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BLU Life View vs Nokia N85

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.

  • Display technology

    OLED versus LCD

    Life View:
    LCD
    N85:
    OLED
  • Weight

    N85: 92 g lighter

    Life View:
    220 g
    N85:
    128 g
  • Width

    N85: 32.5 mm narrower

    Life View:
    82.5 mm
    N85:
    50 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    N85: 3.1 in smaller diagonal

    Life View:
    5.7 in
    N85:
    2.6 in
  • Depth

    Life View: 7.1 mm thinner

    Life View:
    8.9 mm
    N85:
    16 mm
  • Height

    N85: 58 mm shorter

    Life View:
    161 mm
    N85:
    103 mm

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 View

    Height:
    161 mm +58 mm versus N85
    Width:
    82.5 mm +32.5 mm versus N85
    Depth:
    8.9 mm
  2. 2. N85

    Height:
    103 mm
    Width:
    50 mm
    Depth:
    16 mm +7.1 mm versus Life View

Weight

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

  1. 1. Life View

    220 g

    +92 g versus N85

  2. 2. N85

    128 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 View

    Screen diagonal:
    5.7 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    89.6 cm²
  2. 2. N85

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

Life View has approximately 327.9% more rectangular screen area than N85.

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 View, N85, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageLife ViewN85
16 GB 1 GB RAM Unknown
N85: Original memory entry

74 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 View

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

2. N85

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 8 GB (dedicated slot) · 8 GB included

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 View

    2600 mAh

    +1400 mAh versus N85

  2. 2. N85

    1200 mAh

Specifications

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1. Life View2. N85

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Life View, N85.
SpecificationLife ViewN85
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 161 Х 82.5 Х 8.9 mm
  • 103 Х 50 Х 16 mm
Weight
  • 220 g
  • 128 g
Technology
  • LED-backlit IPS LCD
  • AMOLED
Screen size
  • 5.7" inch
  • 2.6" 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
  • 74 MB
Memory card support
  • No
  • microSD
  • up to 8 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 8 GB included
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2600 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1200 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
  • Symbian OS 9.3
  • S60 rel. 3.2
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6589 (28 nm)
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Life View, N85.
SpecificationLife ViewN85
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 89.6 cm2
  • 20.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 67.4%
  • 40.6%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 258 PPI
  • 154 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Life View, N85.
SpecificationLife ViewN85
Rear camera, main
  • 12 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 12 MP
  • AF
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • HDR
  • Carl Zeiss optics
  • LED flash
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • 480p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 5 MP
  • CIF videocall camera
Performance
Performance — specifications for Life View, N85.
SpecificationLife ViewN85
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
  • 369 MHz ARM 11
Graphics processor GPU
  • PowerVR SGX544
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Life View, N85.
SpecificationLife ViewN85
Release date
  • 2013
  • March
  • 2008
  • August
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • copper
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 230 EUR
  • 250 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 980 h (2G) / Up to 920 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 30 h (2G) / Up to 25 h (3G)
  • Stand by time- Up to 363 h (2G) / Up to 363 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 6 h 50 min (2G) / Up to 4 h 30 min (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Life View, N85.
SpecificationLife ViewN85
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
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 12
  • Class 32
Edge
  • Class 12
  • Class 32
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • UPnP & DLNA technology
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS; Nokia Maps 2.0
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 1.03 W/kg (head) 0.79 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.81 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Life View, N85.
SpecificationLife ViewN85
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS; FM trans
Others
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
  • Touch-sensitive Navi wheel
Other features
Other features — specifications for Life View, N85.
SpecificationLife ViewN85
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Also known as BLU L110
  • Sensors Accelerometer MP4/WMV/H.264 player -MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA player -Organizer -Document viewer (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -Voice dial/memo -Push to talk -TV-out -Predictive text input - Dual slide design