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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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Sony Zylo Mobile Phone
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ZTE Maven 2 Mobile Phone
ZTE Maven 2
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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4 editorial reviews
As well as some imaginative colour naming, <b>Sony</b> <b>Ericsson</b> sometimes takes the same approach when naming its devices. One example is the <b>Zylo</b>.Read more
The Sony Ericsson Zylo is the first phone with FLAC support, but does it hit the right note?Read more
A small and sexy music slider – that’s what the Zylo is. Nothing more, nothing less. Sony Ericsson are probably hoping to start bringing up the next...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 %
1
5.0 out of 5
1 user ratings
5 stars
100 %
4 stars
0 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
36
4.1 out of 5
36 user ratings
5 stars
36 %
4 stars
38 %
3 stars
22 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 6.0Proprietary OSAndroid 6.0
CPU clock speed1.3 GHz1.3 GHz
N/A
1.1 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreQuad-coreSingle-coreQuad-core
CPU modelARM Cortex-A53Mediatek MT6735
N/A
Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 MSM8909
GPU modelARM Mali-T720ARM Mali-T720 MP4
N/A
Qualcomm Adreno 304
RAM memory2 GB
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB
260 MB1 GB

Display

Screen size5.5 in5.0 in2.6 in5.0 in
Touchscreenyesyesno
N/A
Number of colors16.7M16.7M262K16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCDLCD
Resolution1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px320 x 240 px854 x 480 px
TechnologyIPS LCDIPS LCDIPS TFT
N/A
Pixel density267.0 ppi294.0 ppi154.0 ppi196.0 ppi
HDRnonono
N/A
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
nono
N/A
Multi touch
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
no
N/A

Rear camera

Number of rear cameras11
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx3.2 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyesyes
N/A
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px640 x 480 px1280 x 720 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps
N/A
N/A
N/A
Autofocusyesyes
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
N/A
yes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.0 f
N/A
N/A
Burst Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Digital zoom
N/A
yesyesyes
Face detection
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Gesture Shot
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
HDR Capture
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Panorama
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Smile detection
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Touch focus
N/A
yes
N/A
yes

Storage

Internal storage16 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
256 MB8 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage64GB64GB16GB64GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSDmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
microSD

Dimensions

Height6.08 in5.65 in4.06 in5.73 in
Width3.04 in2.83 in2.05 in2.87 in
Depth0.34 in0.34 in0.63 in0.43 in
Weight5.4 oz5.01 oz4.06 oz5.86 oz

Sensors

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

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyesnoyes
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIMMini-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.02.1 EDR4.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • LE
A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
Headphone connection
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A
Micro-USB
DLNA certified
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
  • AAC
  • SBC
N/A
NFC
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
Charging connection
N/A
N/A
USB
N/A
USB version
N/A
N/A
2.0
N/A
Video output
N/A
N/A
No
N/A

Cellular

Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
N/A
Data transmissionHSDPAHSPA+HSDPAHSPA+
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
4G LTEyesyesnoyes
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
yesnoyes
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
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Navigation system
N/A
N/A
A-GPSGPS
3G UMTS
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batterynonoyesyes
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity3700.0 mAh2500.0 mAh920.0 mAh2300.0 mAh
Standby time550.0 h500.0 h403.0 h408.0 h
Talk time19.0 h15.0 h3.5 h18.0 h
Fast chargingno
N/A
no
N/A
Wireless charging
N/A
N/A
no
N/A