2017 seems to be the year of budget bezel-less phones and Bluboo has made quite a few of them. We have definitely seen this design before but the phone has decent specs for the price and more. Learn more in our review.

VIDEO REVIEW

UNBOXING

As always, make sure to check out all the links and show notes in the video description down below. Currently, the phone retails for less than $150.

DESIGN and DISPLAY

In terms of the looks, we have already seen this design a lot of times as we have a display that takes almost the entire space of the front of the phone. The panel itself is really good overall.

The build quality is very good too and I have to say that the phone looks really nice in white but you can also get a black color option.

We have a dual-camera setup on the back, inconveniently placed 8MP interpolated shooter on the front and nice buttons on the side.

The fingerprint scanner is quite accurate but the display could light up faster. Also, the phone does not have a headset jack and it lacks a notification LED light. Finally, the loudspeaker quality does not really impress.

HARDWARE and PERFORMANCE

The phone ships with really good specifications for the price but in reality, you may find the phone struggling even while playing some older 3D titles like Asphalt 8 on the highest graphics settings. You can play most of the games on reduced graphics but I also found that the phone gets hot quickly.

BENCHMARKS

USER INTERFACE

The phone runs Android 7 which is great but I’m not a huge fan of the fact that Bluboo removed the app tray and customized the icons in a cartoonish way. On a positive side, the phone has quite a few features and customization options to play with and most importantly, it runs fast and fluid.

My favorite features include the ability to customize the navigation bar or simply use the home key. Also, I use a few gesture controls but they are not always reliable. Finally, you can use the fingerprint gestures, which work well.

IMAGE QUALITY

The overall image quality is just average. Sure, some of the pictures will look okay on social media but pictures could definitely have more detail, sharpness and the color reproduction is not always accurate.

Selfies image quality does not impress either.

1080p video quality is just average and the selfie videos are shot only in 480p, meaning that the quality is bad.

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CONNECTIVITY

As far as connectivity, I would rate the call quality above average and other options work just fine.

Also, the phone has a gyroscope for VR compatibility.

BATTERY LIFE

You should expect to have a pretty much standard battery life on this phone. I was able to get about 5 hours of screen-on time.

However, it takes over 2.5 h to fully charge the phone with the supplied charger.

CONCLUSIONS

Bluboo S1 is yet another budget bezel-less phone that aims to deliver a lot of value for the price. For about $150, you indeed get a nice-looking phone that works well on the daily basis, has decent battery life and has quite a few features in the UI.

Just like on most of these budget phones, you should not expect to have stellar image quality. Also, this phone does not perform well handling 3D games.

Still, you get quite a lot for the price of the phone. Hopefully, my list of pros and cons helped you out and if it did, please like the video, drop me a comment down below if you have any questions and please subscribe for more content like this.

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Bezel is a bad word when it comes to smartphones. Some of the manufacturers have already cut the edges of the displays to the minimum but those phones usually cost a lot of money. The Chinese manufacturer Bluboo has made a budget bezel-less smartphone and you can now get it for just  $159.99 from Gearbest on its presale activity that will last until July 17th @24:00 Beijing Time(UTC+8).

The phone sports a 5.5″ 1080p panel and the phone has 90% screen-to-body ratio.

In addition, the Bluboo S1 sports pretty good specs for the price that includes a Helio P25 chip, 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. Also, the device has a dual camera setup that consists of one 16MP sensor and another 3MP snapper.

Also, the Gearbest’s promotion includes a chance to get some freebies with your order.

Activities:

1. Flash sale (Time and Quantity limited): @17:00 10pcs every day from 10th July to 15th July Beijing Time(UTC+8) (50pcs in total for 5 days)

2. Freebies: Bluboo S1 Cellphone and Bluetooth Headset, check the page to see rules.

3. BLUBOO ADD-ONS: Make any BLUBOO Brand Order over $99.99 and Get a Bluetooth Headset Add-On for just $9.99

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BLUBOO S1 is a bezel-less smartphone which was announced recently by BLUBOO with a killer look, awesome features and pocket friendly price tag. The S1 has now been listed on GearBest where it seems to sell exclusively. The flagship killer BLUBOO S1 is presently available for $209.99 on GearBest. This is a global presale and this will run from July 10 to July 17

The design concept of  BLUBOO S1 is similar to that of the Mi Mix but in a minimalistic way.The front panel features a Sharp HD display, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 and is Tri-bezel-less, giving the device a 90% Screen-to-body Ratio. The rear panel uses Organic Glass to make light transmittance up to 96% possible.

On to the specs angle, the BLUBOO S1 features a 5.5-inch display with 1080 x 1920 pixel resolution, which means it will be pretty sharp with a pixel density of about 400 PPI. The bezel-less model is fueled by an octa-core MediaTek Helio P25 clocked at 2.5GHz which is in the ballpark of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820. The processor is backed by either a 4 GB or 6 GB RAM variants, though, it looks like there are only 4 GB units available at the moment. The on-board memory is a generous 64 GB chip and there’s a microSD card slot if you need more room.The Bluboo S1 packs a dual camera setup at the rear configured as a 16MP sensor main camera, while the secondary lens is a 3MP  depth of field sensor. On the front, we’ve got a generous 8MP camera for cool selfies. The interface is provided by the latest build of Android 7 Nougat. You’ll agree we’ve  got a pretty good hardware in, considering the price pointpoint. The BLUBOO S1 has its price set at $209.99. But GearBest is offering the device at a far reduced price of $159.99 on presale. The offer will open on June 10 and terminate June 17. Also, at 09.00 UTC July 10 to July 15, 10 units of the BLUBOO S1 will be sold for $79.99 each day. That’s a total of 50 units of the bezel-less BLUBOO S1 for just $80. The offer also comes with a lot of freebies like protective glass cover and protective casing. BLUBOO is also offering a Bluetooth headset worth $35.99 for $9.99 with each purchase and this is available in limited quantity.

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