BLU Life Max vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 (China)

BLU Life Max

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 (China)

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
3G network

HSDPA 850, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 7(2600), 12(700), 17(700)

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

-
HSUPA speed

11.5 Mbps

-
HSPA speed

-

HSPA
LTE speed

LTE, Cat4, 150 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload

LTE
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Main camera
Camera type

-

Dual
Main camera

8 MP

12 MP, f/1.9 , 1.4 µm
5 MP, f/2.0 , 1.12 µm
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

1080p@30fps
Primary camera Autofocus

autofocus

dual-pixel phase detection autofocus
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Camera features

Geo-tagging, HDR, face detection, touch focus

Geo-tagging, HDR, face detection, panorama, touch focus

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

-

Yes
USB

microUSB 2.0

microUSB 2.0
USB host

Yes

-
Bluetooth

v4.1

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Infrared

-

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

-

Yes
BDS

-

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

MMS

MMS
Messaging Email

Email

Email
Messaging IM

IM

IM
Messaging Push Email

Push Email

Push Email
Java

No

-
Sensors

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, compass, gyro, proximity