BLU Life One vs Icemobile Crystal

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.

  • Width

    Crystal: 16.8 mm narrower

    Life One:
    73 mm
    Crystal:
    56.2 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Crystal: 1.5 in smaller diagonal

    Life One:
    5 in
    Crystal:
    3.5 in
  • Chipset

    Life One:
    Mediatek MT6589 (28 nm)
    Crystal:
    Mediatek MT6516
  • Depth

    Life One: 4.2 mm thinner

    Life One:
    8.9 mm
    Crystal:
    13.1 mm
  • Height

    Crystal: 32.5 mm shorter

    Life One:
    144 mm
    Crystal:
    111.5 mm
  • Release year

    Life One:
    2013
    Crystal:
    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.

  1. 1. Life One

    Height:
    144 mm +32.5 mm versus Crystal
    Width:
    73 mm +16.8 mm versus Crystal
    Depth:
    8.9 mm
    Weight:
    145 g
  2. 2. Crystal

    Height:
    111.5 mm
    Width:
    56.2 mm
    Depth:
    13.1 mm +4.2 mm versus Life One
    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.

  1. 1. Life One

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

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

Life One has approximately 97.7% more rectangular screen area than Crystal.

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, Crystal, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageLife OneCrystal
16 GB 1 GB RAM Unknown
Crystal: Original memory entry

512 MB + 256 MB

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. Crystal

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 2 GB (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 One

    2000 mAh

    +950 mAh versus Crystal

  2. 2. Crystal

    1050 mAh

Specifications

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1. Life One2. Crystal

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Life One, Crystal.
SpecificationLife OneCrystal
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 144 Х 73 Х 8.9 mm
  • 111.5 Х 56.2 Х 13.1 mm
Weight
  • 145 g
  • 0 g
Technology
  • LED-backlit IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 5" inch
  • 3.5" 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
  • 1 GB RAM
  • 512 MB + 256 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 2 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2000 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
  • 1050 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
  • Android 2.2 (Froyo)
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6589 (28 nm)
  • Mediatek MT6516
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Life One, Crystal.
SpecificationLife OneCrystal
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 68.9 cm2
  • 34.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 65.6%
  • 55.6%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 294 PPI
  • 133 PPI
Screen protection
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 2
Unknown
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Life One, Crystal.
SpecificationLife OneCrystal
Rear camera, main
  • 13 MP
  • Single
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 13 MP
  • AF
  • 1.3 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
  • HDR
  • LED flash
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
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, Crystal.
SpecificationLife OneCrystal
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
  • 416 MHz
Graphics processor GPU
  • PowerVR SGX544
Unknown
Antutu 7 score *
  • 5546
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Life One, Crystal.
SpecificationLife OneCrystal
Release date
  • 2013
  • March
  • 2011
  • February
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
  • White
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 230 EUR
Unknown
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 180 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Life One, Crystal.
SpecificationLife OneCrystal
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
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
  • Yes
Edge
  • Class 12
  • No
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • Yes
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Life One, Crystal.
SpecificationLife OneCrystal
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • Stereo FM radio
Other features
Other features — specifications for Life One, Crystal.
SpecificationLife OneCrystal
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Also known as BLU L120
  • Sensors Accelerometer TV app -Organizer -MP4/H.264 player -MP3/AAC+ player -Predictive text input Trackball -Flashlight