I had a couple of Blus in the past. Both great value for money phones, sold by Amazon, only problem I had was their battery life but this one has a 3,700 mAh Monster battery so I think it won't be a problem.
This item will be released on February 10, 2017.
Pre-order now.
5.5" HD Display with IPS technology and Curved Glass
8MP Autofocus Main Camera + 5MP front camera with Flash
16GB internal Memory 2GB RAM, MediaTek 6737 1.3 GHz Quad Core processor
3,700 mAh Monster battery, Built in fingerprint sensor, and Android 6.0 Marshmallow
4G LTE/FDD(1/3/7/20), 3G (900/2100): Compatible with Vodafone, O2, EE, T-mobile, Three, giffgaff, Lebara, CTExcelbiz, Lyca, Talk home Mobile
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ledzepploid
19 Jan 173#3
Is spyware still a concern with Blu phones? Are others such as xiaomi clean of spyware, or is it just a chance you have to take when importing phones?
Is spyware still a concern with Blu phones? Are others such as xiaomi clean of spyware, or is it just a chance you have to take when importing phones?
simont_space to ledzepploid
19 Jan 17#4
Reading the link above it states not.
litwoojczyznomoj to ledzepploid
20 Jan 171#10
Haven't heard of any spyware on xiaomi phones. Some resellers put their own rom on xiaomi phones (which may contain all kind of junk) so if you buy one make sure you buy a phone with genuine global rom on it.
Flash1970
20 Jan 172#5
Thanks OP, used promo code BIGTHANKS and purchased for £79.99 :wink:
Order Summary
Item(s) Subtotal: £74.99
Postage & Packing: £3.96
Total Before VAT: £78.95
VAT: £15.79
Total: £94.74
Promotion Applied: -£14.75
Grand Total: £79.99
QuickProfits
20 Jan 171#6
Samsung curved their screen
Blu curved the glass to try and trick people into thinking it is the same thing..
MarioMan
20 Jan 17#7
WARNING :. There were and are numerous reports this company pre installs malware and spyware on thier phones. Hence the reason for being very cheap!!!
VeedubyaGTi
20 Jan 17#8
Cheap, surely if you can find a custom ROM for this the spyware would go? Don't think any banking apps would work then though...
AndyJWS
20 Jan 17#9
You can get away without a custom ROM if you would rather not that route, just need to do a dedicated update on one app from its makers site (and that's assuming it's an affected version!)
robcarleton81
20 Jan 17#11
If I pre-order this today, will I be charged now or when the phone is released on the 10th of February?
icavak to robcarleton81
20 Jan 171#12
When your order is dispatched, so in Feb :smiley:
robcarleton81
20 Jan 171#13
Oh yes, ordered. Thanks for the quick reply. Quite a bargain
login name
20 Jan 17#14
Maybe I had bad luck but I ordered two blue life mark (I think smaller version of this) phones from Amazon and both were faulty. Amazon did refund without hassle though.
phatbhoy
20 Jan 17#15
wife has the Blu Life Mark - camera is average, battery life very average - but no complaints for the price. This max version with the bigger battery sounds great.
And the spyware issues have been resolved - old news. I would have no hesitation recommending the brand
On my 3rd Blu mobile, Mark at the moment, but battery life is poor but phone is great. So just ordered the Max using Amazon code 'BIGTHANKS' for extra £10 off, so well happy with the deal.
shaz4jazz
21 Jan 17#18
This brand is good a part from battery problem, it consume the battery very quick and charge it very slow
Not sure about this modle
Shenx
21 Jan 17#19
I have a zte as well. Eats the battery on the look out for new phone. Think all these companies offer great specs for the money but the battery don't seem to be good enough
znh
30 Jan 17#20
Any thoughts on this or the Vodafone Smart Ultra 7?
robcarleton81
20 Feb 17#21
The release of this was delayed till today and just received a notification to say it will be further delayed till 6th of March. Disappointed, might cancel and look for something else.
msaquib
5 Mar 17#22
I got the phone delivered today. It worked out for £69 due to student and Amazon credit card discount.
Pretty fast fingerprint scanner is ok and camera is good plus dual SIM and memory card.
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Opening post
This item will be released on February 10, 2017.
Pre-order now.
5.5" HD Display with IPS technology and Curved Glass
8MP Autofocus Main Camera + 5MP front camera with Flash
16GB internal Memory 2GB RAM, MediaTek 6737 1.3 GHz Quad Core processor
3,700 mAh Monster battery, Built in fingerprint sensor, and Android 6.0 Marshmallow
4G LTE/FDD(1/3/7/20), 3G (900/2100): Compatible with Vodafone, O2, EE, T-mobile, Three, giffgaff, Lebara, CTExcelbiz, Lyca, Talk home Mobile
Top comments
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Order Summary
Item(s) Subtotal: £74.99
Postage & Packing: £3.96
Total Before VAT: £78.95
VAT: £15.79
Total: £94.74
Promotion Applied: -£14.75
Grand Total: £79.99
Blu curved the glass to try and trick people into thinking it is the same thing..
And the spyware issues have been resolved - old news. I would have no hesitation recommending the brand
Blu Life Max hands on and early impressions
Not sure about this modle
Pretty fast fingerprint scanner is ok and camera is good plus dual SIM and memory card.
Really good for the price.