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BLU R1 HD Mobile Phone
BLU R1 HD
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Samsung Galaxy S3 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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4.7 out of 5
11 user ratings
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4 stars
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4.4 out of 5
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4.3 out of 5
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4.3 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 4.3Android 4.4
CPU clock speed1.3 GHz1.4 GHz1.6 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreQuad-core8-core
CPU modelMediatek MT6735Samsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410
GPU modelARM Mali-T720 MP4ARM Mali-400PowerVR SGX544
RAM memory
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB
2 GB

Display

Screen size5.0 in4.8 in5.0 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLED
Resolution1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologyIPS LCD
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density294.0 ppi306.0 ppi441.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 2.0Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0
Dual screen supportnonoyes
HDRnonono
3D supportno
N/A
N/A
3D touchno
N/A
N/A
Multi touchyesyesyes
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Number of rear cameras1
N/A
1
Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f2.6 f2.2 f
Video recordingyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyesyes
Digital zoomyesyesyes
Face detectionyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
N/A
HDR Captureyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyes
Smile detectionyesyesyes
Touch focusyesyesyes
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yesyes
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
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 Mpx1.9 Mpx2.0 Mpx

Storage

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

Design

MaterialMetalPlasticPlastic
Water resistantnonono
Shock resistantnonono
Dust resistantno
N/A
N/A
Fully waterproofno
N/A
N/A
Colour of product
N/A
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Titanium
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White

Dimensions

Height5.65 in5.38 in5.38 in
Width2.83 in2.78 in2.75 in
Depth0.34 in0.34 in0.31 in
Weight5.01 oz4.69 oz4.59 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassno
N/A
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Fingerprintno
N/A
N/A
Gyroscopenoyesyes
Barometernoyesyes
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+no
N/A
yes
Face scannerno
N/A
N/A

Other features

FM radioyesyesyes
IR
N/A
yesyes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesnono
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.0
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HSP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBMicro-USB
N/A
DLNA certified
N/A
yesyes
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • AAC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • 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
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • DC-HSDPA
  • HSPA+
HSPA+
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
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
4G LTEyes
  • no
  • yes
  • no
  • yes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • Regional
Regional
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
Navigation system
N/A
GLONASSGLONASS
3G UMTS
N/A
yesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batterynoyesyes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2500.0 mAh2100.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Standby time500.0 h830.0 h370.0 h
Talk time15.0 h22.0 h17.0 h
Fast charging
N/A
nono
Wireless charging
N/A
noyes

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