Category: BLU

BLU is running another sale today over at the Amazon store front and the BLU Studio 6.0 HD LTE is one of the highlights.  Today you can pick up the 6″ Android phablet with its 13MP camera, 16GB of storage and 2GB of RAM for only $206.84.  That’s a savings of just over 26% off the regular price of $279.  This is the full blown LTE version too which will work here in the United States on T-Mobile and while it will work with AT&T, you will likely only get HSDPA+.  It’s a great price for a device that is loaded with the specifications of this phone and certainly one to consider if you are looking for a big screen, budget minded phone.

The BLU Studio 6.0 LTE will come with KitKat installed but the Lollipop update for this device has already been released by BLU so you can get the latest-and-greatest Android pretty much out of the box.

BLU Studio 6.0 HD LTE on Amazon – $206.84

If however you are looking for something a little less on the screen size, BLU has several other of their phones on sale today too.

Along with the new Life One 2015 Edition, BLU announced the new 5.5″ display Life One 8 XL today.  This dual-SIM, 8-core powered phone features 8GB of on-board storage which you can expand an additional 64GB with a Micro-SD card, 1GB of RAM, a 8MP rear facing camera and will be upgradable to Lollipop in the July time frame.  This new phone will be available starting July 1 and is available for pre-order for only $129.

Built inside the Life 8 XL is a 5.5-inch HD display with 268 ppi, utilizing full lamination, IPS, and OGS technologies with an incredible color reproduction, brightness and quality for a perfect viewing experience. Camera options include an 8.0 mega pixel main camera plus 2 mega pixel front facing camera. The LIFE 8 XL’s memory configuration includes 8GB built in storage plus 1GB RAM, with an expandable Micro SD slot of up to 64GB. Additional features include Dual SIM Dual Active technology for multiple SIM card support.

BLU Life One 8 XL – Pre-Order for $129 from Amazon

Today over at Amazon you can get a great deal on the BLU Studio 6.0 LTE Phablet.  Regularly priced at $279, today you can get it for $206, a savings of over 25%.  This 6″ display device is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 quad-core processor and has 16GB of on board storage which you can expand up to an addition 64GB with the Micro-SD slot.  It is also equipped with an impressive 13MP rear camera and a 5MP front camera for great photos.  While the Snapdragon 400 is certainly pedestrian by the new set of Snapdragon processors on the market, it is still quite snappy and for the price, this phone is hard to beat.

BLU Studio 6.0 LTE with 6-Inch Full HD Display, 13MP Camera, Android KitKat v4.4 and 4G LTE HSPA+ Unlocked Cell Phone – White

Today over at Amazon you can score a great deal on the dual-SIM BLU Studio 6 HD Android phablet for only $140.83.  That is a 25% savings off the regular price of $189.00.  The 6″ display device was recently announced to be receiving the Lollipop update this month which makes it even better considering not every phone will get the latest build of Android.  The sale is on the 8GB storage version of the device (which can be expanded up to an additional 64GB via the MicroSD slot) which has a 6″ 720 x 1280 display.  If you are looking for a phablet experience without the phablet price, this is on to take a look at today.

BLU Studio 6.0 HD Smartphone – Unlocked – Black

Over the past couple of weeks I have been using the BLU VIVO IV Android phone as my primary device.  While I still remain skeptical of the Android platform for a lot of reasons (I’m not a fan of the UI for example), that could not detour me from this phone.  BLU, a US-based company, has an outstanding device in the VIVO IV.  It is sexy slim, solidly built and has some outstanding features that make this $299 phone (I picked mine up for $199 from B&H) one everyone should consider if they are looking for an affordable phone.  While the BLU VIVO IV isn’t perfect, a lot of what I didn’t like about it can be adjusted through other apps available in the Play Store.  It means you may have to do some customizing to get it the way you want it but performance wise, you are not going to be disappointed.

Earlier this week I ordered a BLU VIVO IV Android phone from B&H Photo.  The idea behind getting this phone was really two fold.  First, I needed it for work to do some testing of software.  Second, when it comes to this blog, the reality is that right now Microsoft’s apps for mobile devices are far superior on Android and iOS than they are to Windows Phone.  That is going to change – soon I think – but in order for me to be a “Windows centric” site, I have to look at these other platforms for which Microsoft makes apps.

I will tell you though that I found the selection process for finding a new Android phone painful.  With iOS you get two choices on screen size and three choices on how much storage you want.  With Windows Phone, it is somewhat the same although you could argue there is a bit more variety available especially around screen size.  Then there is Android.  Not only do you have the normal screen size and storage capacity questions but you also have the question of what version of Android is on a device and if it is upgradable.  It is a bit of a nightmare and I will argue with anyone who tells me there is not fragmentation in the Android ecosystem due to the wide range of versions of Android running on devices.

But I digress.  I selected the BLU VIVO IV for several reasons.  First, spec-wise, it is impressive.  It is powered by a 1.7GHz Octa-Core processor with 2GB of RAM.  It comes with 16GB of storage built in but that is not expandable.  There is no MicroSD slot in this phone.  For some that’s a deal breaker but the reality is, for what I’m using this phone for, that should be plenty of storage.