Blu Unveiled Energy XL With 6-Inch Display And 5000mAh Battery

Blu, the US-based smartphone manufacturing firm has launched its new smartphone dubbed as Blu Energy XL. As of now, the handset is available for purchase exclusively via Amazon.com at a price tag of $299 (approximately Rs. 20,000) for the unlocked version. Unfortunately, the company has not revealed the availability details for the Energy XL outside the US.

The main highlighting point of the smartphone, it comes with the support for 4G LTE and is compatible with T-Mobile and AT&T networks in the US. The another USP of the smartphone is its massive 5000mAh battery and also sports quick charging. The company touted that a 10-minute charge offers Energy XL up to four hours of talk time. With this launch, it can be expected that the new Blu smartphones to compete with the Asus Zenfone Max (2016) which also bestowed with a 5000mAh battery.

As for the specifications, the GSM-based smartphone features a 6-inch full-HD Super AMOLED display with pixel density of 367ppi. On the software front, it runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop-based OS out of the box, it will receive an update to Android 6.0 Marshmallow by the end of this year, says the company. Under the hood, the smartphone is powered by 1.3GHz octa-core MediaTek 6753 processor with Mali-T720 graphics GPU and coupled with 3GB of RAM. The Blue Energy XL also sports a fingerprint scanner at the back.

For the optics, the latest the latest Blu offering is loaded with a 13-megapixel autofocus rear camera with a f/2.0 aperture, and LED flash module. It offers a full-HD (1080p) videos at 30fps and also houses a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. The smartphone bears a 64GB of inbuilt storage, that can be further expandable via microSD slot expansion.

For the connectivity, the Blu Energy XL includes Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 3G, USB Type-C 2.0, and A-GPS, apart from 4G LTE. The smartphone is available in Gold and Silver color variants.

On the launching, Samuel Ohev-Zion, CEO Blu Products said, "The Blu Energy XL offers everything someone can ask for in terms of specs and performance in a high-end smartphone. All while resolving the single biggest problem smartphone user's face today, which is battery life."

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