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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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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 5G Mobile Phone
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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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4.1 out of 5
13 user ratings
5 stars
23 %
4 stars
76 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
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1 stars
0 %
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User rating
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4.3 out of 5
41 user ratings
5 stars
43 %
4 stars
39 %
3 stars
17 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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4.1 out of 5
42 user ratings
5 stars
35 %
4 stars
42 %
3 stars
19 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %
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4.3 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
46 %
4 stars
38 %
3 stars
15 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
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4.3 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
45 %
4 stars
40 %
3 stars
13 %
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1 stars
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 6.0Android 6.0Android 10
CPU clock speed1.3 GHz1.3 GHz1.3 GHz3.09 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreQuad-coreQuad-core8-core
CPU modelMediatek MT6580ARM Cortex-A53Mediatek MT6735
N/A
GPU modelARM Mali-400 MPARM Mali-T720ARM Mali-T720 MP4
N/A
RAM memory768 MB2 GB
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB
12 GB

Display

Screen size5.0 in5.5 in5.0 in7.6 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
N/A
Panel typeLCDLCDLCDOLED
Resolution854 x 480 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px2208 x 1768 px
TechnologyIPS TFTIPS LCDIPS LCDInfinity Flex Dynamic AMOLED 2X
Pixel density196.0 ppi267.0 ppi294.0 ppi373.0 ppi
Multi touchyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Number of colors
N/A
16.7M16.7M16.7M
HDR
N/A
nonoyes
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
  • Samsung Ultra Thin Glass
  • Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Dual screen support
N/A
N/A
no
N/A

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 px
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyes
N/A
Burst Modeyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Face detectionyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
N/A
HDR Captureyes
N/A
yes
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyes
N/A
Panoramayes
N/A
yes
N/A
Smile detectionyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Touch focusyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Video recording
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
2.0 f
N/A
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Resolution (second camera)
N/A
N/A
N/A
12.0 Mpx
Resolution (third camera)
N/A
N/A
N/A
12.0 Mpx
Lens aperture (second camera)
N/A
N/A
N/A
F/1.8
Lens aperture (third camera)
N/A
N/A
N/A
F/2.4
Primary Field of View (FoV)
N/A
N/A
N/A
123.0 °
Field of View (FoV) (second camera)
N/A
N/A
N/A
83.0 °
Field of View (FoV) (third camera)
N/A
N/A
N/A
45.0 °
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
N/A
Automatic

Front camera

Number of front cameras111
N/A
Primary resolution2.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx10.0 Mpx
Resolution (second camera)
N/A
N/A
N/A
12.0 Mpx
Primary Field of View (FoV)
N/A
N/A
N/A
123.0 °
Field of View (FoV) (second camera)
N/A
N/A
N/A
83.0 °
Lens aperture
N/A
N/A
N/A
F/2.2
Lens aperture (Second Camera)
N/A
N/A
N/A
F/2.2

Storage

Internal storage4 GB16 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 512 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
N/A
Maximum card storage64GB64GB64GB
N/A
Types of memory card supportedmicroSDmicroSDmicroSD
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.72 in6.08 in5.65 in6.27 in
Width2.88 in3.04 in2.83 in2.68 in
Depth0.36 in0.34 in0.34 in0.66 in
Weight5.54 oz5.4 oz5.01 oz9.95 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
no
N/A
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
yes
N/A
Fingerprintnoyesno
N/A
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
noyes
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 supportyesyesyes
N/A
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
  • Nano SIM
  • Electronic SIM card
Bluetoothyesyesyes
N/A
Bluetooth version4.04.14.0
N/A
Headphone connection3.5 mm
N/A
3.5 mm
N/A
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • LE
A2DP
N/A

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
N/A
yes
N/A
Data transmissionHSPA+HSDPAHSPA+
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • Gigabit LTE
  • LAA
  • 5G NR
Navigation systemGPS
N/A
N/A
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • Galileo
2G GSMyesyesyes
N/A
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
4G LTE
N/A
yesyes
N/A
LTE frequencies
N/A
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesnono
N/A
Battery typeLithium ionLithium PolymerLithium ion
N/A
Battery capacity1800.0 mAh3700.0 mAh2500.0 mAh4500.0 mAh
Standby time180.0 h550.0 h500.0 h
N/A
Talk time5.0 h19.0 h15.0 h35.0 h
Fast charging
N/A
no
N/A
N/A
Wireless charging
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • WPC
  • PMA
  • Qi
  • Fast Wireless Charging
  • Wireless PowerShare

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