BLU Vivo 5

  • Released 2016, February
    142.6, 6.9mm thickness
    Android 5.1, up to 6.0
    32GB storage, microSD slot
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  • 5.5"
    720x1280 pixels
  • 13MP
    1080p
  • 3GB RAM
    MT6753
  • 3150mAh
    Li-Ion

BLU Vivo 5 - Specs

Network Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 7(2600)
Speed HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Launch Announced 2016, January
Status Available. Released 2016, February
Body Dimensions 151.9 x 74.6 x 6.9 mm (5.98 x 2.94 x 0.27 in)
Weight 142.6 (5.04 oz)
SIM Hybrid Dual SIM (Micro-SIM/Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Display Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~73.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~267 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Platform OS Android 5.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Chipset Mediatek MT6753 (28 nm)
CPU Octa-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-T720MP3
Memory Card slot microSD, up to 64 GB (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal 32GB 3GB RAM
Main Camera Single 13 MP, PDAF
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps
Selfie camera Single 5 MP
Video
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
 DTS sound
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP
GPS Yes, with A-GPS
Radio FM radio
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Features Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Battery   Non-removable Li-Ion 3150 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 725 h (2G) / Up to 625 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 26 h (2G) / Up to 16 h (3G)
Misc Colors Silver, Gold
Price About 240 EUR

BLU Vivo 5 - User Reviews

  • I had this blu phone since 2016.its a great phone for the price. only problem the usb lead is poor. change your usb cord and your charging problems will go away.

  • The battery on this blu vivo 5 is really bad. I could leave leave the house and within 45 minutes without using the phone, it drains 10%. Not sure if changing the battery would help and I don't want to waste $10 bucks and no guarantee if it would help. Other than that, it's a nice phone.

  • Since i upgraded the android version 5.1 to 6.0 the phone this phone got a problem its takes 3-4 days to full charge and it is very fast to drained its battery....its a bullshit phone

  • The phone is great and comes with the common accessories. The headphones are not bad The speakers, although they are not great at full volume, do great at lower volumes. However, the phone does not have a good USB C cable. It will over time degrade and charge slower and slower. Along with that, XDA just received a massive port of ROMs and now you can run stock(ish) Android instead of the admittedly, full of malware stock ROM. Note: I am not responsible if you brick your device or loose IMEI as a result of flashing a custom ROM. I am just telling you it is a possibility.

  • Sean, Which Blu firmware do you use? I couldn't find it.I contacted Blu several times but no reply. How do you sync MS Calendar & contacts? (I marked them under setting pc sync but didn't work.)

  • How to sync MS Outlook calendar and contacts on Blu Vivo 5R? (getting emails on my personal emails, check marked mobile in settings for pc sync -> calendar and contacts but not transffering)

  • My daughter's phone came with only the USB cord without the head so tried a different head with the cord. Tool a long time to charge 40% and now its been off, tried different android phone charger for it and it's not charging. What do I do and where do I get the charger to buy? Does BLU Phones have a branch or dealer in Ghana?

  • Same thing happened to me!!! Turned out, my charger was not working properly anymore. Bought a new one for 4$, everything works fine :) Hope I helped

  • I just charge my cell phone for five hours when the battery went dead.. after that it failed to switch on. Can somebody help me please or its the end of it. I just got it last July. Thank you

  • For cheaper than the Vivo5, get the GR5... Blu Products Vivo5 is riddled with issues.... Ridiculously long battery charging times stupid fast battery drains between 20% and 1% flaky incar bluetooth (and no its not on the car side) randomly fails to detect the SD card sawying it has to be formatted (reboot phone and its ok) useless customer service.

  • when ever you have more problems with updated Android Versions, just backup your information then perform a Hard Factory Key Reset that most of the times fixes problems caused by OS upgrades.

  • Wen v take a selfie pic why the back side letters look reverse. U have to improve the selfie front camera.like Back camera

  • I have a problem with a battery that fills for five and a half hours, since I installed the operating system 6.0.Can anyone give me advice what to do?

  • Do you have the solution ?? i have the same problem...

  • Go to CD-R King and buy this USB A TO USB C CHARGE/SYNC CABLE. According to one of the commenters it's working if you have charging issues with the phone. Better try to find some ways to fix it before getting a new phone.

