Blackview BV9900E


Blackview launched the BV990E rugged-smartphone a couple of weeks ago. The new outdoor smartphone starts at $399 but will be available at a discounted price for a limited price starting this Monday(September 21). There is an exclusive giveaway running on AliExpress and users have the chance to grab the device at just US$ 0.99.

The device will be sold globally on AliExpress from September 21. Interestingly, for a period of two weeks(Sept 21- Oct 5), users can purchase the device with a discounted price of US$ 259.99. The device has power, volume buttons to the right along with a side-mounted fingerprint sensor. There is a triple-camera layout and an LED flashlight on the rear. There is a SIM tray to the left while the bottom has a charging port. On AnTuTu benchmarks, the device scored a total of 203,257 points with 71,937 for CPU and 43,670 for GPU respectively.

The Blackview BV9900E is a rugged-smartphone. It has Military standard MIL-STD 810G certification for durability and is built using a tough metal-frame and shockproof silicone material. There are IP68 and IP69K for dust, water pressure resistance up to 1.5m depth for 30 minutes, and drop-proof from a 1.5m height. The device can also work in -15°C to -30°C and also has a dedicated ice-mode built-in. Other specifications are as follows:

  • 5.84-inch FHD+ display with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection
  • Mediatek Helio P90 AI SoC paired with 6GB RAM and  128GB UFS 2.1 storage
  • Rear quad-camera setup with 48MP Sony IMX 582, 16MP ultra-wide with 120° FOV, 2MP macro, and 0.3MP depth sensor. Has features like HDR, Night Mode, 4K video recording. Front has a 16MP selfie shooter.
  • 4,380mAh battery with 10W wireless charging support.
  • Heart-rate Monitor and Barometer
  • Other features: Android 10, 4G Global LTE bands, NFC, WiFi, GPS, BeiDou, GLONASS, Galileo, NFC.