Bluboo Xfire 2
Blueboo's latest model, the Xfire 2
definitely an eye-catcher, at
least on paper that is. For US$ 59.99, the handset offers a metal unibody design,
with a nice-looking arc and even complete with a 2.5D glass and a back-mounted
fingerprint reader.
The rest
of the specs sheet is also decent with a 5-inch HD panel and powered by an
MTK6580 quad-core processor and Mali 400 GPU. Memory is set at 1 GB for RAM and
8 GB for internal storage, but there is also a microSD card SLOT for up to 32 GB
more. The camera setup includes a 5 MP main shooter with AF and a single LED
flash and on the front there is a 2 MP unit, which it also has an LED flash of
its own. Powering the show is a 2,150 mAh battery and the Xfire 2 boots Android
5.1 Lollipop out of the box, so you are really getting an up-to-date experience
for your buck.
The only real, obvious, downside of the
Bluboo Xfire 2 specs-wise is the Lack of 4G LTE, but perhaps such handsets will
also become reality in the sub US$ 100 price range soon, thanks to MediaTek's
latest line of ultra-affordable chips. According to the manufacturer's website,
the Bluboo Xfire 2 is currently in pre-sale for the special price, which will
later be raised to US$ 69.99, still an amazing value.
