Affordable BLU R1 Plus packs a large battery, old version of Android

If you're in need of a new and affordable unlocked smartphone, you may want to check out the R1 Plus - the latest handset released by Miami-based BLU. As of this week, the BLU R1 Plus can be ordered (exclusively) from Best Buy, though it looks like it won't be shipping before early May.

Priced at $139.99, the BLU R1 Plus succeeds last year's R1 HD, offering a larger display (5.5 inches with 720 x 1280 pixels) and a beefier 4,000 mAh battery. Built around an aluminum frame, the new handset is powered by a quad-core MediaTek processor, further featuring 2 GB of RAM, 16 GB of internal memory, ...