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BLU Life Max vs Palm Pre Plus

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 Plus: 15 g lighterPre Plus: 138 g · Life Max: 153 g
  • WidthPre Plus: 17.6 mm narrowerPre Plus: 59.5 mm · Life Max: 77.1 mm
  • Screen diagonalPre Plus: 2.4 in smaller diagonalPre Plus: 3.1 in · Life Max: 5.5 in
  • DepthLife Max: 8.2 mm thinnerLife Max: 8.7 mm · Pre Plus: 16.9 mm
  • HeightPre Plus: 54 mm shorterPre Plus: 100.5 mm · Life Max: 154.5 mm
  • Release year2016 / 2010Life Max: 2016 · Pre Plus: 2010

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

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

  1. 1. Life Max153 g

    +15 g versus Pre Plus

  2. 2. Pre Plus138 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 Plus: 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 Plus 3.1 in · 3:2 About 28.6 cm² rectangular area

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

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 Plus
16 GB 2 GB RAM Unknown
Pre Plus: Original memory entry

16 GB · 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. Pre Plus

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 Plus

  2. 2. Pre Plus1150 mAh

Specifications

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1. Life Max2. Pre Plus

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationLife MaxPre Plus
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 154.5 Х 77.1 Х 8.7 mm
  • 100.5 Х 59.5 Х 16.9 mm
Weight
  • 153 g
  • 138 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
  • 16 GB
  • 512 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 1.3.5
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6737 (28 nm)
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationLife MaxPre Plus
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 Plus
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
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • 5 MP
Unknown
Performance
Performance
SpecificationLife MaxPre Plus
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 Plus
Release date
  • 2016
  • November
  • 2010
  • March
Colors
  • Dark Blue
  • Black
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer. Unknown
  • 170 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) / - (3G) Talking time- Up to 4 h (2G) / Up to 4 h (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationLife MaxPre Plus
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
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • USB Host
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.1
  • A2DP
  • LE
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationLife MaxPre Plus
Radio
  • FM radio
  • No
Other features
Other features
SpecificationLife MaxPre Plus
Dop
  • Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • proximity
  • Sensors Accelerometer Wireless charging