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BLU Advance 5.0 Mobile Phone
BLU Advance 5.0
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BLU Life Max Mobile Phone
BLU Life Max
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BLU R1 HD Mobile Phone
BLU R1 HD
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Huawei Honor V8 Mobile Phone
Huawei Honor V8
Editiorial reviews
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1 editorial reviews
The BLU Advance has a decent screen, OK cameras and a sufficient battery, but users could spend a little more or less and get more compelling storage and RAM options.Read more
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4 editorial reviews
Supremely affordable, but not quite the MaxRead more
The Life Max from BLU is a very affordable device that manages to impress with its battery but falls down in some other areas. Read the full review here!Read more
It's genuinely tough to find more phone for less moneyRead more
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7 editorial reviews
A $60 phone that punches way above its price---if you don't mind the ads.Read more
Amazon Prime members can get the Blu R1 HD for just $50. It's an awesome value for that price, but there are a couple huge trade-offs. Here's our review.Read more
The Blu R1 HD isn't good enough to be your go-to phone, but it's passable for a preteen or as a backup device.Read more
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3 editorial reviews
An extraordinarily shiny Android phone with extraordinary specsRead more
With dual cameras, dual Sim, microSD card slot, premium build and two-day battery life, the only thing holding back the Honor 8 is Huawei’s softwareRead more
This well-crafted, midprice handset takes good photos with its double cameras, while saving you big bucks.Read more
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User rating
41
4.3 out of 5
41 user ratings
5 stars
43 %
4 stars
39 %
3 stars
17 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
42
4.1 out of 5
42 user ratings
5 stars
35 %
4 stars
42 %
3 stars
19 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %
39
4.3 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
46 %
4 stars
38 %
3 stars
15 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
41
4.2 out of 5
41 user ratings
5 stars
43 %
4 stars
36 %
3 stars
19 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %

Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 6.0Android 6.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.3 GHz1.3 GHz1.3 GHz2.0 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreQuad-coreQuad-core8-core
CPU modelMediatek MT6580ARM Cortex-A53Mediatek MT6735Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 950
GPU modelARM Mali-400 MPARM Mali-T720ARM Mali-T720 MP4ARM Mali-T880 MP4
RAM memory768 MB2 GB
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB
4 GB

Display

Screen size5.0 in5.5 in5.0 in5.7 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Panel typeLCDLCDLCDLCD
Resolution854 x 480 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologyIPS TFTIPS LCDIPS LCDIPS LCD
Pixel density196.0 ppi267.0 ppi294.0 ppi386.0 ppi
Multi touchyes
N/A
yesyes
Number of colors
N/A
16.7M16.7M16.7M
HDR
N/A
nonono
3D support
N/A
nono
N/A
3D touch
N/A
nono
N/A
Screen material
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0
N/A
Dual screen support
N/A
N/A
nono

Rear camera

Number of rear cameras111
N/A
Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyes
N/A
yesyes
Face detectionyes
N/A
yesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
HDR Captureyes
N/A
yesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Panoramayes
N/A
yesyes
Smile detectionyes
N/A
yesyes
Touch focusyes
N/A
yesyes
Video recording
N/A
yesyesyes
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
2.0 f2.2 f
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Front camera

Number of front cameras111
N/A
Primary resolution2.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage4 GB16 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage64GB64GB64GB128GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSDmicroSDmicroSDmicroSD

Design

Colour of productBlackBlack
N/A
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
MaterialPlastic
N/A
MetalMetal
Water resistantnononono
Shock resistantnononono
Dust resistantnonono
N/A
Fully waterproofnonono
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.72 in6.08 in5.65 in6.18 in
Width2.88 in3.04 in2.83 in3.06 in
Depth0.36 in0.34 in0.34 in0.31 in
Weight5.54 oz5.4 oz5.01 oz6.0 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
noyes
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
yesyes
Fingerprintnoyesnoyes
Face scannernonono
N/A
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
nono
N/A
Altimeter
N/A
nono
N/A
Magnetometer
N/A
nono
N/A
Gyroscope
N/A
N/A
noyes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
Humidity
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
Thermometer
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
ANT+
N/A
N/A
no
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyesyesyes
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.14.04.1
Headphone connection3.5 mm
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
Micro-USBUSB Type-C
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • LE
A2DP
N/A
NFC
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Charging connection
N/A
N/A
N/A
USB
USB version
N/A
N/A
N/A
3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Video output
N/A
N/A
N/A
DisplayPort over USB-C

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
N/A
yesyes
Data transmissionHSPA+HSDPAHSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGPS
N/A
N/A
GPS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
yesyes
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
4G LTE
N/A
yesyesyes
LTE frequencies
N/A
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
3G UMTS
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesnono
N/A
Battery typeLithium ionLithium PolymerLithium ionLithium Polymer
Battery capacity1800.0 mAh3700.0 mAh2500.0 mAh3500.0 mAh
Standby time180.0 h550.0 h500.0 h437.0 h
Talk time5.0 h19.0 h15.0 h25.0 h
Fast charging
N/A
no
N/A
no
Wireless charging
N/A
N/A
N/A
no

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