BLU Advance S5 HD – Unlocked Single Sim Smartphone, 16GB+1GB RAM -Black

Your browser does not support HTML5 video.  I got this for my girlfriend who's been using an iPhone 5S in part out of simplicity (smaller size/familiarity) and in part out of frugality (a new high end phone costs $$$).We just transferred her SIM card over today. The battery was decently charged when we powered on the phone. The phone started up quickly and moved very well. I was apprehensive about the Android Go Edition, but it feels just like any other Android build. The screen is vibrant and the sound is decent. Downloading apps is very straightforward as with other Android devices. I ran into an issue where the Play Store got hung up, so I killed it through the Phone Settings > Apps > Google Play Store > Storage > Clear Data. Once I started the app again, it ran just fine. One unfortunate thing: I found out that the Wi-Fi card unfortunately isn't dual band (doesn't support 5 GHz Wi-Fi band).The layout of the phone is a little strange, but it doesn't render the phone unusable. Both micro USB and AUX port are on the top of the phone. Volume and lock buttons are both to the right of the screen. Popping off the back cover involves sliding a fingernail or card through the slit near the front side of the phone (which is never mentioned in the instructions).I hope it lasts my girlfriend at least a year. It sure looks like it can.

The phone has the latest 8.1 Oreo its smooth and fast looks awesome has more feature then expected its light the scream is very clear and takes beautiful pictures for a mid level phone does more then alot of more exspenceive phones I love it and for the price you can't beat it

What I did not like right off was the lack of info, like how to get the back cover off, not even a little slot to pop it open, I had it open once by luck. Second thing was how to get the SIM card in and lock it secure, never seen where to put the SD card. Another thing was the head set & usb plugs are on top, pictures did not show this ether. So-- I decided to return it, tried to get the back case open again and failed, and left my SIM card inside. Returned and was granted, a refund, that was my happy moment! I just thought things would never get any better. Not a good start!

If you are expecting an Android Smartphone this is almost it. Like all Blu's they are a lot of phone for the money. That said I would spend more money and get a model with a full version of Android as opposed to Android Go. It makes a cheap phone faster but it's like having a Chromebook instead of a Windows laptop. Many apps don't work. Even native Android apps like Maps get offloaded to your Chrome browser. It IS a lot of phone for the money but I couldn't restore a backup from another Android phone. I couldn't even see them. I COULD see a backup from an Android Go tablet I own. It's not a bad phone but it is lacking as a Smartphone.

I like it and it even came with a case!

I needed a simple phone to get text messages from my 2nd SIM card. I chose this phone for its price and its "recommended by Amazon" status. I owned a earlier version of BLU phone before and it served the same purpose.However, after power on the phone and in the initial setup, the phone stuck in the searching for updates for a long time. After some internet searching, I removed the SIM card and tried to not connecting to WiFi, but didn't work. I them tried to power on with power and volume keys combined, not work either. From online, it seems a lot of work is needed to pass the searching for updates stage.As the last resort, I connect to WiFi and let the phone in the searching state overnight. After 15 hours, it's still stuck. I them returned the phone.

Brand new smart phone lasted 14 days before dying. I bought it as a backup to my Samsung 5 but found that it uses a mini sim card which was not stated in the literature. I had to go to ATT and get a new sim card made for it. When the phone died after 14 days on the weekend I was without a working phone because its sim card would nor fit my Samsung. I am going to ATT and get the sim card made again for my samsung I will buy a replacement backup samsung off ebay that uses the same size sim card so I never have this problem again

I wanted to love this phone and I did until the volume adjustment stopped working. You can not turn it off of vibrate so the phone will not ring when you get a call or text. Now that the return window is closed I'm just out the money.

I was disappointed to discover my Freedom mobile sim card would not fit and so I returned it. No other complaints.