Blackview BV8000 Pro: overview of characteristics and capabilities

Specifications

• Screen: 5″, IPS, 441 ppi, 1920×1080;
• Operating system: Android 7.0 Nougat with minor modifications;
• Processor: MediaTek Helio P25 (MT6757), 4 x ARM-A53, 1.6GHz, 4 x ARM-A53, 2.6GHz;
• GPU: Mali T880 MP2;
• RAM: 6 GB;
• Built-in memory: 64 GB, supports MicroSD memory cards up to 256 GB;
• Cameras: 16 MP (phase autofocus, 3x zoom, F/2.0), 8 MP (3x zoom);
• Battery: 4180 mAh, non-removable;
• Dimensions: 156.2 x 79.2 x 13.2 mm;
• Weight: 243 g;
• SIM slots: 2, nano-SIM;
• Communication: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz, UMTS 900 / 1900 / 2100 MHz, LTE Band 1, 3, 7, 9, 20, 33, 34, 38, 65, 69, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/ g/n, 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, Bluetooth 4.1, NFC, GPS (A-GPS), GLONASS, FM radio, USB OTG;
• Sensors: accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetic field, compass, light, pressure, proximity.

Features of Blackview BV8000 Pro in detail

Platform

Chipset Mediatek Helio P20 (MT6757) Octa core CPU 4 x ARM Cortex-A53 64-bit @ 2.30 GHz 4 x ARM Cortex-A53 64-bit @ 1.60 GHz 64-bit Yes GPU ARM Mali-T880 MP2 @ 900 MHz NPU No Technical process TSMC 16nm FinFET

Memory

RAM 6 Gb - LPDDR4x @ 1600 MHz (Dual Channel) Built-in storage 64 Gb - eMMC 5.1 Memory expansion Yes Memory card types microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC Maximum capacity 256 Gb Dedicated slot Yes

Screen

Resolution 1080 x 1920 (FullHD) Aspect ratio 9:16 Matrix type IPS Diagonal 5.0″ Area ~68.9 cm2 Fill percentage ~55.8% (of the total front surface area) Pixel density ~441 ppi Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Connection

Communication standards GSM, UMTS, TD-SCDMA, LTE 2G GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz 3G UMTS B1 2100 MHz, B2 1900 MHz, B4 1700 MHz, B5 850 MHz, B8 900 MHz 3G TD-SCDMA B34/B39 4G LTE FDD B1 2100 MHz, FDD B17 700 MHz, FDD B2 1900 MHz, FDD B20 800 MHz, FDD B3 1800 MHz, FDD B4 1700 MHz, FDD B5 850 MHz, FDD B7 2600 MHz, TDD B19 800 MHz, TDD B38 2600 MHz , TDD B39 1900 MHz, TDD B40 2300 MHz, TDD B41 2500 MHz LTE support Yes LTE categories Category-6 LTE speed Up to 300 Mbps in data download mode, up to 50 Mbps in upload mode LTE device categories indicate that at what maximum speed can it send and receive data in 4G LTE networks due to carrier aggregation. Number of SIM cards 2 Type of SIM cards Nano SIM

Cameras

Main camera

Type Single Resolution 16.0 MP Autofocus Yes Aperture No data Flash LED

Front-camera

Resolution 8.0 MP Aperture No data

Interfaces

WiFi IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n, 2.4 GHz, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi access point mode is a technology for building wireless local networks based on the IEEE 802.11 family of standards. Supported by all modern smartphones and many mobile phones. Bluetooth v4.0 Bluetooth is a universal wireless interface for exchanging data between various types of devices at close range. Can be used for file transfer, audio streaming, network connection, printing and other purposes. The newer the version, the greater the speed and number of supported profiles. Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS For at least 10 years, smartphones have supported the geolocation function using data from satellite navigation systems. At the moment, these are the American-developed GPS, the Russian GLONASS, the Chinese BeiDou and the European GALILEO. As a rule, smartphones support the first two and optionally the rest. NFC Yes The built-in NFC module of a smartphone is mainly used for contactless payment in applications like Google Pay and Samsung Pay. Can also be used to read data from contactless cards, transfer files, etc. Read more here. Infrared port No Some smartphones have a built-in IR port. In the past, it was used to synchronize data both between two mobile phones and between a phone and a PC. However, now, due to its low speed, the infrared port is used mainly to control external devices in remote control mode. FM radio No Built-in radio receiver that allows you to listen to radio stations operating in the FM range. In most cases, it only works when headphones are connected, since the wire is used as a communication antenna. However, there are devices with a built-in antenna. 3.5 mm audio Yes Standard audio jack for connecting wired headsets and headphones. Starting in 2020, some smartphone manufacturers, following Apple, began to abandon it. In this case, to connect regular headphones, you need a special adapter for Lightning/USB Type-C. USB USB Type-C, On-The-Go The type of USB connector installed in the smartphone and the capabilities it supports.

