Updated: Jul 20, 2017, 6:14 AM

BLU R1 HD Specs

User Score

Be the first to review this phone

Add Review

Released

Jun 30, 2016

Display

5.0-inch
1280 x 720 px

Camera

8 MP Main
5 MP Selfie

Battery

2500 mAh

Storage

16GB

Hardware

MediaTek
2GB RAM

OS

Android 6.0 Marshmallow

Description

The display of the Blu R1 HD is a 5-inch panel running at 720 by 1280 pixels, specs that are good enough for a PPI of 294.Under the hood beats the heart of a MediaTek MT6735 chipset, a SoC that integrates a 1.7GHz quad-core Cortex-A53 CPU and a Mali-T760MP2 GPU, 2 GB of RAM and 16 GB of storage. On the camera front, the R1 HD comes with an 8-megapixel main camera nad a 5-megapixel selfie unit with flash.

I want it 1 user

I have it 4 users

I had it 2 users

Popular Comparisons

The is most commonly compared with these phones:

BLU R1 HD

vs

Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra

Specs Compare

Display
Size:	5.0-inch
Resolution:	1280 x 720 px, 294 PPI
Technology:	IPS LCD
Screen-to-body:	66.81 %
Colors:	16 777 216
Peak brightness:	420 cd/m2 (nit)
Features:	Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware
System chip:	MediaTek MT6735 (28 nm)
Processor:	Quad-core, 1300 MHz, ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit
GPU:	Mali-T720 MP2
RAM:	2GB (LPDDR3)
Internal storage:	16GB
Storage expansion:	microSDHC up to 64 GB
OS:	Android (6.0 Marshmallow)
Device type:	Smartphone

Battery
Capacity:	2500 mAh
Type:	Li - Polymer, Not user replaceable

Camera
Rear:	Single camera
Main camera:	8 MP (Autofocus)
Specifications:	Aperture size: F2.0 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash:	LED
Video recording:	1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Features:	Video calling
Front:	5 MP (Wide Angle, Flash)

Design Size comparison
Dimensions:	5.65 x 2.83 x 0.34 inches (143.5 x 72 x 8.7 mm)
Weight:	5.01 oz (142.0 g)
Materials:	Back: Aluminum
Keys:	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors:	Black

Cellular
4G (FDD):	Bands 2(1900), 4(AWS-1), 7(2600), 12(700 a), 17(700 b)
3G:	Bands 5(850), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed:	LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM:	Yes
SIM type:	Micro SIM
VoLTE:	Yes

Multimedia
Headphones:	3.5mm jack
Speakers:	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features:	Album art cover, Background playback

Connectivity & Features
Bluetooth:	4.0
Wi-Fi:	802.11 b, g, n Hotspot
USB:	microUSB, USB 2.0
Features:	Mass storage device, Charging
Location:	GPS, A-GPS
Sensors:	Accelerometer
Other:	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Phone features
Notifications:	Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features:	Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Despite our efforts to provide full and correct BLU R1 HD specifications, there is always a possibility of admitting a mistake. If you see any wrong or incomplete data, please

LET US KNOW.

If you are interested in using our specs commercially, check out our Phone specs database licensing page.

News

Here are the Amazon Prime Exclusive smartphones you can get with a serious discount right nowIn case you didn't know, there's a great way to get a bargain on a mid-range devices in the US right now. Amazon is offering some pretty decent unlocked phon...

BLU released a maintenance update for the R1 HD back in November, which would enable support for T-Mobile VoLTE and Band 12. However, the update was only available to Amazon Prime exclusive version of the smartphone.Today, more than seven months afte...

BLU R1 HD update brings T-Mobile VoLTE and Band 12 support for non-Prime customers

In the tech world, and particularly so when smartphones are concerned, as a general rule you can expect the spotlight to be aimed almost exclusively at the high-end, where companies tend to be quite a bit more innovative. As a result, media and peopl...

Blu, a Florida-based company that's been kicking out budget Android smartphones for a few years now, was faced with a bit of trouble earlier this year. A report broke out that around 120,000 individual phones that were created and sold by Blu contain...