Smartphone BLU Vivo One Plus (2019) - advantages and disadvantages

The modern world is no longer able to exist without mobile phones, tablets and other gadgets. Therefore, the digital technology market is constantly replenished with a huge number of similar devices of various brands. Some of them are very famous, others are not so popular, but they sell products at an affordable price, satisfy users with quality and other advantages, and there are also very young brands that have recently entered the market and seek to conquer it with their unique ideas. Among such companies, BLU Products occupies a special niche. This article will focus on her new product, officially presented in January 2019, the BLU Vivo One Plus smartphone.

A little about the manufacturer

BLU Products entered the business at a time when cell phones were firmly established in the digital technology market. The founder of the company was Samuel Ohev-Zion, who decided to become a distributor in the field of sales of mobile devices of various operating brands. This allowed him to occupy a certain part of the market and get his own customers.

Over the past 20 years, the company has suffered many crashes and failures, but thanks to Samuel's ambition and perseverance, he managed to raise it from scratch, creating new organizations and associations. The turning point in its activities was 2009, when a radically new enterprise, Blu Products, was created, which moved away from distribution and focused on the development and production of mobile equipment under its own brand, and its promotion in the Latin American and US markets.

The main focus of BLU Products business is the release of powerful, but inexpensive modern devices. The successful development of the company largely depends on cooperation with well-known manufacturers of mobile equipment, among which Gionee has become an important partner.

Today, the BLU Products range is able to meet the needs of almost any user. Any model of the Blu brand is characterized by its individual features (interesting design, large display, quality cameras, etc.), they work on the Android platform from version 5.1 and higher. At the same time, Blu Products is constantly developing and improving its products, using innovative technologies that improve the quality of the devices.

Overview of the new 2019 smartphone BLU Vivo One Plus

Unpacking the device: delivery package and appearance

Each unit of the smartphone will be delivered to the retail network in a separate cardboard box. In addition to the device itself, the model package includes:

• AC adapter and USB cable;
• instruction manual and warranty card.

Due to the fact that the model has not yet been released to the market, it is still unknown whether the headset will be included in the package.

If we talk about the design of the phone, then despite its budget cost, it looks modern and stylish. This is a very comfortable smartphone, thin (thickness 8.3 mm), equipped with a metal (aluminum) body. The dimensions of the device are 156.7 mm (height) by 75.2 mm (width), and the weight is 178 g. It is already known for sure that a silver model will go on sale, it is also assumed that smartphones in black, blue and gold shades will be released .

Almost the entire surface of the front side of the device is occupied by a display around which there is a thin frame, in the center of the upper part of it there is a speaker, to the left of it is the selfie camera lens, and to the right is the flash eye. On the reverse side of the smartphone there are modules and a flash of the main camera. The headphone jack and Micro USB input (for charging and data storage) are located on the top of the device, and on the right edge (when looking at the screen) are the on / off button and volume control.

Screen features

BLU Vivo One Plus is equipped with a 6.2-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 720 by 150 pixels and a density of 268 ppi. The actual dimensions of the screen of the new smartphone: 67.42 mm wide by 142.32 mm high, and the aspect ratio is 2.111: 1, as a result, it is already significantly larger than the Vivo XL3 model that preceded it.The display technology consists in installing an IPS matrix and covering it with 2.5D curved glass, as well as the absence of an air gap between them.

The screen of the device is capacitive and equipped with the Multi-touch function and occupies 82.1% of the usable area. It is capable of displaying up to 16,777,216 colors and has a color depth of 24 bits. The images are always bright and clear and do not fade even when viewed in the sun.

Hardware and performance

As a BLU platform, Vivo One Plus is equipped with a modern quad-core processor (CPU) Mediatek MT6739 (with a 28 nm process and 64 bits), each core of which (Cortex-A53) runs at a clock frequency of 1300 MHz. The graphics unit (GPU) is represented by PowerVR GE8100 clocked at 570 MHz.

Maximum device memory:

• operational - 2 GB;
• built-in - 16 GB;
• additional (external) - 64GB by connecting a microSD card.

Thanks to the equipment of the presented model with the latest version of Android 8.1 (Oreo), the smartphone has a high functionality. This makes it highly productive and reliable not only for performing the main function (calls and SMS), but also for active games and surfing the Internet.

User interface

Vivo One Plus 2019 is equipped with a security fingerprint scanner and a number of sensors:

• proximity sensor;
• light sensor;
• accelerometer;
• magnetometer;
• gyroscope;
• gravity sensor.

Manufacturers also equipped the device with standard functionality for mobile phones: clock setting, stopwatch, calculator, alarm clock, organizer, calendar, airplane mode, data and fax, screensaver, voice recorder and vibrating alert.

In addition, the smartphone has a number of convenient options:

• setting up navigation buttons;
• voice control of the device;
• setting the time to turn on and / or turn off the device;
• blocking the device when in your pocket;
• select effect when unlocking;
• setting the style and size of desktop icons, font and option for answering incoming calls and SMS.

The Vivo One Plus 2019 interface provides for the use of built-in themes and screen savers uploaded by the manufacturer and the possibility of third-party downloads from various sources. The software provides the ability to activate the split screen function, which allows you to work simultaneously in two applications.

