BLU Life View vs Xolo A42

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

  A42: 19 mm narrower

  Life View:

  82.5 mm

  A42:

  63.5 mm

• Screen diagonal

  A42: 1.7 in smaller diagonal

  Life View:

  5.7 in

  A42:

  4 in

• Depth

  Life View: 1.3 mm thinner

  Life View:

  8.9 mm

  A42:

  10.2 mm

• Height

  A42: 36.5 mm shorter

  Life View:

  161 mm

  A42:

  124.5 mm

• Release year

  Life View:

  2013

  A42:

  2014

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 +36.5 mm versus A42

   Width:

   82.5 mm +19 mm versus A42

   Depth:

   8.9 mm

   Weight:

   220 g

2. 2. A42

   Height:

   124.5 mm

   Width:

   63.5 mm

   Depth:

   10.2 mm +1.3 mm versus Life View

   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 View

   Screen diagonal:

   5.7 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   89.6 cm²

2. 2. A42

   Screen diagonal:

   4 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   5:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   45.5 cm²

Life View has approximately 96.7% more rectangular screen area than A42.

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.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

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