Budget smartphone company BLU’s latest phone is one of the company’s most expensive to date… but it’s also got some of the best specs. The BLU Energy XL features an octa-core 64-bit processor, 3GB of RAM, 64GB of storage, a fingerprint scanner, and a 1080p display. But its most impressive feature is probably the battery: […]
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BLU Energy X LTE smartphone with 4,000 mAh battery coming soon
Budget smartphone company BLU unveiled 7 new smartphones during the Consumer Electronics Show, but it looks like there may be at least one unannounced new phone on the way. A phone called the BLU Energy X LTE showed up at the FCC recently. The name suggests it’ll be an updated version of last year’s 3G-only […]
BLU launches Vivo 5 and Vivo XL octa-core phones for $149 and up
Budget phone maker BLU is launching two new phones with 5.5 inch, 720p AMOLED display, MediaTek MT6753 octa-core processors, and fast charging features. The BLU Vivo 5 features 3GB of RAM, 32GB of storage, and a microSD card slot it should be available in February for $199. The BLU Vivo XL has 2GB of RAM, 16GB […]
BLU Life One X is an octa-core, FHD phone for $99 (for now)
Smartphone company BLU has a habit of launching cheap Android phones with surprisingly decent hardware, but the new BLU Life One X might be one of the most intriguing to date. The phone has a 5.2 inch, 1920 x 1080 pixel display, an octa-core processor, support for 4G LTE networks, and 2GB of RAM. The best […]
BLU launches a phone with a 7 inch screen, $199 price tag
People sometimes use the word “phablet” to describe smartphones with nearly tablet-sized displays. But there are a handful of models that take the “nearly” out of the equation. Asus has the 7 inch Fonepad, and now BLU has the Studio 7.0 LTE. Like the Fonepad, the BLU Studio 7.0 LTE is basically a smartphone with […]
BLU launches more cheap phones with BIG batteries
Earlier this year budget phone maker BLU launched a $179 smartphone with a 5,000 mAh battery called the Studio Energy. Now the company is updating the Energy line of big-batteried phones with two new models. The BLU Studio Energy 2 has the same battery and price tag as the original, but most other specs have been improved. […]
BLU Vivo Air LTE is a $199 smartphone that’s just 0.2 inches thick
BLU is rolling out a few new smartphones this month. We’ve already looked at the $349 BLU Pure XL, which is a 6 inch phone that’s the most powerful device from BLU to date. Looking for something a little smaller? The BLU Vivo Air LTE is a smartphone with a 4.8 inch display and a super-slim […]
BLU Pure XL is a $349 phone with a big, high-res display and a speedy processor
Budget smartphone maker BLU has a history of offering low-cost phones with decent, if not exactly remarkable specs. But BLU’s latest phone breaks new ground though for the company by combining premium specs and a mid-range price. Sure, BLU isn’t the first company to take that approach, but the BLU Pure XL still looks like […]
BLU Studio C is a $100 Android 5.0 smartphone
Budget smartphone company BLU’s latest phone is a $100 handset with entry-level specs… but entry-level specs in 2015 aren’t all that bad. The BLU Studio C has a 5 inch, 1280 x 720 pixel IPS display, a quad-core processor, and it’s also the company’s first phone to ship with Android 5.0 software out of the box. […]
BLU smartphone with Cyanogen OS (and no Google apps) coming this year
The makers of Cyanogen OS haven’t been shy about their plans for the operating system: CEO Kirt McMaster wants the Android-based operating system to become a full-fledged rival to Google Android itself. A handful of smartphones including the OnePlus One, Micromax Yu, and upcoming Alcatel OneTouch Hero 2+ ship with Cyanogen OS. But that basically mean […]