Cameras: characteristics and shooting quality

Like all modern smartphones BLU Vivo One Plus is equipped with two cameras:

1. The main two-module (CMOS sensor type), the photo resolution of one of which is 13 megapixels (4160 by 3120 pixels), and the second is 2 megapixels (1920 by 1080 pixels). The lens aperture of the first is f/2.2. Camera system video resolution —
2. Front camera (CMOS sensor type), image resolution of which is 8 MP (3264 by 2448 pixels), f / 2.2 aperture, and video resolution is 720p @ 30 fps.

In turn, the rear camera of the smartphone is equipped with the following options:

• touch focus and autofocus;
• face recognition;
• setting ISO and white balance;
• digital zoom;
• panoramic and HDR shooting;
• geographic labels;
• scene selection mode.

Both cameras are equipped with a powerful LED flash that fires in low-light conditions without disturbing the clarity and sharpness of the resulting images. An example of a photo from the main and selfie module can be viewed on the official website of BLU.

Multimedia

As for the sound, the Vivo One Plus has a loud and fairly high quality playback. Blu's novelty, like previous Vivo models, is equipped with a 3.5 mm headphone jack.It is also supposed to listen to music through wireless headphones using Bluetooth. There is a speakerphone function for incoming calls.

The device supports a large number of audio formats: AAC, AMR / AMR-NB / GSM-AMR, AMR-WB, eAAC+ / aacPlus v2 / HE-AAC v2, FLAC, MIDI, MP3, OGG, WMA and WAV, as well as a number of commonly used video formats: 3GPP, AVI, Flash Video, H.263, H.264 / MPEG-4 Part 10 / AVC video, MKV, MP4, WMV and Xvid. It also has a built-in FM radio application and supports Java ART, which allows you to install many programs recorded in this format (from opera mini, mobile agent, etc. to complex business applications).

autonomy

The standard non-removable lithium-polymer battery with an average capacity of 3000 mAh is responsible for the battery life of the smartphone. This indicator is enough for the phone to work for a while:

• talk (2G) - 21 hours;
• talk time (3G) – 16 hours;
• standby (2G) - 600 hours;
• standby (3G) - 550 hours.

The phone is charged using the adapter included in the kit, through a special USB hole. The battery of the device supports 5V/2A fast charging mode.

Communications and network technologies

BLU Vivo One Plus provides for the use of two SIM cards (supports dual sim), for which slots are provided:

• one individual for Nano-SIM;
• the second combined for Nano-SIM / microSD.

The device is ready to catch the signal of any Russian mobile operator and is equipped with support for fourth-generation networks (2G, 3G and 4G) at the following frequencies:

• GSM 850, 900, 1800 and 1900 MHz;
• UMTS 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900 and 2100 MHz;
• LTE 700 Class 17, 850, 1700/2100, 1800, 1900, 2100, 2600, 700 (B12) and 700 (B28) MHz.

Additional networking features:

• UMTS (384 kbit/s);
• EDGE;
• GPRS;
• HSPA+;
• LTE Cat 4 (51.0 Mbit/s, 150.8 Mbit/s).

Wireless Internet (Wi-Fi) supports standards such as 802.11b/g/n, Hotspot and Direct. The satellite navigation system GPS, A-GPS and Bluetooth version 4 with the A2DP profile are also provided.

Specifications BLU Vivo One Plus

Device cost

Despite the fact that BLU Vivo One Plus has already been released and registered on the official website of the company, the smartphone itself is not yet available for purchase on the Russian market, and the company has not yet indicated how much it costs exactly. As a rule, BLU smartphones belong to the category of budget devices, it is known that the cost of the presented model will not be too high. It is assumed that the average price of the device will be about 120 USD (according to the dollar exchange rate for January 2019, about 8,000 rubles).

Smartphone pros and cons

Even if the BLU Vivo One Plus (2019) smartphone is only officially presented and not released to the retail market, a number of its advantages and disadvantages can be identified based on the review of the device.

• design features: metal case and compact dimensions;
• large display covered with 2.5D curved protective glass;
• modern powerful processor, which is especially important for complex heavy games;
• decent indicators of internal memory;
• high-resolution cameras that allow you to take high-quality pictures;
• fresh software (Android 8.1 Oreo) and convenient and feature-rich user interface;
• support for fourth-generation networks on most Russian frequencies and the availability of dual-band Wi-Fi;
• equipped with a fingerprint scanner with quick unlocking of the device;
• dual sim - the function of simultaneous operation of both SIM cards.

• small screen resolution:
• insufficient speed of work (moving through the menu, opening settings, etc.);
• low battery capacity;
• combination of a slot for a SIM card and a memory card.

Results

Of course, the new Blu Vivo One Plus has not yet gone to retail, and therefore does not have real user reviews, but those who decide which smartphone model is better to buy should definitely pay attention to it. First of all, if the selection criterion is the acquisition of a budget, but powerful device.

It has many advantages: stylish design, convenient size, high-quality display and high camera resolution, strong processor and graphics, modern operating system. In addition, which is especially important for today, it works in fourth-generation networks, on almost all Russian frequencies and is equipped with dual-band Wi-Fi. With a large number of advantages, the smartphone has practically no disadvantages. The most significant disadvantages of the device can be called low screen resolution and battery capacity.