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Unlocked phablet affordable but lacks LTE (hands-on)


It isn’t just the big phone makers who are jumping into the oversized phablet market. Lesser-known companies are entering the huge screen scrum too. For example, the $299 Life View from Miami-based handset creator Blu features a large 5.7-inch LCD screen that’s bright, colorful, and engaging. The device is a handful too, in the same league as the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and HTC One Max, yet feels solid, well-crafted, and not terribly unwieldy. I also appreciate how the Life View serves up Android 4.2 Jelly Bean and a sharp 12 megapixel camera at its affordable unlocked price. Heck, the gadget even has dual SIM card slots if you’re into that kind of thing. Of course the smartphone’s off-brand processor and lack of LTE leave me cold and are serious detractors for mobile power users.

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