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2017 BLU R1 Plus Low End Budget Smartphone Offered As ‘Best Buy’ In Amazon US: Find Out Specs, Features & Price

Apr 30, 2017 09:46 AM EDT

BLU mobile launched their R1 Plus smartphone with a 1.3 GHz Quad core processor and Mediatek chipset to grab the mid-range smartphone market. It offers 13 MP rear and 8 Mp front shooter with LED flash. The main USP is its massive 4000 mAh battery. This device is available at Amazon website as "Best Buy" where the 16 GB variant has been sold out and becomes out of stock.

Bold Like us, widely known as BLU, has launched their latest mid-ranged smartphone called R1 Plus. This is the successor of the last year's R1 HD. With a mid - range price tag, this mobile is a nice gadget to get in hands in 2017.The company has already started the sale of this device via Amazon and currently, this mobile is one of the best sellers in America. They also throw a $50 off for a limited period of time.

As mentioned in NDTV, BLU R1 Plus comes with Android 6.0 and flaunts with a 5.5 - inch HD display (720 X 1280) with a Gorilla Glass protection. This device is powered with a mediocre 1.3 Ghz Quad Core Mediatek 6737 SoC. Regarding the RAM, it comes with 2 variant of 3 GB ram and 2 GB ram. The 3 GB RAM versions are available with 32 GB internal memory whereas the 2 GB RAM versions are available with 16 GB RAM. Also, this internal storage can be expanded wide micro SD card.

Regarding the cameras, BLU R1 Plus has a 13-megapixel shooter at the back with LED flash. At the front, it has an 8-megapixel camera to take selfies and video call with LED flash. The most attractive feature of this device is a massive 4000 mAh battery. This ensures to give sufficient power to R1 Plus to last longer than usual.

BLU R1 Plus is available in a very handy profile of 153 X 76.5 X 10.5 mm. It weighs 190 grams. It is a little heavy in comparison with same sized device. Also, this device is a dual sim device with 4g LTE connectivity, as per Android Authority.

The pricing of this device puts it in the middle ranged segment. At Amazon the 32 GB / 3 GB version is available at $159.99 (approx 10300.00 INR). Also, the 16 GB / 2 GB version is available at $140 (Approx 9000.00 INR). This is worth mentioning that the 16 GB version is sold out as "Best Buy" from Amazon and becomes out of Stock.

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