3gb RAM, 64gb ROM, 24 MP camera unlocked smartphone for under 400?!

[stamatozord]

So, I was browsing the internet today and I came across this new product from BLU products: http://www.bluproducts.com/index.php/pure-xl
I had the older model which is still available at amazon for 6 months, but ended up selling it to get the new G4. If any of you know more about this product, please post down below!!!

It'd be great if we could get Linus to do a review on it, wouldn't it?!

[Aytex]

BLU is eh. I've seen tons of reviews on they're budget end and they're not that good

[TetraSky]

Sounds too good to be anything good for that price.

[Aytex]

So, I was browsing the internet today and I came across this new product from BLU products: http://www.bluproducts.com/index.php/pure-xl

I had the older model which is still available at amazon for 6 months, but ended up selling it to get the new G4. If any of you know more about this product, please post down below!!!

It'd be great if we could get Linus to do a review on it, wouldn't it?!

But im only talking about the Low end products. BLU did make the thinnest phone on the market for like 2014 or 2015 I don't remember. They have some good flagships and that looks pretty good

 

specs look awesome but remember a 2k diaply will eat your battery andit only has 3500 mAh

[SPAS-ID]

a good website doesnt mean good Product so does a bad website doesnt mean bad Product

[Aniallation]

Same chipset that powers the HTC One M9+, so pretty fancy

[Aruxx]

Sounds sketchy, but this phone looks pretty clean on the outside that is!

[rcarlos243]

The cpu in it is real bad especially in single core performance.

[asim1999]

The cpu in it is real bad especially in single core performance.

Not to mention the GPU

[PlayStation 2]

64gb of read-only memory? why?

[jos]

I have a suggestion if going to budget pone...lenovo k3 note..

5.5 Inch  Full HD screen,2G RAM 16G ROM, 5.0MP+13.0MP Camera, MT6752 octa core,1.7GHz

All for 160..

http://www.amazon.com/Lenovo-NOTE-Android-Samrtphone-Yellow/dp/B00YA9PZKM/ref=sr_1_5?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1441738917&sr=1-5&keywords=lenovo+k3+note

[carolkarine]

"Quad HD 2K resolution"

 

just no.

[captain cactus]

At least follow the forum regulations when posting here. You know, source, quote(s) from source, own opinion, some post cohesion, all that.

[Thony]

Has 24mpx sensor that can only do 1080p 30fps. Why ???

[FakezZ]

And it will probably never EVER get a single OS update. Pass.

[That Norwegian Guy]

Has 24mpx sensor that can only do 1080p 30fps. Why ???

 

Internal bandwith most likely. The 1080p/ 30FPS barrier were huge obstacles even for Nikon and Canon just 3 years ago, smartphones are even more cramped. Some smaller brand DSLRs and consumer cameras got around it by having one or more processors devoted to live compression to get around it. (Which is lossy) Any smartphone that does at this point I bet is doing something similar, probably why so many smartphones these days have what seems to be a stupid amount of cores and heat up like crazy when capturing video.

[Thony]

Internal bandwith most likely. The 1080p/ 30FPS barrier were huge obstacles even for Nikon and Canon just 3 years ago, smartphones are even more cramped. Some smaller brand DSLRs and consumer cameras got around it by having one or more processors devoted to live compression to get around it. (Which is lossy) Any smartphone that does at this point I bet is doing something similar, probably why so many smartphones these days have what seems to be a stupid amount of cores and heat up like crazy when capturing video.

The phone has 8 freaking cores. No excuse to not be able to do 60fps or 4K.

[That Norwegian Guy]

The phone has 8 freaking cores. No excuse to not be able to do 60fps or 4K.

 

Yeah, it is an excuse. Well, for 4K anyway, though 60 FPS 1080p is doable, but not easily. Go get some 4K RAW footage then use your own i7-4790 to convert it to H.264 or H.265 at 50-60mbps and measure the time it'll take.

 

Hint: it'll take longer than a 1:1 ratio between the runtime of the clip and real-life passed time to compress it.

And that is a desktop processor way ahead in brute force.

