The BLU G91 Max is a budget smartphone with a few specs that you don’t typically find in low-cost models, including 8GB of RAM, 128GB of storage, and support for wireless charging. That’s not bad for a phone with a list price of $250 and which is currently on sale for $180. But some of […]
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BOLD N1 is a $250 smartphone with some premium features (AMOLED display, 128GB storage, wireless charging)
21 Comments on BOLD N1 is a $250 smartphone with some premium features (AMOLED display, 128GB storage, wireless charging)The BOLD N1 is a smartphone designed to offer flagship-level specs at a low price, and it… kind of delivers? With a 6.4 inch, FHD+ AMOLED display, metal and glass body, dual rear cameras, in-display fingerprint sensor, support for wireless charging and wired fast charging, the BOLD N1 sure sounds like a flagship. So why […]
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BLU Vivo X smartphone has 8-cores, 4 cameras
Budget phone maker BLU’s latest handset checks a lot of boxes that make it look more like a premium device than a value-oriented phone. The BLU Vivo X has 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. It has a 6 inch display with an 18:9 aspect ratio. And the phone has a 4,010 mAh battery. […]
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BLU has a software fix for users locked out of Life One X2 smartphones
If you’ve been unable to login to your BLU Life One X2 smartphone for the past week, there’s finally a fix available. BLU rolled out a software update in November that left users unable to unlock their phones using their existing PIN or patterns. But now the company says affected users can email [email protected] to […]
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Users can’t login BLU Life One X2 phones after software update
Budget smartphone company BLU is often criticized for failing to roll out operating system updates for its Android phones. But this week the company did roll out an update… and it’s causing serious problems for users. The latest update for the BLU Life One X2 won’t let users login to their phones after it’s installed. BLU […]
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BLU phones return to Amazon following privacy scare
Earlier this week Amazon suspended sales of some smartphones from BLU Products. The move came in response to concerns raised by security firm Kryptowire, which reported that some user data was being sent by software on those phones to servers in China without first obtaining permission from users. But now Amazon is selling BLU phones […]
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Amazon (sort of) suspends sales of BLU smartphones due to security/privacy concerns
It’s been a little over half a year since security researchers at Kryptowire discovered software running on some budget smartphones that sends sensitive data to a server in China without notifying the the user of the phone. One of the phones in question was the popular (and dirt cheap) BLU R1 HD. BLU released a […]
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BLU launches R2 smartphone lineup with bigger screen and battery
The BLU R1 HD is an entry-level smartphone that launched last year for about $100 and up. It was also one of the first phones available as an Amazon Prime Exclusive, which means you can still buy the phone for as little as $50 if you’re willing to put up with ads on the lock […]
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Blu R1 Plus smartphone now available for $140
As expected, BLU is following up last year’s popular BLU R1 HD smartphone with a new model called the BLU R1 Plus. But while I was expecting the new phone to be another Amazon Prime Exclusive, it turns out it’s actually available from both Amazon and Best Buy… but the Best Buy version is cheaper, with […]
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BLU launches a $180 phone with FHD display, 4GB of RAM, 64GB of storage
Budget smartphones have come a long way in the past few years. Smartphone maker BLU’s latest is the BLU Life One X2 Mini. It sports a 5 inch, 1920 x 1080 pixel display, 4GB of RAM, 64GB of storage, and a Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 chip. Sure, that octa-core processor mobile platform isn’t exactly going to win […]