  • but we do have several phone repairers on the market... im from phil, but I would advise you to get a new phone instead. cellphone repairers will just advise you to get a new battery anyway but it wont solve the problem. better buy a new phone instead or try to bring it to trusted service centers. ;) btw xiaomi is cool you can get one with 7000 on lazada :)

  • If your using the USB A CABLE that came with your new BLU VIVO 5 replace it with a USB C CHARGE/SYNC CABLE BY INSIGNIA. I purchased mine from Best Buy's . As soon as I plugged it into my phone .My phone screen booted up and the battery started charging. ...with this new cable it's charging faster. Really!

  • If your having issues with your Blu Vivo 5 not charging. Which was an issue for me. But problem solved .It's the USB cord that is sent with new phone purchase. My husband took my phone to "Best Buy's" and purchase a USB A TO USB C CHARGE/SYNC CABLE BY INSIGNIA Why BLU would send the wrong USB cable is beyond me .but when I plugged in my new cable to my phone it immediately turned on my phone screen and started charging the battery. .. So spend $20.on a USB C cable and start using your phone again ...Really works.

  • Blu Vivo 5 is Gionee S6 in China, more cheaper.

  • Are you sure is it Blu brand?

  • I had exactly same problem. Problem is the charger. Buy USB-c cord and adapter plug from Staples or best buy. Will work fine

  • Experiencing charging problems. Was charging ok until recently. Very slow at charging. How to fix same?

  • worthless charging port failure

  • Hi! It seems that we both have the same problem. Do you have any idea on how to fix it?

  • they r both from china!!

  • music players stops mysteriously, and it gets me very frustrated....can anyone help me solve this problem?

  • My newly acquired (got it Aug/sept 2016) vivo 5 smart phone went dead yesterday at (March 15) 2017 6 pm . I have been charging every since. But it will not start up . Nothing shown on the screen. Whenever the power cord is unplug and replug there is a slight throbbing sound. any ideas?

  • vivo from china while blu vivo 5 from us, don't get confused

  • and BLU doesn't have V5 type but Vivo 5, VIVO phone has V5 type called VIVO V5 and V5 plus

  • dude, Blu Vivo 5 and Vivo V5 are different phone just for u all know

  • It used to work just fine and the battery life is very long. I only have this phone for less than 3 months now. One day, I charged this phone with a powerbank but still got drained. Now it's no longer charging. I bought a new Type C cord for I thought it is only a cable issue but it not. No led light flashing. Should I order a new battery pack but since I am in the Philippines, there is no service center here. What a waste.

  • This phone was great for like a month but now when I go to the front camera angle it has a green tint to it I thought it was because of lighting but when I went outside same thing so I switched to front camera works fine this phone was so far good to me until the bs happened ugh

  • I'm having the same problem, what did you do

  • I have use it 3 days but when someone send a video on whatsap or Bluetooth after watching it at the spot u can't watch it again when u open the video they will write "can't play this video" and also after sending image to someone on whatsap the image becomes blur why

  • I have the same problem what to do?

  • can i ask?? the vivo phone have a detection?

  • My vivo v5 camera 20 fix boreing

  • I have this phone (VIVO V5) for less than a month and in the early first week I've noticed that it can slowly catch mobile signal in any sim card i have (smart, globe & sun cellular). It became burden for me cause i have many transactions thru text and calls. Did anyone here have the same problem like mine??

  • I have the same problem. It is the charging cord. Change it.

  • Have my phone for 5 months now lately this started happening. Whenever it dies on me i plug it in to charge but the screen is just blank. Tried turning it on , and it says POWER IS LOW . after leaving it to charge it came on after a few hours. then this happened again and now it's never coming on again.

  • Screen mirroring not working in any v5 this is the big problem of this phone

  • It's called Hybrid slot

  • Anyone have a solution for the gyroscope issue when updating to Android 6.0?

  • ive had this phone since it came available.....January 2016......this is by far the best phone I've ever had. it uses 2 sim cards or one sim card and one sd card...but not all three at once. for $200 bucks its best money spent. if it broke today i would be in a better situation than paying $800 and buyiny insurance on a competitors phone. Im still waiting on the other manufacturers to come up with a phone good enough to make me want to upgrade.

  • Piece of junk paid 200$ for it and it only work with 1 sim card. Customer service totally suck. they just make me reset everything on the phone and after a month trying to solving the issue still is not working.