Sensors and biometrics

Sensors Light sensor, Electronic compass, Geomagnetic Sensor, Gravity sensor, Proximity sensor Fingerprint scanner Yes Scanner location Side Scanner reaction time 0.1 s Face scanner (Face ID) No Iris scanner (IRIS) No

Power supply

Battery capacity 4180 mAh Battery supply voltage 3.8 V Battery type Li-pol Removable battery No Fast charging Yes (18 W = 9 V * 2 A) Wireless charging No

Software

Operating system Android 7.0 Nougat Shell No Over-the-air (OTA) update Yes Sending messages SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM Internet browser HTML5, CSS, JavaScript Audio formats MP3, APE, FLAC Video formats 3GP, MKV, MOV , MP4 Graphic formats BMP, GIF, JPEG, JPG, PNG Voice assistant Google Assistant

Physical parameters

Dimensions 155.9 x 79.2 x 13.2 mm Weight 240 g Package dimensions 194.0 x 194.0 x 45.0 mm Package weight 641 g Protection class IP68 Colors Golden, Gray, Silver

Performance

Geekbench 815 / 3850 (Single core / Multi core) Performance evaluation of Blackview BV8000 Pro according to the popular GeekBench benchmark.
Average data are shown. AnTuTu 63018 points Performance assessment of Blackview BV8000 Pro according to the popular AnTuTu benchmark. Average data are shown. PassMark No data Important note : unfortunately, we cannot guarantee 100% accuracy of all data presented on this page, but we are constantly working in this direction. If you notice an error in the device settings, we will be very grateful if you report it in the comments.

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Equipment

The new smartphone arrived for testing in a white square box with a blue sticker. Nothing about it betrays the brutal essence of the Blackview BV8000Pro.

Finally, there is a lot to talk about in this section of the review. The equipment of the device is varied. The contents of the white box are packaged into smaller black boxes. The manufacturer provides an adapter for charging from the network, a USB Type-C / USB 3.0 cable, a wired headset, a USB-OTG adapter for connecting flash drives, a protective film for the screen, instructions, as well as a screwdriver and a set of four spare screws.

Losing accessories is highly discouraged. The fact is that both the USB Type-C socket and the headset jack are deeply recessed into the body of the smartphone, and it will not be possible to connect standard wires and headphones to the Blackview BV8000Pro.

Appearance

The BV8000Pro is a men's device whose design is based on pure functionality. Sharp corners, rubberized inserts, large screws on the ends, corrugation on the back and significant weight - 243 grams - inspire confidence in the reliability of the design.

However, talking about the ergonomics of such a “brick” 156.2 x 79.2 x 13.2 mm can only be very conditional. Compared to regular, non-protected all-in-one PCs, the Blackview BV8000Pro looks bulky and inconvenient.

The front panel of the smartphone is dominated by the inscription IP-68, which means the body’s protection class from water and dust. Above there are three backlit navigation touch buttons, and above the screen there is a speaker, a front camera and a small LED indicator. The back panel of the smartphone is distinguished by the Blackview logo, under which there is a compartment intended for SIM and SD cards. You can get to them using the supplied screwdriver.

Many functional elements were found on the edges of the device. At the top and bottom are 3.5 mm and USB Type-C connectors, respectively. It is important that high-class water protection was achieved without the use of plugs.

On the left side of the device there was room for four screws holding the frame of the device and three buttons. Two are responsible for the volume, while the third, when pressed for 5 seconds, sends an emergency call to a pre-selected number.

On the right are not only the buttons to turn on the smartphone and activate the camera, but also a fingerprint sensor. The buttons are slightly loose.

The edge shape is chosen poorly. For the fingerprint sensor located in the recess to work, close contact with the skin is necessary and a simple touch is not enough. You have to apply force by pressing your finger on the pad.

Advantages and disadvantages of Blackview BV8000 Pro

Positive aspects of the subject:

• Decent amount of RAM
• Memory expansion possible
• There is an NFC adapter
• There is a 3.5 mm jack for headset and headphones
• Decent battery capacity (4180 mAh)
• Water and dust protection according to IP68 standard
• Rich equipment

Cons we found:

• Single band WiFi (2.4 GHz only)
• Quite a thick body (13.2 mm), which is forgivable for a rugged smartphone
• Very decent weight (240 g)

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Protection

Blackview positions the BV8000Pro as an “all-weather” travel device and the most important point here is protection from environmental factors. Certification according to the IP-68 standard implies complete protection against dust penetration into the smartphone body and safe operation under water at a depth of 1 meter for 30 minutes.

In addition, the manufacturer also mentions protection from mechanical damage and shows a lot of videos in which the BV8000Pro experiences all kinds of adversity. However, there is no separate certificate or at least accurate data on what resistance to what influences is guaranteed. If the appearance of the device is important to you, the BV8000Pro still shouldn't be dropped often. The smartphone will remain operational, but the case materials do not last forever and minor damage will appear on them.

We undertook to test the water resistance of the Blackview BV8000Pro and note that despite the open connectors, the test sample survived both swimming under a stream of clean tap water and prolonged immersion.

Dust protection, among other things, ensures that nothing bad will happen to the device after falling into dirt, even if it gets clogged in the openings of the case.

Autonomy

The battery capacity is 4180 mAh. The manufacturer claims that in video viewing mode the smartphone works for up to 8 hours. With light use, I managed to get 4 days of work with five hours of active screen with automatic brightness. During this time, I did not play games, but used my smartphone as a means of communication.

Blackview BV8000 Pro supports fast charging with parameters 9V/2A.

3.5

ITC.UA rating

Pros: IP68 protection, performance, amount of RAM and user memory, battery life

Cons: you cannot connect a third-party USB cable and headset to the smartphone due to design features

Conclusion: Blackview BV8000 Pro is a rugged smartphone that has good performance and good battery life. However, if the internal components of the case are truly protected from water and dust, then the large sizes and rubberized panels are more design elements, and they are not able to fully protect the Blackview BV8000 Pro display if dropped.

Specifications

Display

Despite the fact that the smartphone actually works in immersed mode, it is impossible to use it normally until the screen is dry - the sensor reacts extremely poorly to wet fingers, and does not recognize touches at all under water. Outside of such extreme conditions, the BV8000Pro works with no more than five simultaneous touches.

Blackview BV8000Pro comes from the factory with a film coated with a grease-repellent coating. It is not recommended to remove it, since fingerprints remain in abundance on the glass itself.

As for the screen characteristics, an IPS matrix with a resolution of 1920×1080 is responsible for rendering images on 5 inches. The picture is good, without obvious flaws. Some deviations from ideal color reproduction are noticeable only in comparison with reference devices. Contrast for IPS is also good. Color temperature can be adjusted manually, as with most devices powered by MediaTek chips.

It makes sense to scold the screen only for its tendency to glare and low brightness. Moreover, the latter decreases slightly when viewed at an angle, although the screen is made using OGS technology. These features, combined with the black design of the operating system, make using the smartphone in bright sunlight uncomfortable.

Blackview BV8000 Pro results in AnTutu Benchmark

In the popular AnTuTu benchmark, the Blackview BV8000 Pro smartphone scores an average of about 63,018 points. This figure, like all those given below, was taken from the official website of the developer of this software. Unfortunately, we currently do not have detailed data on the device's performance in AnTutu.

Comparison with other smartphones from the ratings of different years

The rating of devices on the official AnTuTu website is updated once a month. Old data is available via Web Archive.

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Iron

Typically, secure smartphones are not characterized by high performance and have simple “stuffing” that does not pretend to set records in tests. Characteristics of the Blackview BV8000Pro - processor: MediaTek Helio P25 with a Mali T880 MP2 graphics core, 6 GB of RAM and 64 GB of ROM, allow us to call the new product an exception to the rule.

Unfortunately, we were unable to get the FPS Meter to work on the BV8000Pro due to incorrect installation of the ADB driver, but we still note that the frame rate in games from our regular set fluctuates around 30 FPS with visually noticeable drops while loading data from the internal memory smartphone.

The Mali T880 MP2 is far from a flagship core and, although it produces decent performance, the smartphone owner will not have any reserves for the future. But does a secure device need advanced gaming capabilities? We invite readers to discuss this topic in the comments.

Performance

In terms of hardware, the BV8000 Pro can easily outperform any smartphone in the budget price category. It is based on an eight-core Mediatek Helio P25 processor. The chipset is manufactured using 16-nanometer technology and has a maximum frequency of 2.39 GHz. The processor comes with 6 GB of RAM and 64 GB of permanent memory. It is possible to expand the internal storage using microSD cards. The graphics accelerator is Mali-T880 MP2.

Antutu results:

The BV8000 Pro is not positioned as a gaming device, but it can handle any modern game at medium-high graphics settings. World of Tanks Blitz runs at a comfortable fps limit at medium settings; less complex projects will run without problems. The only drawback is that the test showed strong heating in the area of ​​the back cover of the smartphone. With prolonged use, it can cause throttling.

Software

During testing of the Blackview BV8000Pro, its software received an over-the-air update containing some fixes, the list of which is not disclosed in the description. It did not bring significant changes. The smartphone still runs Android 7.0 Nougat with the June 5, 2020 security patch and the operating system is still its main drawback.

The firmware works stably, but judge for yourself: an extremely careless translation, combines spelling errors, English-language menu items and even inscriptions in Ukrainian in one of the applications, and, chosen to replace the reference one, the design of the icons is not only simply unsuccessful, but also unfinished. What prevented us from redrawing the battery icon, which sharply contrasts with the rest of the interface, when we started redoing the icons in the curtain, is a mystery to us. We won’t even dwell on such trifles as menus consisting of one item.

As for additional, non-standard functions, the manufacturer added control of background launch of applications, LED settings (three colors to choose from for calls, SMS and other notifications), gestures on the locked screen, muting the sound by turning the smartphone over, a barcode scanner and an Outdoor Toolbox with a compass, sound level meter , plumb line, flashlight, heart rate monitor. The latter uses a smartphone camera and flash to calculate heart rate.

Connection

With the communications capabilities of the BV8000Pro, you don't have to worry about being left without a connection while traveling. A large selection of frequencies, including LTE Band 20, the most relevant in Russia, ensures a stable connection to the cellular network and the Internet. Noise reduction works correctly. Separately, we note the literally screaming main speaker. It's almost impossible to miss a call with it.

For an “off-road” smartphone, good navigation performance is very important and here the Blackview BV8000Pro does not disappoint. USB OTG and FM radio are nice bonuses, the presence of which also speaks in favor of the Blackview BV8000Pro. In addition, the smartphone has an NFC chip. It handles data transfer fine, but the Android Pay application refused to interact with it.

Camera

A 16 MP sensor with phase detection autofocus, 3x zoom, aperture 2.0 is installed on the rear panel of the smartphone. There is an 8 MP sensor on the front. Let's say right away that the front camera takes poor pictures. The resolution is higher than usual, but the white balance, exposure and colors of the resulting selfies are poorly conveyed. It has few customizable parameters: Facebeauty, video shooting, HDR, and face detection.

Interestingly, shooting modes with increased resolution are available for both the front and main cameras: 16 MP and 21 MP, respectively. This is a rare case when upscaling is implemented directly in the viewfinder application. In addition, the main camera has a mode with manual panorama settings, as well as a choice of video format, but it does not have HDR. The smartphone supports shooting in RAW formats, but this feature is not implemented in the standard application.

We note the slow, erroneous autofocus during macro photography. Our Blackview BV8000Pro had a focusing mechanism that clicked into place when turned on. The optics themselves are clean, which is rare in devices of this class, and it seems that by replacing the standard application with a more advanced analogue, it is quite possible to get beautiful frames from your smartphone, at least after manual processing.

Blackview BV8000 Pro Camera

Let's move on to the review of the Blackview BV8000 Pro 4g camera, which has a 16 megapixel resolution, f/2.0 aperture and a single-section flash for night photography. The camera application has been improved by the manufacturer. So, it has a facial skin enhancement mode and Pro Photo, which allows you to manually adjust the basic parameters for shooting - contrast, brightness, exposure and much more, including ISO in the range from 100 to 1600. But for now there is one bug that should will be fixed in future updates. The fact is that HDR mode is available only for the front camera, we are waiting for it to be added for the main one.

In general, you can get good photos with the camera, but they are far from perfect. Software algorithms often make mistakes with color, as can be seen in some test images (the cement should be gray, while in the photo it turned out purple). Detailing also cannot be called a strong point; even during the day it is lame, but what can we say about night photography. Frames taken against the light are especially bad - this is due to the lack of an HDR mode, as well as the narrow dynamic range.

The panoramas are not the best, the gluing is sloppy and immediately catches the eye.

The front camera has a resolution of 8 megapixels and an aperture of f/2.2. It has an extremely low dynamic range, but at least HDR is available for selfies. With it, the photos turn out to be much better quality. The funny thing is that the video is recorded only in 480p quality. The face decoration feature doesn't work well. Sometimes she loses sight of her face and stops fulfilling her task. And her face looks completely unnatural.

Video on the main camera is recorded in FullHD quality at 30 frames per second. The detail and smoothness of the picture are quite good, but focusing is done only manually. Electronic stabilization somehow copes with its task. The sound is acceptable, but too quiet.

Conclusion

In 2020, secure smartphones began to actively develop and some models are almost as good as flagships in terms of performance. A successful combination of technical characteristics and a protected body make the Blackview BV8000 Pro a good option for purchase, but you need to be prepared for the fact that the camera in it is very mediocre.

Advantages:

• Optimal memory capacity;
• Decent performance;
• IP68 protected housing that can withstand any external influences.

Flaws:

• Mediocre cameras;
• Recessed 3.5 mm jack, which cannot be used to connect a standard headset;
• Average autonomy results.

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