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  • BLU Products unveils BLU Vivo XL5 and Vivo X5 Budget Smartphones – NowIamUpdated

    BLU Products, a Miami based unlocked Android smartphone seller in the United States has unveiled all-new BLU Vivo XL5 and Vivo X5 smartphones. These are the latest smartphones in the Vivo Series by BLU Products.

    It was only a couple of days back that BLU unveiled BLU G9 Pro smartphone and now Vivo XL5 and Vivo X5 goes official without any press release or official announcement. These two smartphones are available for purchase from Amazon and are also listed on the companies website too.

    Going through the BLU Vivo XL5 specs and Vivo X5 specs, these latest BLU phones comes with 6.3-inch HD+ Infinite display and 5.7-inch HD+ display. Under the hood, both are powered by Octa-core SoC with 3 GB RAM and 64 GB inbuilt storage capacity.

    In terms of camera, the Vivo XL5 has a dual 13 mega pixel rear camera assembly while there is mega pixel camera on the front. The X5 has got single 13 MP camera on the back and 8 MP camera on the front.

    Coming to the battery department, there is a 4000 mAh battery with a quick charge on Vivo XL5 while 2800 mAh battery keeps Vivo X5 running for a full day operation. Both the devices run on Android 9.0 Pie version out of the box and include dual SIM connectivity with 4G LTE (2/4/5/12/17) & 3G: (850/1700/1900) compatibility US Nationwide on all GSM Networks including AT&T, T-Mobile, Cricket Wireless, US Cellular, Metro PCS, and others. Both the phones are not compatible with CDMA networks like Verizon, Sprint and Boost mobile.

    The BLU Vivo XL5 price is revealed to be $129.99 while the Vivo X5 is available for $99.99.

  • BLU Products unveils Bold N1 Flagship SmartPhone at just $200; Bold Phone – NowIamUpdated

    BLU Products has unveiled all new Bold Phone, completely different from their existing smartphone lineup. This range is dedicated to affordable flagship smartphones that gained popularity very recently. For the start in the Bold phone, Bold N1 smartphone gets officially launched.

    Going through the Bold N1 specifications, the device has a 6.4 inch AMOLED Infinite display screen with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection providing a 2340 x 1080 pixels resolution.

    Under the hood, the latest BLU Bold phone comes is powered by an Octa core Mediatek Helio P70 chipset coupled with 4 GB of RAM and 128 Gb inbuilt storage. From the software front, there is a lot promised as it comes with a year of guarantee software upgrade. Currently it runs on Android 9.0 Pie version out of the box but BLU has planned Android 10 update to it later this year.

    There is a lot added to Bold N1 camera as we have dual 13 mega pixel (f/1.8)+ 5 MP (f/2.2) rear camera) using Sony IMX499 lens with LED flash and a 13 mega pixel pop-up selfie camera with Samsung lens.

    Further the device is backed by a 3500 mAh non-removable battery which comes with Qi Wireless charging and 18W fast charging support.

    This latest Bold smartphone is been sold at $249 on Amazon and at $199 on the company website with rebate. Overall it’s an amazing phone at $200, a must buy.

    Talking about latest BLU mobiles, recently Vivo XL5 and Vivo X5 were unveiled and two weeks back BLU G9 Pro got official.

    Here is the official BLU Bold N1 unboxing intro video –

    Source | Via: BLU Cell Phones website

  • Samsung Galaxy XCover 4s Announced – Classical Samsung Rugged Phone – NowIamUpdated

    Samsung Mobiles has officially launched the all new Galaxy XCover 4s smartphone, successor to last year launched XCover 4. Earlier it was anticipated that XCover 5 would be launching but it happens to be the XCover 4S smartphone because the company wasn’t ready to launch the actual successor.

    With minor changes and improvements in camera and latest chipset, the Xcover 4S is a classical Samsung rugged phone available in Italy for EUR 299.99 (approx USD 340).

    Going through the Samsung Galaxy XCover 4s specifications, the device comes with IP68 certification for being water and dust resistant and receives MIL-STD 810G military graded durability. It has a dedicated XCover key on the left edge which is in Orange color. In terms of display size, the classical 5 inch IPS HD display is back here.

    Under the hood, the newest Samsung Galaxy phone is backed by an Exynos 7885 Octa core processor clocked at 1.6 Ghz.

    Further going through the specs, it has 3 GB of RAM and 32 GB inbuilt storage which can be further expanded up to 512 GB using a micro SD card. The latest Samsung phone runs on Android 9.0 Pie version out of the box and might get the upcoming Android Q update.

