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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 5.1Android 8.0
CPU clock speed1.7 GHz1.8 GHz2.7 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-core8-core
CPU modelMediatek MT6580Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 MSM8976Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810
GPU modelARM Mali-400 MPQualcomm Adreno 510ARM Mali-G72 MP18
RAM memory1 GB3 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size5.0 in6.0 in5.8 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLED
Resolution1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px1440 x 2960 px
TechnologyIPS TFTSuper AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density294.0 ppi367.0 ppi570.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnonono
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyes
HDRnonoyes
Multi touchyesyesyes
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps
Autofocusyesyesyes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyesyes
N/A
Face detectionyesyes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyes
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyes
Night Modeyes
N/A
N/A
Panoramayesyes
N/A
Smile detectionyesyes
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/3"1/2.55"
Primary lens aperture
N/A
1.9 f1.9 f
Gesture Shot
N/A
yes
N/A
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yesyes
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
960.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px

Front camera

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

Storage

Internal storage16 GB32 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage32GB128GB400GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSDmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

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

Dimensions

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

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Fingerprint
N/A
yesyes
Gyroscope
N/A
yesyes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
yes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yes
Face scanner
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyesyes
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedno
N/A
no
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.15.0
Bluetooth profileA2DPA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codecSBCSBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCnoyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yes
N/A
yes
Video outputNo
N/A
DisplayPort over USB-C
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
USB Type-C

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
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
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
Navigation systemA-GPSGLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
4G LTEyesyesyes
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesnono
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ion
N/A
Battery capacity2500.0 mAh4000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time144.0 h
N/A
326.0 h
Talk time8.0 h
N/A
22.0 h
Fast chargingnonoyes
Wireless charging nonoyes
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC

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