Blu Vivo 5R

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Pros:

Affordable, Metal unibody design, Crisp 1080p display, Fingerprint sensor, dual-band Wi-Fi, and expandable storage
Affordable price, Great screen, Allmetal build
The Display, Battery Life, Storage Capacity, Android Marshmallow on board

Cons:

Average battery life, Mediocre camera, Heavy UI skin
Performance is lacking, Doesn't match other midrange competitors

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Last revision on January 23, 2018

Reviewers Liked

Affordable, Metal unibody design, Crisp 1080p display, Fingerprint sensor, dual-band Wi-Fi, and expandable storage
Affordable price, Great screen, Allmetal build
The Display, Battery Life, Storage Capacity, Android Marshmallow on board

Reviewers Didn't Like

Average battery life, Mediocre camera, Heavy UI skin
Performance is lacking, Doesn't match other midrange competitors
Updates likely won't be made available, Camera is decent, but not amazing, MediaTek's MT6753 is an okay processor, but not that powerful. The Helio X20 would have been a better choice

Expert reviews and ratings

The Vivo 5R is yet another relatively low-cost, high-quality unlocked phone from Blu, but there's a lot of competition in the...

By PC Mag on November 18, 2016

You probably haven't heard of the brand BLU when we mention something midrange smartphones, but its latest offering, the BLU Vivo 5R stands out as one of the decent and inexpensive midrange smartphones available.The Vivo 5R's all metal aluminum build...

By T3 on October 09, 2016

The Blu Vivo 5R is the sixth in the Vivo series of smartphones, which is essentially a mid-range line of devices. To be fair, though, the mid-range pretty much only applies to the hardware that powers the experience; the exterior is quite polished and...

By AndroidGuys on September 15, 2016

Its impossible to judge the Vivo 5R apart from the $199 price tag. BLU has included so much in the package at that price. This phone doesn't go toe to toe against the HTC 10 or Galaxy S7 but it isn't meant to. It compares favorably to the Moto G series...

By pocketables.com on September 15, 2016

If you're on T-Mobile or AT&T (or one of their MVNO's like Straight Talk, or MetroPCS) and you need a new phone under $200, then yes, this is a great smartphone to pick up. It checks a lot of the boxes that users look for when buying a new smartphone,...

By androidheadlines.com on September 13, 2016