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Imagine if instead of paying $999 for a new Android smartphone you could get a fast, beautiful device with a gleaming 6.3" screen and good front and rear cameras for under $150. Yes, an unlocked phone for the price of a case and wireless charger. Take that, Pixel 4 XL! :-)
This Blu 9 also features SIMO, a cool technology that lets you connect to the Internet in over 130 countries & regions without a SIM card. No kidding. Check it out: https://www.SimoWireless.com/
Tech expert Dave Taylor of https://www.AskDaveTaylor.com/ got his hands on the Blu G9 and recorded his unboxing experience with this surprisingly competent and attractive budget phone. What's in the box? Is it really worth $149.99? Check out the video to learn more!
You can learn more about Blu and the G9 at https://www.bluproducts.com/
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$150 Android phone? Let's see what's in the box
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Dave Taylor here and I look at a lot of expensive phones. It's not unusual now for $1000 smartphones
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$1000 for a phone? Sheesh. That's why I'm looking at this today
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This is the Blue G9 GSM Android smartphone with 6.3 inch HD screen and it's $149.99
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You heard me right. Under $150. Crazy. Now, let's find out what's in the box. To do that, we need a box opening tool
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I just happen to have this one. This is an actual buck knife. How about that? Very nice
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So, we're going to cut the plastic and then we will see what's inside
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And while I'm opening it, let me tell you, it features a 6.3 inch V-notch HD display
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which means at the very top there's a little cutout for the front camera, running at a fairly modest 720x1520 resolution
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That's about 271 pixels per inch, which is roughly half the density of like the modern Google Pixel 4 XL
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which is also the 6.3 inch. And it's powered by a MediaTek Helio P22 2.0 gigahertz octa-core CPU
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4 gig RAM, 64 gig of memory, micro SD capabilities. You can put your own micro SD card up to 128 additional gig
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So, in the box, well, let's see. It looks like the packaging has slipped down a little bit
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but I don't think the phone has been damaged in transit. I see what's happening
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So, we have the tray, and on the tray we have the camera. The camera. The phone
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Let's open this thing up, take the plastic off. And as you can see, this is the blue edition of the phone
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It's really nice. There's a really nice feel to it. And there's lots of plastic all over everything
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So, the rear-facing camera. There's another one over the entire back. There's another one over the entire front
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They all have tiny little tabs to make it easy to take off. So, now we have the phone. Let's see if this will power on
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Most phones come fully charged now, which is actually kind of nice. And there we go
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This one is also charging and powering right up. So, let me tell you about it
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This is a 4000 mAh battery, which is kind of hard to believe, given that it's so slim and so light
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Supports quick charge to 2A quick charge. And unfortunately, the biggest downside with this is that it's Bluetooth 4.1
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Okay. I see Blue has their own little video that comes up on the phone. That's kind of fun
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But it's only running Bluetooth 4.1, not Bluetooth 5.0. That's one of the bigger limitations
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And on the bottom, I'll give you a close-up. It's charging. Well, it says micro USB, but that kind of looks more like USB-C
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We'll look at the cable in a minute and see what's there. So, let's keep going with the unpackaging
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So, here is our cable. It's a pretty cool-looking cable. And it is a USB-C cable
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So, therefore, it must be charging with USB-C. Well done. Too bad their specs aren't exactly consistent. That's okay
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I'd rather err on the side of something good, like USB-C. Why is it so much better
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Well, for one thing, there's no orientation to the plug. Who invented micro USB? What were you thinking
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It's such a disaster. I'm so happy to get beyond it. Now, wall charger. Obviously, goes with the cable. Let's see what else is in here
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Well, there's an empty bag. I think the charger was in there. Look at this. There is a clear phone case. And that is pretty darn handy
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So, you can take your phone and immediately put a protective case on it
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And that is not a bad strategy. It has no bezel, so it's not really protecting the front very much
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But it's still some protection for the edges and the back. So, it's still nice
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It's obviously nice to get a phone with a built-in case. And not only does it have a case included in the box, but let me show you, it also has a screen protector
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So, how cool is that? So, for that $149, you get everything that you really need
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Now, for you watching this, this might be a little less phone than you're hoping for
