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BLU Life One Mobile Phone
BLU Life One
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BLU Life One X Mobile Phone
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BLU R1 HD Mobile Phone
BLU R1 HD
Editiorial reviews
5
5 editorial reviews
The Blu Life One is an affordable unlocked smartphone with a very light and sleek design, a 13-megapixel camera and dual-SIM support, but it's a bit sluggish.Read more
The Blu Life One X2 is another solid entry in a crowded field of high-quality unlocked Android phones.Read more
Apart from 4G LTE support, what else does the latest budget-friendly offering from Blu bring to the table? We find out, in this Blu Life One review!Read more
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3 editorial reviews
The unlocked Blu Life One X offers a fantastic combination of design and performance for the price.Read more
Does the latest budget-friendly offering from BLU prove to be a compelling choice? We find out, in this in-depth BLU Life One X review! Read more
BLU, which stands for "Bold Like Us", puts out quite a few smartphones each and every year. A lot of times they are smartphones made by manufacturers inRead 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
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4.1 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
32 %
4 stars
45 %
3 stars
21 %
2 stars
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4.2 out of 5
44 user ratings
5 stars
34 %
4 stars
50 %
3 stars
13 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
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4.3 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
46 %
4 stars
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3 stars
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.0Android 4.2Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.2 GHz1.5 GHz1.3 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreQuad-coreQuad-core
CPU modelMediaTek MT6589MediaTek MT6589TMediatek MT6735
GPU modelPowerVR SGX544PowerVR SGX544ARM Mali-T720 MP4
RAM memory1 GB2 GB
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB

Display

Screen size5.0 in5.0 in5.0 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
yes
Panel typeLCDLCDLCD
Resolution1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
TechnologyIPS TFTIPS LCDIPS LCD
Pixel density294.0 ppi441.0 ppi294.0 ppi
HDRno
N/A
no
Multi touchyesyesyes
Number of colors
N/A
N/A
16.7M
Screen material
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0
Dual screen support
N/A
N/A
no
3D support
N/A
N/A
no
3D touch
N/A
N/A
no

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyesyesyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
Face detectionyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Touch focusyesyesyes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
Panorama
N/A
yesyes
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
1
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
2.0 f
Video recording
N/A
N/A
yes
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
yes
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
yes
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
1

Storage

Memory card readeryes
N/A
yes
Maximum card storage32GB
N/A
64GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSDNo memory slotmicroSD
Internal storage
N/A
32 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB

Dimensions

Height5.71 in5.65 in5.65 in
Width2.87 in2.82 in2.83 in
Depth0.35 in0.34 in0.34 in
Weight5.11 oz4.69 oz5.01 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesno
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Gyroscopeyes
N/A
no
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
no
Barometer
N/A
N/A
no
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
no
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
no
Altimeter
N/A
N/A
no
Humidity
N/A
N/A
no
Thermometer
N/A
N/A
no
Magnetometer
N/A
N/A
no
ANT+
N/A
N/A
no
Face scanner
N/A
N/A
no

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyesyes
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.0
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBMicro-USBMicro-USB
Charging connection
N/A
USB
N/A
Bluetooth profile
N/A
N/A
A2DP

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Data transmissionHSDPAHSDPAHSPA+
Navigation systemGPSGPS
N/A
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyes
N/A
N/A
4G LTEyes
N/A
yes
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
Wireless networking standard
N/A
N/A
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
LTE frequencies
N/A
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz

Battery

Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2000.0 mAh2000.0 mAh2500.0 mAh
Standby time760.0 h750.0 h500.0 h
Talk time20.0 h18.0 h15.0 h
Fast chargingno
N/A
N/A
Replaceable battery
N/A
N/A
no