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BLU R1 HD Mobile Phone
BLU R1 HD
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Huawei Honor V8 Mobile Phone
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ZTE Maven 2 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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3 editorial reviews
An extraordinarily shiny Android phone with extraordinary specsRead more
With dual cameras, dual Sim, microSD card slot, premium build and two-day battery life, the only thing holding back the Honor 8 is Huawei’s softwareRead more
This well-crafted, midprice handset takes good photos with its double cameras, while saving you big bucks.Read more
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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 %
1 stars
0 %
41
4.2 out of 5
41 user ratings
5 stars
43 %
4 stars
36 %
3 stars
19 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
36
4.1 out of 5
36 user ratings
5 stars
36 %
4 stars
38 %
3 stars
22 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %

Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 6.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.3 GHz2.0 GHz1.1 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-coreQuad-core
CPU modelMediatek MT6735Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 950Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 MSM8909
GPU modelARM Mali-T720 MP4ARM Mali-T880 MP4Qualcomm Adreno 304
RAM memory
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB
4 GB1 GB

Display

Screen size5.0 in5.7 in5.0 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCD
Resolution1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px854 x 480 px
TechnologyIPS LCDIPS LCD
N/A
Pixel density294.0 ppi386.0 ppi196.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 3.0
N/A
N/A
Dual screen supportnono
N/A
HDRnono
N/A
3D supportno
N/A
N/A
3D touchno
N/A
N/A
Multi touchyesyesyes

Rear camera

Number of rear cameras1
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f2.2 f
N/A
Video recordingyesyes
N/A
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyesyes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
yes
Digital zoomyesyesyes
Face detectionyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
Gesture Shotyesyes
N/A
HDR Captureyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyes
Smile detectionyesyesyes
Touch focusyesyesyes

Front camera

Number of front cameras1
N/A
N/A
Primary resolution5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
8 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage64GB128GB64GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSDmicroSDmicroSD

Design

MaterialMetalMetalPlastic
Water resistantnono
N/A
Shock resistantnono
N/A
Dust resistantno
N/A
N/A
Fully waterproofno
N/A
N/A
Colour of product
N/A
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.65 in6.18 in5.73 in
Width2.83 in3.06 in2.87 in
Depth0.34 in0.31 in0.43 in
Weight5.01 oz6.0 oz5.86 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassnoyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Fingerprintnoyes
N/A
Gyroscopenoyes
N/A
Barometerno
N/A
N/A
Pedometerno
N/A
N/A
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
N/A
Face scannerno
N/A
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyesyes
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.14.1
Bluetooth profileA2DP
N/A
N/A
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBUSB Type-CMicro-USB
NFC
N/A
yes
N/A
Charging connection
N/A
USB
N/A
USB version
N/A
3.1
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yes
N/A
Video output
N/A
DisplayPort over USB-C
N/A

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
N/A
Data transmissionHSPA+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
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
Navigation system
N/A
GPSGPS
3G UMTS
N/A
yes
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batteryno
N/A
yes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium PolymerLithium ion
Battery capacity2500.0 mAh3500.0 mAh2300.0 mAh
Standby time500.0 h437.0 h408.0 h
Talk time15.0 h25.0 h18.0 h
Fast charging
N/A
no
N/A
Wireless charging
N/A
no
N/A