Blu Life Pure XR

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Pros:

Stylish design, Vibrant Super AMOLED display, Fluid performance, Good battery life, Affordable price tag, Super thin profile, Pressuresensitive 3D Touch
Nice design A very sleek, light phone. Despite being aluminum, it is not very slippery and the double chamfer improves grip. The overall design language may look familiar, but it works well with this phone, Display Vibrant colors, excellent viewing angles...
Relatively affordable, Svelte unibody design, Crisp 1080p display, Fingerprint scanner, Dual-band Wi-Fi, Expandable storage, Solid battery life

Cons:

Camera is poor in most conditions, No stabilisation in the camera, No NFC, Unlikely to get future OS updates, Custom skin requires adjusting to
Software Not going to lie, but the software is pretty awful. Covering up the app drawerless Carefree Launcher is easy(ish), but that doesn't fix the settings menu or the strangest implementation of Quick Settings I have seen. Also, for the security people...

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Last revision on June 6, 2017

Reviewers Liked

Stylish design, Vibrant Super AMOLED display, Fluid performance, Good battery life, Affordable price tag, Super thin profile, Pressuresensitive 3D Touch
Nice design A very sleek, light phone. Despite being aluminum, it is not very slippery and the double chamfer improves grip. The overall design language may look familiar, but it works well with this phone, Display Vibrant colors, excellent viewing angles
Relatively affordable, Svelte unibody design, Crisp 1080p display, Fingerprint scanner, Dual-band Wi-Fi, Expandable storage, Solid battery life

Reviewers Didn't Like

Camera is poor in most conditions, No stabilisation in the camera, No NFC, Unlikely to get future OS updates, Custom skin requires adjusting to
Software Not going to lie, but the software is pretty awful. Covering up the app drawerless Carefree Launcher is easy(ish), but that doesn't fix the settings menu or the strangest implementation of Quick Settings I have seen. Also, for the security people
Limited set of LTE bands, Heavy UI layer, Struggles with high-end games

Expert reviews and ratings

The BLU Pure XR offers a fluid performance and good battery packed into a body just 7mm thin but, a poor camera, heavily-customised Android skin and potential lack of future Android updates affect the overall experience. If you don't mind these, the...

By Android Authority on October 08, 2016

We'll cut right to the chase: there's no reason for us to switch to another phone after using this. Sure, there may be some more exotic looking models out there, but they come at a price. Yes, there those with 6GB RAM or heavier specs, but those, too,...

By AndroidGuys on September 03, 2016

The Blu Pure XR is yet another affordable unlocked Android phone with a premium build and relatively high-end features, but it's missing some important LTE bands and faces stiff competition in the price...

By PC Mag on August 29, 2016

Hardware is not so much the issue these days, it's software. If you have not figured it out by now, this phone is severely limited by that crucial element. Not only the implementation, but also the fact that updates are not likely to happen. Most of...

By Android Police on September 09, 2016

The Blu Pure XR is the company's budget Flagship device that sports a massive 5.5 inch FHD Super AMOLED display with an explosive 1920 x 1080 resolution and 400ppi, with a A 16MP main camera with 6P Lens, Laser Autofocus and PDAF along with the 8MP...

By booredatwork.com on August 29, 2016

Aunque parezca mentira, uno de los mayores fabricantes de origen americano es Blu , el cuál no es muy conocido en territorios como el español, debido a que no distribuyen aquí. Sin embargo; resulta curioso que en Estados Unidos, su país de origen, sea...

By faqsandroid.com on September 01, 2016

BLU Pure XR è uno smartphone basato al lancio sulla piattaforma Android 6.0 Marshmallow . La scheda tecnica vede la presenza di un display da 5,5 pollici con risoluzione Full HD (1920×1080 pixel), superficie Gorilla Glass 3 e tecnologia Advanced 3D...

By webnews.it on August 30, 2016