Hands-on Review:- BLU Pure XL

DISCLAIMER

The opinion of this product is not to discourage the buyers for buying such product.

The opinion is just to state the pros and cons, with some introduction and specifications.

1.Introduction

Have you ever heard of the phone maker Blu, its enormous metal, 6-inch Blu Pure XL will make you take notice.

The Miami-based company typically sells most of its inexpensive Android handsets in Latin America, but has also slowly and quietly built up a national presence in big retail chains Target and Walmart.

Blu is one of many handset makers bucking the well-worn path of selling phones through a carrier by selling to customers themselves, and leaving the middleman behind. Instead, it's joining the ranks of both better-known brands -- like Apple -- and complete startups that are making it possible to purchase handsets from the vendor itself. For Blu and others, that's one way to lower the phone's price.

The Blue Pure XL is a huge phone, with a 6-inch screen and 2,560x1,440-pixel resolution. It was far too big for my hands, and I had a hard time holding it one-handed while trying to shoot video or take photos. Some people love the largest display they can get and this is about the most expansive we've seen in a long time -- though still shrimpy compared to these nearly 7-inch Lenovo leviathans .

That said, the dark gray or gold handset has a couple of interesting features, including a recessed fingerprint reader on the back and a physical camera shutter button along the side that can both launch the camera and take a photo.

Speaking of cameras, the XL has a big 24-megapixel shooter as well as a front-facing 8-megapixel sensor. I didn't get much of a chance to evaluate photos in the poorly lit conference hall, so it's hard to say how that quality compares to those of much pricier phones.

Inside, the Pure XL houses a 2.0GHz octa-core processor made by MediaTek (the 64-bit MediaTek Helio X10, to be exact) and comes equipped with a 3,500mAh battery that boasts faster charging than a typical phone (we're seeing a lot of that these days, and it's very helpful). It wisely comes with 64GB of storage.

At less than the leading Samsung Galaxy S6 flagship, Blu is pricing this oversize alternative flagship to sell. On paper, it sure has all the specs you'd want in a high-end handset, though real-world performance is key.

Because of its size, this Pure XL isn't a mainstream device, and it's starting to see a great amount of competition in the direct-to-consumer space by more globally-entrenched companies like Motorola, Alcatel and Huawei, to name a few.

However, the low cost and company's relationship with Target and Walmart mean that it's sure to get some attention, at the very least for its extra-large size and impressive-sounding specs.

2. In my opinion (Read the Disclaimer above before reading the following)

Is this model 4G capable? There is no clear information about.

I like this phone except for some minor flaws, such as, even though the volume is turned up it is very very low. Also the Battery power is very short. The camera is excellent. The white ear piece that comes with the phone is lovely. Maybe when the Manual becomes available, I will know how to turn up the mouth volume to hear more clearly.

I must say for the money it's More like a flagship equal not really a killer.
 
The benchmarks fall just short of some of the Exynos and Snapdragons.

I must say for the money it's a steal. The camera blows iPhone and galaxy out the park and video. Very fast downloading and sharpest video I've seen. I even compared gaming blue blows away iPhone on color and sharpness. Flagship killer for sure so many other things about this etc.

3. Specification

NETWORK
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 7(2600), 17(700)

Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes
EDGE Yes


LAUNCH
Announced2015, September
Status Available. Released 2015, September


BODY
Dimensions164 x 82.2 x 9.3 mm (6.46 x 3.24 x 0.37 in)
Weight207 g (7.30 oz)
SIM Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)


DISPLAY
Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 6.0 inches (~73.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (~490 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3


PLATFORM
OS Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop)
Chipset Mediatek MT6795 Helio X10
CPU Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU PowerVR G6200


MEMORY
Card slort microSD, up to 64 GB
Internal 64 GB, 3 GB RAM


 CAMERA
Primary 24 MP, OIS, phase detection autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash
Features 1/2.3" sensor size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps
Secondary 8 MP, autofocus


SOUND
Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes - Hi-Fi audio, DTS Surround Sound


COMMS
WLAN Yes
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, EDR
GPS Yes, with A-GPS
NFC Yes
Radio FM radio; recording
USB microUSB v2.0, USB Host


FEATURES
Sensors Fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser HTML5
Java No - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- MP4/H.264 player
- MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player
- Photo/video editor
- Document viewer


BATTERY Li-Po 3500 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 800 h (2G) / Up to 725 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 38 h (2G) / Up to 24 h (3G)


MISC
Colors Black, Gold

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