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BLU Grand M Mobile Phone
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BLU Life One X Mobile Phone
BLU Life One X
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BLU R1 HD Mobile Phone
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Huawei Honor V8 Mobile Phone
Huawei Honor V8
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The unlocked Blu Life One X offers a fantastic combination of design and performance for the price.Read more
Does the latest budget-friendly offering from BLU prove to be a compelling choice? We find out, in this in-depth BLU Life One X review! Read more
BLU, which stands for "Bold Like Us", puts out quite a few smartphones each and every year. A lot of times they are smartphones made by manufacturers inRead 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
32
4.2 out of 5
32 user ratings
5 stars
37 %
4 stars
43 %
3 stars
18 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
44
4.2 out of 5
44 user ratings
5 stars
34 %
4 stars
50 %
3 stars
13 %
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 6.0Android 4.2Android 6.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.3 GHz1.5 GHz1.3 GHz2.0 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreQuad-coreQuad-core8-core
CPU modelMediatek MT6580MediaTek MT6589TMediatek MT6735Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 950
GPU modelARM Mali-400 MP2PowerVR SGX544ARM Mali-T720 MP4ARM Mali-T880 MP4
RAM memory512 MB2 GB
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB
4 GB

Display

Screen size6.0 in5.0 in5.0 in5.7 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
yesyes
Number of colors16.7M
N/A
16.7M16.7M
Resolution854 x 480 px1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
Pixel density196.0 ppi441.0 ppi294.0 ppi386.0 ppi
HDRno
N/A
nono
3D supportno
N/A
no
N/A
3D touchno
N/A
no
N/A
Panel type
N/A
LCDLCDLCD
Technology
N/A
IPS LCDIPS LCDIPS LCD
Multi touch
N/A
yesyesyes
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 cameras1
N/A
1
N/A
Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Face detection
N/A
yesyesyes
Geo-tagging
N/A
yesyesyes
HDR Capture
N/A
yesyesyes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Panorama
N/A
yesyesyes
Touch focus
N/A
yesyesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
2.0 f2.2 f
Video recording
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Front camera

Number of front cameras1
N/A
1
N/A
Primary resolution3.15 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage8 GB32 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryes
N/A
yesyes
Maximum card storage64GB
N/A
64GB128GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSDNo memory slotmicroSDmicroSD

Dimensions

Height5.7 in5.65 in5.65 in6.18 in
Width2.84 in2.82 in2.83 in3.06 in
Depth0.37 in0.34 in0.34 in0.31 in
Weight6.03 oz4.69 oz5.01 oz6.0 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensornoyesyesyes
Fingerprintno
N/A
noyes
Barometerno
N/A
no
N/A
Pedometerno
N/A
no
N/A
Hearth rate monitorno
N/A
no
N/A
Altimeterno
N/A
no
N/A
Humidityno
N/A
no
N/A
Thermometerno
N/A
no
N/A
Magnetometerno
N/A
no
N/A
ANT+no
N/A
no
N/A
Face scannerno
N/A
no
N/A
Proximity
N/A
yesyesyes
Digital compass
N/A
yesnoyes
Gyroscope
N/A
N/A
noyes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.04.1
Bluetooth profileA2DP
N/A
A2DP
N/A
Sim card size
N/A
Micro-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIM
Charging connection
N/A
USB
N/A
USB
Headphone connection
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USBMicro-USBUSB Type-C
NFC
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
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)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
3G UMTSyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Mobile hotspotyesyesyesyes
Data transmission
N/A
HSDPAHSPA+HSPA+
Navigation system
N/A
GPS
N/A
GPS
2G GSM
N/A
yesyesyes
GSM frequencies
N/A
  • 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
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTE
N/A
N/A
yesyes
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