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BLU Life Max vs Celkon A99

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

    A99: 33 g lighter

    Life Max:
    153 g
    A99:
    120 g
  • Width

    A99: 13.1 mm narrower

    Life Max:
    77.1 mm
    A99:
    64 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    A99: 1.5 in smaller diagonal

    Life Max:
    5.5 in
    A99:
    4 in
  • Depth

    Life Max: 2.6 mm thinner

    Life Max:
    8.7 mm
    A99:
    11.3 mm
  • Height

    A99: 33.1 mm shorter

    Life Max:
    154.5 mm
    A99:
    121.4 mm
  • Release year

    Life Max:
    2016
    A99:
    2012

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 +33.1 mm versus A99
    Width:
    77.1 mm +13.1 mm versus A99
    Depth:
    8.7 mm
  2. 2. A99

    Height:
    121.4 mm
    Width:
    64 mm
    Depth:
    11.3 mm +2.6 mm versus Life Max

Weight

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

  1. 1. Life Max

    153 g

    +33 g versus A99

  2. 2. A99

    120 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. Life Max

    Screen diagonal:
    5.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    83.4 cm²
  2. 2. A99

    Screen diagonal:
    4 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    3:2
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    47.6 cm²

Life Max has approximately 75% more rectangular screen area than A99.

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, A99, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageLife MaxA99
16 GB 2 GB RAM Unknown

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. A99

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

    3700 mAh

    +2500 mAh versus A99

  2. 2. A99

    1200 mAh

Specifications

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1. Life Max2. A99

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Life Max, A99.
SpecificationLife MaxA99
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 154.5 Х 77.1 Х 8.7 mm
  • 121.4 Х 64 Х 11.3 mm
Weight
  • 153 g
  • 120 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 5.5" inch
  • 4" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 1280 px
  • 320 x 480 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 16 GB
  • 2 GB RAM
Unknown
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 64 GB
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 3700 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
  • 1200 mAh
  • Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
  • Android 2.3.5 (Gingerbread)
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6737 (28 nm)
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Life Max, A99.
SpecificationLife MaxA99
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 83.4 cm2
  • 47.6 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 3:2 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 70.0%
  • 61.3%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 267 PPI
  • 144 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Life Max, A99.
SpecificationLife MaxA99
Rear camera, main
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 8 MP
  • AF
  • 3.15 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
Unknown
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 5 MP
Unknown
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Life Max, A99.
SpecificationLife MaxA99
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53
  • 650 MHz
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-T720
Unknown
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, A99.
SpecificationLife MaxA99
Release date
  • 2016
  • November
  • 2012
Colors
  • Dark Blue
  • Black
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)
  • Stand by time- Up to 400 h Talking time- Up to 3 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Life Max, A99.
SpecificationLife MaxA99
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Micro-SIM)
  • Dual SIM (Mini-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 / 1900 - 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
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • USB Host
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.1
  • A2DP
  • LE
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Life Max, A99.
SpecificationLife MaxA99
Radio
  • FM radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • recordin
Other features
Other features — specifications for Life Max, A99.
SpecificationLife MaxA99
Dop
  • Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • proximity
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP3/WAV/eAAC player -MP4/H.264 player -Document viewer -Organizer -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input