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BLU Life One (2015) vs BLU Magic

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.

  • WidthMagic: 14.1 mm narrowerMagic: 58 mm · Life One (2015): 72.1 mm
  • Screen diagonalMagic: 1.8 in smaller diagonalMagic: 3.2 in · Life One (2015): 5 in
  • ChipsetQualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm) / Qualcomm MSM7227 Snapdragon S1Life One (2015): Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm) · Magic: Qualcomm MSM7227 Snapdragon S1
  • DepthLife One (2015): 6 mm thinnerLife One (2015): 7.5 mm · Magic: 13.5 mm
  • HeightMagic: 32.5 mm shorterMagic: 111 mm · Life One (2015): 143.5 mm
  • Release year2015 / 2011Life One (2015): 2015 · Magic: 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.

Front
Life One (2015): 143.5 × 72.1 mm 1 Magic: 111 × 58 mm 2
Side
Life One (2015): 143.5 × 7.5 mm 1 Magic: 111 × 13.5 mm 2
  1. 1. Life One (2015)
    Height
    143.5 mm+32.5 mm versus Magic
    Width
    72.1 mm+14.1 mm versus Magic
    Depth
    7.5 mm
    Weight
    120 g
  2. 2. Magic
    Height
    111 mm
    Width
    58 mm
    Depth
    13.5 mm+6 mm versus Life One (2015)
    Weight
    Unknown

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 One (2015): 5 in, 16:9, About 68.9 cm² rectangular area 1 Magic: 3.2 in, 3:2, About 30.5 cm² rectangular area 2
  1. 1. Life One (2015) 5 in · 16:9 About 68.9 cm² rectangular area
  2. 2. Magic 3.2 in · 3:2 About 30.5 cm² rectangular area

Life One (2015) has approximately 126% more rectangular screen area than Magic.

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.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Life One (2015): Original memory entry

8 GB · 1 GB RAM16 GB · 2 GB RAM

Magic: Original memory entry

512 MB · 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 One (2015)

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

2. Magic

NFC
Unknown
Headphone jack
Yes
Memory card support
See details microSD · up to 16 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 One (2015)2420 mAh

    +970 mAh versus Magic

  2. 2. Magic1450 mAh

Specifications

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1. Life One (2015)2. Magic

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationLife One (2015)Magic
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 143.5 Х 72.1 Х 7.5 mm
  • 111 Х 58 Х 13.5 mm
Weight
  • 120 g
  • 0 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 5" inch
  • 3.2" 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.
  • 8 GB
  • 1 GB RAM16 GB
  • 2 GB RAM
  • 512 MB
  • 256 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 64 GB
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2420 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1450 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)
  • upgradable to 5.0 (Lollipop)
  • Android 2.2 (Froyo)
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm)
  • Qualcomm MSM7227 Snapdragon S1
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationLife One (2015)Magic
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 68.9 cm2
  • 30.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 3:2 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 66.6%
  • 47.4%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 294 PPI
  • 180 PPI
Screen protection
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Unknown
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationLife One (2015)Magic
Rear camera, main
  • 13 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 13 MP
  • AF
  • 3.15 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
Unknown
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • 320p@18fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • 5 MP
Unknown
Performance
Performance
SpecificationLife One (2015)Magic
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53
  • 600 MHz ARM 11
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 306
  • Adreno 200
General specs
General specs
SpecificationLife One (2015)Magic
Release date
  • 2015
  • January
  • 2011
  • February
Colors
  • Black
  • Blue
  • White
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Black
  • White
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer. Unknown
  • 110 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 700 h (2G) / Up to 650 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 26 h (2G) / Up to 15 h (3G)
  • Stand by time- Up to 700 h (2G) / Up to 500 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 8 h (2G) / Up to 6 h (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationLife One (2015)Magic
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Micro-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 4(1700/2100)
  • 7(2600)
  • 17(700)
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
  • HSPA 7.2/0.384 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 12
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 12
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.1
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationLife One (2015)Magic
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Other features
Other features
SpecificationLife One (2015)Magic
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP3/AAC/AAC+/eAAC+/AMR-NB/AMR-WB/MIDI/PCM/WMA -MP4/H.264/WMV player -Predictive text input