BLU R1 HD - 8 GB - Black - 2024 report by Whydis

BLU R1 HD - 8 GB - Black

Style:Standard Version - Without Offers & Ads  |  Size:8 GB Storage + 1 GB RAM Introducing R1 HD, the newest member of the BLU smartphone famil...

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Value

(57 reviews)
Deal

(53 reviews)
Size

(20 reviews)
Phone work

(31 reviews)
Feature

(39 reviews)
Case

(35 reviews)
Price

(111 reviews)
Picture

(40 reviews)
Performance

(34 reviews)
Product

(65 reviews)
Quality

(79 reviews)
Camera

(145 reviews)
Screen

(126 reviews)
Message

(22 reviews)
Battery drain

(22 reviews)
Reason

(16 reviews)
Ad

(69 reviews)
Way

(27 reviews)
Wifi

(20 reviews)
Time

(40 reviews)
Bluetooth

(26 reviews)
Reset

(14 reviews)
Phone numb

(5 reviews)

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Reviews around value (4.78 of 5)

  • The phone is good value for money, essentially you get your bang for your buck so to speak
  • This phone is a great value that works well all day, every day.
  • I wouldn't really recommend this phone as I was disappointed in the phone and it's performance
  • For the price of the phone he finds it to be a great value.
  • However, this phone is slick, reliable, quite fast and a good value for the money
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Reviews around deal (4.76 of 5)

  • good deal, the camera sucks if you frequently take photos get something else with better cameras trust me!!!!!
  • I wouldn't really recommend this phone as I was disappointed in the phone and it's performance
  • Although I didn't buy this phone for the great $60 deal, it is worth the money spent.
  • If you aren't a bluetooth user and are looking for an entry level phone it is a good deal.
  • Have had this phone for a over a week now and for an entry level android phone for $60 (with ads) is a great deal
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Reviews around size (4.69 of 5)

  • The size is perfect for my larger-than-average hands and the screen is beautiful
  • Good size screen, colors, smooth, etc!I never heard of this cell brand before; however, I am a heavy IT
  • It has a bright screen, its a good size, and runs reasonably fast
  • Decent camera, good size, awesome for someone who is starting out with a smartphone (or loses and/or breaks
  • a bit limited- (I highly suggest you use ArmorSuit or similar product)
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Reviews around phone work (4.62 of 5)

  • Hate it.we're r always popping up,battery will not stay charged
  • Says this phone works on Verizon when we tried to get it hooked up it will not work with the Verizon network
  • This phone works great and is the cheapest smart phone I have ever had
  • The phone worked fine, the camera was not the best, but it was fine
  • If the phone works, then you are lucky.......if it does not , you will never get any Support
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Reviews around feature (4.26 of 5)

  • So despite the other nice features, I am going to return it.
  • If your looking for a quality built, inexpensive , unlocked smartphone that has all the features of an expensive smart phone (will work with any GSM carrier: T mobile, ATT, etc
  • If your looking for a quality built, inexpensive , unlocked smartphone that has all the features of an expensive smart phone (will work with any GSM carrier: T mobile, ATT, etc
  • I was surprised by how many great features this phone has
  • But lacking a bigtime basic feature of setting up a speed dial from the dial-pad.
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Reviews around case (4.16 of 5)

  • My next purchases will be the protective case, a screen cover and MicroSD for additional storage
  • I wouldn't really recommend this phone as I was disappointed in the phone and it's performance
  • Just in case I break or lose it, it's not my regular phone
  • Bought a really cheap rubbery "case" for it (see another review of mine) and don't even have a screen protector on it yet
  • In my case, definetly better than my iPhone 6 plus which does not support band 12.
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Reviews around price (4.11 of 5)

  • The price is great for the phone (if it stayed working like a few weeks ago).
  • I purchased this phone because of its great price and didn't expect much
  • This is an amazing phone that's at a really cheap price
  • The price was great and this phone performs well for my needs.
  • Now used for two weeks, and I have to say this is enough phone for me, at an unbelievable price.
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Reviews around picture (3.87 of 5)

