BLU Studio 5.0 Unlocked Dual Sim Phone--U.S. Warranty (Black)

BLU Studio 5.0 Unlocked Dual Sim Phone--U.S. Warranty (Black)..

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110 of 118 people found the following review helpful.
Nice phone, but VERY limited memory for storing apps - microSD use doesnt help
By phoneman
This phone has lovely features worthy of a competitor to samsung etc.

4G/3G data is fast on Tmobile where they have 1900Mhz coverage, but WONT work at 4G/3G where Tmobile operate only at 1700Mhz. Best to check Tmobile's 4G/3G coverage map before buying this phone, otherwise you'll get slow 2G speeds only at 1700Mhz-only areas (this phone doesnt work at 1700Mhz, hence the 2G speeds). Works well on at&T, and Lyca mobile (uses Tmobile for 2g/3g/4g coverage).

Battery life is very good, around 12 hours with calls and data use during the day.

The dual sim functionality works well, with a blue-green color scheme for indicating which carrier is being used.
Wifi is OK, Bluetooth OK. Processing speed OK.

You CANT upgrade the factory installed version of android (4,1) to any of the later android versions.

Screen is large and bright, the back camera OK although pictures are somewhat grainy and pixelated when using the flash in indoor use.

Altho the phone comes with a basic rubber-type protector, its almost impossible to get a case for this phone. Only one supplier in the US seems to sell spare batteries.

THE BIG FLAW:
Sadly, despite these wonderful features, the phone has a MAJOR flaw that is not revealed in the specs. Although the specs say 2GB of storage, actually after the android operating system etc is installed, you ONLY have 512MB of storage to load apps AND data for apps that cant use a micro SD card. That is, some apps like Gmail need to be in the root of the phone and cant be stored (app itself and its data) on a micro SD card. You thus can only add a few apps to this phone in total. Gmail stops working if the mailbox gets too full as there is no space to download mail. While some apps can be stored on the micro SD card, you'll only know that this alternate storage is possible when you try downloading that app to the phone: it either stores on the micro SD card or not. If the internal memory is full, you'll have to delete other apps or not install it at all.Skype doesnt work at all, and doesnt even install as there is an error message.

In other words, you'll never know whether you can install ALL your favorite apps on the phone, as the limited 512MB internal app storage memory halts the ability and the micro SD storage option isnt certain.

The more expense Blu phones like the Life One have more internal app storage, so if you need apps, best to forgo buying this phone and spend extra on the Life One.

Blu support in Florida is very good. They respond to email quickly and are very helpful over the phone.

139 of 152 people found the following review helpful.
Blu Studio 5.0
By Dawn
I bought this phone for my son, as he liked the huge screen of the Note 2. Well my bank account said, no way to the price of a note 2 without contract. I purchased the
Blu Studio 5.0 for him, popped in a T-mobile 30.00 a month prepaid sim, and WOW. This phone does everything you need it to. It does not have an S pen of course. The 3G on it is fast, the wifi works great for all his games, the play store has all the android apps you could ever want or need. It is super light weight, that is what made me skeptical to start with, as I believed that it may have been a sub par phone. Not at all. The camera took great pics and it has a front facing camera for "selfies".
The battery seems to hold a long charge, I know this because my son plays lots of games from the app store on it. He charges at night and ready to go after school (after responsibilities and homework of course)until bedtime...BTW my son is only 11 years old.

All in all we have had the phone for about 3 months now and no issues at all. I am please with the phone and its performance.

ONLY CON!!!
NO CASES MADE FOR THIS PHONE!! Come on Blu!!! It does come with a thin rubber back case, but this is only to protect the back from scratches when its put down or slid across a surface. I purchased a Note 2 screen protector for him and cut it to fit as the glass is NOT the gorilla glass as on most newer model smartphones.
For the price, you CAN NOT GO WRONG with this one if you like a huge screen.

40 of 48 people found the following review helpful.
Phone is awesome after rooting.
By Amazon Customer
Seriously, this phone was awesome before I rooted it but it's even better now because it was rooted. The internal memory was my only issue and now it's not. I love my blu studio 5.0 LOVE IT.

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