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Blackview A8 Mobile Phone
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Comprehensive review of the Blackview A8 Max (Mediatek MT6737, ARM Mali-T720, 5.5", 177) with numerous measurements, benchmarks, and ratingsRead more
Blackview want to capture the entry-level market with a budget phone offering iPhone level camera sensors. Have they managed it? Find out in our Blackview A8 review.Read more
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 8.1Android 5.1Android 8.0
CPU clock speed1.7 GHz2.36 GHz1.8 GHz2.7 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelMediatek MT6580Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 970Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 MSM8976Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810
GPU modelARM Mali-400 MPARM Mali-G72 MP12Qualcomm Adreno 510ARM Mali-G72 MP18
RAM memory1 GB6 GB3 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size5.0 in6.1 in6.0 in5.8 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution1280 x 720 px1080 x 2240 px1920 x 1080 px1440 x 2960 px
TechnologyIPS TFTAMOLEDSuper AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density294.0 ppi408.0 ppi367.0 ppi570.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnononono
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyesyes
HDRnononoyes
Multi touchyes
N/A
yesyes
Screen material
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx40.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px3840 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Face detectionyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
HDR Captureyes
N/A
yes
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Night Modeyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Panoramayes
N/A
yes
N/A
Smile detectionyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/1.7"1/3"1/2.55"
Resolution (second camera)
N/A
20.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)
N/A
F/1.6
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
Automatic
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
960.0 fps
N/A
960.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1280 x 720 px
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yesyesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
1.9 f1.9 f
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution2.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Lens aperture
N/A
F/2.0
N/A
F/1.7
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/1.7"1/3"1/2.55"
Focus adjustment
N/A
Automatic
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual

Storage

Internal storage16 GB128 GB32 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesnoyesyes
Maximum card storage32GB
N/A
128GB400GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
N/A
microSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Midnight blue
  • Purple
  • Twilight
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Coral blue
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Pink
  • Polaris blue
  • Purple
  • Sunrise gold
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Metal
  • Plastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Metal
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Water resistantnoyesnoyes
Shock resistantnononono

Dimensions

Height5.7 in6.1 in6.37 in5.81 in
Width2.87 in2.91 in3.19 in2.7 in
Depth0.37 in0.31 in0.29 in0.33 in
Weight5.29 oz6.35 oz7.05 oz5.75 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
Fingerprint
N/A
yesyesyes
Gyroscope
N/A
yesyesyes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Face scanner
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyes
  • no
  • yes
yesyes
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiednono
N/A
no
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.24.15.0
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codecSBC
  • aptX HD
  • aptX
  • LDAC
  • SBC
SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCnoyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
3.0/3.1
2.0
3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyes
N/A
yes
Video outputNoDisplayPort over USB-C
N/A
DisplayPort over USB-C
Type of USB connector
N/A
USB Type-C
N/A
USB Type-C

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
Navigation systemA-GPS
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
4G LTEyesyesyesyes
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
yesyes
LTE frequencies
N/A
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesnonono
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium PolymerLithium ion
N/A
Battery capacity2500.0 mAh4000.0 mAh4000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time144.0 h421.0 h
N/A
326.0 h
Talk time8.0 h22.0 h
N/A
22.0 h
Fast chargingnoyesnoyes
Wireless charging nononoyes
Fast charging standard
N/A
Huawei SuperCharge
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC

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