BLU Life Mark vs TECNO Spark CM

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

    Life Mark: 22 g lighter

    Life Mark:
    150 g
    Spark CM:
    172 g
  • Screen diagonal

    Life Mark: 0.7 in smaller diagonal

    Life Mark:
    5 in
    Spark CM:
    5.7 in
  • Chipset

    Life Mark:
    Mediatek MT6735 (28 nm)
    Spark CM:
    Mediatek MT6737
  • Depth

    Spark CM: 3.9 mm thinner

    Life Mark:
    9.5 mm
    Spark CM:
    5.6 mm
  • Height

    Life Mark: 9.8 mm shorter

    Life Mark:
    142.4 mm
    Spark CM:
    152.2 mm
  • Release year

    Life Mark:
    2016
    Spark CM:
    2017

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. Life Mark

    Height:
    142.4 mm
    Width:
    72 mm
    Depth:
    9.5 mm +3.9 mm versus Spark CM
  2. 2. Spark CM

    Height:
    152.2 mm +9.8 mm versus Life Mark
    Width:
    71.7 mm
    Depth:
    5.6 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Life Mark

    150 g

  2. 2. Spark CM

    172 g

    +22 g versus Life Mark

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. Life Mark

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

    Screen diagonal:
    5.7 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    18:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    83.8 cm²

Spark CM has approximately 21.7% more rectangular screen area than Life Mark.

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 Life Mark, Spark CM, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageLife MarkSpark CM
16 GB Recorded for all phones 2 GB RAM 2 GB 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. Life Mark

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

2. Spark CM

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB

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. Life Mark

    2300 mAh

  2. 2. Spark CM

    3050 mAh

    +750 mAh versus Life Mark

Specifications

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1. Life Mark2. Spark CM

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Life Mark, Spark CM.
SpecificationLife MarkSpark CM
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 142.4 Х 72 Х 9.5 mm
  • 152.2 Х 71.7 Х 5.6 mm
Weight
  • 150 g
  • 172 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 5" inch
  • 5.7" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 1280 px
  • 720 x 1440 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 16 GB
  • 2 GB RAM
  • 16 GB
  • 2 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 64 GB
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2300 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
  • 3050 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 5.1 (Lollipop)
  • Android 7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6735 (28 nm)
  • Mediatek MT6737
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Life Mark, Spark CM.
SpecificationLife MarkSpark CM
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 68.9 cm2
  • 83.8 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 18:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 67.2%
  • 76.8%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 294 PPI
  • 282 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version)
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Life Mark, Spark CM.
SpecificationLife MarkSpark CM
Rear camera, main
  • 13 MP
  • Single
  • 13 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 13 MP
  • f/2.0
  • 1/3''
  • AF
  • 13 MP
  • f/2.0
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • panorama
  • HDR
  • LED flash
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 5 MP
  • 8 MP
Performance

Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.

Performance — specifications for Life Mark, Spark CM.
SpecificationLife MarkSpark CM
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53
  • Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-T720
  • Mali-T720MP2
Antutu 7 score *
  • 32155
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Life Mark, Spark CM.
SpecificationLife MarkSpark CM
Release date
  • 2016
  • March
  • 2017
  • December
Colors
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • White
  • Midnight Black
  • Champagne Gold
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 715 h (2G) / Up to 615 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 25 h (2G) / Up to 15 h (3G)
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Life Mark, Spark CM.
SpecificationLife MarkSpark CM
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Micro-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Dual SIM (Micro-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 3(1800)
  • 7(2600)
  • 20(800)
  • 38(2600)
  • 40(2300) - L0030EE
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 3(1800)
  • 8(900)
  • 40(2300)
  • 41(2500)
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps
  • LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
  • HSPA
  • LTE-A
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • dual-band
  • WiFi Direct
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • 4.2
  • A2DP
  • LE
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Life Mark, Spark CM.
SpecificationLife MarkSpark CM
Radio
  • FM radio
  • FM radio
Other features
Other features — specifications for Life Mark, Spark CM.
SpecificationLife MarkSpark CM
Dop
  • Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass
  • Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • proximity