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BLU Life One vs i-mate SPL

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

    SPL: 43 g lighter

    Life One:
    145 g
    SPL:
    102 g
  • Width

    SPL: 24 mm narrower

    Life One:
    73 mm
    SPL:
    49 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    SPL: 2.8 in smaller diagonal

    Life One:
    5 in
    SPL:
    2.2 in
  • Depth

    Life One: 3.1 mm thinner

    Life One:
    8.9 mm
    SPL:
    12 mm
  • Height

    SPL: 29.5 mm shorter

    Life One:
    144 mm
    SPL:
    114.5 mm
  • Release year

    Life One:
    2013
    SPL:
    2006

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 One

    Height:
    144 mm +29.5 mm versus SPL
    Width:
    73 mm +24 mm versus SPL
    Depth:
    8.9 mm
  2. 2. SPL

    Height:
    114.5 mm
    Width:
    49 mm
    Depth:
    12 mm +3.1 mm versus Life One

Weight

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

  1. 1. Life One

    145 g

    +43 g versus SPL

  2. 2. SPL

    102 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 One

    Screen diagonal:
    5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    68.9 cm²
  2. 2. SPL

    Screen diagonal:
    2.2 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    15 cm²

Life One has approximately 359.8% more rectangular screen area than SPL.

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 One, SPL, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageLife OneSPL
16 GB 1 GB RAM Unknown
SPL: Original memory entry

64 MB RAM · 128 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 One

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

2. SPL

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details miniSD

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 One

    2000 mAh

    +900 mAh versus SPL

  2. 2. SPL

    1100 mAh

Specifications

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1. Life One2. SPL

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Life One, SPL.
SpecificationLife OneSPL
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 144 Х 73 Х 8.9 mm
  • 114.5 Х 49 Х 12 mm
Weight
  • 145 g
  • 102 g
Technology
  • LED-backlit IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 5" inch
  • 2.2" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 1280 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 16 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
  • 64 MB RAM
  • 128 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • miniSD
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2000 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
  • 1100 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6589 (28 nm)
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Life One, SPL.
SpecificationLife OneSPL
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 68.9 cm2
  • 15.0 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 65.6%
  • 26.7%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 294 PPI
  • 182 PPI
Screen protection
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 2
Unknown
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Life One, SPL.
SpecificationLife OneSPL
Rear camera, main
  • 13 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 13 MP
  • AF
  • 2 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
  • HDR
Unknown
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • QCIF
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 One, SPL.
SpecificationLife OneSPL
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
  • 200 MHz ARM926EJ-S
Graphics processor GPU
  • PowerVR SGX544
Unknown
Antutu 7 score *
  • 5546
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Life One, SPL.
SpecificationLife OneSPL
Release date
  • 2013
  • March
  • 2006
  • September
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 230 EUR
  • 130 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 850 h (2G) / Up to 760 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 25 h (2G) / Up to 20 h (3G)
  • Stand by time- Up to 150 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Life One, SPL.
SpecificationLife OneSPL
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
Unknown
GPRS
  • Class 12
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Class 12
  • No
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
  • No
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • 1.2
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Life One, SPL.
SpecificationLife OneSPL
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • No
Others Unknown
  • 5-way navigation
Other features
Other features — specifications for Life One, SPL.
SpecificationLife OneSPL
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Also known as BLU L120
  • Voice memo -MP3/AAC player -File explorer -Predictive text input