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But for grandma, for your teenagers or something, this could be a really nice phone
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Or if you just want a second phone, this could be a good alternative for that. So, let's see. In the box also is some sort of instructions
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The dual SIM installation guide. And I should mention, it is running Skyroam's vSIM, S-I-M-O or SIMO
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And that gives you dual SIM and GSM. So, be careful if you get this phone
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Not every U.S. carrier supports GSM, but overseas they do. So, you can have this, literally have two different identities in the same phone
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So, you can have your U.S. number and your Germany or France or EU number
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And then just have them in different numbers, different plans, different SIM cards, all of that
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Very cool. If you're curious, it does have two IMEI numbers. So, that's how it's doing that
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But all that's done in software. So cool. You don't have to screw around with those tiny little cards
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Much, much easier. Let's see. Here is a quick guide. And wait
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There is a blue sticker. Very subtle. I don't think anyone will know what that is. So, that's good
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Two silica gels. Don't eat these. You're not going to eat them
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And something that Google seems to have forgotten with the Pixel 4
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Actually, these guys have included not just earbuds, but earbuds with an AUX plug
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Which means the phone, sure enough, on the bottom of the phone, there is CUE the Heavenly Choir, a 3.5mm audio jack
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It's nice to see one of those. So, what else can I tell you
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So, rear-facing camera is a 13 megapixel with depth sensor, which gives you night mode, portrait mode
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And they say there's digital up to 53 or 52 megapixel photos
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I don't know exactly what that means. I'll test that out. We'll see what that looks like. Interestingly, the front camera, and there's that V-notch, the front camera is also 13 megapixels
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So, it's not often you see a phone where each camera has the same in density, the same capabilities
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So, we'll see how that plays out. Also has a fingerprint sensor. And yeah, face unlock is nice, but a fingerprint sensor right in the center there, super easy to work with
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Boom, it's unlocked. Nice and easy. So, that's about all I can tell you. And we've gone through the whole box
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So, let me just do a quick recap. We've got a lot of plastic, so I'm going to put all that aside
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We have charging cable. We have headphones, super handy. We have the screen protector. We have the clear TPU rubber case
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We obviously have the blue G9 GSM Android smartphone, a sticker, and a bunch of documentation
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So, really, this is like an entire starter kit. This isn't just a smartphone
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This is an entire kit where you get everything that you need to get up and rolling immediately
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And support for two different phone numbers on the same phone. Super cool
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This could be a really great business phone where you just issue these to all your employees
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and you let them have their own number if they want it, and they get the business number
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So, all on one phone. Easy, straightforward, easy to work with. Nice looking, really good feel to it
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So, now, before I tell you the price, even though I've already mentioned the price
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but before I tell you the price again, tell you where you can pick one up, let me just ask if you can subscribe to my channel
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One huge benefit is if you subscribe to my channel, you'll get to see when I publish my review of the phone
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with lots of demo photos and videos, because I know you're going to be super curious
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I'm certainly curious how a 13 megapixel rear-facing camera can get you much better density photos
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So, we'll see. There is a lot of AI, there's a lot of software, there's hardware
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So, you can do that kind of thing, but let's find out what that looks like
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So, subscribe and you'll be able to catch that when I post it. Now, this, as it says, hi there, this is the blue G9 GSM phone
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It comes in black or blue. This is the blue color. Hopefully you can see that
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And it is $149.99 at walmart.com. That is kind of a no-brainer. As long as it lives up to all its specs, this is going to be a solid option
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And this could be a terrific stocking stuffer for like teenagers or tweens or something
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or grandma who keeps losing her phone. Something like this could be a real win
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So, with that, I want to get started with this and start taking some photos
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So, that means that, hold on, hold on. Okay, I will catch you in my next video
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