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BLU Grand M Mobile Phone
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BLU R1 HD Mobile Phone
BLU R1 HD
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Samsung Galaxy S4 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S6 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S6
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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
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4.4 out of 5
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4.5 out of 5
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4.2 out of 5
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4.3 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 6.0Android 4.4Android 5.0
CPU clock speed1.3 GHz1.3 GHz1.6 GHz2.1 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreQuad-core8-core8-core
CPU modelMediatek MT6580Mediatek MT6735Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410Samsung Exynos Octa 7420
GPU modelARM Mali-400 MP2ARM Mali-T720 MP4PowerVR SGX544ARM Mali-T760
RAM memory512 MB
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB
2 GB3 GB

Display

Screen size6.0 in5.0 in5.0 in5.1 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Resolution854 x 480 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px2560 x 1440 px
Pixel density196.0 ppi294.0 ppi441.0 ppi576.0 ppi
HDRnononono
3D supportnono
N/A
N/A
3D touchnono
N/A
N/A
Panel type
N/A
LCDOLEDOLED
Technology
N/A
IPS LCD
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Super AMOLED
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
Dual screen support
N/A
noyesyes
Multi touch
N/A
yesyesyes
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Number of rear cameras111
N/A
Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.0 f2.2 f1.9 f
Video recording
N/A
yesyesyes
Highest video resolution
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px
Burst Mode
N/A
yesyesyes
Digital zoom
N/A
yesyesyes
Face detection
N/A
yesyesyes
Geo-tagging
N/A
yesyesyes
Gesture Shot
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
HDR Capture
N/A
yesyesyes
Panorama
N/A
yesyesyes
Smile detection
N/A
yesyesyes
Touch focus
N/A
yesyesyes
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps120.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Optical zoom
N/A
N/A
10x
N/A
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Number of front cameras111
N/A
Primary resolution3.15 Mpx5.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage8 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesno
Maximum card storage64GB64GB64GB128GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSDmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slot

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Silver
N/A
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • White
Water resistantnononono
Shock resistantnononono
Dust resistantnono
N/A
N/A
Fully waterproofnono
N/A
N/A
Material
N/A
MetalPlastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass

Dimensions

Height5.7 in5.65 in5.38 in5.65 in
Width2.84 in2.83 in2.75 in2.78 in
Depth0.37 in0.34 in0.31 in0.27 in
Weight6.03 oz5.01 oz4.59 oz4.87 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensornoyesyesyes
Fingerprintnono
N/A
yes
Barometernonoyesyes
Pedometernonoyes
N/A
Hearth rate monitornono
N/A
yes
Altimeternono
N/A
N/A
Humiditynono
N/A
N/A
Thermometernono
N/A
N/A
Magnetometernono
N/A
N/A
ANT+nonoyesyes
Face scannernono
N/A
N/A
Proximity
N/A
yesyesyes
Digital compass
N/A
no
N/A
yes
Gyroscope
N/A
noyesyes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyesnono
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.04.1
Bluetooth profileA2DPA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Sim card size
N/A
Micro-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIM
Headphone connection
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A
N/A
DLNA certified
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFC
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Charging connection
N/A
N/A
USB
  • USB
  • Wireless
USB version
N/A
N/A
2.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Video output
N/A
N/A
MHLMHL

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
3G UMTSyes
N/A
yesyes
Mobile hotspotyesyesyesyes
Data transmission
N/A
HSPA+HSPA+HSPA+
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
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTE
N/A
yes
  • no
  • yes
yes
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Regional
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Navigation system
N/A
N/A
GLONASSGLONASS
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
Miracast
N/A

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