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BLU Advance 5.0 Mobile Phone
BLU Advance 5.0
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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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1 editorial reviews
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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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
41
4.3 out of 5
41 user ratings
5 stars
43 %
4 stars
39 %
3 stars
17 %
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 5.1Android 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 MPARM Mali-T720ARM Mali-T720 MP4
RAM memory768 MB2 GB
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB

Display

Screen size5.0 in5.5 in5.0 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Panel typeLCDLCDLCD
Resolution854 x 480 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
TechnologyIPS TFTIPS LCDIPS LCD
Pixel density196.0 ppi267.0 ppi294.0 ppi
Multi touchyes
N/A
yes
Number of colors
N/A
16.7M16.7M
HDR
N/A
nono
3D support
N/A
nono
3D touch
N/A
nono
Screen material
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0
Dual screen support
N/A
N/A
no

Rear camera

Number of rear cameras111
Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyesyesyes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
yes
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyes
N/A
yes
Face detectionyes
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
HDR Captureyes
N/A
yes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Panoramayes
N/A
yes
Smile detectionyes
N/A
yes
Touch focusyes
N/A
yes
Video recording
N/A
yesyes
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
2.0 f
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Number of front cameras111
Primary resolution2.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage4 GB16 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage64GB64GB64GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSDmicroSDmicroSD

Design

Colour of productBlackBlack
N/A
MaterialPlastic
N/A
Metal
Water resistantnonono
Shock resistantnonono
Dust resistantnonono
Fully waterproofnonono

Dimensions

Height5.72 in6.08 in5.65 in
Width2.88 in3.04 in2.83 in
Depth0.36 in0.34 in0.34 in
Weight5.54 oz5.4 oz5.01 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
no
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
yes
Fingerprintnoyesno
Face scannernonono
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
nono
Altimeter
N/A
nono
Magnetometer
N/A
nono
Gyroscope
N/A
N/A
no
Barometer
N/A
N/A
no
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
no
Humidity
N/A
N/A
no
Thermometer
N/A
N/A
no
ANT+
N/A
N/A
no

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyesyes
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.14.0
Headphone connection3.5 mm
N/A
3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
Micro-USB
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • LE
A2DP

Cellular

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

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesnono
Battery typeLithium ionLithium PolymerLithium ion
Battery capacity1800.0 mAh3700.0 mAh2500.0 mAh
Standby time180.0 h550.0 h500.0 h
Talk time5.0 h19.0 h15.0 h
Fast charging
N/A
no
N/A

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