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Rating 3.6 out of 5 stars with 168 reviews

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Customers consistently note the Vivo 5 Mini's affordability, user-friendly interface, and compact size as positive aspects. They appreciate that it is unlocked, allowing for greater network flexibility. While some users find the phone's performance to be slow and its memory limited, others praise its camera quality and stylish design.

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  • Cons mentioned:
    Freezing

    Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    Bad Internet conection

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The Phone has problems Internet conection It fridged On me all the timeI have To rebot It always. It may be a bad device ?????

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Nice phone for my child.

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I really like the phone, and one of the reasons is because it's very petite. Not too small but just right!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Price
    Cons mentioned:
    Slow

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good discounted smart phone

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It's a convenient and decent smart phone when needed. Not too expensive and affordable to communicate with loved ones.It's just a bit slow.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Price
    Cons mentioned:
    Slow

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Ok for emergency phone

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Purchased because I needed a cheap phone while mine was being repaired. Very slow and flimsy but served the purpose

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Price, Size

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good deal

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Reasonably priced. Very user friendly. Compact and efficient.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Price

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great For Travel

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Got this phone for my father who was traveling to South America. I know it's not the best unlocked phone on the market, but did what i needed to do. My dad had no issues getting it connected overseas or here in the U.S. (GSM Carriers Only) If you looking for a cheap unlocked phone this is it.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Unlocked

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    great 3rd

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Stay connected with this unlocked BLU Vivo 5 Mini smartphone. It's compatible with GSM carriers worldwide, and it provides efficient performance with its 1.3GHz quad-core processor and Android 6.0...

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Memory

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Big bang for the Buck on BLU VIVO 5 MINI Phone

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I purchased this because my wife lost her cell phone, so I had to purchase another. Both of us don't use it much, but have it for convenience and possible emergency uses in a wilderness setting. We mostly only use it for calls or to check the expected weather conditions, and other than this, I don't use it for the internet except for updates to the software. I got the new one as my wife wanted my old one because it was the same model as she lost and she liked that phone. I found that having this "open" phone, I could use it on the same T-Mobile (that I have been on for the past 17 years) by purchasing another sim card from T-Mobile. One problem I encountered was that this one used a "micro sized sim card" while my old phone had the "mini sized sim card", so I wasn't able to just swap sim cards to transfer the data (phone numbers, etc). Not a big problem, but lots of time consumed. The old mini sim sized card did not have the perforations to choose what size of sim card you would "punch out" of the T-Mobile sim card like the new sim card has. The setup was easy, but one thing I found out is that the Android system on this phone does NOT allow you to uninstall the "preinstalled apps" from Google, but only allows you to "delete them" from being displayed on the screens. I don't intend to use those apps, but they still take up a lot of memory space on the phone, which leaves very little space (3.74 GB of 8 GB total memory installed) for you to install apps of your choosing. Unless there is a "new" way to install apps on your SD card and use that space (which previously was unavailable for the system to run apps from the SD card), your hands are tied. For my purposes, I can get by, but for those of you looking to store/run a large amount of apps, you'll have to look at the 3.74 GB you have to work with in the internal storage memory "actually available for your use" of the listed memory of 8 GB! Compared to my last phone, the volume can be raised a lot higher than both of my previous phones, and is more sharp and crystal clear, which makes it much easier to hear in noisy conditions. Like the older phones, this one also gobbles up the battery life (in a matter of hours) when it is on and unable to connect to a cell tower for service as it is always searching for a signal. With a signal, always on (24/7), and little actual usage by me, the battery goes for slightly over a week between recharges. The screen is magnificent in sharpness, colors, and intensity so one can make the screen bright enough to use in direct sunlight ... both of my other ones did not come close to this, and the controls for brightness are easily accessible in the drop down menu. Also note that the "description of the specs" state that there is a max speed of 3G LTE on the frequencies listed, but the phone shows that I am on a 4G LTE connection on the T-Mobile and AT&T cell tower sites that I usually connect to. Whether or not the phone is actually able to use the 4G LTE connection speed, I can't say as this is beyond something that I can accurately measure. Overall, it's a big bang for the low amount of dollars spent ($64.26 w/tax), and I just want a phone that's reliable and works as a telephone as I have tablets and laptops for the "bigger apps".

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Easy to use

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Gets the job done

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I needed an inexpensive back up phone. It serves it purpose but not remmended it you need all the bells and whistles. However it's a good phone for the price.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Easy to use

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good for the price

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Got this phone for my dad who was reluctant to get a smartphone, so far he enjoys it.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Price

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great phone

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great phone and reasonable price. I bought this phone for my son and he loves it

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Price
    Cons mentioned:
    Slow

    Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Good & cheap but a bit slow...

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This is a good iPhone-like Android phone at a great price (dual SIM), but can be slow to operate with multiple applications open, and the display color shift is not the best. BLU team, please fix those things and you've got a winner!

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Price

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    sorry I didn't use the phone much

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It was easy to navigate through the apps,and I like the price for the phone

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Price

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    good starter phone

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    a good phone for the price and if you need something simple and sleek

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Price

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Decent

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Got a great price on this for a black Friday deal!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Price
    Cons mentioned:
    Slow

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great Basic Phone

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    We bought this for our 10yr old son to use. It does all the basics of name brand phones but it is a little slower and the screen is small. We are happy with its operation for calling and texting.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Price, Unlocked

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good for travel

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Bought this phone to use while on my business trips it’s cheap, and unlocked so I can easily switch SIM cards and not worry about having a super expensive phone that could be stolen

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Freezing, Memory

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Nice size phone for a 10 yrs.child.

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The phone is ok but the memory size is poor,8gig. and software takes away 4 .As soon as you start to down load the phone starts to freeze up.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    It's a good phone

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I also have an iPhone. They are very different. I prefer the iPhone over androids. It has some nice features, but I still prefer iPhone. I bought this phone for work & it's working out

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Camera, Size

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great phone over all

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I liked the size of the phone Not too big The camera is also nice good pictures

    I would recommend this to a friend
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