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BLU R1 HD vs ZTE Maven 2

2.83 in
5.65 in
BLU R1 HD Mobile Phone
BLU R1 HD
2.87 in
5.73 in
ZTE Maven 2 Mobile Phone
ZTE Maven 2
Editiorial reviews
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7 editorial reviews
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User rating
39
4.3 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
46 %
4 stars
38 %
3 stars
15 %
2 stars
0 %
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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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Full Comparison

Hardware

BLU R1 HDBLU R1 HD
ZTE Maven 2ZTE Maven 2
Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.3 GHz1.1 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreQuad-core
CPU modelMediatek MT6735Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 MSM8909
GPU modelARM Mali-T720 MP4Qualcomm Adreno 304
RAM memory
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB
1 GB

Display

BLU R1 HDBLU R1 HD
ZTE Maven 2ZTE Maven 2
Screen size5.0 in5.0 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCD
Resolution1280 x 720 px854 x 480 px
Pixel density294.0 ppi196.0 ppi
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

BLU R1 HDBLU R1 HD
ZTE Maven 2ZTE Maven 2
Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyes
Burst Modeyesyes
Digital zoomyesyes
Face detectionyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
HDR Captureyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Panoramayesyes
Smile detectionyesyes
Touch focusyesyes

Front camera

BLU R1 HDBLU R1 HD
ZTE Maven 2ZTE Maven 2
Primary resolution5.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx

Storage

BLU R1 HDBLU R1 HD
ZTE Maven 2ZTE Maven 2
Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
8 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
Maximum card storage64GB64GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSDmicroSD

Design

BLU R1 HDBLU R1 HD
ZTE Maven 2ZTE Maven 2
MaterialMetalPlastic

Dimensions

BLU R1 HDBLU R1 HD
ZTE Maven 2ZTE Maven 2
Height5.65 in5.73 in
Width2.83 in2.87 in
Depth0.34 in0.43 in
Weight5.01 oz5.86 oz

Sensors

BLU R1 HDBLU R1 HD
ZTE Maven 2ZTE Maven 2
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Digital compassnoyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes

Connectivity

BLU R1 HDBLU R1 HD
ZTE Maven 2ZTE Maven 2
Dual sim supportyesyes
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.1
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBMicro-USB

Cellular

BLU R1 HDBLU R1 HD
ZTE Maven 2ZTE Maven 2
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 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
  • 850 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyes

Battery

BLU R1 HDBLU R1 HD
ZTE Maven 2ZTE Maven 2
Replaceable batterynoyes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2500.0 mAh2300.0 mAh
Standby time500.0 h408.0 h
Talk time15.0 h18.0 h

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