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BLU Life Max vs i-mate JAM

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.

  • Width

    JAM: 19.1 mm narrower

    Life Max:
    77.1 mm
    JAM:
    58 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    JAM: 2.7 in smaller diagonal

    Life Max:
    5.5 in
    JAM:
    2.8 in
  • Depth

    Life Max: 9.3 mm thinner

    Life Max:
    8.7 mm
    JAM:
    18 mm
  • Height

    JAM: 46.5 mm shorter

    Life Max:
    154.5 mm
    JAM:
    108 mm
  • Release year

    Life Max:
    2016
    JAM:
    2004

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 +46.5 mm versus JAM
    Width:
    77.1 mm +19.1 mm versus JAM
    Depth:
    8.7 mm
  2. 2. JAM

    Height:
    108 mm
    Width:
    58 mm
    Depth:
    18 mm +9.3 mm versus Life Max

Weight

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

  1. 1. Life Max

    153 g

    +3 g versus JAM

  2. 2. JAM

    150 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. JAM

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

Life Max has approximately 243.5% more rectangular screen area than JAM.

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, JAM, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageLife MaxJAM
16 GB 2 GB RAM Unknown
JAM: Original memory entry

64 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. JAM

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details SDIO/MMC · up to 2 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

    +2500 mAh versus JAM

  2. 2. JAM

    1200 mAh

Specifications

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1. Life Max2. JAM

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Life Max, JAM.
SpecificationLife MaxJAM
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 154.5 Х 77.1 Х 8.7 mm
  • 108 Х 58 Х 18 mm
Weight
  • 153 g
  • 150 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 5.5" inch
  • 2.8" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 1280 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 16 GB
  • 2 GB RAM
  • 64 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 64 GB
  • SDIO/MMC
  • up to 2 GB
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 3700 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
  • 1200 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 2003 SE PocketPC
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6737 (28 nm)
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Life Max, JAM.
SpecificationLife MaxJAM
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 83.4 cm2
  • 24.3 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 70.0%
  • 38.8%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 267 PPI
  • 143 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Life Max, JAM.
SpecificationLife MaxJAM
Rear camera, main
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 8 MP
  • AF
  • 1.3 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
Unknown
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
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, JAM.
SpecificationLife MaxJAM
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53
  • Intel PXA272 416 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, JAM.
SpecificationLife MaxJAM
Release date
  • 2016
  • November
  • 2004
  • Q4
Colors
  • Dark Blue
  • Stylish black and silver
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer. Unknown
  • 260 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 180 h Talking time- Up to 3 h 30 min
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Life Max, JAM.
SpecificationLife MaxJAM
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Micro-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)
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps
  • LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Unknown
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Yes
  • No
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
  • No
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • USB Host
  • Proprietary
Bluetooth
  • 4.1
  • A2DP
  • LE
  • Yes
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Life Max, JAM.
SpecificationLife MaxJAM
Radio
  • FM radio
  • No
Others Unknown
  • Handwriting recognition
Other features
Other features — specifications for Life Max, JAM.
SpecificationLife MaxJAM
Dop
  • Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • proximity
  • Infrared port - Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/AAC player -Predictive text input - Produced by HTC. Functionally identical to Qtek S100
  • O2 XDA II mini and T-Mobile MDA Compact.