Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #135618 in Cell Phone Accessories
- Color: Black
- Brand: Blu
- Model: D230
- Dimensions: 4.30" h x
2.00" w x
7.10" l,
.42 pounds
Features
- Dual SIM Card support; Android 2.2 OS; Social Networking Capabilities; 3MP Camera; 3.2-inch LCD display; VGA Secondary Camera; GPS; MicroSD Card Slot expendable up to 32GB.
- Unlocked Dual SIM Quad-Band GSM cell phone compatible with 2G 850/900/1800/1900 MHz (Both SIMs), 3G 850/2100 (SIM 1) and GPRS/EDGE data capabilities.
- This unlocked cell phone will work on GSM carries like AT&T and T-Mobile. Not all carrier features may be supported.
- FM Radio, MP3/MP4 Player; 3.5mm Audio Jack; 3G UMTS 850/2100; Qualcomm 600MHz Processor; HTML and Adobe Flash; Bluetooth.
- Talk time up to 8 hrs - Standby up to 700 hrs.
BLU D230 Rave Unlocked Phone with Dual SIM Card support, Android 2.2 OS, 3 MP Camera, VGA Secondary Camera, GPS, MicroSD Card Slot Expandable Up To 32 GB - US Warranty - Black
Product Description
BLU D230 Rave is a lightweight and fashionable smartphone that will fulfill your mobile needs! With Dual SIM capacity, 3.2" Capacitive Touchscreen, 3MP Auto Focus Camera and VGA Secondary Camera you are ready to explore the world. It also features Qualcomm 600 MHz processor, 3G UMTS 850/2100 and Wi-Fi for faster navigation and use. Versatile and packed with Android 2.2 OS makes it impossible not to love this phone! In case you need a larger memory space, BLU D230 Rave offers MicroSD Card Slot expendable up to 32GB. Other multimedia features are: FM Radio, MP3/MP4 Player, Bluetooth, HTML and Adobe Flash, GPS and more. So, what are you waiting for? BLU D230 Rave is the smartphone you're looking for!
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful.
By esanta
An unlocked GSM Android phone with dual cameras, GPS, WiFi, bluetooth, 3G, microSD card slot, capacitive touch screen... at this price? There must be a catch, right? Well, yeah, there is.First, the good. The BLU D230 looks and feels really nice, with rounded edges everywhere, like a soft pebble. It slips easily into a pocket, feels good in hand, the screen quality is fairly decent and the digitizer tracks well.The cameras are adequate, although they pale in comparison with what you find on current phones.BLU installs Google's Android with no modifications, so you don't have to deal with the usual crapware that is a nightmare to uninstall.Performance is perfectly adequate for a phone, we're not in Tegra 3 land here.Battery life is really excellent. I would expect being able to go through a day or two on a full charge, and possibly up to a week on stand-by.The dual-SIM is a feature we rarely see in the US, and it's useful for the traveler; unfortunately, 3G is only supported on SIM1.Now, the bad... To begin with, this phone does not even show up on BLU's web site. After contacting them by email, they did confirm that it was a current phone and that it had no upgrade path to Android 2.3.Unfortunately, that means limited Skype support. Skype's web site states that front facing cameras won't work on Android 2.2 for some technical reason. BLU's tech support said neither camera works with Skype and suggested using Tango for videoconferencing.Inserting a SIM or a microSD card requires removing the battery. The back cover comes off easily, although it does look fairly fragile. You may keep the phone running as long as you keep it plugged into a power outlet. The SIM and microSD insertion and removal procedure is not detailed in the manual, and it's very frustrating. You need to slide the metal holder for the microSD, but the SIM cards slide in (requires a little bending of the SIM card). The SIM connectors make using a microSIM difficult.The biggest problem I had with the D230 was that despite the 32GB microSD card I fed it, installing more than a handful of programs became an exercise in frustration, because the installer would complain that I had ran out of space, even though I had moved practically all my apps to the SD card. I seem to remember there may have been a problem with Android 2.2, probably compounded with the fact that some resource (onboard RAM or some flash partition) is underdimensioned. I don't really care about doing the troubleshooting for BLU, I just want a phone that works and that I can install apps on!Another major problem that will probably make most Android fans stay away from this phone: it's an unusual model and there is little to no support on the usual forums, which negates the biggest benefit of having an Android phone: the ability to tweak and install custom ROMs, and upgrade the OS even when the manufacturer does not support it. No Cyanogenmod for the D230!The GPS tracks poorly; it wasn't able to get a fix in some indoor locations where other phones (iPhone 4, Galaxy SII) had no trouble.Finally, this being such an uncommon phone, forget about finding the cases and accessories you can find for most widely distributed phones at any mall kiosk or on Amazon.In conclusion... unless you desperately need the dual SIM feature, the OS limitations and lack of upgrade path make it a phone that can't be recommended, even at its low price.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
By Javier Antonio Pardo Ocampo
This cell phone is great, easy to use and a big tool for my work 'cause i'm always conected in anywhere.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
By Raymond Jones
this cell was every thing as it was said to do and work, it has been working so well that i will be getting another one soon
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