BLU R2 vs BLU R1 HD Specs Comparison

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BLU R2 BLU R1 HD
3000 mAh
2500 mAh
5.2-inch · 1280x720px
5.0-inch · 1280x720px
Single camera
Single camera
1GB · 8GB
2GB · 16GB
Released · Jun 30, 2016

Design

Dimensions
5.92 x 2.93 x 0.38 inches
150.3 x 74.3 x 9.6 mm
5.65 x 2.83 x 0.34 inches
143.5 x 72 x 8.7 mm
Weight
5.50 oz / 156.0 g 5.01 oz / 142.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Gray, Pink Black

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 66.61% screen-to-body 5.0-inch, 66.81% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 420 nits
Resolution
1280x720px, 282 PPI 1280x720px, 294 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3

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 (7.0 Nougat) Android (6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh 2500 mAh, Li - Polymer

Camera

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

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.0 4.0
WLAN
b,g,n
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 b, g, n
b,g,n
Hotspot
802.11 b, g, n
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS
Other
VoIP, 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
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
2, 4, 7, 12, 17
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 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
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback 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: Jul 21, 2017
FCC ID value: YHLBLUR2II
Measured SAR
Head: 0.50 W/kg
Body: 0.98 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.22 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.98 W/kg
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