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The BLU vivo 8 packs a big battery and a 16 MP selfie camera
June 02, 2025
BLUhas launched yet another of its affordable Android smartphones, the vivo 8. This 5.5-inch phone has a couple of interesting hardware features, including a pretty big battery and a 16 MP front-facing selfie camera.
The 4,010 mAh battery in the BLU vivo 8 is supposed to make this phone last up to two days on a single charge. Also, the battery should take less than 90 minutes to fully charge up. The 16 MP front-facing camera includes hardware features such as an f/2.0 aperture, and a 1/3 inch sensor with 5P lens. It also has some features designed specifically for taking selfies, such as beautification software and a group selfie mode. The vivo 8 also has a 13 MP rear camera with a Sony IMX258 sensor, along with features like an f/2.0 aperture, a 1/3 inch sensor with 5P lens, real-time HDR, and Phase Detection Autofocus (PDAF) with Laser Focus.
Inside, the BLU vivo 8 has MediaTek’s Helio P10 octa-core 64-bit processor, running at 2.0 GHz. It has 4 GB of RAM, 64 GB of onboard storage, and a microSD card slot for adding more storage. It has a fingerprint sensor on the front of the phone, and will haveAndroid 7.0 Nougatinstalled out of the box. The phone is available in black or gold colors.
Normally, the BLU vivo 8 is priced at $299.99 on Amazon, which is certainly pretty affordable for its hardware features. However, from August 31 to the end of the day of September 1, you can purchase the phone for just $199.99. Keep in mind that this unlocked phone will only work on GSM-based networks in the US, such at AT&T and T-Mobile.
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