Blackview has quietly unveiled the BV8800 rugged smartphone in the market. The Blackview BV8800 features a high refresh rate screen, 50MP cameras, and a whopping 8,380mAh battery.
The Blackview BV8800 has a 6.58-inch water-drop notch display with a Full-HD+ resolution. It is an IPS panel with a 90Hz high refresh rate. The screen has an 18:9 aspect ratio of 85% screen-to-body ratio. Since it is a rugged phone, it has MIL-STD-810H certification. It also has IP68 and IP69K certifications.
It has a quad-camera system with a 50MP Samsung JN1 sensor, an unknown ultra-wide lens, a 2MP depth-sensing lens, and lastly a 20MP night-vision camera. Upfront, it has a 16MP selfie sensor. The device also has a LED flashlight.
Under the hood, the Blackview BV8800 is powered by the MediaTek Helio P25 octa-core SoC paired with 8GB of LPDDR4X RAM and 128GB of UFS 2.1 onboard storage. For graphics, it has a Mali-G57 GPU and it shows up in its AnTuTu score of 301167 points.
It is 17.7mm in thickness, thanks to the chunky 8380mAh battery. The battery has a 33W fast charging support. The rugged phone also comes with 3D copper pipe liquid cooling technology offering less heat while gaming.
Blackview BV8800 Specifications
Chipset: MediaTek Helio G96
CPU: 2.05GHz, Octa-Core
GPU: Mali-G57
Display: 6.58″ FHD+ 2408 × 1080 20:9, IPS, 90Hz
RAM: 8GB LPDDR4X
Storage: 128GB UFS2.1 (supports microSD up to 128GB)
Main camera: Quad
- 50 MP (main JN1)
- 20 MP (IR night vision)
- 8 MP (wide angle)
- 2 MP (depth)
Front camera: 16 MP
OS: Android 11
Dimension: 176.2 x 83.5 x 17.7 mm
Weight: 365g
Battery: 8380mAh (fast charge 33W)
Wi-Fi: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth: v5.2
Waterproof and dustproof: Waterproof and dustproof and shock resistant (IP68, IP69K,
MIL-STD-810H compliant)
USB: USB Type-C
Earphone jack:
Fingerprint sensor: Yes (side)
Face ID: Yes
Colors: Mecha Yellow, Navy Green, Conquest Black
SIM: Dual-SIM (Nano-SIM)
Others: VoLTE, OTG, NFC
Network
- 2G bands: GSM 850/900/1800/1900
- 3G bands: WCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/19 (with RXD)
- CDMA BC0/BC1/BC10 (with RXD)
- 4G bands:
- FDD B1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/13/17/18/19/20/25/26/28A/28B/30/66
- TDD B34/38/39/40/41
Blackview BV8800 Price and Availability
The Blackview BV8800 is priced at $300 for the sole 8GB RAM and 128GB storage variant. But, it can be purchased on AliExpress with a $20 limited coupon discount. The device will be on sale from January 10 on the portal.