BLU Vivo 5 and Vivo XL with octa-core processor, metal body announced, price starts at $149

BLU, the US based smartphone maker has announced two entry level smartphones – Vivo 5 and Vivo XL, at CES 2016. Both the phones sport a 5.5 inch Super AMOLED display with 1280 x 720 resolution.

Both the phones feature unibody metal construction. The 13 MP rear camera on both the phones includes AF and AE separation, Magic Focus, Ultra Pixel, Smart Scene and more. It comes with f2.0 Aperture, 5 piece sapphire blue lenses and Phase Detection Auto Focus (PDAF) that captures focus in one tenth of a second. Both the phones comes equipped with Hi-Fi DTS Sound for an enhanced audio experience.

BLU Vivo 5 Specifications

  • 5.5-inch 720 x 1280, HD Super AMOLED display
  • 1.3 GHz Octa-Core Mediatek 6753 Processor with MALI-T720 graphics GPU
  • 3GB RAM, 32GB Internal Memory
  • Android 5.1 (Lollipop), upgradeable to Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
  • Dual SIM
  • 13 megapixel rear camera with LED Flash, (1.12mm pixel size, 1/3 inch sensor, 2.0mm aperture), HD 1080p@30fps video recording
  • 5 megapixel front camera
  • 4G, HSPA+, Wi-Fi a/b/g/n, GPS, Bluetooth 4.0, Hotspot, Type C-USB, FM Radio, VoLTE
  • Dimensions: 151.9 x 74.6 x 6.9 mm
  • 3150mAh battery
  • Available Colors: White-Silver and Solid Gold

BLU Vivo XL Specifications

  • 5.5-inch 720 x 1280, HD Super AMOLED display
  • 1.3 GHz Octa-Core Mediatek 6753 Processor with MALI-T720 graphics GPU
  • 2GB RAM, 16GB Internal Memory
  • Android 5.1 (Lollipop), upgradeable to Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
  • Dual SIM
  • 13 megapixel rear camera with LED Flash, (1.12mm pixel size, 1/3 inch sensor, 2.0mm aperture), HD 1080p@30fps video recording
  • 5 megapixel front camera
  • Dimensions: 155.2 x 76.6 x 7.5 mm
  • 4G, HSPA+, Wi-Fi a/b/g/n, GPS, Bluetooth 4.0, Hotspot, Type C-USB, FM Radio, VoLTE
  • 3150mAh battery
  • Available Colors: Liquid Gold, Chrome Silver, Midnight Blue and Rose Gold

The Vivo 5 costs $199 and it will be launched in February while the Vivo XL costs $149 and will go on sale in January. Both the phones will be available in the US for purchase via Amazon and BestBuy.


Sneha Bokil: Sneha Bokil is a tech enthusiast and is currently using OnePlus 3T but she still treasures her Nokia N70 (M). You can follow her on Twitter @snehabokil and on Google+
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