Blackview BV8800


Blackview has quietly announced the BV8800 rugged smartphone in the market. The Blackview BV8800 comes with a high refresh rate screen, 50MP cameras, and a whopping 8,380mAh battery. The Blackview BV8800 is priced at US$ 300 for the sole 8GB RAM and 128GB storage variant. But, it can be purchased on AliExpress with a US$ 20 limited coupon discount. The device will be on sale from January 10 on the portal.

The Blackview BV8800 comes with 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.