BLU Vivo X5 Specs, Features and Price

Vivo X5 is a mid-range smartphone from BLU which packs quite a punch for its price. It starts at $99 and for that, you get this smartphone with a 5.7-inch display, a UNISOC SC9863A Chipset, 3GB of RAM and 64GB of expandable storage.

It also has a single camera setup both at the front and at the back with a 2,800mAh battery powering it up. Being an android device, it runs Android 9.0 Pie out of the box and just in case you thought Vivo – the smartphone company – made this, they didn’t. It is actually from another smartphone maker called BLU.

Now that even clear that up, let’s see what else the Vivo X5 brings to the table.

BLU Vivo X5 Key Specs

5.7-inch IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 720 x 1440 pixels
Android 9.0 Pie, 3GB Of RAM
UNISOC SC9863A, Octa-core 1.6GHz
64GB built-in storage
13MP camera and 8MP selfie camera.
2,800mAh non-removable battery

BLU Vivo X5 Design And Display

Design-wise, there is nothing spectacular about the BLU Vivo X5. It has a plastic design with the camera at the top left accompanied by an LED flash and a fingerprint sensor at the centre. The 5.7-inch display over at the front is an IPS LCD panel which uses an 18:9 aspect ratio and has an HD+ resolution with a 282ppi.

Thanks to the 18:9 aspect ratio here, this device has quite a thick bezel both at the top and bottom. The top bezel houses the front-facing camera, an LED flash, Speaker grill and other sensors.

Overall, the BLU Vivo X5 weighs 160grams and measures 9.1mm in thickness. Unfortunately, this device only comes in the colour black, so there isn’t much choice in terms of colours.

BLU Vivo X5 Camera Review

BLU Vivo X5 has just two cameras distributed evenly – one on each side. The one at the back is a 13MP camera with Autofocus and an LED flash. The single front-facing 8MP camera for selfies also has an LED flash.

Both the front-facing camera and the rear-facing camera can shoot 1080p videos at 30fps. It also comes with some features to take your photography game to the next level.

Hardware and Software

BLU Vivo X5 is rocking a UNISOC SC9863 Chipset. This chipset has an octa-core processor clocking speeds of up to 1.6GHz alongside an IMG8322 GPU for gaming.

It has 3GB of RAM to handle multitasking through apps and 64GB of internal storage for storing files. You can add more storage too as this device can accommodate an additional 64GB via a MicroSD card.

This device runs Android 9.0 Pie out of the box with BLU’s UI baked on top of that. It is also a dual SIM smartphone so you can use two of your SIM cards at once.

Battery and Connectivity

The battery capacity here stands at 2,800mAh with no fast charging which is not that good. However, giving a small capacity, charging shouldn’t take that long. Thankfully, it does have 4G LTE connectivity.

It also has WiFi, WiFi hotspot, WiFi Direct, Bluetooth, GPS, FM radio, 3.5mm jack and of course, a micro-USB port for charging the battery as well as transferring files.

BLU Vivo X5 Price and Availability

BLU Vivo X5 goes for just $99 and can be purchased right now on various online shopping stores like Amazon, AliExpress etc.

BLU Vivo X5 Full Specifications

Design

Dimension: 153 x 73.4 x 9.1 mm
Material: Plastic
Weight: 160grams
SIM: Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Display

Type: IPS LCD Capacitive touchscreen
Size: 5.7-inch
Screen Resolution: 19:9, 720 x 1520 pixels, 282ppi
Multi-touch: Yes

Software and performance

Operating System: Android 9.0 Pie
Chipset: UNISOC SC9863A, Octa-core 1.6GHz
RAM: 3GB RAM
Internal Storage: 64GB
Card Slot: Yes, up to 64GB

Camera

Rear Camera: 13MP – LED flash
Front camera: 13MP – LED flash

Battery

Capacity: 2,800mAh Non-removable
Type: Li-Po
Fast Charging: N/A
OTG Support: Yes

Price and Availability

Recommended Retail Price: $99
Availability: Available