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BLU Life Max vs Palm Pre

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.

  • WeightPre: 20 g lighterPre: 133 g · Life Max: 153 g
  • WidthPre: 17.6 mm narrowerPre: 59.5 mm · Life Max: 77.1 mm
  • Screen diagonalPre: 2.4 in smaller diagonalPre: 3.1 in · Life Max: 5.5 in
  • DepthLife Max: 8.2 mm thinnerLife Max: 8.7 mm · Pre: 16.9 mm
  • HeightPre: 54 mm shorterPre: 100.5 mm · Life Max: 154.5 mm
  • Release year2016 / 2009Life Max: 2016 · Pre: 2009

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 Pre: 100.5 × 59.5 mm 2
Side
Life Max: 154.5 × 8.7 mm 1 Pre: 100.5 × 16.9 mm 2
  1. 1. Life Max
    Height
    154.5 mm+54 mm versus Pre
    Width
    77.1 mm+17.6 mm versus Pre
    Depth
    8.7 mm
    Weight
    153 g
  2. 2. Pre
    Height
    100.5 mm
    Width
    59.5 mm
    Depth
    16.9 mm+8.2 mm versus Life Max
    Weight
    133 g
Weight

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

  1. 1. Life Max153 g

    +20 g versus Pre

  2. 2. Pre133 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.

Screen size
Life Max: 5.5 in, 16:9, About 83.4 cm² rectangular area 1 Pre: 3.1 in, 3:2, About 28.6 cm² rectangular area 2
  1. 1. Life Max 5.5 in · 16:9 About 83.4 cm² rectangular area
  2. 2. Pre 3.1 in · 3:2 About 28.6 cm² rectangular area

Life Max has approximately 191.4% more rectangular screen area than Pre.

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 by storage capacity and phone
StorageLife MaxPre
16 GB 2 GB RAM Unknown
Pre: Original memory entry

8 GB · 256 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. Pre

NFC
Unknown
Headphone jack
Yes
Memory card support
No

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Recorded capacity

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

  1. 1. Life Max3700 mAh

    +2550 mAh versus Pre

  2. 2. Pre1150 mAh

Specifications

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1. Life Max2. Pre

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationLife MaxPre
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 154.5 Х 77.1 Х 8.7 mm
  • 100.5 Х 59.5 Х 16.9 mm
Weight
  • 153 g
  • 133 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 5.5" inch
  • 3.1" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 1280 px
  • 320 x 480 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
  • 256 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 64 GB
  • No
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 3700 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
  • 1150 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
  • Palm webOS
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6737 (28 nm)
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationLife MaxPre
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 83.4 cm2
  • 28.6 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 3:2 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 70.0%
  • 47.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 267 PPI
  • 186 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationLife MaxPre
Rear camera, main
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 8 MP
  • AF
  • 3.15 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • No
Front camera, selfie
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • 5 MP
Unknown
Performance
Performance
SpecificationLife MaxPre
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53
  • 600 MHz Cortex-A8
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-T720
  • PowerVR SGX
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 MaxPre
Release date
  • 2016
  • November
  • 2009
  • Februray
Colors
  • Dark Blue
  • Black
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer. Unknown
  • 180 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 300 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationLife MaxPre
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
  • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • USB Host
  • microUSB
Bluetooth
  • 4.1
  • A2DP
  • LE
  • 2.1
  • A2DP (headset support only)
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 0.92 W/kg (head) 0.94 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationLife MaxPre
Radio
  • FM radio
  • No
Other features
Other features
SpecificationLife MaxPre
Dop
  • Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • proximity
  • Sensors Accelerometer Wireless charging