  • I love this phone so far. I've had it for like 2 weeks now. Today I went to go use my camera and there is like a purple tint to my pictures. It wasn't like this last night. My front facing camera works perfectly. Is there an easy fix to the problem. I feel like it may have been something I accidentally pressed that's making it like that. Has this happened to someone?

  • I bought this unlocked phone from Amazon several months ago and am using it on T-Mobile without any problems. I will be switching my main number over from Sprint as soon as my contract is up. I will buy another as a backup simply because the price is reasonable and makes insurance a waste of money. This is a GREAT product. Price to performance is perfect for me. I highly recommend it (and do, to family and friends). I'm tired of completely over-priced mobile devices. If BLU keeps this up, I will be a customer for life. I tried devices from both the Windows and Android product line (Android Vivo 5 for this review). I have been completely satisfied with both. I prefer the Andriod OS over the mobile windows version, though. Purely subjective as I am just a casual user and do not consider myself a "Power User." I am a professional IT administrator and use many remote access (cloud storage services), WiFi, and VPN features. I find more of the apps I need for everyday use in Google Apps...Simple. Very little customization needed for my needs. Phone and data quality of service on T-Mobile have been excellent. As always YMMV...

  • Yes I had the same problem, but I bought a new USB C cable, and now works good.

  • i Bought in April and now have the same problem!!!

  • I bought this phone last 2 weeks ago but why there is no internet connection in STC or Al Jawal?

  • Had blu vivo 5 for about 5 months, worked perfectly. Today plugged in to charge, nothing. Won't charge. The green led light on the front is not flashing. Anyone else having this issue?

  • The new blu vivo 5r has finger print sensor

  • are u using the charger that came with the phone? i have no issues charging

  • The vivo 5 has a vertixal curve on the back added comfort while using it

  • Best phone I've ever had. Battery holds for 2 days easy. I dont have to carry a charging cable around with me. Pictures with camera and very sharp and clear( if yours are not try removing the protective tape covering the lens for shipping or whipping off fingerprints). Connects with Bluetooth& Wi-Fi seamlessly . It uses the 64 bit processor and does have gorilla glass 3..with a metal body. When talking on the phone the sound is much easier to hear then my 4s was. The display is beautiful with precise color definition. Cell signal is always strong and never dropped a call. A added benefit is that it is a very professional /attractive phone in appearance. Good-by Apple ;-)

  • noticed minds takes for ever to charge is this normal

  • u av any battery issues like taking for ever to charge

  • Only one problem is that finger print sensor is not there in this phone.If it is there i will deffinetely buy this phone

  • so guys i have been using this phone for weeks but i noticed a sudden vertical curve from the middle is it normal or there is a problem in the phone does any of you users have that curve too ? please answer at this email (([email protected] )) thanks

  • They use re-branded phones. Almost all of their phones are made by Gionee(sadly).

  • Looks like another Apple fan trying to get others to switch over again. Tear down Android phones because you can. Well, I think this review sucks and Iphones too. They still charge way more than others and I will not get a phone that forces a micro sd card adapter to buy and use the card. Sorry, never liked Apple for the over priced products.

  • Well, Apple killed my 4s with updates so I was forced to get a new phone, after much research and watching reviews, the Vivo 5 looked like a great option but I wouldn't recommend it for two reasons. 1) The resolution. Games, videos, and apps all look pixelated, coming from a retina display (on a smaller screen 4s) this resolution makes this phone look like a toy. I tried so hard to look past this but its a constant obnoxious reminder that I own a budget phone. 2)The camera. Absolute garbage, cannot make it any simpler than that. It's really depressing that I have to take pictures with my 4s. Horribly blurry pictures and a high degree of tearing in videos make this camera unusable. "Ok, Google" is very limited in function compared to Siri and highly unreliable on this phone. The battery doesn't last very long (I get about 3 hours of use), and unless you download Soundabout, your mic will be muted when the audiojack is plugged in because it thinks you're using a headset (software issue). Add to that that BLU its STILL not upgrading this to 6.0 Marshmallow and you have a very disappointing experience. Yeah the cores and ram and memory are all great but for the price of this phone I expected more, an older G3 would serve you better.