 

Which is the issue. You have to find a balance between compression ratio and internal bandwith so you can capture at a decent FPS. You'll either have to buffer it in RAM, (which means maybe a 10 second capture limit if you're lucky) have a dedicated video buffer on the SOC, (not feasible in a phone) a dedicated CPU for live video compression, (not really feasible on a phone yet) or just groundbreaking bandwith (possible for a handful of mega-companies)

 

Or a cajiggery combination of several of the above.

[Godlygamer23]

This is not Tech News. When posting in this sub-forum, please follow the guidelines on the front page. Moved to Mobile Devices.

[Ekpyrosis]

64gb of read-only memory? why?

Hard-wired ROM is the best way to stuff it with bloatware that is truly irremovable.

[Dezz]

2K Display, Y U DO DIS?!

 

I'd rather go with Meizu MX5

[HarmFull]

The processor seems to be on par with an 810 according to geekbench.

 

All the specs are amazing, but there are two problems that I'm having with this phone:

 

1. 6 Inch display? That's just way too big for my taste.

2. What about the software? Specs don't tell everything and bad software is just a real deal breaker for me. That's why I have a Nexus

[rcarlos243]

Yeah, it is an excuse. Well, for 4K anyway, though 60 FPS 1080p is doable, but not easily. Go get some 4K RAW footage then use your own i7-4790 to convert it to H.264 or H.265 at 50-60mbps and measure the time it'll take.

 

Hint: it'll take longer than a 1:1 ratio between the runtime of the clip and real-life passed time to compress it.

And that is a desktop processor way ahead in brute force.

 

Which is the issue. You have to find a balance between compression ratio and internal bandwith so you can capture at a decent FPS. You'll either have to buffer it in RAM, (which means maybe a 10 second capture limit if you're lucky) have a dedicated video buffer on the SOC, (not feasible in a phone) a dedicated CPU for live video compression, (not really feasible on a phone yet) or just groundbreaking bandwith (possible for a handful of mega-companies)

 

Or a cajiggery combination of several of the above.

 

You are not comparing an apples to apples comparison.

 

You are comparing a software solution (intel desktop cpu) vs hardware solution.

 

A more fair comparison would be utilizing quick sync which is a hardware solution.

 

I aldo not understand why you say it is not feasable in a phone. SOC (System on chip) for phone has fixed hardware that do h.264 encoding even on tegra 2 (though it can only do baseline).

 

modern SOC like tegra K1 can even do H.264 Hi10p 1080p without any issues.

[WaterproofBeanie]

I bet that camera is truly terrible. Upscaled 6mp photographs or something.

[dizmo]

I thought this would be cool at first, but after looking at the sheer size of the device it got a huge fail for me. It's huge. Like noticeably larger than the Nexus 6 huge.

With all that extra space they could only fit in a 3500mah battery? And it still weighs over 200g? Something's wrong there.

It's solidly in mid range now, with a lot of fierce competition. Too bad Oppo price the R7 Plus so high, it'd have it easily beaten.

 

 

But im only talking about the Low end products. BLU did make the thinnest phone on the market for like 2014 or 2015 I don't remember. They have some good flagships and that looks pretty good

 

specs look awesome but remember a 2k diaply will eat your battery andit only has 3500 mAh

Not always true. At all.

Take a look at the Note 5. 1440p display, awesome battery life, smaller cell.

 

 

I have a suggestion if going to budget pone...lenovo k3 note..

5.5 Inch  Full HD screen,2G RAM 16G ROM, 5.0MP+13.0MP Camera, MT6752 octa core,1.7GHz

All for 160..

http://www.amazon.com/Lenovo-NOTE-Android-Samrtphone-Yellow/dp/B00YA9PZKM/ref=sr_1_5?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1441738917&sr=1-5&keywords=lenovo+k3+note

 

Except you lose a lot of band compatibility...

Plus horrible reviews.

 

The phone has 8 freaking cores. No excuse to not be able to do 60fps or 4K.

It has nothing to do with the SoC, but perhaps something to do with the companies version of the software.

The SoC can handle 4k fine.

 

This is not Tech News. When posting in this sub-forum, please follow the guidelines on the front page. Moved to Mobile Devices.

How is this not tech news?
Granted, the article wasn't laid out nicely, but every other phone launch has been allowed in the News section.

This too, was a newly announced/released product.