Last year Fenruary, BLU released the BLU G71S as an entry-level smartphone in the market. Now, the company has announced the BLU G71+ budget smartphone with UNISOC T610 chipset and triple rear cameras. This is also coming after the smartphone maker announced the BLU G51S last month.
The BLU G71+ is available in the global market and can be picked up in Bronze, Green, Blue, and White colors. Unfortunately, the phone’s pricing is yet to be revealed.
Coming to the specs, the BLU G71+ has a slightly tweaked design as compared to its predecessor. It comes with a textured back with vertical strips that seems to be helping with the phone’s grip. The device has a 6.5-inch IPS LCD display with an HD+(720 x 1600 pixels) resolution. It has the standard 60Hz refresh rate and 20:9 aspect ratio.
As for the cameras, the smartphone features a triple camera system with a 13MP primary lens, a depth sensor, and a macro unit. It has an iPhone 13-like lens placement but in a vertically elongated camera island. Interestingly, it has a 13MP selfie snapper. The rear camera is capable of recording up to 1080 videos at 30fps.
It is powered by the 12nm UNISOC T610 octa-core SoC clocked at 1.8GHz. It is paired with 4GB of RAM and 64GB, 128GB of internal storage. The device packs a 4,900mAh battery and has facial recognition, a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner for security. The device runs on Android 11 out of the box.
BLU G71+ Specifications
Network Properties
- 2G bands: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 and SIM 2
- 3G bands: HSDPA Band 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
- 4G bands: LTE Band 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 7 / 12 / 17 / 28 / 66
- Speed: HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Launch
- Announced: 2022, February 10
- Status: Available. Released 2022, February
Design
- Dimensions: 160.2 x 76.7 x 9.0 mm
- Weight: 175 g
- Build: Front glass / Plastic body / Plastic frame
- Colors: Bronze, Green, Blue and White
- SIM: Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Display
- Type: IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
- Size: 6.5-inches, (84.6% screen-to-body ratio)
- Resolution: 720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (267 ppi density)
Operating System
- Android 11
Hardware
- Chipset: UNISOC Tiger T610
- CPU: Octa-core (2×1.8 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6×1.6 GHz Cortex-A55)
- GPU: Mali-G52 MP2
- Storage: 4GB RAM, 64 GB / 4GB RAM, 128GB
- Memory Card Slot: Yes, up to 128GB GB via microSD card (uses SIM 2 slot)
Cameras
- Main Camera: Triple
- Main: 13 MP, PDAF
- Macro: 2MP
- Depth: 2MP AI lens
- Features: Autofocus, Continuous shooting, Digital zoom, HDR, Touch focus, LED flash
- Video: 1080p@30fps
- Selfie Camera: Single – 13MP
- Features: Face Beautification / FaceID / HDR
- Video: 1080p
Multimedia
- Radio:
- Loudspeaker: Yes
- Audio 3.5mm jack: Yes
Connectivity
- WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
- Bluetooth: 5.1, A2DP, LE
- USB: USB Type-C 2.0
- NFC:
- GPS: Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Other Features
- Sensors: Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
Battery
- Battery Type and Capacity: Non-removable Li-Ion 4900mAh battery
- Charging: 10W charger
BLU G71+ Price and Availability
The BLU G71+ comes in Bronze, Green, Blue and White colors. It is headed to the US, but its price is yet to be announced.
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