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BLU Life Max vs Gionee Ctrl V5

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.

  • WeightCtrl V5: 49.5 g lighterCtrl V5: 103.5 g · Life Max: 153 g
  • WidthCtrl V5: 9.4 mm narrowerCtrl V5: 67.7 mm · Life Max: 77.1 mm
  • Screen diagonalCtrl V5: 0.8 in smaller diagonalCtrl V5: 4.7 in · Life Max: 5.5 in
  • DepthCtrl V5: 0.6 mm thinnerCtrl V5: 8.1 mm · Life Max: 8.7 mm
  • HeightCtrl V5: 20 mm shorterCtrl V5: 134.5 mm · Life Max: 154.5 mm
  • Release year2016 / 2014Life Max: 2016 · Ctrl V5: 2014

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.

Front
Life Max: 154.5 × 77.1 mm 1 Ctrl V5: 134.5 × 67.7 mm 2
Side
Life Max: 154.5 × 8.7 mm 1 Ctrl V5: 134.5 × 8.1 mm 2
  1. 1. Life Max
    Height
    154.5 mm
    Width
    77.1 mm
    Depth
    8.7 mm
    Weight
    153 g
  2. 2. Ctrl V5
    Height
    134.5 mm
    Width
    67.7 mm
    Depth
    8.1 mm
    Weight
    103.5 g

Specifications

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Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationLife MaxCtrl V5
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 154.5 Х 77.1 Х 8.7 mm
  • 134.5 Х 67.7 Х 8.1 mm
Weight
  • 153 g
  • 103.5 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 5.5" inch
  • 4.7" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 1280 px
  • 540 x 960 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 16 GB
  • 2 GB RAM
  • 8 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 64 GB
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 3700 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
  • 1800 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
  • Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6737 (28 nm)
  • Mediatek MT6582V/X
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationLife MaxCtrl V5
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 83.4 cm2
  • 60.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 70.0%
  • 66.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 267 PPI
  • 234 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationLife MaxCtrl V5
Rear camera, main
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 8 MP
  • AF
  • 8 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 5 MP
  • 2 MP
Performance
Performance
SpecificationLife MaxCtrl V5
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53
  • Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-T720
  • Mali-400MP2
Antutu 7 scoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
  • 29456
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Single CoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
  • 565
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Multi-CoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
  • 1606
Unknown
General specs
General specs
SpecificationLife MaxCtrl V5
Release date
  • 2016
  • November
  • 2014
  • Q1
Colors
  • Dark Blue
  • Black
  • White
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer. Unknown
  • 160 EUR
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 324 h (2G) / Up to 324 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 14 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 10 h (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationLife MaxCtrl V5
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Micro-SIM)
  • Dual SIM (dual stand-by)
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 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
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
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • USB Host
  • microUSB
Bluetooth
  • 4.1
  • A2DP
  • LE
  • 2.0
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 0.45 W/kg (head) 0.57 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationLife MaxCtrl V5
Radio
  • FM radio
  • FM radio
  • recording
Other features
Other features
SpecificationLife MaxCtrl V5
Dop
  • Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • proximity
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass