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BLU Grand M Mobile Phone
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BLU Life One X Mobile Phone
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BLU R1 HD Mobile Phone
BLU R1 HD
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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
32
4.2 out of 5
32 user ratings
5 stars
37 %
4 stars
43 %
3 stars
18 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
44
4.2 out of 5
44 user ratings
5 stars
34 %
4 stars
50 %
3 stars
13 %
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 6.0Android 4.2Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.3 GHz1.5 GHz1.3 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreQuad-coreQuad-core
CPU modelMediatek MT6580MediaTek MT6589TMediatek MT6735
GPU modelARM Mali-400 MP2PowerVR SGX544ARM Mali-T720 MP4
RAM memory512 MB2 GB
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB

Display

Screen size6.0 in5.0 in5.0 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M
N/A
16.7M
Resolution854 x 480 px1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
Pixel density196.0 ppi441.0 ppi294.0 ppi
HDRno
N/A
no
3D supportno
N/A
no
3D touchno
N/A
no
Panel type
N/A
LCDLCD
Technology
N/A
IPS LCDIPS LCD
Multi touch
N/A
yesyes
Screen material
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0
Dual screen support
N/A
N/A
no

Rear camera

Number of rear cameras1
N/A
1
Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Autofocusyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Highest video resolution
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Face detection
N/A
yesyes
Geo-tagging
N/A
yesyes
HDR Capture
N/A
yesyes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
Panorama
N/A
yesyes
Touch focus
N/A
yesyes
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

Number of front cameras1
N/A
1
Primary resolution3.15 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage8 GB32 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
Memory card readeryes
N/A
yes
Maximum card storage64GB
N/A
64GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSDNo memory slotmicroSD

Dimensions

Height5.7 in5.65 in5.65 in
Width2.84 in2.82 in2.83 in
Depth0.37 in0.34 in0.34 in
Weight6.03 oz4.69 oz5.01 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Ambient light sensornoyesyes
Fingerprintno
N/A
no
Barometerno
N/A
no
Pedometerno
N/A
no
Hearth rate monitorno
N/A
no
Altimeterno
N/A
no
Humidityno
N/A
no
Thermometerno
N/A
no
Magnetometerno
N/A
no
ANT+no
N/A
no
Face scannerno
N/A
no
Proximity
N/A
yesyes
Digital compass
N/A
yesno
Gyroscope
N/A
N/A
no

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.0
Bluetooth profileA2DP
N/A
A2DP
Sim card size
N/A
Micro-SIMMicro-SIM
Charging connection
N/A
USB
N/A
Headphone connection
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USBMicro-USB

Cellular

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