BLU Life Max vs Nokia N73

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

    N73: 37 g lighter

    Life Max:
    153 g
    N73:
    116 g
  • Width

    N73: 28.1 mm narrower

    Life Max:
    77.1 mm
    N73:
    49 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    N73: 3.1 in smaller diagonal

    Life Max:
    5.5 in
    N73:
    2.4 in
  • Depth

    Life Max: 10.3 mm thinner

    Life Max:
    8.7 mm
    N73:
    19 mm
  • Height

    N73: 44.5 mm shorter

    Life Max:
    154.5 mm
    N73:
    110 mm
  • Release year

    Life Max:
    2016
    N73:
    2006

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 +44.5 mm versus N73
    Width:
    77.1 mm +28.1 mm versus N73
    Depth:
    8.7 mm
  2. 2. N73

    Height:
    110 mm
    Width:
    49 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

    +37 g versus N73

  2. 2. N73

    116 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. N73

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

Life Max has approximately 367.5% more rectangular screen area than N73.

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, N73, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageLife MaxN73
16 GB 2 GB RAM Unknown
N73: Original memory entry

42 MB · 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. N73

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details miniSD

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

    +2600 mAh versus N73

  2. 2. N73

    1100 mAh

Specifications

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1. Life Max2. N73

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Life Max, N73.
SpecificationLife MaxN73
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 154.5 Х 77.1 Х 8.7 mm
  • 110 Х 49 Х 19 mm
Weight
  • 153 g
  • 116 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 5.5" inch
  • 2.4" 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
  • 42 MB
  • 64 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 64 GB
  • miniSD
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 3700 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
  • 1100 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
  • Symbian OS 9.1
  • S60 3rd edition
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6737 (28 nm)
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Life Max, N73.
SpecificationLife MaxN73
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 83.4 cm2
  • 17.8 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 70.0%
  • 33.1%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 267 PPI
  • 167 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Life Max, N73.
SpecificationLife MaxN73
Rear camera, main
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 8 MP
  • AF
  • 3.15 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • Carl Zeiss optics
  • LED flash
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • CIF
Front camera, selfie
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 5 MP
  • VGA videocall camera
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Life Max, N73.
SpecificationLife MaxN73
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53
  • 220 MHz Dual ARM 9
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, N73.
SpecificationLife MaxN73
Release date
  • 2016
  • November
  • 2006
  • April
Colors
  • Dark Blue
  • Silver Grey/Deep Plum
  • Frost White/Metallic Red
  • Black (Music Edition)
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer. Unknown
  • 100 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 350 h (2G) / 370 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 6 h (2G) / 3 h 46 min (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Life Max, N73.
SpecificationLife MaxN73
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)
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps
  • LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
  • Yes
  • 384 kbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 11
  • 236.8 kbps
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
  • Pop-Port 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.1
  • A2DP
  • LE
  • 2.0
  • A2DP (latest firmware)
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 1.22 W/kg (head) 0.69 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.13 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Life Max, N73.
SpecificationLife MaxN73
Radio
  • FM radio
  • Stereo FM radio
Others Unknown
  • Downloadable themes
Other features
Other features — specifications for Life Max, N73.
SpecificationLife MaxN73
Dop
  • Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • proximity
  • Infrared port - Push to talk -Video download -WMV/RV/MP4/3GP player -MP3/WMA/WAV/RA/AAC/M4A player -Predictive text input -Voice command/dial -Organizer -Printing -Document viewer (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -Photo/video editor