BLU Adds Three New Models To Its Studio Smartphone Lineup

BLU Products announced additions to their popular Studio Series Lineup of smartphone devices. The Studio label designates a large screen device with great battery life, including the foremost features and user experience available at each price point. The increased focus by BLU on large screen devices is due to the mounting demand by consumers for a spectacular viewing experience on their devices at entry level price points.

"We've gotten to a point where, for a large part of our customer base, nothing short of a 5.0-inch screen is acceptable – it's becoming the mainstream," said Samuel Ohev-Zion, CEO of BLU Products. "Still, these devices haven't been affordable. It's embarrassing to see the tiny, low resolution displays that traditional manufacturers are offering at entry level price points. It's been a major turn off for a consumers looking to upgrade to a smartphone, sometimes, for the first time. We believe the Studio Series will accelerate smartphone adoption in prepaid markets in the US and Latin America by offering the best possible value and user experience available in the market today."

BLU Studio 5.0 S

The New Studio Series, all featuring Dual-SIM capability, and powered by Android Jelly Bean v4.1 are now under production with deliveries starting this week. The devices will be available unlocked at major online retailers such as Amazon.com, as well as several Pre-Paid Dealers and Agents in the US. Immediately following the US launch, the New Studio Series will be available throughout Latin America in over 30 countries, and several network operators.

Studio 5.0 S And Studio 5.3 S

New to the Studio Series, is the stunning "S" Line which provides industry leading display technology such as IPS (In Plane Switching) – allowing the user to enjoy the images on the screen from any viewing angle with the same color intensity and clarity, along with OGS (One Glass Solution) – eliminating the air gap between the touch lens and LCD, resulting in a thinner device, by bringing the display closer to the user for unmatched, visually stunning images on the screen, resulting in a high end user experience only found on flagship smartphone devices.

Also unique to the Studio "S" Line is the sleek design and unmatched premium build quality of the devices along with a slim profile at only 8.9mm for the Studio 5.0 S, and 9.2mm for the Studio 5.3S.

The Studio "S" Line is powered by a Qualcomm S4 Play Quad-Core 1.2 GHz CPU, with Adreno 203 GPU, combined with HSDPA 3G Connectivity, 8MP autofocus camera with LED flash plus 2MP frontal camera, 4GB Internal Memory upgradable to 32GB with external memory card slot, 1GB RAM, and either 5.0" qHD 540*960 display for the Studio 5.0S, or 5.3" qHD 540*960 display for the larger Studio 5.3 S.

Retail pricing for the Studio "S" Line is starting at $209.00 for the Studio 5.0S, and $229.00 for the Studio 5.3S.

Studio 5.0

Joining its bigger brother the Studio 5.3 II, which launched in February at $199.00 Retail, the Studio 5.0 is bringing new affordability never seen before for a large screen smartphone device, starting at just $149.00 Retail.

The Studio 5.0 is powered by a MediaTek MT6577 Dual-Core 1 GHz Cortex A9 CPU, with Power VR SGX531 GPU, combined with HSDPA 3G Connectivity, 5MP autofocus camera with LED flash plus VGA frontal camera, 4GB Internal Memory upgradable to 32GB with external memory card slot, 512MB RAM, and 5.0" WVGA 480*800 display.