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Blu Vivo XL2 or 5R?

p15574 · 2017-12-01 09:34:46

Looking for opinions on these two phones as a starter phone for a family member. Currently on Amazon the 5R is £109 and the XL2 is £119. I initially thought the XL2 must be better as it's the higher priced and slightly more recent model, but I'm not so sure now. The cheaper one has a 1080p screen vs the 720p on the XL2. On…

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Looking for opinions on these two phones as a starter phone for a family member. Currently on Amazon the 5R is £109 and the XL2 is £119. I initially thought the XL2 must be better as it's the higher priced and slightly more recent model, but I'm not so sure now. The cheaper one has a 1080p screen vs the 720p on the XL2. On the other hand, the XL2 has Corning Glass, which may be advisable. The chip on the XL2 seems a teeny bit better two.

I was also looking at the Moto G5 for £120 - I've got this phone a few times before and it's worked well - but the Blu phones have 3Gb of Ram compared to the 2Gb on the Moto, and 32Gb internal storage vs 16Gb.

I'd never heard of the Blue brand before I started looking but I see they sponsor Valencia so they must be legit - right? Reviews online seem good enough.

So, any opinions? Thanks in advance.

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