Blu Studio 6.0 HD - Factory Unlocked ("White")

I am trying to find a reason not to like this phone and I can't. It seems everything I toss at it seems to work as expected. I am not a gamer so I can't speak to that part of it's usability. I do have to say it does complain, or at least Google Play Store when the 2G of storage is reaching down to 250M available, saying prematurely the phone is full, but I see this error reported online regarding other devices as well. It may just be the KitKat update (available free once you buy the phone) or temporary Google Play issue. You can side load the apps when it nears full and then fill it full from that if you wish. I keep all my apps on the SD card with no issues. All apps are now on the supported quality 64G card. Was also able to load my entire music collection onto this phone and it serves well now as a foreign traveling companion (Unlocked + 2 SIM slots - awesome!) with both music and provider flexibility. It is large but I don't need magnifying glasses to use it like I do with the iPhone. It is actually something that you can use to Google a subject out on the road, and relatively easily read and make sense of what you looked up, unlike the other tiny screen devices on the market that turn even the slightest task into a "swipe fest". It also accepts the OTG adapters built for Samsung which allows you to attach a camera card or external flash or hard drive directly to it. Handy for working with and emailing photos from a higher quality camera. And speaking of camera, I don't believe the quality is that of the iPhone 5 camera, but still this camera is not too shabby. As a photographer, I haven't yet given into a smartphone being my mainstay of documenting my life, moving along always with the Blu in one pocket and HQ Canon P&S in the other, but I can see that being the trend.Now the only reason I don't give this phone 5 stars is that I got a good one of the lot. Heaven forbid if you buy one and don't return it to Amazon within the 30 days if it has a defect. I have been banned (all my posts deleted) from the Blu Developers online forum for criticizing their support and their design of models such as the Blu Studio 5.5 which has a very flimsy SD card trap door that breaks after about 10 swaps of the card. Additionally Blu support is a black hole when asking for second level support, seemingly just sending out canned answers to various reported problems, at least in the instance of the 5.5 I owned for 3 weeks. Plus if it is your desire to root or do experimenting with the OS, Blu won't provide you a factory backup of the image, and as of today there doesn't appear to be anyone online offering one as well, so if that is your intention, to root and to experiment, do a lot of research on it before buying. For example, the program iRoot2 which is the only known rooting application, turns the factory test page to Chinese, other than that it seems to work OK. So be careful.Otherwise, I wouldn't trade this phone for any other at the moment, at least not in the price range I paid for it. As an adventure traveler I am a phone "dropper" and I know it is just a matter of time before I have a small knot in my stomach vs.that end of life feeling others get at their own "Samsung snap moment".P.S. My Blu Studio 6.0 did not come with a headset and the Blu Studio 5.5 I had (until it failed) did. Just a FYI ...

FIRST IMPRESSIONSok, i've read all the reviews as well as researched this phone on youtube. i must say, this is a very good phone. it doesn't come loaded with bloatware, it's very simplistic, and it's only $226. this is phone is a bargain. i've compared this to lg g3, lg pro 2, galaxy mega, galaxy note 3, and the huawei ascend mate2. asides from the huawei ascend mate2, this phone cost half or less than half of the brand name phablets (the huawei cost $300 btw - also a very good phone). now, of course, this phone is no where as nearly as powerful or sharp (graphics wise) as the brand name phones i've mentioned. but, those phones cost $400-$700 and comes loaded with bloatware. plus, unless you play a lot of graphics intense games, you really don't need a phone with pixels above 720 x 1280 - which is what this phone is, btw.1 STAR REVIEWS AND ISSUESNow, as to those unfavorable reviews regarding the phone's inability to access the google playstore, i did not experience that issue. BLU must have did a software update. i did not experience any issues with the phone whatsoever. however, the phone doesn't run the latest version of android out the box. it comes as android 4.2.2 (or jellybean). This can be easily remedied by doing a software update. go to 'settings' > 'about device' > 'wireless update'. you will notice a difference, as the phone does run smoother with the latest version of android 4.4.2 (android kit kat).PROCESSING SPEED AND GRAPHICS ARE SIMILAR TO...if i had to compare this to another phone, i would say it's kind of like the galaxy note 2. i have a galaxy note 2 and it runs about the same, graphics wise and speed wise. of course this phone has a .5 inch bigger display, comes factory unlocked, doesn't have all the pre-installed samsung bloatware, and it doesn't have a stylus. Personally, im glad it doesn't come with a stylus, i never use it.WHAT'S IN THE BOX?case, headphones, cable, plug, phone. check this out this unboxing on youtubehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nDzFkTP4b04G OR 4G LTEthis phone runs off hsdpa+, so it's not true lte. it's more like 3.5G and up. but. depending on where you are, hsdpa+ can run 4g speeds comparable to lte. so yes, this phone is '4g-ish' but not lte.SPECSthis is a Quad-core phone. it runs off 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7. graphics: 720 x 1280 pixels, 6.0 inches (~245 ppi pixel density)memory: 4 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM. it is bluetooth enabled and can pick up fm radio stations as well.go to gsmarena.com for the full specs. here's the link. http://www.gsmarena.com/blu_studio_6_0_hd-6330.phpgsmarena doesn't list 4g on the spec sheet but it is 4g capable.OVERALLi got this because 1) price, 2) factory unlocked, 3) bloatware free (i have OCD when it comes to clutter, including digital clutter), 4) 6" screen size, 5) simplistic, 6) i wanted to take a chance on a smaller company vs the samsung's and apple. now, this phoine may not be for you if you're looking for something powerful and sophisticated. it doesn't come with a heart rate monitor, fingerprint reader, ir beam, etc. this won't be the best phone to run the latest intense games, videos, or apps. but, if you're like me, and you just need a good large screen phone to: run emails, facebook, twitter, instagram, music, or even to read while on the treadmill, then this phone will do just fine.ALTERNATE PHONEdo check out the huawei ascend mate2 as well. it's a little pricier ($300), but it's a good phone as well.

This is my 4th blu phone (in a good way) in the last 3 months. Blu had a sale and I got the first 3 phones for cheap, and its not worth the hassle to return them, as they perform great for the price. Here are the phones I own1) Blu Life 8: I bought this phone just for the price and without knowing anything about this brand. When I got this phone, I was surprised with the fit and finish and looks nice an sleek. Antutu score was 30844, and it ranks just below LG G3. I found no delays and everything runs fast and quick. I love this phone and its quite awesome. It runs KitKat and no lollipop support2) Blu Studio 5 LTE: I was so impressed with my first phone, so I got LTE variant. This phone is not as fast as Life 8, and its struck with Jelly Bean and just 4GB ROM. In these days 4GB is just not enough, and even though I have a 64gb SD card loaded, Internal memory gets full so quick and I am unable to download large games like Asphalt as there is no memory to download the game.3) Blu Dash 5.5: This is one of their Budget phones, but comes with a 5.5 screen. Screen resolution is very low compared to the above 720p phones, and surprisingly runs KitKat. If you are on budget, and all you do is make calls and browse, then this one fits the bill.4) Blu Studio 6 HD: This phone has a 6" 720p screen, but not as fast as the life 8. Infact Antutu score is 17936 and it rated this as an average device and ranks at the bottom. Phone is nice and sleek with a gorgeous 6" screen, but at times it CPU cant catch up and there is a few second delay when switching between apps.To me Clearly, Blue Life 8 is a winner in all departments.