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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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Sony Zylo Mobile Phone
Sony Zylo
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 editorial reviews
As well as some imaginative colour naming, <b>Sony</b> <b>Ericsson</b> sometimes takes the same approach when naming its devices. One example is the <b>Zylo</b>.Read more
The Sony Ericsson Zylo is the first phone with FLAC support, but does it hit the right note?Read more
A small and sexy music slider – that’s what the Zylo is. Nothing more, nothing less. Sony Ericsson are probably hoping to start bringing up the next...Read more
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User rating
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4.3 out of 5
41 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
39 %
3 stars
17 %
2 stars
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4.1 out of 5
42 user ratings
5 stars
35 %
4 stars
42 %
3 stars
19 %
2 stars
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4.3 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
46 %
4 stars
38 %
3 stars
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2 stars
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 6.0Android 6.0Proprietary OS
CPU clock speed1.3 GHz1.3 GHz1.3 GHz
N/A
CPU coresQuad-coreQuad-coreQuad-coreSingle-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
260 MB

Display

Screen size5.0 in5.5 in5.0 in2.6 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesno
Panel typeLCDLCDLCDLCD
Resolution854 x 480 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px320 x 240 px
TechnologyIPS TFTIPS LCDIPS LCDIPS TFT
Pixel density196.0 ppi267.0 ppi294.0 ppi154.0 ppi
Multi touchyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Number of colors
N/A
16.7M16.7M262K
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
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
N/A
no

Rear camera

Number of rear cameras111
N/A
Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx3.2 Mpx
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px640 x 480 px
Autofocusyesyesyes
N/A
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
yes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
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
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 f
N/A
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Storage

Internal storage4 GB16 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
256 MB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage64GB64GB64GB16GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSDmicroSDmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC

Design

Colour of productBlackBlack
N/A
  • Black
  • Pink
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
MaterialPlastic
N/A
MetalPlastic
Water resistantnononono
Shock resistantnononono
Dust resistantnonono
N/A
Fully waterproofnonono
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.72 in6.08 in5.65 in4.06 in
Width2.88 in3.04 in2.83 in2.05 in
Depth0.36 in0.34 in0.34 in0.63 in
Weight5.54 oz5.4 oz5.01 oz4.06 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
N/A
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
no
N/A
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 supportyesyesyesno
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIMMini-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.14.02.1 EDR
Headphone connection3.5 mm
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • LE
A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
DLNA certified
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • AAC
  • SBC
NFC
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
Charging connection
N/A
N/A
N/A
USB
USB version
N/A
N/A
N/A
2.0
Video output
N/A
N/A
N/A
No

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
N/A
yesno
Data transmissionHSPA+HSDPAHSPA+HSDPA
Navigation systemGPS
N/A
N/A
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
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
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
yesyesno
LTE frequencies
N/A
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
3G UMTS
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesnonoyes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium PolymerLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity1800.0 mAh3700.0 mAh2500.0 mAh920.0 mAh
Standby time180.0 h550.0 h500.0 h403.0 h
Talk time5.0 h19.0 h15.0 h3.5 h
Fast charging
N/A
no
N/A
no
Wireless charging
N/A
N/A
N/A
no

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