What's up guys Lew here back with another video
And today we're looking at something unusual.
It's unusual because it's a $59 phone.
Full-fledged. Android. Phone.
You might not have even known that it was possible to buy one
for that amount of money
but this is the Advance 4.0 from a company called BLU
who appear to specialize in budget Android smartphones.
Anyway, I kept seeing this pop-up on Amazon,
And I was like
You know what
Why not - Grab it
Buy it
And
tell you guys
Whether or Not?!
It's any good or if it sucks?
The box is a lot of fun.
So on the front here you can see it says --
Advance 4.0
And it looks like
a relatively stock Android experience
from this background,
we'll find out
when we get inside.
That's a party on the back right there --
4.0 Capacitive Touchscreen
good thing it's capacitive
480 x 800 res
3D Gaming
that's important
record up to 720p video
It has 4G HSPA+
21 MBits/Sec, No LTE here
Dual Core CPU
5 MP Camera
It's running JellyBean
It has a MicroSD card
Expansion Slot
Bluetooth, and of course Wireless Connectivity
Wireless LAN, WiFi
whatever you wanna to call it
Pretty Comfy!
You know what it reminds me of --
A lot --
is the --
Nexus S
The Nexus S
which I actually owned
so this feels really familiar
so, volume rocker over here
on the left-hand side
Removable back - Let's go ahead and try that --
Little bit stiff
incredibly stiff
Wow!
C'mon, C'mon BLU
You can do it BLU
Holy Moly
There we go!!
SUCCESS!
Whoa!
We're looking at Dual-SIM Card Slots
And a MicroSD
That's pretty cool.
We've also got --
a Power Brick
Of Course
a micro-USB cable to charge it up.
They gave you a headset
here's our Battery
1600 mAH
not huge --
but, you're dealing with a smaller device, smaller screen
whoa!
A case!
gettin' a case for $59
it's like BLU is no joke.
Kinda like a smoke, smoke flavour to it.
I can't speak to the flavor, but...
Alright, so capacitive buttons on the front
here's something different
the micro-USB connector is on the top
so you charge this device on the top
it's also where your headphone jack is --
Nothing in the bottom except for the Microphone
So, let's go ahead and boot this up.
Now the screen is not the best I've seen.
It's a little bit washed out and --
there is like a visible gap between --
the glass on the top and actual LCD panel below it
It has haptic feedback
If I head over to brightness
I'm at full brightness
So that is the major drawback
so there you go
That's a $59 phone
against a --
I don't know, this is like $650 phone
You know what --
given the price difference you could have like
what is it?..
a.. hundred of these for the same price
that was a joke by the way
here's the camera
don't know if you guys can see that --
the image is okay --
it's about as much as I'm willing to say about that image
it does take pictures
that's a plus
truthfully I expected it to lag more
and be little bit slower around the --
the --
UI
look at the forward facing camera
oh
there's me
this one's even worse
you're not gonna be getting
the hottest selfies off this
I don't know if you can see that there
So here's YouTube
let's see how snappy this is
if I try to open up a video real quick
you guys see that there
You're not buying it because it's the best camera in the world
You're not buying it because it has the brightest, or most beautiful screen to look at.
You're buying it -- as a phone
to communicate
for texting --
to have a basic web browser on the go --
And I think there're some bonuses in here
like the Dual-SIM Card Slots
that you don't see everywhere.
It's not gonna be the fastest phone either
and it probably won't have the best battery life
but for $59 it's really amazing
the point at which we're at --
maybe it's your first cellphone
this is an interesting place to start
and it's only 59 bucks
so --
To answer the question --
about whether or not it sucks?
I would say no.
It doesn't suck.
I think for $59 this entire package is better than I expected.
If you wanna check out the device for yourself,
I'll drop a link down in the description,
but as of right now --
I think it's $59 well spent
Granted --
This space is becoming more crowded
You've got the things like the Moto E
that come in under 100 bucks
and you've got a number of phones under 200 bucks.
I'm happy that it exists
It doesn't suck
It's surprisingly decent.
For 59 bucks.
The BLU Advance 4.0
So there it is
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make sure to leave a thumbs up down below
also, I'm thinking about doing more videos like this
with this title "Does it Suck?"
maybe things that you see on Amazon
that are inexpensive
that you think 'should suck'
that you assume 'suck'
but actually don't
they might be of good value
If you've any suggestions
leave them down in the comment section
Or hit me up on Twitter
Alright!
that really wraps it up!
Thanks again for watching and I'll catch you up on the next episode.
Later Guys.