Share angeleyes's profile
angeleyes
angeleyes's stats
- Review count2
- Helpfulness votes28
- First reviewNovember 22, 2015
- Last reviewMarch 9, 2016
- Featured reviews0
- Average rating5
Reviews comments
- Review comment count0
- Helpfulness votes0
- First review commentNone
- Last review commentNone
- Featured review comments0
Questions
- Question count0
- Helpfulness votes0
- First questionNone
- Last questionNone
- Featured questions0
Answers
- Answer count0
- Helpfulness votes0
- First answerNone
- Last answerNone
- Featured answers0
- Best answers0
angeleyes's Reviews
Show off your style with the BLU VIVO 5 smartphone. The gold-colored shell hides away the powerful octa-core processor that powers this technological marvel, and combined with 3GB of RAM, the processor delivers powerful graphics at 720p for maximum viewing pleasure on the 5.5-inch screen. The BLU VIVO 5 smartphone is unlocked, so you can use it on any network.
Customer Rating
5
Awesome Phone
on March 9, 2016
Posted by: angeleyes
OK so I have owned around 20 cell phones in my life and been around and played with close to 40 (because we all know that when a friend gets a new phone we want to check it out) I can tell u this much having owned apple, Samsung, HTC and Blu and LG, that this is my 4th Blu phone and definitely not my last. In my house right now different members own an iphone6s, LG g style, a note 4 and my vivo5. I have been previously more attracted to the Blu Studio series line because they didn't look like an iPhone while the vivo line has always had a look of an iPhone. But when I saw this phone and the way it looked online in the pictures I absolutely had to have it. So let's get down to business:
It came in a gold box (oooh) and inside that void it came with premium Blu earbuds, a simple clear you case, a regular static stick screen protector, a charger (not slim BTW but something that closely relates to the new apple chargers) and a pin to open the slim card/memory card slot, and of course the phone. Before turning on the phone I looked at it thoroughly. It is in fact a metal unibody and a beautiful one at that. I noticed on Amazon a person or 2 complaining about seeing the glue on the back of the phone, and I do see it on my phone only it is not glue but a hot glue tape used to protect the phone during assembly so once you take it off it won't bother you. It feels like a high end phone just holding it and looking at it. Blu didn't over brand this phone it only says Blu on the back. If you think of iPhone it's exactly where the apple is. The screen is massive almost edge to edge.
Power the phone on and you definitely see amoled maybe not as pronounced as galaxy s6 but still at this price point it's great. Super fast processor I can multi task with ease. It should be noted now that this phone is 32gb internal memory but if you want to use your memory card then it is not dual sim for you as the slot has either room for 2 sim cards or a micro SD and one sim. The games preform great and with 4glte on T-Mobile it's super fast everything. Camera on this phone could be better for indoor use as some of the pictures look grainy. But outdoors the back camera is great. I haven't lagged on internet at all, no lag with having multiple apps open just absolutely no lag. That's 3gb of ram well working. annoying 2 things I have found a tad bit annoying are the power button being right under the volume and the pull-down menu people using Android are used to which is gone. It is now a pull-up menu which like I said can become annoying.
It came in a gold box (oooh) and inside that void it came with premium Blu earbuds, a simple clear you case, a regular static stick screen protector, a charger (not slim BTW but something that closely relates to the new apple chargers) and a pin to open the slim card/memory card slot, and of course the phone. Before turning on the phone I looked at it thoroughly. It is in fact a metal unibody and a beautiful one at that. I noticed on Amazon a person or 2 complaining about seeing the glue on the back of the phone, and I do see it on my phone only it is not glue but a hot glue tape used to protect the phone during assembly so once you take it off it won't bother you. It feels like a high end phone just holding it and looking at it. Blu didn't over brand this phone it only says Blu on the back. If you think of iPhone it's exactly where the apple is. The screen is massive almost edge to edge.
Power the phone on and you definitely see amoled maybe not as pronounced as galaxy s6 but still at this price point it's great. Super fast processor I can multi task with ease. It should be noted now that this phone is 32gb internal memory but if you want to use your memory card then it is not dual sim for you as the slot has either room for 2 sim cards or a micro SD and one sim. The games preform great and with 4glte on T-Mobile it's super fast everything. Camera on this phone could be better for indoor use as some of the pictures look grainy. But outdoors the back camera is great. I haven't lagged on internet at all, no lag with having multiple apps open just absolutely no lag. That's 3gb of ram well working. annoying 2 things I have found a tad bit annoying are the power button being right under the volume and the pull-down menu people using Android are used to which is gone. It is now a pull-up menu which like I said can become annoying.
When using this phone I do feel like I'm holding and iPhone on Android lol but I love it and have gotten used to it within 3 days and have had this phone for a week now. This is a great buy for this price.
Mobile Submission: True
I would recommend this to a friend!
Share this review:
+16points
18of 20voted this as helpful.
Blu Life One XL Unlocked Cell Phone: Surf the Web, play games and stream content with this cell phone, which offers a 5.5" touch-screen display and rapid 4G support. Add a microSD card to expand the memory by up to 64GB, and use the 13.0MP rear-facing camera to capture photos and video-worthy moments in crisp, clear detail.
Customer Rating
5
Great phone for a great price
on November 22, 2015
Posted by: angeleyes
This is my 3rd BLU phone, my family has turned BLU as well lol. My first was the Blu Studio 5.0, my second was the Blu Studio 5.5S, and now this phone Blu Life One XL. I have come to expect certain things from BLU, such as cheap prices and good quality phone, along with great design, colors, and dual sim slots. This phone does not disappoint. Nothing for 200 and the features that this has (comparable to galaxy s4/s5) can disappoint. It starts off great, super bright screen!!! You can see the vivid colors right away and its so bright that I literally have to keep it on the dimmest setting when indoors because it hurts. Screen has great sensitivity, which is a super plus! Pretty fast response for a phone that is only working with 1GB RAM, but again for 200 I am not a complainer. Camera is great...outside where theres good lighting. Once your inside and its a little dim even with the flash it is a bit hard to get a super clear picture, but if you know how to work it which you will after a while you will become a master at it.
I would give only one downfall of the phone. It does come with Android KitKat 4.4.4 out of the box and it does say that it is upgradeable to Lollipop... but its not. And with BLU, they don't constantly update like other brands do so you are pretty much stuck with whatever version you have on your phone now. They do not continue support for them, so you will not be updating your phone anytime a new patch is available. They keep the costs down for us and themselves by not providing support. So if you are not a person that constantly needs updates and new android versions, then this will be fine for you. I had my Studio 5.5S running on JellyBean for 2 years and I honestly didnt care for nor need an update.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Share this review:
+10points
10of 10voted this as helpful.
angeleyes's Review Comments
angeleyes has not submitted comments on any reviews.
angeleyes's Questions
angeleyes has not submitted any questions.
angeleyes's Answers
angeleyes has not submitted any answers.