  • Snappy enough, easy to set up, and the pictures weren't spectacular but at times when my primary phone died it was awesome to take this simple guy out and snap some shots
  • This phone stopped reading my SD card within a few days and I lost the ability to take more pictures without reformatting the card and erasing those I had already taken.
  • The camera glass broke and now all pictures are fuzzy and unusable.
  • It doesn't take very good pictures other than that it is fast
  • The camera is horrible, it doesn't take good pictures at all
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Reviews around performance (3.84 of 5)

  • The performance on the phone is great for games and FB.
  • I wouldn't really recommend this phone as I was disappointed in the phone and it's performance
  • I'm fixing to upgrade to an iPhone because this phone's crappy performance has completely turned me off of android.
  • They don't hinder performance nor are they intrusive at all
  • Besides the lackluster battery performance, the phone has relatively little lag, and I'm able to use all of my favorite apps
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Reviews around product (3.79 of 5)

  • this is a waste of money and timeI would DEFINITELY NOT recommend this product
  • This product is nice, but it is not compatible with Sprint
  • I do not know how it works, because I bought this product and it never worked ..
  • Don't waste your money buying this phone, it is not a good product
  • and I can't tell you how happy he is to have his own working phone thank you for a great product!!!
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Reviews around quality (3.65 of 5)

  • However, the internal build quality is atrocious and consistently fails not just to impress, but to function at all.
  • Advantages:Cheap phone but quality build (metal), up to date software, good enough camera, and good enough soundDisadvantages
  • However, the internal build quality is atrocious and consistently fails not just to impress, but to function at all.
  • Price was attractive (inexpenisve), and the quality of the phone was great.
  • It is fast, has a great screen and the quality of the phone voice reception is excellent
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Reviews around camera (3.36 of 5)

  • In conclusion, unless the camera is a big issue, buy this phone
  • The camera is horrible, it doesn't take good pictures at all
  • However, the camera is lacking and it doesn't have gyroscope.
  • You're not buying this for the camera - it's just not good
  • The phone worked fine, the camera was not the best, but it was fine
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Reviews around screen (2.78 of 5)

  • Excellent phone for any price, great battery life and smooth screen
  • The phone still worked just fine, but the screen was too blurry to live with.
  • It has a bright screen, its a good size, and runs reasonably fast
  • The screen looks good, however, the hardware on this phone is complete garbage
  • It is fast, has a great screen and the quality of the phone voice reception is excellent
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Reviews around message (2.67 of 5)

  • the replacement had the same "problem," but I learned from the web that there was nothing wrong with the phone, it was just a matter of ignoring an error message generated by Amazon's proprietary lockscreen ads during activation
  • I mainly bought this phone for the dual SIM capability which works fine as long as the second SIM is on the T-Mobile network, since they still support 2G. The secondary SIM will only work on 2
  • Tried two replacement batteries and none worked as it wouldn't allow me to unlock the phone.
  • This means that the user is restricted to using a single 3G/4G LTE provider for phone, SMS and DATA (as opposed to the common practice of having phone and SMS on one provider and DATA on a second provider.)
  • At this point, one of the best parts is that I am not getting "insufficient memory" messages on the handful of apps that I use
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Reviews around battery drain (2.62 of 5)

  • Great backup phone and to play around with but horrible battery drain on standby makes it unusable as a primary device
  • It's a 8MP camera, but the pictures are not as good as with other phones that have the same MP.
  • The ads don't really bother me as they aren't in the way whenever I am doing anything
  • Slow charging and the phone battery drains fast when in use.
  • Phone is mostly on standby, but battery drains in half a day
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Reviews around reason (2.54 of 5)

  • Got it it for my nephew (he is 12) because he is clumsy didn't want to give him an expensive phone or reason to be on it 24-7
  • that it is very thin in your pocket and feels good in your hand (s)
  • Call clarity is good, the screen is fine and everything works as it should
  • Bluetooth constantly loses connectivity, no no apparent reason
  • If you were to buy a replacement phone or a phone for yourself as a backup or to give to your children/ young siblings, this is a good phone to start off to use (and yes it is 100% unlocked and can be used with any cellphone carrier) as well as to
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Reviews around ad (2.51 of 5)

