.3 Х 72.5 Х 10.3 mm
  • 113 Х 49 Х 15.1 mm
Weight
  • 153 g
  • 101.8 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 5" inch
  • 2.4" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 854 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 8 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
  • 76 MB
  • 96 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 64 GB
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2000 mAh
  • Li-Ion
  • 1200 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 8.1 Oreo (Go edition)
  • Symbian
  • S60 rel. 3.2
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for C5L, N78.
SpecificationC5LN78
Touchscreen
  • IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors
  • Type IPS L
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 68.9 cm2
  • 17.8 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 65.9%
  • 32.2%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 196 PPI
  • 167 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for C5L, N78.
SpecificationC5LN78
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 3.15 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • Carl Zeiss optics
  • LED flash
Video
  • 720p@30fps
  • 480p@15fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 2 MP
  • CIF videocall camera
Performance
Performance — specifications for C5L, N78.
SpecificationC5LN78
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53
  • 369 MHz ARM 11
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-400
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for C5L, N78.
SpecificationC5LN78
Release date
  • 2019
  • February
  • 2008
  • February
Colors
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Blue
  • White
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 70 USD
  • 170 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 500 h (2G) / Up to 450 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 18 h (2G) / Up to 14 h (3G)
  • Stand by time- Up to 320 h (2G) / 312 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 4 h 20 min (2G) / 3 h 10 min (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for C5L, N78.
SpecificationC5LN78
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 - C0050UU HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - C0050LL -4G - LTE band 2(1900)
  • 4(1700/2100)
  • 5(850)
  • 7(2600)
  • 12(700)
  • 17(700) - C0050UU LTE band 1(2100)
  • 3(1800)
  • 28(700) - C0050LL
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps
  • LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
  • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 11
  • 118.4 kbits
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 32
  • 296 / 177.6 kbits
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • WiFi Direct
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • UPnP technology
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS; Nokia Maps
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 1.26 W/kg (head) 1.04 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.00 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for C5L, N78.
SpecificationC5LN78
Radio
  • FM radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS; FM trans
Others Unknown
  • Touch-sensitive Navi wheel
Other features
Other features — specifications for C5L, N78.
SpecificationC5LN78
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • WMV/RV/MP4/3GP player -MP3/WMA/WAV/RA/AAC/M4A player -Push to Talk -Voice command/dial -Organizer -Printing -Document viewer (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -Predictive text input -Photo/video editor