The BLU G71 is the latest affordable smartphone by the company for the US market. It is based on MediaTek octa-core CPU, and comes in a 6.5-inches display with 720 x 1600 pixels. The screen panel is IP, and it has a 20:9 aspect ratio, a dot-notch within the display which houses the selfie camera.
Under the hood, the G71 is powered by an octa-core Mediatek Helio A25 CPU clocked at 1.8GHz, along with PowerVR GE8320 GPU, 3GB RAM and 64GB internal storage, expandable up to 128GB via SD card.
As pre the photography section, there are three lenses at the back, and this is a combination of 13-megapixel main lens, 5-megapixel wide lens and a third QVGA depth sensor. For Selfie, the G71 is having a 13-megapixel shooter in the notch upfront.
There is a rear placed fingerprint scanner, a 5000mAh battery, with 10W fast charger, dual Nano-SIMs with 4G LTE network and Bluetooth 4.2. The phone runs Android 10 OS out of the box.
BLU G71 Specifications
Network
- 2G bands: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2
- 3G bands: HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
- 4G bands: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 17, 28
- 5G bands: No
- Speed: HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
Launch
- Announced: 2021, February 21st
- Status: Available. Released 2021, February
Design
- Dimensions: 165.0 x 76.6 x 8.9 mm
- Weight: 194 g
- Build: Glass front, Plastic back
- Colors: Blue, Green, Black and Red
- SIM: Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Display
- Type: IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
- Size: 6.5 inches, 102.0 cm2 (~82.4% screen-to-body ratio)
- Resolution: 720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~270 ppi density)
Operating System
- Android 10
Hardware
- Chipset: MediaTek Helio A25 (12 nm)
- CPU: Octa-core (4×1.8 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4×1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)
- GPU: PowerVR GE8320
- RAM: 3 GB
- Internal Storage: 64 GB
- Memory Card Slot: Yes, up to 256 GB via microSD card (uses dedicated slot)
Cameras
- Main Camera: Triple
- 13 MP
- 5 MP
- QVGA
- Features: Autofocus, Panorama, HDR
- Video: 1080p@30fps, 720p@30fps
- Selfie Camera: Single – 13 MP
- Features: Face beautification, AI FaceID
- Video: 1080p
Multimedia
- Radio: FM Radio
- Loudspeaker: Yes
- Audio 5mm jack: Yes
- Active Noise Cancellation with a dedicated mic
Connectivity
- USB: 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
- Bluetooth: 4.2, A2DP
- WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
- GPS: Yes, with A-GPS
Features
- Sensors: Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity
Battery
- Battery Type and Capacity: Non-removable Li-Po 5000 mAh battery
- Fast Charging: 10W
BLU G71 Price and Availability
The phone is available in Gradient colors of Blue, Green, Black and Red. It is expected to go for around $129 on Amazon in the U.S.
