BLU R1 HD Specs

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The display of the Blu R1 HD is a 5-inch panel running at 720 by 1280 pixels, specs that are good enough for a PPI of 294.Under the hood beats the heart of a MediaTek MT6735 chipset, a SoC that integrates a 1.7GHz quad-core Cortex-A53 CPU and a Mali-T760MP2 GPU, 2 GB of RAM and 16 GB of storage. On the camera front, the R1 HD comes with an 8-megapixel main camera nad a 5-megapixel selfie unit with flash.

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Display

Size: 5.0-inch
Resolution: 1280 x 720 px, 294 PPI
Technology: IPS LCD
Screen-to-body: 66.81 %
Colors: 16 777 216
Peak brightness: 420 cd/m2 (nit)
Features: Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip: MediaTek MT6735 (28 nm)
Processor: Quad-core, 1300 MHz, ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit
GPU: Mali-T720 MP2
RAM: 2GB (LPDDR3)
Internal storage: 16GB
Storage expansion: microSDHC up to 64 GB
OS: Android (6.0 Marshmallow)
Device type: Smartphone

Battery

Capacity: 2500 mAh
Type: Li - Polymer, Not user replaceable

Camera

Rear: Single camera
Main camera: 8 MP (Autofocus)
Specifications: Aperture size: F2.0
Sensor size: 1/4"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash: LED
Video recording: 1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Features:
Video calling
Front: 5 MP (Wide Angle, Flash)
Dimensions: 5.65 x 2.83 x 0.34 inches
(143.5 x 72 x 8.7 mm)
Weight: 5.01 oz (142.0 g)
Materials: Back: Aluminum
Keys: Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors: Black

Cellular

4G (FDD): Bands 2(1900), 4(AWS-1), 7(2600), 12(700 a), 17(700 b)
3G: Bands 5(850), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed: LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM: Yes
SIM type: Micro SIM
VoLTE: Yes

Multimedia

Headphones: 3.5mm jack
Speakers: Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features: Album art cover, Background playback

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth: 4.0
Wi-Fi: 802.11 b, g, n
Hotspot
USB: microUSB, USB 2.0
Features: Mass storage device, Charging
Location: GPS, A-GPS
Sensors: Accelerometer
Other: Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Phone features

Notifications: Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features: Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording
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