    In terms of camera, there is a 16 mega pixel camera on the rear side with f/1.7 aperture and there is also a 5 mega pixel camera on the front for selfies and video calling with f/2.2 aperture.

    The device is backed by a 2800 mAh Lithium-ion battery which is removable. From the connectivity front it has Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth v4.0, aGPS, FM Radio, 3.5 mm headphone jack, and USB Type-C port. It has dimensions of 145.9 x 73.1 x 9.7 mm and weighs 172 grams and comes with Samsung Pay.

    The latest Samsung Galaxy phone is currently available in Italy and there is no information about it’s availability in other markets. Stay tuned on NowIamUpdated for more details.

  • Vodafone Smart V10 Smartphone Silently Announced with Android Pie; Price €179 – NowIamUpdated

    Vodafone Group has officially launched Vodafone Smart V10 smartphone in European countries packed with dual camera and latest features. The most highlighting feature of the device remains a dual camera setup, Android 9.0 Pie version and gets Face Unlock feature. With similar features, BLU G9 and Motorola Moto Z4 smartphone was announced in the USA a couple of days ago.

    Going through the Vodafone Smart V10 specifications, it has a 5.9-inch display (19:9 aspect ratio) with a drop notch that carries front facing camera. The display provides a resolution of 1560 x 720 pixels at 291 ppi pixel density and Asahi Dragontrail glass protection on top.

    Under the hood, the latest Vodafone smartphone is backed by a Quad-core Snapdragon Cortex A53 CPU with Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 Mobile platform. Adreno 504 GPU chip handles the graphical processing and it comes with 3 GB RAM with 32 GB inbuilt storage. The storage can be expanded using a micro SD card slot supporting storage up to 256 GB.

    Coming to camera section, there is a dual rear camera setup with 13 mega pixel AF and a 5 mega pixel image sensor with LED flash. There is an 8 megapixel camera on the front for selfies. The device is backed by a 3400 mAh Lithium-ion non-removable battery and runs the latest Android 9.0 Pie version out of the box.

    From the connectivity front, it has Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth v4.0, aGPS, FM Radio, 3.5 mm headphone jack, and a microUSB 2.0 port.

    Vodafone Smart V10 price is set to €179 and it’s readily available for purchase on Vodafone website in Czech Republic, Portugal, Greece, Austria, Hungary, Italy, Spain, Romania, France, Netherlands, and in the United Kingdom. It’s available in Chrome Pewter color variant.

  • BLU G9 Smartphone with 6.3-Inch V-Notch Display & Android Pie Version Launched at $179.99

    BLU Products, a famous Florida based unlocked smartphone manufacturer has unveiled BLU G9 phone. It’s the latest smartphone by the company in all new BLU G series. Priced at $179.99 it’s available for purchase from Amazon. The most highlighting feature of the device is the longer battery life included with quick charging option and it runs on the latest Android 9.0 Pie version out of the box. It takes on newly launched Motorola Moto Z4 for the fight of the best budget phone under 200 dollars.

    Going through BLU G9 specifications, it comes with a 6.3″ inch IPS LCD display with a resolution of 1520 x 720 pixels (19:9 aspect ratio) and a pixel density of 267 PPI. It has 88.8% screen to body ratio and has got a V notch display on the top.

    Under the hood, the latest BLU phone is equipped with Cortex A53 Octa core processor with MediaTek MT6762 Helio P22 chipset coupled with 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB inbuilt storage. The PowerVR GE8320 GPU chip handles the graphical processing on the device. It’s a dual SIM handset supporting all the major’s carriers bands in the world. It supports 4G LTE (1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/13/17/28) 3G: (850/900/1700/1900/2100) bands in the US and so it’s compatible with the US nationwide on all GSM networks including AT&T, T-Mobile, Straight Talk, MetroPCS, Cricket Wireless, US Mobile and other networks.

    In terms of camera, there is a dual camera on the rear side with a 13 mega pixel image sensor with f/2.0 aperture and a 2 mega pixel camera to capture the depth of the field. The 13-megapixel front camera (f/2.0 aperture) sits inside the V notch display and captures great selfies.

    There is a 4000 mAh Lithium-Polymer battery (non-removable) which keeps the device running for about 24 hours of talk time on 3G. It includes 5V/2A quick charging and has got a fingerprint scanning unit placed just below the rear camera. From the connectivity front, it has Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth v4.0, aGPS, FM Radio, 3.5 mm headphone jack, and USB Type-C port. It runs on Android 9.0 Pie, the latest Android version out of the box.

    BLU G9 price is set to $179.99 and it’s available in a Black and Blue color choice from Amazon. Included in the box content are a free case and a screen protector.