Blu Studio Energy Analysis
Post date: February 11, 2015
Category: Blu Studio Energy Review
The Blu Studio Energy: A Phone with a Remarkable Battery Capacity
Blu recently revealed its new line of devices that is set for release in the first half of the year. Among this is the new addition to its Studio line called the Studio Energy, which is particularly noteworthy because of its 5,000mAh battery – which is about twice the usual battery in smartphones. This in itself is enough to pique our interest, even if Blu’s Studio line is just made up of midrange devices.
The specifications of the Studio Energy include a 5-inch 1280x720 display with Gorilla Glass 3 and utilizing the Blu Infinite View Technology; dimensions of 44.5 x 71.45 x 10.4mm and weighs 181 grams; a 1.3Ghz …show more content…
It is still incomparable to the Super AMOLED panel found in Blue’s VivoAir despite the use of Blue’s Infinite View Technology which makes the display only slightly better. Viewing angles are shallow and colors are a bit pale.
Camera
The camera quality is okay for a $149 device, but it’s still not good enough for an 8mp specification. Color reproduction is washed out.
Performance
The Studio Energy’s software is almost as good as that of the Vivo Air’s, except that its use of Google Now does not seem to be apt for the phone. Long-pressing the home key opens the “recent apps” menu, whereas in the Vivo Air, long-pressing the home key reveals the Google Now. The phone does not provide quick access to Google Now.
The OS of Studio Energy is Android 4.4.2 (Kitkat) which will be upgraded to Lollipop in June 2015. That timeline is good because the current version of Lollipop is still not commendable even with a 2gb RAM, so hopefully by June, Lollipop has already been fixed.
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It’s an optimistic estimate, but even with heavy usage – six hours of screen-on time using the Internet (social media and e-mails), one hour Google Map navigation, one and a half hours GPS, and seven hours of music streaming via Bluetooth – the phone lasts for two days and six hours without charging.
The price for this huge battery capacity is a loooong charging time. Draining the battery to 5% and charging it for seven hours brings it to only 80%. However, this might be a problem with the charger. I tried using the Motorola Turbo Charger and the phone was fully charged in about five hours. It’s good that Blu provided a reverse-charging cable for the Energy, thus allowing it to charge other phones as well.
To sum it up:
The Blue Studio Energy is an awesome devices for light users such as those who only use their phones to check their e-mails and social networking sites, play games, text, and call. The phone’s battery would last well past two days with this kind of usage, so the device is very ideal for on-the-go people who like to have a device that will last a day without charging. But for power users, it’s not exactly a perfect fit, what with the lag time and all. A few points that Blue can
Category: Blu Studio Energy Review
The Blu Studio Energy: A Phone with a Remarkable Battery Capacity
Blu recently revealed its new line of devices that is set for release in the first half of the year. Among this is the new addition to its Studio line called the Studio Energy, which is particularly noteworthy because of its 5,000mAh battery – which is about twice the usual battery in smartphones. This in itself is enough to pique our interest, even if Blu’s Studio line is just made up of midrange devices.
The specifications of the Studio Energy include a 5-inch 1280x720 display with Gorilla Glass 3 and utilizing the Blu Infinite View Technology; dimensions of 44.5 x 71.45 x 10.4mm and weighs 181 grams; a 1.3Ghz …show more content…
It is still incomparable to the Super AMOLED panel found in Blue’s VivoAir despite the use of Blue’s Infinite View Technology which makes the display only slightly better. Viewing angles are shallow and colors are a bit pale.
Camera
The camera quality is okay for a $149 device, but it’s still not good enough for an 8mp specification. Color reproduction is washed out.
Performance
The Studio Energy’s software is almost as good as that of the Vivo Air’s, except that its use of Google Now does not seem to be apt for the phone. Long-pressing the home key opens the “recent apps” menu, whereas in the Vivo Air, long-pressing the home key reveals the Google Now. The phone does not provide quick access to Google Now.
The OS of Studio Energy is Android 4.4.2 (Kitkat) which will be upgraded to Lollipop in June 2015. That timeline is good because the current version of Lollipop is still not commendable even with a 2gb RAM, so hopefully by June, Lollipop has already been fixed.
Photo …show more content…
It’s an optimistic estimate, but even with heavy usage – six hours of screen-on time using the Internet (social media and e-mails), one hour Google Map navigation, one and a half hours GPS, and seven hours of music streaming via Bluetooth – the phone lasts for two days and six hours without charging.
The price for this huge battery capacity is a loooong charging time. Draining the battery to 5% and charging it for seven hours brings it to only 80%. However, this might be a problem with the charger. I tried using the Motorola Turbo Charger and the phone was fully charged in about five hours. It’s good that Blu provided a reverse-charging cable for the Energy, thus allowing it to charge other phones as well.
To sum it up:
The Blue Studio Energy is an awesome devices for light users such as those who only use their phones to check their e-mails and social networking sites, play games, text, and call. The phone’s battery would last well past two days with this kind of usage, so the device is very ideal for on-the-go people who like to have a device that will last a day without charging. But for power users, it’s not exactly a perfect fit, what with the lag time and all. A few points that Blue can