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BLU Grand M Mobile Phone
BLU Grand M
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BLU Life Max Mobile Phone
BLU Life Max
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BLU R1 HD Mobile Phone
BLU R1 HD
Editiorial reviews
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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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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 %
42
4.1 out of 5
42 user ratings
5 stars
35 %
4 stars
42 %
3 stars
19 %
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 %

Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 6.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.3 GHz1.3 GHz1.3 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreQuad-coreQuad-core
CPU modelMediatek MT6580ARM Cortex-A53Mediatek MT6735
GPU modelARM Mali-400 MP2ARM Mali-T720ARM Mali-T720 MP4
RAM memory512 MB2 GB
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB

Display

Screen size6.0 in5.5 in5.0 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Resolution854 x 480 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Pixel density196.0 ppi267.0 ppi294.0 ppi
HDRnonono
3D supportnonono
3D touchnonono
Panel type
N/A
LCDLCD
Technology
N/A
IPS LCDIPS LCD
Screen material
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0
Dual screen support
N/A
N/A
no
Multi touch
N/A
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Number of rear cameras111
Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Autofocusyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Video recording
N/A
yesyes
Highest video resolution
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
Geo-tagging
N/A
yesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
2.0 f
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
yes
Face detection
N/A
N/A
yes
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
yes
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
yes
Panorama
N/A
N/A
yes
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
yes
Touch focus
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Number of front cameras111
Primary resolution3.15 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage8 GB16 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage64GB64GB64GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSDmicroSDmicroSD

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Silver
Black
N/A
Water resistantnonono
Shock resistantnonono
Dust resistantnonono
Fully waterproofnonono
Material
N/A
N/A
Metal

Dimensions

Height5.7 in6.08 in5.65 in
Width2.84 in3.04 in2.83 in
Depth0.37 in0.34 in0.34 in
Weight6.03 oz5.4 oz5.01 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Ambient light sensorno
N/A
yes
Fingerprintnoyesno
Barometerno
N/A
no
Pedometerno
N/A
no
Hearth rate monitornonono
Altimeternonono
Humidityno
N/A
no
Thermometerno
N/A
no
Magnetometernonono
ANT+no
N/A
no
Face scannernonono
Proximity
N/A
yesyes
Digital compass
N/A
N/A
no
Gyroscope
N/A
N/A
no

Other features

FM radioyesyesyes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.14.0
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • LE
A2DP
Sim card size
N/A
Micro-SIMMicro-SIM
Headphone connection
N/A
N/A
3.5 mm
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
N/A
yes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
3G UMTSyes
N/A
N/A
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
yes
Data transmission
N/A
HSDPAHSPA+
2G GSM
N/A
yesyes
4G LTE
N/A
yesyes
GSM frequencies
N/A
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
UMTS frequences
N/A
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
LTE frequencies
N/A
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz