Blu phones - next competitor of Samsung Mobiles

Blu phones - next competitor of Samsung Mobiles

Review from valuable customer:

BLU produced very good but low cost entry level 4G LTE phone. There were some sacrifices made by BLU in order to achieve the price, which means this phone is not for everyone.

In my opinion this phone is perfect for anyone who does not want to be stuck in and contract and does not plan to install many apps or play more graphic intensive games. The phone is good for using the Internet, taking pictures as long as you are using a microsd card, making phone calls, and a lighter usage of apps.

I rated this phone 4 stars. The rating based on the criteria I have listed.

I have tested this phone on both at&t and T-Mobile networks. I am including screenshots in my review. Feel free to ask questions in the comments field and I will try to answer them.

CONCLUSION:

- Device Storage: This is my biggest CON. The cost difference between 8GB and 16GB NAND Flash is minimal. The company should have gone with 16GB even if they decided to slightly increase the cost of the phone. Considering the Android OS takes up a good portion of the storage, which will be worse with Lollipop once BLU pushes out the upgrade later this year. . available storage showed 4.66GBYes you can add a Microsd card but many apps cannot be move to the MicroSD card.

- RAM: 1GB of RAM limits the amount of multitasking you can perform without suffering from stuttering. No issues watching Netflix

- Shipping with KitKat rather than Lollipop does not make much sense with a new phone.

- Missing BAND 5 (at&t) and BAND 12 (T-Mobile) LTE Bands. This could impact some people.

- Single Band WiFi. 2.4Ghz only.

PROS:

- Not much bloatware like you see with the major manufacturers. Mostly Google apps and only a few BLU apps
- Easy to navigate and use interface.
- Nice display, sure it is not 1080 or Quad HD but the battery will last longer and allows for the lower price point
- Multi Sim: You can have to 2 SIM cards in the phone but you cannot use a microsd card if you use both SIM ports
- Price: Even with the low device storage, you still get a more than capable 4G LTE phone
- Camera: The photos look great with the camera. Lower light photos do suffer from noise.
- Battery: While not removable this battery performs well enough to last the day with moderate usage. Overnight with phone idle, it lost about 7% of battery after about 8 hours.