BLU is finally back and it has quietly launched a new mid-range handset
in the U.S. market: it is called BLU Vivo XI+, where XI+ stands for Eleven
Plus. The new device has been made available to purchase without even being
announced and it is currently available on Amazon U.S. with a price tag of US$ 349.99.
The company has decided to follow the trend launched
by iPhone X by implementing on the new BLU Vivo XI+ a Xiaomi Mi 8-like notched
display; it has very narrow bezels on three sides and a thicker chin. The
display has a size of 6.2 inches with a Full HD+ resolution and a 19:9 aspect
ratio. In the notch, we can find a hardware sensor for 3D facial recognition.
The handset comes with an octa-core MediaTek Helio
P60 processor, 6 GB of RAM and 128 GB ROM. The operating system installed is
Android 8.1 Oreo, but the company has already confirmed that the device will be
updated to the most recent Android 9 Pie sometime in 2019. Just like most of
the recent phones, it features a dual camera setup on the rear side supported
by AI algorithms.
