Blu Energy XL phone promises 3 days of battery life for $299

Miami-based smartphone maker Blu, known — like so many companies these days — for producing cheap phones with solid specs, has a new phone out, and it promises something that all smartphone owners crave: decent battery life. 

The Blu Energy XL is a 6-inch Android smartphone with a 5,000mAh battery which, while not unheard of (Acer Liquid Zest Plus has one, for example, and the Oukitel K10000 has an insane 10,000mAh battery), is definitely one of the larger batteries we've seen. 

A quick comparison to popular phones of today: The iPhone 6S Plus has a 2,750 mAh battery, the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge has a 3,600mAh battery and Huawei's Mate 8 has a 4,000mAh battery.  Read more...