5.0 inch HD touchscreen display with IPS technology and fingerprint sensor
13 MP main camera, 5 MP front camera with f2.0 aperture
Android v5.1 Lollipop operating system with 1.3 GHz 64-Bit MediaTek 6735 quad-core processor
2 GB RAM, 16 GB internal memory expandable up to 64 GB, 4G dual Micro SIM (GSM+GSM)
2300 mAh lithium-ion battery provides talk-time of 20/16/7 hours on 2G/3G/4G networks and standby time of 400 hours
Latest comments (38)
finnmaccool
22 Oct 16#38
Well spotted.
Rendezvous99
22 Oct 16#37
Currently £84.99 on amazon.co.uk
ahenry
10 Oct 16#11
I've had one of these for a couple of weeks. It has been £80 for a while. I had a Lenovo K5 for a month beforehand, for £95 on the Amazon Prime day - it has been £125 since then. The BLU Life Mark has 4 cores instead of 8 for the K5, and is noticably slower to charge. The Lenovo would charge up when plugged into a 2A socket in my car, whilst using Waze. This one slowly discharges. Both have 2GB RAM, and are a pretty similar size. This has the USB socket at the bottom. Its at the top of the K5.
It comes with a gel case, a screen protector and some in ear headphones.
Its a reasonable phone, from Amazon. You can probably get a better specification for less from a Chinese site, but warranty repairs and returns will be more of a hassle.
finnmaccool to ahenry
19 Oct 16#36
Have to agree. I've just received mine and wasn't expecting much, but I'm surprised. it's as good if not better than the galaxy s5 I hated, and runs fast enough for what I need. plays dead trigger 2 a treat also.
The GPS fix is faster than my Note 4 indoors and the camera is definately better than the S5. I'm impressed with the finger print scanner. it's really fast to unlock and makes the one on my Note 4 look like cheap Sh1t.
finnmaccool
17 Oct 16#35
Mines due today. will update on first impressions.
rasdonny
17 Oct 16#34
Thx
finnmaccool
16 Oct 16#33
Nope
rasdonny
16 Oct 16#32
does it have nfc ?
thx :smiley:
Gaur
16 Oct 16#31
Bought this phone before coming to the USA on holiday. Battery life is not great unless you have it on battery saving mode but other than that it runs fast and I really like the finger print censor.
For the money it is a great dual sim phone that takes a 64gb card
BeulahSoddy316
14 Oct 16#30
Good mobile and the attractive surface appearance.
finnmaccool
13 Oct 16#29
Hi. have you installed marshmallow?
safctopcat
13 Oct 16#28
nice find
finnmaccool
13 Oct 16#27
ordered.
escortboy
12 Oct 16#26
I don't have a link but it's stated in countless threads and users have had no problems.
Try it yourself! :smiley:
kalico
12 Oct 16#25
Really? That's interesting. I thought it was only 30 days on Warehouse deals. I'm struggling to find a link to confirm it either way. Do you have one?
Uwish
12 Oct 16#24
Have you installed marshmallow ? as that link takes you too a spam site
Captainbeavus
11 Oct 16#23
Could you please share a link so I can have a read?
Thanks
kcajjones
11 Oct 16#21
It's definitely a "value" phone, but 2GB of RAM in 2016 is a bit worrying. My nexus 5 has just been replaced as it's not coping too well with android marshmallow and lags significantly with Google maps, which I use all the time. Also, battery less than 3000 mAh means you'll need to charge the phone at least once a day.
silps to kcajjones
11 Oct 16#22
i find it's a fast phone and you can get 2 days out of the battery
bullerbug
11 Oct 16#20
thank you . have a poor student who needs a new phone with a small budget . I think this may tide them over
bullerbug
11 Oct 16#16
one final question , I'd be hung if I got this and it couldn't run Pokémon go
kp39 to bullerbug
11 Oct 16#19
Unfortunately it will run pokemon go
JJBDude
11 Oct 16#17
Been wanting to get a device for my 6 year old to use to play Pokemon go on. Would this be suitable?
