Customer Ratings & Reviews

I really like the windows operating system and for it to be able to sync with my pc is awesome. I really like the wide variety of apps you can get and the ease of the UI. However coming from a Samsung Galaxy III there are a lot of features I miss from my old phone and the one I miss most is the ability to set a date and time for sending a text message. While they're not particularly important I do miss being able to play some of the games available for the Android os.

I brought this phone for my daughter at Christmas time. She loves the phone she has no complaints. She has had a iPhone for three years and dropped it with the end result being a cracked screen. She uses the phone with straight talk and get GREAT coverage. She has told me many times that she was more than happy with the phone. So I would encourage people to check it out to see if it has the things they desire in a phone. Thanks Microsoft for providing a low cost no contract phone.

I bought 2 phones for my kids, the preview reviews were right they run perfect. And the resolución is impressive.

I currently have a Nokia 521. I found the Blu is very comparable. However, the Blu speaker volume was comparatively very low. I was having trouble hearing the audio just sitting indoors in a normal room. Also, It cost $180, the Nokia 521 can be found around $50. So, I returned it.

For starters the screen is excellent! My daily drives is a LG Nexus 5, very familiar with Motorola G's and E's. I really like Windows Phone UI and if just had the apps I need I could see myself jumping from Android (possibly. Android 5.0 is super sweet). This review is written from my wife's use of the phone so I am adding to what I have experienced with it just playing around and what she has experienced as a daily driver, so it all comes through as first person. She has used Android/Samsung in past and has never looked back switching to Windows Phone. It's Apple iOS, with touches of Android usefulness, yet still it's own. When it comes to Windows Phones my first introduction is a Nokia Lumia 630 from Cricket. Excellent phone, solid battery life, but no front facing camera; managed without it, but it does stink, mainly when Skype Video calling. The BLU WIN HD is easy to hold in the hand being even though it has a 5" screen. It virtually has no bezel. With BLU's included TPU case, it made it fantastic. On it's own the plastic used to build the phone feels really cheap, especially when removing the back cover to insert SIM and microSD Card. It is not very slick, smooth, but not slick. The camera's do a decent job. The rear does not have a zoom, which it is an 8MP shooter and can be enlarged after the pic is taken, so not a deal breaker. The front camera is adequate and at least gave me that functionality that I was missing from Nokia Lumia 630,. Past that I did lose some things. Apparently Windows Phones leaves out a few features that are found at least on Nokia phones: Visual Voicemail, Extra menu on the Settings Menu that tells which WP8.1 version you are on (Cyan, Denim, etc.), and the Nokia/Lumia only Apps are not present (that was assumed in the switch). The loss of Visual Voicemail though caught me by surprise as it is built into the OS. Did some research and other non-Lumia/Nokia phones also are missing this option. So apparently this is where the Android likeness kicks in and not the iOS consistency across different manufacturers. The screen did have issues with picking up touches when using dial pad in a call. Since Visual Voicemail did not work, had to check voicemail old fashion way. while you still don't have to dial your number, but can hit the voicemail button in the dialer app, as sort of a speed dial, you still have to use the number prompts and only used once and I had issues not picking up a number or # key. Using the keyboard I did not have any issues with responsiveness*. The asterisk however is when the phone is charging. The phone severely lags when it is charging and trying to type on the keyboard is very slow. Thankfully the battery is amazing, so the need to recharge is limited! I did have the phone reboot itself twice in the time I used it (about 10 days). I was using WhatsApp both times and was trying to take a picture. So do not know if the issue is the BLU camera app or WhatsApp App. I checked for updates on all fronts and everything was up to date. Couldn't find anyone else with instances online with same problem. Just the visual voicemail issue. Cannot say if this issue had anything to do with background apps also running. Don't typically use too many, text, WhatsApp, etc. Call quality, speaker quality. The Speakers are loud and could be heard easily for notifications and playing media. Call quality however, was hollow, the earpiece speaker rattles. Switching to Speaker Phone the volume is quite low compared to media volume. I did test/play with an un-SIMmed Lumia 535 Dual Sim phone for a bit. Size it is a bit bigger, screen washed out looking, definitely didn't feel as premium as this phone or standard Nokia Lumia. Price was $30 cheaper though, but bezels made the 5" screen even bigger and awkward design for small hands and slick casing made it hard to hold. Cannot compare with issues with BLU phone, as it didn't have a SIM to test functionality. The screen of the 535 really turned me off with its poor viewing angles. However, a first time user may not have had issues with this. Like the title says, I think a first time Windows Phone User could see past some of this, so I can still recommend it. , but being on a true blue (pun intended and literal) Nokia Lumia 630 (cyan color) phone, its hard to look past it. I simply wanted a front camera and Dual SIM was added bonus for my bi-yearly travels overseas. It was however, Pretty in Pink!

Phone has a very crisp and clear screen, and the colors really pop! It's large, but not too large to fit in your pocket comfortably. Speaker volume is a little lower than what I'm used to, but still not bad. Had the phone now for a week and have had to charge it only 2 times! The windows operating system doesn't have a ton of apps yet, but more are coming I'd wager as the popularity of these phones grow. Also coming from an iPhone I was very happy to see that Microsoft has partnered with the icloud so pulling everything from there was simple and instantaneous!

I've used several Windows Phones over the last year or two, but the Blu Win HD was my first non-Nokia Windows device. I knew very little about Blu going in (besides that they made several budget devices for Android and Windows). I used this phone on T-Mobile and was able to get great service / data speeds, despite not having LTE. Overall, the phone feels similar to the HTC One M8 in-hand, except the back is plastic. The camera was average (no where near as good as the high-end Lumias) but probably just as good, if-not better than my One M8. My purchase included a screen protector, which is also a nice inclusion by Blu.

if you have a USA credit card its good because you will need to make a Microsoft account. Not good if your in Mexico. but overall it is good . the screen is pretty big . I have no problem with the sound or screen resolution.