BLU Grand 5.5 HD vs BLU R1 HD Specs Comparison

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BLU Grand 5.5 HD BLU R1 HD
2500 mAh
2500 mAh
5.5-inch · 1280x720px
5.0-inch · 1280x720px
Single camera
Single camera
1GB · 8GB
2GB · 16GB
Released · Jun 30, 2016

Design

Dimensions
6.10 x 3.11 x 0.37 inches
155 x 79 x 9.4 mm
5.65 x 2.83 x 0.34 inches
143.5 x 72 x 8.7 mm
Weight
6.63 oz (188.0 g) 5.01 oz (142.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum Back: Aluminum
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gray, Brown, Pink Black

Display

Size
5.5-inch 5.0-inch
Resolution
1280x720px, 267 PPI 1280x720px, 294 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
68.13 % 66.81 %
Colors
16 777 216 16 777 216
Peak brightness
420 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek MT6580 (28 nm) MediaTek MT6735 (28 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
1300 MHz
ARM Cortex-A7
Quad-core
1300 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-400 MP1 Mali-T720 MP2
Memory
1GB/8GB 2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB
Storage expansion
microSDHC up to 64 GB microSDHC up to 64 GB
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow) Android (6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Type
2500 mAh, Li - Polymer 2500 mAh, Li - Polymer

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.4
8 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.0
Sensor size: 1/4"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling
Front
5 MP (Flash) 5 MP (Wide Angle, Flash)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.0 4.0
WLAN
802.11 b,g,n
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 b,g,n
Hotspot
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 microUSB, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass Accelerometer
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback Album art cover, Background playback
Radio
FM

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 2, 4, 7, 12, 17
3G
Bands 5, 4, 2 Bands 5, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Micro SIM Micro SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

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

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: May 25, 2016
FCC ID value: YHLBLUGRAND55HD
Measured SAR
Head: 0.39 W/kg
Body: 0.72 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 0.79 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.72 W/kg
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