kp39 to JJBDude
11 Oct 16#18
Yes it should run pokemon go
bullerbug
11 Oct 16#14
one of the comments was about it stuck on 5.1 what issues will this cause , never given this any thought before ,as I'm running same on Vodafone smart ultra 6 and was looking for a stand in phone
kp39 to bullerbug
11 Oct 161#15
Blue has mentioned that it will be upgraded to 6.0
escortboy
11 Oct 16#13
You get 12 months warranty on items sold by Amazon warehouse, you just get refunded if it develops a fault rather than being given a replacement.
escortboy
10 Oct 16#3
£59.51 for white Amazon warehouse one. Used very good when you've got student prime!
kalico to escortboy
11 Oct 16#12
I would advise paying the extra and getting the full warranty.
cat410
10 Oct 161#8
never heard of this brand before
silps to cat410
10 Oct 161#10
American brand who specialise in value for money. The have a large catalogue of phones on their website.
I bought one to replace a nexus 4 and the blu is better in all respects. Good battery life and charges from 0% to full in 4 hours. Stock android is great and the fingerprint sensor is faster than the iPhone 6 sensor. Camera is average but does ok. Seriously buy a large sensor camera if your into photography, all phone cameras are poor compared to a large sensor. I find the screen brightness is fine but haven't used it in full sun.
Oh did I mention it has a fingerprint sensor for £80!
They are also launching a blu vivo 5r for £170 on Amazon, has a great spec too.
mcwildcard
10 Oct 16#7
Surprisingly decent phone for the money, but the screen is easily scratched and completely washes out in direct sunlight.
The camera is poor and its not great at picking up a phone signal in less well served areas.
I bought one as a stop gap while my LG G4 was being repaired, it did the job, and for the money was a real eye opener.
mickymcd
10 Oct 161#6
just orderd one had my ultra 6 refunded from amazon thx o.p
I have this phone. Bought for £79.99 as a backup. Not had any of the problems that other people seem to have had. The only thing I don't like is the tinny sound from the speaker when playing music but using bluetooth external speaker fixes that. Oh and use open camera instead of the one that comes with it.
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5.0 inch HD touchscreen display with IPS technology and fingerprint sensor
13 MP main camera, 5 MP front camera with f2.0 aperture
Android v5.1 Lollipop operating system with 1.3 GHz 64-Bit MediaTek 6735 quad-core processor
2 GB RAM, 16 GB internal memory expandable up to 64 GB, 4G dual Micro SIM (GSM+GSM)
2300 mAh lithium-ion battery provides talk-time of 20/16/7 hours on 2G/3G/4G networks and standby time of 400 hours
Latest comments (38)
It comes with a gel case, a screen protector and some in ear headphones.
Its a reasonable phone, from Amazon. You can probably get a better specification for less from a Chinese site, but warranty repairs and returns will be more of a hassle.
The GPS fix is faster than my Note 4 indoors and the camera is definately better than the S5. I'm impressed with the finger print scanner. it's really fast to unlock and makes the one on my Note 4 look like cheap Sh1t.
thx :smiley:
For the money it is a great dual sim phone that takes a 64gb card
Try it yourself! :smiley:
Thanks
http://bluproducts.com/home/
Oh did I mention it has a fingerprint sensor for £80!
They are also launching a blu vivo 5r for £170 on Amazon, has a great spec too.
The camera is poor and its not great at picking up a phone signal in less well served areas.
I bought one as a stop gap while my LG G4 was being repaired, it did the job, and for the money was a real eye opener.
I have this phone. Bought for £79.99 as a backup. Not had any of the problems that other people seem to have had. The only thing I don't like is the tinny sound from the speaker when playing music but using bluetooth external speaker fixes that. Oh and use open camera instead of the one that comes with it.