The chipset under the hood is Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 430 octa-core SoC clocked at 1.4 GHz.
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A successor to the Blu Life One X, this new phone offers up a 5.2-inch full HD (1080p) display with curved glass and a metal chassis.
The BLU Life One X launched previous year as an affordable option for consumers and was a pretty solid smartphone all-around.
That’s all to say that while the Life One X2 isn’t the king of the mid-range smartphone crop, it’s no slouch, either. Compared to its predecessor, BLU claims processing power has increased by an impressive 30%. When it comes to imaging, this one boasts of a 16MP rear camera with PDAF laser focus and a wide-angle 8MP front-facing camera with LED flash.
The Life One X2 is the successor to last year’s Life One X, and it’s an improvement in nearly every respect.
Qualcomm® Quick Charge™ 3.0 is up to four times as fast as conventional charging and is 38% more efficient than Quick Charge 2.0.
Coming to storage on the device, it has 16GB of internal memory with 2GB of RAM and also available in 64GB built-in memory with 4GB of RAM. The smartphone sports all-metal build and embeds the fingerprint scanner in the home button. The other connectivity options include Bluetooth v4.0, Micro USB port, 3.5mm audio jack, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Hotspot, A-GPS, GPS and FM Radio. The unlocked BLU Life One X2 is compatible with AT&T and T-Mobile networks in the US, CDMA networks of Verizon Wireless and Sprint are not supported. This handset is running on the latest Android 6.0 Marshmallow out of the box with pre-defined applications.
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As we mentioned earlier in the post, you can grab the base variant of the BLU Life One X2 for $149.99, but only for today, you can get it with a 10% discount, bringing the price down to $134.99. There’s also a 4GB RAM/64GB version for only $179.99 which is still affordable. Well, the company has chose to go back to the well for the BLU Life One X2 release, which sees some improvements over the original device. Both versions are now only available at Amazon in the U.S., in Gun Metal Grey color option.
