BLU Life Max vs T-Mobile Sidekick

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

    Sidekick: 25 g lighter

    Life Max:
    153 g
    Sidekick:
    128 g
  • Width

    Sidekick: 19.1 mm narrower

    Life Max:
    77.1 mm
    Sidekick:
    58 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Sidekick: 2.9 in smaller diagonal

    Life Max:
    5.5 in
    Sidekick:
    2.6 in
  • Depth

    Life Max: 9.3 mm thinner

    Life Max:
    8.7 mm
    Sidekick:
    18 mm
  • Height

    Sidekick: 35.5 mm shorter

    Life Max:
    154.5 mm
    Sidekick:
    119 mm
  • Release year

    Life Max:
    2016
    Sidekick:
    2008

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 +35.5 mm versus Sidekick
    Width:
    77.1 mm +19.1 mm versus Sidekick
    Depth:
    8.7 mm
  2. 2. Sidekick

    Height:
    119 mm
    Width:
    58 mm
    Depth:
    18 mm +9.3 mm versus Life Max

Weight

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

  1. 1. Life Max

    153 g

    +25 g versus Sidekick

  2. 2. Sidekick

    128 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. Sidekick

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

Life Max has approximately 333.4% more rectangular screen area than Sidekick.

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

128 MB RAM · 64 MB ROM

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. Sidekick

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD (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

    +2670 mAh versus Sidekick

  2. 2. Sidekick

    1030 mAh

Specifications

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1. Life Max2. Sidekick

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Life Max, Sidekick.
SpecificationLife MaxSidekick
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 154.5 Х 77.1 Х 8.7 mm
  • 119 Х 58 Х 18 mm
Weight
  • 153 g
  • 128 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 5.5" inch
  • 2.6" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 1280 px
  • 240 x 400 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 16 GB
  • 2 GB RAM
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 64 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 64 GB
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 3700 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
  • 1030 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
  • Danger 4.7
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6737 (28 nm)
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Life Max, Sidekick.
SpecificationLife MaxSidekick
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 83.4 cm2
  • 19.2 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 70.0%
  • 27.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 267 PPI
  • 179 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Life Max, Sidekick.
SpecificationLife MaxSidekick
Rear camera, main
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 8 MP
  • AF
  • 1.3 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
Unknown
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, Sidekick.
SpecificationLife MaxSidekick
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53
Unknown
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, Sidekick.
SpecificationLife MaxSidekick
Release date
  • 2016
  • November
  • 2008
  • July
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 216 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Life Max, Sidekick.
SpecificationLife MaxSidekick
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)
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps
  • LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Unknown
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 10
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
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • 4.1
  • A2DP
  • LE
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Life Max, Sidekick.
SpecificationLife MaxSidekick
Radio
  • FM radio
  • No
Others Unknown
  • Swivel display
Other features
Other features — specifications for Life Max, Sidekick.
SpecificationLife MaxSidekick
Dop
  • Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • proximity
  • MP3/WAV/WMA audio player -MP4 player -Voice memo -Predictive text input