BLU Life Max vs Orange Monte Carlo

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

    Monte Carlo: 33 g lighter

    Life Max:
    153 g
    Monte Carlo:
    120 g
  • Width

    Monte Carlo: 9.3 mm narrower

    Life Max:
    77.1 mm
    Monte Carlo:
    67.8 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Monte Carlo: 1.2 in smaller diagonal

    Life Max:
    5.5 in
    Monte Carlo:
    4.3 in
  • Depth

    Life Max: 1.7 mm thinner

    Life Max:
    8.7 mm
    Monte Carlo:
    10.4 mm
  • Height

    Monte Carlo: 28.6 mm shorter

    Life Max:
    154.5 mm
    Monte Carlo:
    125.9 mm
  • Release year

    Life Max:
    2016
    Monte Carlo:
    2011

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 +28.6 mm versus Monte Carlo
    Width:
    77.1 mm +9.3 mm versus Monte Carlo
    Depth:
    8.7 mm
  2. 2. Monte Carlo

    Height:
    125.9 mm
    Width:
    67.8 mm
    Depth:
    10.4 mm +1.7 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 Monte Carlo

  2. 2. Monte Carlo

    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. Monte Carlo

    Screen diagonal:
    4.3 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    52.6 cm²

Life Max has approximately 58.5% more rectangular screen area than Monte Carlo.

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, Monte Carlo, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageLife MaxMonte Carlo
16 GB 2 GB RAM Unknown
Monte Carlo: Original memory entry

512 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. Monte Carlo

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

    +2300 mAh versus Monte Carlo

  2. 2. Monte Carlo

    1400 mAh

Specifications

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1. Life Max2. Monte Carlo

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Life Max, Monte Carlo.
SpecificationLife MaxMonte Carlo
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 154.5 Х 77.1 Х 8.7 mm
  • 125.9 Х 67.8 Х 10.4 mm
Weight
  • 153 g
  • 120 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 5.5" inch
  • 4.3" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 1280 px
  • 480 x 800 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 16 GB
  • 2 GB RAM
  • 512 MB RAM
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
  • 1400 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
  • Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6737 (28 nm)
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Life Max, Monte Carlo.
SpecificationLife MaxMonte Carlo
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 83.4 cm2
  • 52.6 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 70.0%
  • 61.7%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 267 PPI
  • 217 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Life Max, Monte Carlo.
SpecificationLife MaxMonte Carlo
Rear camera, main
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 8 MP
  • AF
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
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, Monte Carlo.
SpecificationLife MaxMonte Carlo
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53
  • 800 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, Monte Carlo.
SpecificationLife MaxMonte Carlo
Release date
  • 2016
  • November
  • 2011
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 288 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Life Max, Monte Carlo.
SpecificationLife MaxMonte Carlo
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 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
  • UMA
  • 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
  • EDR
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Life Max, Monte Carlo.
SpecificationLife MaxMonte Carlo
Radio
  • FM radio
  • No
Other features
Other features — specifications for Life Max, Monte Carlo.
SpecificationLife MaxMonte Carlo
Dop
  • Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • proximity
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP4/H.264 player -MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player -Organizer -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input - Also known as ZTE Skate