Blu Life Debuts Blu Life Pro: “World’s Thinnest” 5-inch Smartphone

Updated: December 3, 2013

Blu Products isn’t exactly what would one would call a “household name.” However, the small, Florida-based smartphone manufacturer thinks it has what it takes to take over the smartphone industry by storm by knocking out high-end, well-known manufacturers, particularly Samsung. Samuel Ohev-Zion, CEO of Blu Products, says Blu’s vision for the smartphone is high-end, yet affordable, at a reassuring $299. So this week, the company unveiled the Blue Life Pro, it’s latest addition to its affordable smartphone lineup.

With the Life Pro, Blu says the gadget is “the line between vivid and incredibly thin.” The Life Pro is the “world’s thinnest 5-inch HD smartphone,” at a svelte 6.9mm thin. On the display side of things, the Life Pro is rocking a 5-inch panel with a resolution of 1280×720 making for a PPI of 293. Powering the device is a 1.5GHz quad-core processor and a single GB of RAM. It has 16GB of storage, a 2,500mAh battery (which allows for 12 hours of talk time and 416 hours of standby), and our usual set of 3G, Wi-Fi, GPS, and Bluetooth connections.

Those looking for LTE capabilities are out of luck here. It runs Android 4.2 Jelly Bean, with a light Blu-crafted skin over the OS, and comes with access to Google’s Play Store for games, apps, music, and more. It also has a rear-facing 12-megapixel camera sensor paired with a front-facing 5-megapixel camera. Both cameras have BSI sensors and support 1080p video recording. The device only comes in one color: black.

CEO of Blu Products, Samuel Ohev-Zion, said in a statement: “The Blu Life Pro is an accomplishment of engineering as much as one of design. Every detail and material, particularly the sleek aluminum enclosure, has been meticulously refined and considered. It’s made from a level of precision you would expect from a finely crafted watch, not a smartphone.”

And then there’s the price: $299 unlocked. This is a great price for what you get here with the Life Pro, even if it does lack LTE. It is going to head-to-head with Motorola’s flagship low-cost smartphone, the Moto G, which is on sale starting at a mind-blowing $179 off-contract. I’m excited to see so many low-cost smartphones coming out. They’re perfect for developing countries or people who want to get a smartphone for the first time or for their kids.

Source: Droid Life

AKAOx

Nice little phone.. pretty high $ for that though. #HappyHolidays #TechofTomorrow
John Kirby

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Maverick

Cool….

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nice, more never hurts #MerryChristmas!
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Nice phone! #MerryChristmas
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Charles

#merrychristmas but I prefer nexus 5
Ernesto Hernandez

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That would go well with my thin wallet T_T
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Juan Ayon

Very Nice phone.. seems great for the price.. Oh and #MerryChristmas
darkstar9723

#MerryChristmas That phone looks nice
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I want a phone that thin… I wonder how thin they’ll get in the future though.
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Yasmine Zefri

I have never had thinness on my must haves for phones. Weight sure, but I just don’t see the big deal in something being a few millimeters thinner. – Yz2907 #HappyHolidays
Vitalij Vasilevskij

#Merrychristmas !!! Interesting how thin smartphones can possibly be in future ?
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#HappyHolidays TOT people
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#HappyHolidays YT: monkeye5z .. I think 5 inches screen is my max for smartphones
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Geoffrey Chen

#merrychristmas uhhh $300 unlocked?! Not bad. Looking for a new phone..
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Darrick

I really don’t think it helps to have such a thin phone. it just makes holding onto it harder and in many cases, you feel like you forgot your phone when in fact, it weighs nothing in your pocket

I’d much rather prefer a bigger battery in what little space they managed to shrink the thickness in the phone. Unless they go through extreme optimizations or a battery technology breakthrough

#merrychristmas
https://www.facebook.com/justin.c.reback Justin

I like that there’s a company offering low cost alternatives, but they need to be updating their software and having pentaband radios. It’s pretty lame that they’re basically only AT&T HSPA friendly when T-Mobile has better options when it comes to prepaid plans, in my opinion.

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Nico Ong

I don’t get why they want to get phones as thin as possible.. it would just lessen the potential of a phone to be more durable as it gets thinner…

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Kerron Blair

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Kerron Blair

As time goes, technology will update with it to match our needs. But I like it still, the only thing I’ll ask them is not to water down the specification/features.

#Merry Christmas
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#merrychristmas tot rocks
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#merrychristmas darn guess i m in need of new fon now…
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#MerryChristmas

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#Merry Christmas #HappyNewYear

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Blayne Langille

I wouldnt buy anything from Blu, I contacted them with a simple question about their warranty length and they never replied. You might be better off buying from one of those chinese s4 knock off sites. Youtube:Segacanuck
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Hmm, maybe i judged the blu products too soon.
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#merrychristmas!
ChaoTachi

oh lord that’s thin o_o #happyholidays youtube username: RyeoTachi
Nicolas Palomo

That’s really thin..

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Michael Tejada

#MerryChristmas Everyone enjoy, I saw someone in school with this it really thin
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MaxxEnergy

Glad to see that they have it coming out in time for the #happyholidays. I don’t think there are many smartphones with a 5 megapixel front camera. Most are around 2 MP. Glad they could fit so much into such little space. +1 For Blu Products. #merrychristmas guys
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#MerryChristmas Everyone enjoy

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Car Mas

I have never heard of this firm before. It’s good to see more competitors, it means more advantages for us customers
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#happyholidays from UrcitakLP
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#MerryChristmas folks
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David Alejandro Ramos

Great price! But there is more to a phone than just making it slim.
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christopher sanchez

Interesting #happy holidays
Mateus

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The price is not bad actually
JetVeam

Well… if i would buy an Nexus 5 just for just 59 more dollars.. much better processor and display and way better support and updates.

#MerryChristmas
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Nboejui

I just bought the moto g! so stoked! #happyholidays
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Thomas

Still waiting for the futuristic phone chip brain implant. #happyholidays

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Nasir Shaik

#MerryChristmas
TheHolyEvade

Thinnest by how much? Oh yah i forgot, i have big ass hands and this wont do any good for me lol.
Mathijs Wagemaker

well done blu for fighting your way through the smartphone warfare, but there’s more to a phone than thickness.
Interested to see how this turns out!

#MerryChristmas

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Krenival

Why do people care for thin? Thin bodies, now thin phones? I just care about it fitting in my hand and being comfortable..
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Krenival
Qasim Mahmood

Thinness has never really bothered me much, to be honest. But nevertheless, we’ll see how this goes. #HappyHolidays! YT username: ragrerules
Reece Tam

#happyholidays #ineedmynexus
sgan

#MerryChristmas who cares about thinness unless they are wearing skinny jeans?I am good as long as they don’t make the phones any bigger….
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Gabriell Vig

#MerryChristmas
Quality over thinness… Samsung Galaxy S_ ftw
Jesse Jo

#merrychristmas meh will wait for my nexus 5
Jon Brunnemer

I think I’d rather go for the nexus 5, just more freedom to do what I want with it. Loved my nexus 7, don’t think I’ll ever go non-stock again! #MerryChristmas (youtube: kinetic1029)
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I’m sticking with iphone, but 5s fingerprint scanner was easy to mess up. #merrychristmas