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BLU Life Max Mobile Phone
BLU Life Max
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BLU R1 HD Mobile Phone
BLU R1 HD
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BLU Studio X8 HD Mobile Phone
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Samsung SGH-X200 Mobile Phone
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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
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 %
38
4.1 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
36 %
4 stars
39 %
3 stars
23 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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4.2 out of 5
6 user ratings
5 stars
50 %
4 stars
16 %
3 stars
33 %
2 stars
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1 stars
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 6.0Android 4.4Proprietary OS
CPU clock speed1.3 GHz1.3 GHz1.4 GHz
N/A
CPU coresQuad-coreQuad-core8-coreSingle-core
CPU modelARM Cortex-A53Mediatek MT6735MediaTek MT6592M
N/A
GPU modelARM Mali-T720ARM Mali-T720 MP4ARM Mali-450 MP4
N/A
RAM memory2 GB
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB
512 MB
N/A

Display

Screen size5.5 in5.0 in5.0 in
N/A
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
no
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M65K
Panel typeLCDLCDLCDLCD
Resolution1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px128 x 160 px
TechnologyIPS LCDIPS LCDIPS LCD
N/A
Pixel density267.0 ppi294.0 ppi294.0 ppi
N/A
HDRnono
N/A
no
3D supportnono
N/A
N/A
3D touchnono
N/A
N/A
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0
N/A
N/A
Dual screen support
N/A
no
N/A
no
Multi touch
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
N/A
no

Storage

Internal storage16 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
4 GB
N/A
Memory card readeryesyesyesno
Maximum card storage64GB64GB64GB
N/A
Types of memory card supportedmicroSDmicroSDmicroSD
N/A

Dimensions

Height6.08 in5.65 in5.75 in3.35 in
Width3.04 in2.83 in2.9 in1.71 in
Depth0.34 in0.34 in0.39 in0.78 in
Weight5.4 oz5.01 oz4.8 oz2.72 oz

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyesyesno
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIMMini-SIMMini-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyesno
Bluetooth version4.14.04.0
N/A
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • LE
A2DP
N/A
N/A
Headphone connection
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm
N/A
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USBMicro-USB
N/A
NFC
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
Video output
N/A
N/A
N/A
No

Cellular

Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
N/A
Data transmissionHSDPAHSPA+HSDPA
N/A
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
4G LTEyesyes
N/A
no
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
yesyesno
GSM frequencies
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
N/A
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Navigation system
N/A
N/A
GPS
N/A
3G UMTS
N/A
N/A
N/A
no

Battery

Replaceable batterynonoyesyes
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ionLithium ion
N/A
Battery capacity3700.0 mAh2500.0 mAh2200.0 mAh
N/A
Standby time550.0 h500.0 h220.0 h350.0 h
Talk time19.0 h15.0 h8.0 h3.0 h
Fast chargingno
N/A
N/A
no