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Blackview S8

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35 user ratings
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4 stars
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3 stars
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2 stars
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Editorial reviews:
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4 editorial reviews
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Introduction The Blackview S8 surprises first of all by its lines. Extremely elegant, the phone inevitably recalls the Galaxy S7 with this beautiful screen without borders, a screen covering part of the slices of its case. The Blackview S8 is a New smartphone, which is based on the design of the Samsung Galaxy S8. NotRead MoreRead more
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Pros

  • Multi-tasking on the phone is excellent for this price point
  • design and build quality is impeccable in every regard
  • quick charging is pretty quick

Cons

  • to have no edges to the left and right of the display
  • 99 on Limited Units and Limited Time
  • not exactly flawed with a messy image

Key specs

  • 13 Mpx
  • 5.7 in
  • 720x1440 px
  • LCD
  • 282 ppi
  • 3180 mAh
  • 8-core
  • 0.3 Mpx

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Blackview S8 - Pros & Cons

Blackview S8

Pros

  • Multi-tasking on the phone is excellent for this price point
  • design and build quality is impeccable in every regard
  • quick charging is pretty quick
  • It gets nice and bright for easy outdoor viewing
  • the phone overall is incredibly impressive for the price

Cons

  • to have no edges to the left and right of the display
  • 99 on Limited Units and Limited Time
  • not exactly flawed with a messy image
  • this setting cannot be enforced by the benchmark app
  • device may be too hot or have other apps running in the background
  • Battery life is very sensitive to changes in screen brightness
  • Focus times are very slow
  • will sound hollow and low quality
  • slow and clunky camera software
  • S8 could only connect to the 2G EDGE spectrum
  • some multi-player games were very difficult or impossible to play

Blackview S8 - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
5.7 in
Best:
Asus FonePad 8
Screen size: 8 in
IconBattery capacity
3180 mAh
Best:
Doogee BL12000
Battery capacity: 12000 mAh
IconPixel density
282 ppi
Best:
Sony Xperia Z6
Pixel density: 891 ppi
IconCPU clock speed
1.5 GHz
Best:
Motorola Moto G100
CPU clock speed: 3.2 GHz

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Blackview S8 - Full Specifications

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Hardware
Operating systemAndroid 7.0
CPU clock speed1.5 GHz
CPU cores8-core
CPU modelMediaTek MT6750T
GPU modelARM Mali-T860
RAM memory4 GB
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Rear camera
Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx
Video recordingyes
Highest video resolution1920.0 px px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps
Autofocusyes
Geo-taggingyes
LED Flashyes
Touch focusyes
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Storage
Internal storage64 GB
Memory card readeryes
Maximum card storage128GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
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Dimensions
Height6.06 in
Width2.83 in
Depth0.33 in
Weight6.7 oz
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Connectivity
Dual sim supportyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedno
Bluetoothyes
Bluetooth version4.0
Bluetooth profileA2DP
NFCno
Charging connectionUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm
USB version2.0
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yes
Video outputNo
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Battery
Replaceable batteryno
Battery capacity3180.0 mAh
Standby time360.0 h
Talk time17.0 h
Fast chargingyes
Fast charging standardQualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Wireless charging no
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Display
Screen size5.7 in
Touchscreenyes
Number of colors16.7M
Panel type
IPS
Resolution720.0 px px
TechnologyLCD
Pixel density282.0 ppi
Dual screen supportno
Scratch resistant displayno
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Front camera
Primary resolution0.3 Mpx
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Design
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Shock resistantno
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Sensors
Accelerometeryes
Proximityyes
Fingerprintyes
Gyroscopeyes
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Cellular
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
2G GSMyes
3G UMTSyes
4G LTEyes

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