  • what site can you get the phone on in the uk? because it is one of the best phones out there

  • What is the phone warranty policy?

  • someone can tell me if this phone is available in Ireland? Tanks

  • actually, there is a website were you can find out that, here it is the link

  • In Pakistan, This phone is also available with the name of Qmobile Z12. Original Manufacturer is BLU. BLU is not focusing on Image camera quality. Its video is awesome but image quality is not so good of his camera. Only this problem other wise excellent speedy phone.

  • My wife has this phone and she's super happy with it. Battery life is amazing and BELIEVE ME she's a heavey user. It takes awesome pictures. Also the phone looks really cool.

  • yes am using this mobile . am totally satisfied . the mobile is awsm

  • I think it's camera quality is even better then s6 and g4

  • Physical design and General performance is good. But disadvantage is Main camera is blur and bad quality !

  • Hello Guys,,I'm Binay from India ,well,were i see the device Specifications and looks it's too good & Amazing But i want to know the acctual Experience on this handset ,,so guys i just ask you the who have already use this handset/how was the Experience to use & Is in avilable India or how much the acctual price to Bought ,,Please share your Feedback i'm being wait your Response.. Thank you all..

  • Yes it does! And they include one in the box!!

  • I think you will have problems, this phone works with LTE bands 2,4 and 7. Good luck! There is a website where you can check, I think I can't post the link here

  • is this blu vivo 5 available in babgladesh? and does it feet on bd network? plz inform me...

  • Hello everyone!i would like to ask if anyone knows!is this phone working fine with european network services ?i am interested to order it from U.S via website and i live in greece!will i have any problem u think?thank u very much!ľ

  • US buddy, from Florida

  • can anyone tell me if this phone is a phone that will last or will it start overheating and lagging like the lg g3 after half a year? thanks in advance

  • Does this fone supported OTG

  • Does this fone supported OTG

  • Thanks.

  • What

  • Search blu smartphone cambodia. It has been arrive.But it run out if stock. New stock is coming on July. Im waiting for that ibe too. Feel greay

  • Hi sir/madam do you have branches in Athens Greece ,bcoz I would like order the items blu pure XL,if you don't mind how much the price thanks...god bless

  • No, that would be the Blu Pure XL.

  • Florida

  • My rear camera is amazing, no blur whatsoever and also in the settings on the camera app is a feature that allows you take 5× the picture hd

  • no , usa

  • Gold...looking the videos on YouTube personally think that looks better in that color than silver.

  • What color did you picked?

  • So I got the phone. Two days now. 1. Design - yes, phone really does look and feel great...Like an Iphone 6plus...very thin very light... looking expensive. So I can give 9/10 cuz always could be better. Personally would of prefer sound buttons to be on the other side on the phone not same with the power button because I mix them now...they are too close to one another. And wished menu buttons on the bottom were illuminated. 2. Screen is aslo amazing. Just forget the pixels that some say on paper are not enoughl, but in live screen is amazing and outside on sunlight too. Super bright colors, just excellent. 9/10 3. Battery seems also to be great and holds full day plus charges fast. 9/10 4. It is fast and performs well. 9/10 5. Rear camera is the only dissapointment for me for now. It really takes blurry pictures and from time to time only on focus. Front camera is okay. 5/10 All in all very good and if you are not a picture guy is great phone. Think will keep it and hope it lasts and doesn't broke in couple months or a year.

  • So I got the phone. Two days now. 1. Design - yes, phone really does look and feel great...Like an Iphone 6plus...very thin very light... looking expensive. So I can give 9/10 cuz always could be better. Personally would of prefer sound buttons to be on the other side on the phone not same with the power button because I mix them now...they are too close to one another. And wished menu buttons on the bottom were illuminated. 2. Screen is aslo amazing. Just forget the pixels that some say on paper are not enoughl, but in live screen is amazing and outside on sunlight too. Super bright colors, just excellent. 9/10 3. Battery seems also to be great and holds full day plus charges fast. 9/10 4. It is fast and performs well. 9/10 5. Rear camera is the only dissapointment for me for now. It really takes blurry pictures and from time to time only on focus. Front camera is okay. 5/10 All in all very good and if you are not a picture guy is great phone. Think will keep it and hope it lasts and doesn't broke in couple months or a year.

