BLU Life Pro vs Philips V816

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

    V816: 17 g lighter

    Life Pro:
    158 g
    V816:
    141 g
  • Width

    V816: 17.1 mm narrower

    Life Pro:
    72.1 mm
    V816:
    55 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    V816: 1.8 in smaller diagonal

    Life Pro:
    5 in
    V816:
    3.2 in
  • Depth

    Life Pro: 7 mm thinner

    Life Pro:
    6.9 mm
    V816:
    13.9 mm
  • Height

    V816: 36 mm shorter

    Life Pro:
    147 mm
    V816:
    111 mm
  • Release year

    Life Pro:
    2013
    V816:
    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 Pro

    Height:
    147 mm +36 mm versus V816
    Width:
    72.1 mm +17.1 mm versus V816
    Depth:
    6.9 mm
  2. 2. V816

    Height:
    111 mm
    Width:
    55 mm
    Depth:
    13.9 mm +7 mm versus Life Pro

Weight

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

  1. 1. Life Pro

    158 g

    +17 g versus V816

  2. 2. V816

    141 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 Pro

    Screen diagonal:
    5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    68.9 cm²
  2. 2. V816

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

Life Pro has approximately 136.5% more rectangular screen area than V816.

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 Pro, V816, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageLife ProV816
16 GB 1 GB RAM Unknown
V816: Original memory entry

180 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 Pro

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
No

2. V816

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 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 Pro

    2500 mAh

    +970 mAh versus V816

  2. 2. V816

    1530 mAh

Specifications

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1. Life Pro2. V816

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Life Pro, V816.
SpecificationLife ProV816
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 147 Х 72.1 Х 6.9 mm
  • 111 Х 55 Х 13.9 mm
Weight
  • 158 g
  • 141 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 5" inch
  • 3.2" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 1280 px
  • 480 x 800 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 16 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
  • 180 MB
Memory card support
  • No
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
  • 1530 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6589T (28 nm)
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Life Pro, V816.
SpecificationLife ProV816
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 68.9 cm2
  • 29.1 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 65.0%
  • 47.7%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 294 PPI
  • 292 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Life Pro, V816.
SpecificationLife ProV816
Rear camera, main
  • 12 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 12 MP
  • AF
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • panorama
  • HDR
  • LED flash
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • 480p@30fps
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 Pro, V816.
SpecificationLife ProV816
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A7
Unknown
Graphics processor GPU
  • PowerVR SGX544MP2
Unknown
Antutu 7 score *
  • 8000
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Single Core *
  • 396
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core *
  • 1305
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Life Pro, V816.
SpecificationLife ProV816
Release date
  • 2013
  • November
  • 2011
  • January
Colors
  • Black
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 210 EUR
Unknown
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 900 h (2G) / Up to 600 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 17 h (2G) / Up to 15 h (3G)
  • Stand by time- Up to 720 h Talking time- Up to 16 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Life Pro, V816.
SpecificationLife ProV816
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM)
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps
Unknown
GPRS
  • Class 12
  • Class 12
Edge
  • Class 12
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • miniUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Life Pro, V816.
SpecificationLife ProV816
Radio
  • FM radio
  • No
Other features
Other features — specifications for Life Pro, V816.
SpecificationLife ProV816
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass
  • MP3/WAV/AAC+ player -MP4/H.264 player -Organizer -Voice memo -Predictive text input Trackball