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BLU R1 HD Mobile Phone
BLU R1 HD
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HTC One Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S4 Mobile Phone
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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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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 5.0Android 4.4
CPU clock speed1.3 GHz1.7 GHz1.6 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreQuad-core8-core
CPU modelMediatek MT6735Qualcomm APQ8064T Snapdragon 600Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410
GPU modelARM Mali-T720 MP4Qualcomm Adreno 320PowerVR SGX544
RAM memory
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB
2 GB2 GB

Display

Screen size5.0 in4.7 in5.0 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDOLED
Resolution1280 x 720 px1080 x 1920 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologyIPS LCDIPS TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density294.0 ppi469.0 ppi441.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 3.0
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0
Dual screen supportnonoyes
HDRnonono
3D supportno
N/A
N/A
3D touchno
N/A
N/A
Multi touchyes
N/A
yes
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Number of rear cameras1
N/A
1
Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx4.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f
N/A
2.2 f
Video recordingyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyesyesyes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
yes
Digital zoomyes
N/A
yes
Face detectionyes
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
N/A
HDR Captureyes
N/A
yes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Panoramayes
N/A
yes
Smile detectionyes
N/A
yes
Touch focusyes
N/A
yes
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/3"
N/A
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
Optical zoom
N/A
N/A
10x
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Number of front cameras1
N/A
1
Primary resolution5.0 Mpx2.1 Mpx2.0 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesnoyes
Maximum card storage64GB64GB64GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

MaterialMetal
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Plastic
Plastic
Water resistantnonono
Shock resistantnonono
Dust resistantno
N/A
N/A
Fully waterproofno
N/A
N/A
Colour of product
N/A
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Blue
  • Red
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White

Dimensions

Height5.65 in5.41 in5.38 in
Width2.83 in2.69 in2.75 in
Depth0.34 in0.37 in0.31 in
Weight5.01 oz5.04 oz4.59 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassno
N/A
N/A
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
yes
Fingerprintno
N/A
N/A
Gyroscopenoyesyes
Barometerno
N/A
yes
Pedometerno
N/A
yes
Hearth rate monitorno
N/A
N/A
Altimeterno
N/A
N/A
Humidityno
N/A
N/A
Thermometerno
N/A
N/A
Magnetometerno
N/A
N/A
ANT+noyesyes
Face scannerno
N/A
N/A

Other features

FM radioyesyesyes
FM Transmitter
N/A
yes
N/A
Built-in stereo speakers
N/A
yes
N/A
IR
N/A
yesyes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyes
  • no
  • yes
no
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.0
Bluetooth profileA2DPA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
N/A
DLNA certified
N/A
yesyes
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFC
N/A
yesyes
Charging connection
N/A
USBUSB
USB version
N/A
2.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyes
Video output
N/A
MHLMHL

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+HSPA+
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
4G LTEyesyes
  • no
  • yes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
Regional
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
yes
Navigation system
N/A
S-GPSGLONASS
3G UMTS
N/A
yesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
MiracastMiracast

Battery

Replaceable batterynonoyes
Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
Lithium ion
Battery capacity2500.0 mAh2300.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Standby time500.0 h496.0 h370.0 h
Talk time15.0 h16.8 h17.0 h
Fast charging
N/A
nono
Wireless charging
N/A
noyes

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