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BLU Advance 5.0 Mobile Phone
BLU Advance 5.0
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BLU R1 HD Mobile Phone
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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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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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4.3 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 6.0Android 4.1
CPU clock speed1.3 GHz1.3 GHz1.0 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreQuad-coreDual-core
CPU modelMediatek MT6580Mediatek MT6735ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8420
GPU modelARM Mali-400 MPARM Mali-T720 MP4ARM Mali-400 MP1
RAM memory768 MB
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB
1 GB

Display

Screen size5.0 in5.0 in4.0 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Panel typeLCDLCDOLED
Resolution854 x 480 px1280 x 720 px800 x 480 px
TechnologyIPS TFTIPS LCD
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density196.0 ppi294.0 ppi233.0 ppi
Multi touchyesyesyes
Number of colors
N/A
16.7M16.7M
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0
N/A
Dual screen support
N/A
nono
HDR
N/A
nono
3D support
N/A
no
N/A
3D touch
N/A
no
N/A
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
no

Rear camera

Number of rear cameras11
N/A
Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
yes
Digital zoomyesyesyes
Face detectionyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyes
Smile detectionyesyesyes
Touch focusyesyesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.0 f2.6 f
Video recording
N/A
yesyes
Gesture Shot
N/A
yes
N/A
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps

Front camera

Number of front cameras11
N/A
Primary resolution2.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx0.3 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage4 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage64GB64GB32GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSDmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC

Design

Colour of productBlack
N/A
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • White
MaterialPlasticMetalPlastic
Water resistantnonono
Shock resistantnonono
Dust resistantnono
N/A
Fully waterproofnono
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.72 in5.65 in4.78 in
Width2.88 in2.83 in2.48 in
Depth0.36 in0.34 in0.39 in
Weight5.54 oz5.01 oz3.95 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyesnoyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Fingerprintnono
N/A
Face scannernono
N/A
Gyroscope
N/A
noyes
Barometer
N/A
no
N/A
Pedometer
N/A
no
N/A
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
no
N/A
Altimeter
N/A
no
N/A
Humidity
N/A
no
N/A
Thermometer
N/A
no
N/A
Magnetometer
N/A
no
N/A
ANT+
N/A
no
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyesno
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIMMini-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.0
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBMicro-USB
N/A
Bluetooth profile
N/A
A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
DLNA certified
N/A
N/A
yes
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
SBC
NFC
N/A
N/A
  • no
  • yes
Charging connection
N/A
N/A
USB
USB version
N/A
N/A
2.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yes
Video output
N/A
N/A
No

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGPS
N/A
GLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 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
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
4G LTE
N/A
yesno
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
3G UMTS
N/A
N/A
yes

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesnoyes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity1800.0 mAh2500.0 mAh2000.0 mAh
Standby time180.0 h500.0 h450.0 h
Talk time5.0 h15.0 h14.0 h
Fast charging
N/A
N/A
no
Wireless charging
N/A
N/A
no

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