  • That way your not getting a phone that filled with useless junk & spam ads.
  • The ads aren't intrusive, and everything works as advertised
  • Outside those two issues, this is a great phone for the money and the ads on the lock screen were not an issue at all.
  • The ads aren't bothersome - I've actually gotten some good deals
  • Anyone whining about this phone, or the 'intrusive ads' either has unrealistic expectations, or has some
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Reviews around way (2.47 of 5)

  • no phone again the screen isnt strong for how it broke the way it did
  • Other things I don't like about this phone: No easy way to turn on the camera
  • I cracked this phone accidentally, is there any way that I can replace the item.
  • THIS phone however, outperforms it every way, even the camera which is not as clear as like the high end phones coming out, still has better pictures than they older "name brand phones" like my S4
  • and I had to upgrade my phone with the price of airline tickets I was looking for an inexpensive way to have all the apps and speed I needed for my trip
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Reviews around wifi (1.98 of 5)

  • The WiFi would not work and had to replace through the manufacturer
  • The wifi on the phone stopped working on my phone in the first week of having it.
  • I know the wifi in my home was fine because I checked it with a Kindle, > 50 MBps
  • The wifi is very flaky, which pretty much renders the phone useless for 90% of my usage
  • I liked it despite its mediocre camera (especially for low-light shots), but like other users who have reported problems on various Android blog sites, this one has begun to fail in its usefulness because it will not establish a reliable wifi connection, beginning in late December (39MbPS on router providing 69 to my other phone in the same room with the router)
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Reviews around time (1.90 of 5)

  • I'm trying to see if Amazon will replace the phone but having hard time getting a hold of them for an answer.
  • This phone is an incredible value, and performs at least as well as units costing 10 times the money, and in some areas even surpasses the 600 to 1k$ phones.
  • i do not like this phone at all it is bad all amazon ads keep coming up hard to answer call when working on text it sucks big time i am sending it back
  • However, only after a few months and after adding minimal apps the phone seems to crash all the dam time
  • Terrible phone do not waste your time, after 1 year phone dead...this is a waste of money.
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Reviews around bluetooth (1.72 of 5)

  • Bluetooth is finicky at best, and doesn't like to connect to many devices easily.
  • The Bluetooth has SERIOUS issues with car stereo connectivity--it won't maintain it whatsoever.
  • If your looking for a quality built, inexpensive , unlocked smartphone that has all the features of an expensive smart phone (will work with any GSM carrier: T mobile, ATT, etc
  • Bluetooth constantly loses connectivity, no no apparent reason
  • If your looking for a quality built, inexpensive , unlocked smartphone that has all the features of an expensive smart phone (will work with any GSM carrier: T mobile, ATT, etc
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Reviews around reset (1.38 of 5)

  • that it is very thin in your pocket and feels good in your hand (s)
  • Because, as they told me, they are a manufacturer and not a supplier, the first thing they will ask you to do is a hard reset on your phone.
  • Screen freezes often and can only recover by hard reset
  • If your looking for a quality built, inexpensive , unlocked smartphone that has all the features of an expensive smart phone (will work with any GSM carrier: T mobile, ATT, etc
  • Would not boot, had to do a hard reset which lost all data/files (again), and had to recover the OS
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Reviews around phone numb (1.00 of 5)

  • I got it mainly for handling a secondary phone number for work related things (was using a Blackberry Q5 prior to this).
  • It's unlocked, so when I arrive, I buy a local SIM card, minutes (@300) and get a local phone number for under $20.00
  • Also, it is so hard to try to block a phone number, there are too many steps to go through and most of the time the option is not even there
  • Using my phone number from the US.Really good option for a low(er) cost smart phone.

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More about BLU R1 HD - 8 GB - Black

  • Style:Standard Version - Without Offers & Ads  |  Size:8 GB Storage + 1 GB RAM Introducing R1 HD, the newest member of the BLU smartphone family
  • The new R1 HD promises performance, power, and style.