BLU Life Pure vs Palm Centro

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

    Centro: 15.9 mm narrower

    Life Pure:
    69.4 mm
    Centro:
    53.5 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Centro: 2.75 in smaller diagonal

    Life Pure:
    5 in
    Centro:
    2.25 in
  • Depth

    Life Pure: 10.9 mm thinner

    Life Pure:
    7.7 mm
    Centro:
    18.6 mm
  • Height

    Centro: 34.8 mm shorter

    Life Pure:
    142 mm
    Centro:
    107.2 mm
  • Release year

    Life Pure:
    2013
    Centro:
    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 Pure

    Height:
    142 mm +34.8 mm versus Centro
    Width:
    69.4 mm +15.9 mm versus Centro
    Depth:
    7.7 mm
  2. 2. Centro

    Height:
    107.2 mm
    Width:
    53.5 mm
    Depth:
    18.6 mm +10.9 mm versus Life Pure

Weight

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

  1. 1. Life Pure

    128 g

    +4 g versus Centro

  2. 2. Centro

    124 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 Pure

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

    Screen diagonal:
    2.25 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    1:1
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    16.3 cm²

Life Pure has approximately 322% more rectangular screen area than Centro.

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 Pure, Centro, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageLife PureCentro
32 GB 2 GB RAM Unknown
Centro: Original memory entry

64 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 Pure

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

2. Centro

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 4 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 Pure

    2020 mAh

    +870 mAh versus Centro

  2. 2. Centro

    1150 mAh

Specifications

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1. Life Pure2. Centro

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Life Pure, Centro.
SpecificationLife PureCentro
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 142 Х 69.4 Х 7.7 mm
  • 107.2 Х 53.5 Х 18.6 mm
Weight
  • 128 g
  • 124 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 5" inch
  • 2.25" inch
Screen resolution
  • 1080 x 1920 px
  • 320 x 320 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 32 GB
  • 2 GB RAM
  • 64 MB
Memory card support
  • No
  • microSD
  • up to 4 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2020 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
  • 1150 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
  • Palm OS 5.4.9
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6589T (28 nm)
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Life Pure, Centro.
SpecificationLife PureCentro
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 68.9 cm2
  • 16.3 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 1:1 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 69.9%
  • 28.5%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 441 PPI
  • 201 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Life Pure, Centro.
SpecificationLife PureCentro
Rear camera, main
  • 13 MP
  • Single
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 13 MP
  • AF
  • 1.3 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
  • panorama
  • HDR
Unknown
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • 5 MP
Unknown
Performance
Performance — specifications for Life Pure, Centro.
SpecificationLife PureCentro
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A7
  • 32-bit Intel XScale PXA270 312 MHz
Graphics processor GPU
  • PowerVR SGX544MP2
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Life Pure, Centro.
SpecificationLife PureCentro
Release date
  • 2013
  • December
  • 2008
  • February
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Obsidian
  • Glacier
  • Midnight
  • Cobalt
  • Onyx
  • Electric Blue
  • Rose
  • Olive
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 240 EUR
  • 70 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 750 h (2G) / Up to 675 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 24 h (2G) / Up to 12 h (3G)
  • Stand by time- Up to 300 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Life Pure, Centro.
SpecificationLife PureCentro
SIM card
  • Micro-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 10
Edge
  • Class 12
  • 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
  • Proprietary
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • 1.2
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 0.27 W/kg (head) 0.22 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Life Pure, Centro.
SpecificationLife PureCentro
Radio
  • FM radio
  • No
Others
  • DTS sound
  • 5-way navigation button
Other features
Other features — specifications for Life Pure, Centro.
SpecificationLife PureCentro
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - Air gestures -Motion controls
  • Infrared port - Document editor (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -MP3 player -Organizer -Voice memo