  • Hi , I am using this phone for last 3 days and its really good. If I talk about it looks ill give 10/10. I have already got so many components and people are asking me if its iPhone or Samsung new phone. Battery life is great I use internet ,you tube,Instagram and still it stay awake for 2 days. It comes with charger, headphones, phone cover, 2 screen guard one which is on the phone and one comes with the box and also one usb connector and in just $200 . I am loving it

  • does it use selfie stick?

  • Just ordered it from bestbuy. I really hope it doesnt stop working the next day the warranty is over. Otherwise from all the videos and what I read looks very good and specs are good...So will see. Hope I wont regret going for the cheap. Got an Asus tablet before and stopped working exactly after an year. Will write again when I got it.

  • Of course

  • Us

  • Vivo China or Us company?

  • Blu is an American company, and I like that.

  • Torn between this and Huawei P9 Lite.

  • It uses 2nd sim slot for micro sd

  • Can someone please tell me if this phone will work in the uk???

  • Is this better than lenovo vibe k4 note? I cant decide on what phone to buy..

  • yet to use it. will post and findings here if there should be any. bought it in the states but and it has been delivered to my US address. someone picking it up and bringing it to me in Ghana soon. can't wait to use it after all the reviews I have read. great phone it seems

  • I took a load of pics and went to the far left settings button to encrypt.. Now I can't find my pics and can't find instruction in manual. Any suggestions!

  • Is this their "flagship"? Their current best phone?

  • I Live in new York And I'd like to buy one looks great And cheap

  • In Pakistan this phone came with the name QMobile z12

  • The LTE Band not for use in Cambodia, the band in Cambodia is band3 (1800). But the phone import in Cambodia, they order for band3(1800).

  • What's BD?

  • Compare Blu Vivo 5,Allview X3 Soul,Gionee S6.Same phone different name. All junk who knows where assembled

  • Is it selling in the Caribbean market like Trinidad and Tobago

  • Is it available on Bd???

  • no it does not LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 7(2600)

  • Any Idea when it will enter malaysian markets ?

  • Can anyone use mtk engineering mode to check the available LTE band please. Does it has band 12 and 17 like vivo XL?

  • Does this phone have a separate slot for each sim and the memory card?

  • when will it arrive to Cambodia, im waiting seen 2 month already

  • Gold sold out at Best Buy when I added it to my cart. Only silver is left, so I had to go back to Amazon to purchase and wait about two weeks.

  • Just bought it today...its available on bestbuy or amazon

  • Go to best buy now. This phone is in stock. Good Luck.

  • It's out right now. Just not sure which phone to get this or the honor 5x. The 5.5 720x1280 screen kinda scares me

  • Anyone know when this will be on sale? Looks like a great phone.

  • when will it be available in my country Nigeria I would love to have it.

  • I literally just called the company, BLU products, a few minutes ago asking about when they think this phone will be released and the company employee that I talked to said that they have not decided a release date yet. The heads of the company will be meeting together soon to decide on a release date and will announce the date as soon as possible.

  • Yes blu phones cameras take good pics I have an energy x plus and it is some of the best photos and videos I've seen from a device that isn't an iPhone or some galaxy

  • i think this phone only Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n not wifi AC

  • and whether this phone has optical image stabilization Do Blu phones camera take good pictures, in general? I have had some bad phones where they claimed it's 5MP, and photo quality turned out to be 3MP

  • i'm curious to see what connectivity this has, honor 5x only has Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n

  • He was right. Blu Life One X was on sale $99 for the first 3 days, then price was back $149.

  • this is the best budget "Flagship" of 2016 hands down.

  • 1st off the 2016 life one X is $149 2nd your full of crap as this phone has a BIGGER HD (hard drive) more ram an is all around better....... your a spammer....... a crappy one at that

  • Compare with Blu Life One X (2016) Cons: No HD Screen No LTE band 12 (which is very important if you are T-Mo) and 17 Pros: 3GB Ram Little bigger battery Screen size little bigger For me, Life One X 2016 is worth for $99 initial sale price on Amazon.

  • A very much premium looking phone (almost like iphone 5) at $199. A $20 extra with a finger print sensor could have been excellent.

  • it will retail at $199

  • ok but NO price

  • well done BLU💗

  • Lack op ppi

  • This device looks amazing! It is sad, they put only an HD screen.