Blu Advance A5 Plus LTE With 5-Inch Display, Android Nougat Launched

Last week, Blu launched ‘Advance A5’ and now the company launched its new smartphone in the series called – Advance A5 Plus LTE. Most of the mobile companies seem to be updating to Android 7.0 Nougat on a gradual basis, Blu is also moving slowly into this race now and launching new devices with stock Android 7.0 Nougat OS. Blu Advance A5 Plus price is $109.99, it can be purchased via Amazon.com and will be made available in Black color only.

Blu Advance A5 Plus Specifications

The dual-SIM Blu Advance A5 Plus runs Android 7.0 Nougat out of the box – no any more Android 6.0 Marshmallow. It features a 5.5-inch IPS LCD display with HD (720 x 1920 pixels) resolution and 2.5D curved glass layer on top of it. The smartphone is powered by a quad-core MT6737 SoC clocked at 1.3GHz and Mali T720 GPU coupled with 2GB of RAM.

In terms of optics, the Advance A5 Plus LTE comes with a 13-megapixel primary autofocus rear camera with LED flash. There is an 8-megapixel camera at front with selfie flash to capture stunning selfies. The device comes with 16GB of built-in storage, which is expandable via microSD card up to 64GB.

In terms of connectivity, the phone offers options including 4G connectivity, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS/ A-GPS, and micro USB 2.0. It is unlocked model so works with most of GSM networks on USA including AT&T, T-Mobile, Cricket, MetroPCS, Straight Talk, and more.

Last week, Blu launched two budget smartphones – Advance A5 and Advance A4, priced at $49.99 and $39.99 respectively.

Both the smartphones feature a similar set of specifications. However, on one hand, Blu Advance A5 features a 5.0-inch IPS LCD display, while the Blu Advance A4 comes with the slightly smaller 4.0-inch display. Both the dual-SIM smartphones run Android 6.0 Marshmallow out-of-the-box. Both smartphones pack 512MB of RAM, and come with 8GB of built-in storage, which is expandable via microSD card up to 64GB.