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BLU Life Max vs Philips V526

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

Philips V526

Philips V526

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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.

  • WeightLife Max: 36 g lighterLife Max: 153 g · V526: 189 g
  • WidthV526: 3.7 mm narrowerV526: 73.4 mm · Life Max: 77.1 mm
  • Screen diagonalV526: 0.5 in smaller diagonalV526: 5 in · Life Max: 5.5 in
  • DepthLife Max: 1.3 mm thinnerLife Max: 8.7 mm · V526: 10 mm
  • HeightV526: 9.5 mm shorterV526: 145 mm · Life Max: 154.5 mm
  • Release year2016 / 2015Life Max: 2016 · V526: 2015

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 V526: 145 × 73.4 mm 2
Side
Life Max: 154.5 × 8.7 mm 1 V526: 145 × 10 mm 2
  1. 1. Life Max
    Height
    154.5 mm+9.5 mm versus V526
    Width
    77.1 mm+3.7 mm versus V526
    Depth
    8.7 mm
    Weight
    153 g
  2. 2. V526
    Height
    145 mm
    Width
    73.4 mm
    Depth
    10 mm+1.3 mm versus Life Max
    Weight
    189 g
Weight

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

  1. 1. Life Max153 g
  2. 2. V526189 g

    +36 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.

Screen size
Life Max: 5.5 in, 16:9, About 83.4 cm² rectangular area 1 V526: 5 in, 16:9, About 68.9 cm² rectangular area 2
  1. 1. Life Max 5.5 in · 16:9 About 83.4 cm² rectangular area
  2. 2. V526 5 in · 16:9 About 68.9 cm² rectangular area

Life Max has approximately 21% more rectangular screen area than V526.

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 MaxV526
8 GB Not recorded 1 GB RAM
16 GB 2 GB RAM Not recorded

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. V526

NFC
Unknown
Headphone jack
Yes
Memory card support
See details microSD · up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)

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
  2. 2. V5265000 mAh

    +1300 mAh versus Life Max

Specifications

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1. Life Max2. V526

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationLife MaxV526
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 154.5 Х 77.1 Х 8.7 mm
  • 145 Х 73.4 Х 10 mm
Weight
  • 153 g
  • 189 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 5.5" inch
  • 5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 1280 px
  • 720 x 1280 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
  • 1 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 64 GB
  • microSD
  • up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 3700 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
  • 5000 mAh
  • Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
  • Android 5.1 (Lollipop)
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6737 (28 nm)
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationLife MaxV526
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 83.4 cm2
  • 68.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 70.0%
  • 64.8%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 267 PPI
  • 294 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationLife MaxV526
Rear camera, main
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 13 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 8 MP
  • AF
  • 13 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 5 MP
  • 5 MP
Performance
Performance
SpecificationLife MaxV526
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53
  • Quad-core 1.3 GHz
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-T720
Unknown
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 MaxV526
Release date
  • 2016
  • November
  • 2015
  • August
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 1130 h Talking time- Up to 28 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationLife MaxV526
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Micro-SIM)
  • Dual 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 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 3(1800)
  • 7(2600)
  • 20(800)
  • 38(2600)
  • 39(1900)
  • 40(2300)
  • 41(2500)
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps
  • LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
  • HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps
  • LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
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/n
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • USB Host
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.1
  • A2DP
  • LE
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationLife MaxV526
Radio
  • FM radio
  • FM radio
Other features
Other features
SpecificationLife MaxV526
Dop
  • Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • proximity
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass