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BLU Life Max Mobile Phone
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BLU R1 HD 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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4.2 out of 5
3 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
66 %
3 stars
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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 %
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4.3 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
46 %
4 stars
38 %
3 stars
15 %
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5 user ratings
5 stars
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 6.0Windows Mobile 6.1
CPU clock speed1.3 GHz1.3 GHz0.53 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreQuad-coreSingle-core
CPU modelARM Cortex-A53Mediatek MT6735
N/A
GPU modelARM Mali-T720ARM Mali-T720 MP4
N/A
RAM memory2 GB
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB
288 MB

Display

Screen size5.5 in5.0 in3.2 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M65K
Panel typeLCDLCDLCD
Resolution1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px480 x 800 px
TechnologyIPS LCDIPS LCD
N/A
Pixel density267.0 ppi294.0 ppi
N/A
HDRnonono
3D supportnono
N/A
3D touchnono
N/A
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0
N/A
Dual screen support
N/A
nono
Multi touch
N/A
yes
N/A
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
no

Rear camera

Number of rear cameras11
N/A
Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
N/A
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps
N/A
15.0 fps
Autofocusyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.0 f
N/A
Burst Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
yes
N/A
Face detection
N/A
yes
N/A
Gesture Shot
N/A
yes
N/A
HDR Capture
N/A
yes
N/A
Panorama
N/A
yes
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
yes
N/A
Touch focus
N/A
yes
N/A

Storage

Internal storage16 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
512 MB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage64GB64GB16GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSDmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC

Design

Colour of productBlack
N/A
  • Black
  • Silver
Water resistantnonono
Shock resistantnonono
Dust resistantnono
N/A
Fully waterproofnono
N/A
Material
N/A
Metal
N/A

Dimensions

Height6.08 in5.65 in4.25 in
Width3.04 in2.83 in2.09 in
Depth0.34 in0.34 in0.54 in
Weight5.4 oz5.01 oz4.14 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyes
N/A
Fingerprintyesno
N/A
Hearth rate monitornono
N/A
Altimeternono
N/A
Magnetometernono
N/A
Face scannernono
N/A
Digital compass
N/A
no
N/A
Ambient light sensor
N/A
yes
N/A
Gyroscope
N/A
no
N/A
Barometer
N/A
no
N/A
Pedometer
N/A
no
N/A
Humidity
N/A
no
N/A
Thermometer
N/A
no
N/A
ANT+
N/A
no
N/A

Other features

FM radioyesyesyes
Built-in stereo speakers
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyesno
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIMMini-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.02.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • LE
A2DPA2DP
Headphone connection
N/A
3.5 mm
N/A
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A
NFC
N/A
N/A
no
Charging connection
N/A
N/A
USB
USB version
N/A
N/A
2.0
Video output
N/A
N/A
No

Cellular

Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
Data transmissionHSDPAHSPA+
N/A
2G GSMyesyesyes
4G LTEyesyesno
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
yesyes
GSM frequencies
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yes
N/A
Navigation system
N/A
N/A
A-GPS
3G UMTS
N/A
N/A
yes

Battery

Replaceable batterynonoyes
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ion
N/A
Battery capacity3700.0 mAh2500.0 mAh1100.0 mAh
Standby time550.0 h500.0 h500.0 h
Talk time19.0 h15.0 h5.0 h
Fast chargingno
N/A
no
Wireless charging
N/A
N/A
no