BLU Life Max vs Celkon A518

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 Max: 11 g lighter

    Life Max:
    153 g
    A518:
    164 g
  • Width

    A518: 4.1 mm narrower

    Life Max:
    77.1 mm
    A518:
    73 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    A518: 0.5 in smaller diagonal

    Life Max:
    5.5 in
    A518:
    5 in
  • Chipset

    Life Max:
    Mediatek MT6737 (28 nm)
    A518:
    Spreadtrum 7715
  • Depth

    Life Max: 1.1 mm thinner

    Life Max:
    8.7 mm
    A518:
    9.8 mm
  • Height

    A518: 9.5 mm shorter

    Life Max:
    154.5 mm
    A518:
    145 mm

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 Max

    Height:
    154.5 mm +9.5 mm versus A518
    Width:
    77.1 mm +4.1 mm versus A518
    Depth:
    8.7 mm
  2. 2. A518

    Height:
    145 mm
    Width:
    73 mm
    Depth:
    9.8 mm +1.1 mm versus Life Max

Weight

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

  1. 1. Life Max

    153 g

  2. 2. A518

    164 g

    +11 g versus Life Max

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 Max

    Screen diagonal:
    5.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    83.4 cm²
  2. 2. A518

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

Life Max has approximately 21% more rectangular screen area than A518.

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 Max, A518, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageLife MaxA518
16 GB 2 GB RAM Unknown
A518: Original memory entry

4 GB · 512 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. Life Max

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

2. A518

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 Max

    3700 mAh

    +1700 mAh versus A518

  2. 2. A518

    2000 mAh

Specifications

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1. Life Max2. A518

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Life Max, A518.
SpecificationLife MaxA518
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 154.5 Х 77.1 Х 8.7 mm
  • 145 Х 73 Х 9.8 mm
Weight
  • 153 g
  • 164 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
Unknown
Screen size
  • 5.5" inch
  • 5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 1280 px
  • 480 x 854 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 16 GB
  • 2 GB RAM
  • 4 GB
  • 512 MB 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.
  • 3700 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
  • 2000 mAh
  • Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
  • Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6737 (28 nm)
  • Spreadtrum 7715
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Life Max, A518.
SpecificationLife MaxA518
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
Unknown
Screen area
  • 83.4 cm2
  • 68.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 70.0%
  • 65.1%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 267 PPI
  • 196 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Life Max, A518.
SpecificationLife MaxA518
Rear camera, main
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 8 MP
  • AF
  • 3.15 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 5 MP
  • 1.3 MP
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Life Max, A518.
SpecificationLife MaxA518
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53
  • 1.0 GHz
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-T720
  • Mali-400
Antutu 7 score *
  • 29456
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Single Core *
  • 565
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core *
  • 1606
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Life Max, A518.
SpecificationLife MaxA518
Release date
  • 2016
  • November
  • 2015
  • April
Colors
  • Dark Blue
  • Blue
  • White
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 700 h (2G) / Up to 550 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 28 h (2G) / Up to 19 h (3G)
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Life Max, A518.
SpecificationLife MaxA518
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Micro-SIM)
  • Dual SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 2(1900)
  • 4(1700/2100)
  • 7(2600)
  • 12(700)
  • 17(700)
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps
  • LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
  • HSPA
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • USB Host
  • microUSB
Bluetooth
  • 4.1
  • A2DP
  • LE
  • 2.0
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR EU - 0.25 W/kg (head) 0.55 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Life Max, A518.
SpecificationLife MaxA518
Radio
  • FM radio
  • FM radio
Other features
Other features — specifications for Life Max, A518.
SpecificationLife MaxA518
Dop
  • Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • proximity
  • Sensors Accelerometer