BLU Life Max vs i-mate PDA2

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: 37 g lighter

    Life Max:
    153 g
    PDA2:
    190 g
  • Width

    PDA2: 8.1 mm narrower

    Life Max:
    77.1 mm
    PDA2:
    69 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    PDA2: 2 in smaller diagonal

    Life Max:
    5.5 in
    PDA2:
    3.5 in
  • Depth

    Life Max: 10.3 mm thinner

    Life Max:
    8.7 mm
    PDA2:
    19 mm
  • Height

    PDA2: 24.5 mm shorter

    Life Max:
    154.5 mm
    PDA2:
    130 mm
  • Release year

    Life Max:
    2016
    PDA2:
    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 +24.5 mm versus PDA2
    Width:
    77.1 mm +8.1 mm versus PDA2
    Depth:
    8.7 mm
  2. 2. PDA2

    Height:
    130 mm
    Width:
    69 mm
    Depth:
    19 mm +10.3 mm versus Life Max

Weight

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

  1. 1. Life Max

    153 g

  2. 2. PDA2

    190 g

    +37 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. PDA2

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

Life Max has approximately 119.8% more rectangular screen area than PDA2.

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, PDA2, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageLife MaxPDA2
16 GB 2 GB RAM Unknown
PDA2: Original memory entry

128 MB RAM · 64 MB ROM

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. PDA2

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

    +2400 mAh versus PDA2

  2. 2. PDA2

    1300 mAh

Specifications

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1. Life Max2. PDA2

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Life Max, PDA2.
SpecificationLife MaxPDA2
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 154.5 Х 77.1 Х 8.7 mm
  • 130 Х 69 Х 19 mm
Weight
  • 153 g
  • 190 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 5.5" inch
  • 3.5" 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
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 64 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 64 GB
  • MMC/SDIO
  • up to 2 GB
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 3700 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
  • 1300 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, PDA2.
SpecificationLife MaxPDA2
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 83.4 cm2
  • 37.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 70.0%
  • 42.3%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 267 PPI
  • 114 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Life Max, PDA2.
SpecificationLife MaxPDA2
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, PDA2.
SpecificationLife MaxPDA2
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53
  • Intel Xscale PXA272 520 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, PDA2.
SpecificationLife MaxPDA2
Release date
  • 2016
  • November
  • 2004
  • Q4
Colors
  • Dark Blue
Unknown
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 150 h Talking time- Up to 3 h 30 min
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Life Max, PDA2.
SpecificationLife MaxPDA2
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
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • USB Host
  • Proprietary
Bluetooth
  • 4.1
  • A2DP
  • LE
  • v.1.2
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Life Max, PDA2.
SpecificationLife MaxPDA2
Radio
  • FM radio
  • No
Others Unknown
  • Handwriting recognition
Other features
Other features — specifications for Life Max, PDA2.
SpecificationLife MaxPDA2
Dop
  • Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • proximity
  • Infrared port - Pocket Office -MP3/MP4 player -PDF
  • PPT viewer -Voice memo