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BLU Advance 5.0 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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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 6.0Android 4.1
CPU clock speed1.3 GHz2.15 GHz1.0 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreQuad-coreDual-core
CPU modelMediatek MT6580Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8420
GPU modelARM Mali-400 MPQualcomm Adreno 530ARM Mali-400 MP1
RAM memory768 MB6 GB1 GB

Display

Screen size5.0 in5.5 in4.0 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLED
Resolution854 x 480 px1920 x 1080 px800 x 480 px
TechnologyIPS TFTAMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density196.0 ppi401.0 ppi233.0 ppi
Multi touchyesyesyes
Number of colors
N/A
16.7M16.7M
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
N/A
Dual screen support
N/A
nono
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yesno
HDR
N/A
nono

Rear camera

Number of rear cameras1
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px4096 x 2160 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyesyes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
N/A
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
yes
Digital zoomyesyesyes
Face detectionyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyes
Smile detectionyes
N/A
yes
Touch focusyesyesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.4"
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.0 f2.6 f
Video recording
N/A
yesyes
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
120.0 fps30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1280 x 720 px
N/A
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A

Front camera

Number of front cameras1
N/A
N/A
Primary resolution2.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx0.3 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage4 GB64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
Memory card readeryesnoyes
Maximum card storage64GB
N/A
32GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSDNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC

Design

Colour of productBlack
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • White
MaterialPlasticAluminumPlastic
Water resistantnonono
Shock resistantnonono
Dust resistantno
N/A
N/A
Fully waterproofno
N/A
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.72 in6.01 in4.78 in
Width2.88 in2.94 in2.48 in
Depth0.36 in0.29 in0.39 in
Weight5.54 oz5.57 oz3.95 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Fingerprintnoyes
N/A
Face scannerno
N/A
N/A
Gyroscope
N/A
yesyes
Barometer
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyesno
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMNano-SIMMini-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.24.0
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
N/A
DLNA certified
N/A
yesyes
Bluetooth profile
N/A
A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
NFC
N/A
yes
  • no
  • yes
Charging connection
N/A
USBUSB
USB version
N/A
2.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyes
Video output
N/A
NoNo
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
SBC

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGPSGLONASSGLONASS
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
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
3G UMTS
N/A
yesyes
4G LTE
N/A
yesno
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
Google Cast
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesnoyes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity1800.0 mAh3000.0 mAh2000.0 mAh
Standby time180.0 h
N/A
450.0 h
Talk time5.0 h
N/A
14.0 h
Fast charging
N/A
yesno
Fast charging standard
N/A
Dash Charge
N/A
Wireless charging
N/A
nono

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