BLU Vivo 5R

Name: BLU Vivo 5R
Brand: BLU

Display5.5" 1080 x 1920 pixels

ChipsetMediatek MT6753 (28 nm)

Main camera13MP

Battery3150 mAh

5.1GoSolo score

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Network

Technology

GSM / HSPA / LTE

2G bands

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2

3G bands

HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

4G bands

2, 4, 7, 12, 17

Speed

HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps

Launch

Announced

2016, September. Released 2016, September

Status

Discontinued

Body

Dimensions

154.5 x 75.6 x 8.3 mm (6.08 x 2.98 x 0.33 in)

Weight

166 g (5.86 oz)

SIM

Nano-SIM + Micro-SIM

Display

Type

IPS LCD

Size

5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~71.4% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)

Platform

Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)

Chipset

Mediatek MT6753 (28 nm)

CPU

Octa-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53

GPU

Mali-T720MP3

Memory

Card slot

microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

Internal

32GB 3GB RAM

Main Camera

Modules

13 MP, f/2.0, 1/3.1", 1.12µm, PDAF

Features

LED flash, panorama, HDR

Video

1080p@30fps

Selfie Camera

Module

8 MP

Features

LED flash

Sound

Loudspeaker

Yes

3.5mm jack

Yes

Comms

WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct

Bluetooth

4.0, A2DP

Positioning

GPS

NFC

Radio

FM radio

USB

microUSB 2.0, OTG

Features

Sensors

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity

Battery

Type

Li-Po 3150 mAh, non-removable

Misc

Colors

Gray, Gold

Models

GoSolo Score Breakdown

Design55

Display58

Performance50

Camera52

Battery41

Value51

GoSolo Verdict

The BLU Vivo 5R is a budget mid-ranger from 2016 with a competent 5.5-inch 1080p display and decent build, but it's held back by an entry-level MediaTek chipset and LTE Cat4 connectivity that were already long in the tooth even at launch. For its time it offered decent value as a dual-SIM option with a headphone jack, but the hardware foundations were weak enough that it's now just an old phone with little reason to revisit.

Strengths · 4

Dual-SIM and microSDXC card slot for expansion, a practical combo at the budget level
5.5-inch 1080p IPS display with decent viewing angles and brightness typical of that era
Rear-mounted fingerprint sensor, a nice-to-have convenience feature at the budget tier in 2016
Compact and light at 8.3mm thick and 166g, easy to handle for a 5.5-inch phone

Trade-offs · 3

MediaTek MT6753 octa-core 1.3GHz was underpowered even in 2016; rivals at the same price point had faster Snapdragon options
LTE Cat4 maxes out at 150Mbps download, a notable lag behind the Cat6 and Cat9 speeds competitors already offered
3150mAh battery is lean for a 5.5-inch phone; real-world use fell short of the claimed 16-hour 3G talk time