BLU F91 Smartphone Review- BLU smartphones are known for their value-for-money devices, and recently the company come up with a decent 5G-supported phone that will provide all of the impressive features at a pretty affordable yet attractive price point. The phone is known as the BLU F91, which is released in April 2022. As far as we know, the BLU company mainly operates in the US smartphone market, so you won’t find this phone outside the country.
Anyway, speaking of the first impression of this phone. It looks like yet another BLU phone, but the fact that this phone support 5G connectivity makes it an appealing deal. It supports T-Mobile and Metro PCS carriers. But sadly, it doesn’t support 5G networks like AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, and many more. Apart from this, the BLU F91 comes with a pretty standard configuration of specs and features. But it doesn’t mean that you can judge a book by its covers. So, without any further ado, let’s head toward the review of the BLU F91 smartphone.
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BLU F91 Smartphone Review
Highlights
- The phone attains a standard 6.8-inches IPS LCD panel with average nits brightness support.
- The company chooses the 6nm MediaTek MT6833P Dimensity 810 chipset that will provide the necessary 5G connectivity.
- As for the software section, you will receive the Android 11 OS out of the box.
- In terms of the camera setup, the device brings a 48MP quad-camera module with a 16MP selfie.
- Speaking of the battery, a Li-Po 5000 mAh battery is accompanied by an 18W fast charger.
Design and Display
The BLU F91 brings a pretty average design aspect that you have already seen in several phones. Although, it can’t be overlooked that the company is trying to do something new. But still, the phone arrives with a pretty plain design, which is only available in the Blue shade options. Though, having more shade options gives users a chance to pick according to their desire.
Anyway, the back panel looks like a glass built, but it’s actually a plastic body, which appears to be great. Moving to the dimension parts, the phone arrives with a standard build of 8.9-thickness and 209-gram weight. With this, you won’t face any trouble using the phone with a single hand, while as for the security factory, the front display provides face unlocking features.
Besides this, you will also obtain a side-mounted fingerprint scanner as an additional perk by the company. On the other hand, the 6.8-inches IPS LCD panel renders a good combination of colors, saturation, and contrast so that you can receive a great viewing experience from the screen. However, you won’t gain better brightness nits support. Therefore, using the phone outdoor would be slightly difficult.
Memory and Internal
Under the hood, the phone is powered by the 6nm MediaTek MT6833P Dimensity 810 chipset that supports 5G connectivity. Apart from this tweak, the processor doesn’t have any other specialty that makes the overall performance experience stand out from the rest of the competition. The octa-core can go up to 2.4GHz cloaking speed, which is more than sufficient to handle your daily tasks.
Aside from this, the Mali-G57 MC2 graphic unit can render a causal gameplay experience with this phone. Although, you won’t able to play advanced games at the higher resolution settings. Now, let’s talk about the overall user interface experience with the BLU F91. For starters, the phone brings the outdated Android 11 with the expected customization support.
Hopefully, there’s one good thing that happened, which is you won’t notice too many bloatware apps inside the interface. Though, the company has to take this strategic move to cut down the price point a bit so that they can make the phone more appealing to the users. Speaking of internal storage, the handset brings 8GB RAM with 12GB internal space, which is sufficient for normal usage. Although you get a microSDXC slot.
Camera
Generally, mid-range phones offer decent camera output with the help of an image processing unit. The BLU F91 comes with a 48MP quad camera set up to give immersive photo and video results. You can capture good daylight photos with the native camera app, while the night mode might have some grains. Hopefully, the color blending and saturation are good.
Besides this, you will attain a 5MP ultrawide lens that further helps you improve your group photos to some extent. Aside from this, it also houses a duo of 2MP macro and 2MP depth lenses that enhance the portrait and close-up photo results. But in reality, they are just for show as the majority of work is performed by the image processing algorithm.
As for the front display selfie camera, you will gain a 16MP selfie camera that effortlessly records up to 1080p videos, while the AI filters can improve your skin tone and give Instagram-ready photos. As for the video recording from the main camera setup, the phone can goes up to 4K video recording. But it lacks proper video stabilization software.
Battery and Others
In terms of the battery section, it’s quite amazing that the smartphone makers offered a Li-Po 5000 mAh battery. With that much battery capacity, getting 5+ hours of screen time would be an effortless task. As far as the charging speed is concerned, you will get an 18W charger that refuels the battery in less than an hour and a half.
Moreover, it is also supported by the 10W wireless charging speed, which is a pretty superb thing for a mid-range phone. Moving to the sound output, it feels average, while the comms and sensors are what you expect to form a budget 5G phone. Finally, let’s talk about the price point. The BLU F91 is priced at $250 (Rs. 19,999 in India) approx.
BLU F91 Specifications Detail
Down below you can see the full specifications of the BLU F91 smartphone.
| Specifications | BLU F91 |
| Network | 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G |
| Announced | April 2022 |
| SIM | Dual SIM |
| Dimensions | 6.64 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches |
| Weight | 209 g |
| Size | 6.8 inches |
| Display | IPS LCD ~395 PPI density |
| Protection | No |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2460 pixels |
| OS | Android 11 |
| Chipset | 6nm – MediaTek MT6833P Dimensity 810 |
| CPU | Octa-core 2×2.4 GHz Cortex – A76 6×2.0 GHz Cortex – A55 |
| GPU | Mali-G57 MC2 |
| Card slot | microSDXC (dedicated slot) |
| RAM | 8GB |
| Internal | 128GB |
| Camera | 48MP (wide), PDAF 5MP (115° ultrawide) 2MP (macro) 2MP (depth) LED flash, HDR, panorama Max – 4K@30fps |
| Selfie | 16MP Max – 1080p@30fps |
| Loudspeaker | Yes |
| 3.5mm jack | Yes |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
| Bluetooth | 5.1, A2DP, LE |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS |
| NFC | Yes |
| Infrared port | No |
| Radio | Yes |
| USB | USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go |
| Sensors | Side-mounted fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass |
| Battery | Li-Po 5000 mAh Fast charging 18W Fast wireless charging 10W Reverse Charging |
| Colors | Blue |
| Expected Price | $250 (Rs 19,000 in India) approx. |
Conclusion
The BLU F91 smartphone is a deal breaker if you are looking for a decent and affordable 5G connectivity. Besides this, the phone also delivers great specs according to the price segment and renders immersive customization features to enhance the overall user experience. But at the same time, there’s no denying that the phone has an equal share of downsides.
It doesn’t have the latest Android update and the company won’t give a clear answer about future updates. Aside from this, you can only casual games, while it doesn’t have exceptional camera quality. To understand better, you can also check out other alternative options such as the Oppo K10 which comes with better specs and price range, compare and make the final call.
