Blackview Color 8 Specifications, Advantages and Disadvantages
Blackview Color 8 Specifications
Blackview launched a new budget 4G smartphone known as Blackview Color 8. The device is available in Ash Grey, Ripple Blue and Wisteria Purple color variants. As for the display, you get a 6.75-inch IPS LCD display with a 90Hz refresh rate, 450 nits brightness, and a low resolution of 720 x 1600 pixels. The smartphone has the 12nm Unisoc Tiger T616 chipset and Mali-G57 MP1 GPU for graphics. As for data and file storage, you will get 256GB of storage with support for 8GB of RAM, while there is a dedicated microSDXC card slot.
The Blackview Color 8 smartphone costs around $96 (Rs 7,999 in India) approximately and offers a 50MP dual rear camera setup. The smartphone weighs around 214 grams and when it comes to selfies, the Color 8 offers an 8MP front lens on this smartphone. The Blackview Color 8 runs on Android 13 operating system with Doke OS 4.0 user interface. As for the battery backup, the Blackview Color 8 smartphone offers a massive 6000mAh battery with 18W wired charging support.
| Specifications | Blackview Color 8 |
| Grid | 2G, 3G, 4G |
| Announced | January 2024 |
| SIM | Dual SIM |
| Dimensions | 6.61×3.05×0.36 inch |
| Weight | 214 grams |
| Size | 6.75 inches |
| Show | IPS LCD 90Hz 450 nits brightness Ratio 20:9 ~260 density per inch |
| Protection | No |
| Resolution | 720 x 1600 pixels |
| SW | Android 13, Doke 4.0 operating system |
| chipset | 12nm – Unisoc Tiger T616 |
| CPU | Eight cores Cortex-A75 2 × 2.0 GHz Cortex-A55 6 × 1.8 GHz |
| GPU | Mali-G57 MP1 |
| card slot | microSDXC (dedicated slot) |
| RAM | 8GB |
| Internal | 256GB |
| Camera | 50 MP (wide), PDAF Unspecified secondary camera LED flash, HDR, panorama Maximum: 1080p at 30fps |
| selfie | 8 megapixels (wide) Maximum: 1080p at 30fps |
| Loudspeaker | Yeah |
| 3.5mm jack | Yeah |
| Wifi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual band |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS |
| NFC | No |
| infrared port | No |
| Radio | Yeah |
| USB | USB Type-C, OTG |
| Sensors | Side-mounted fingerprint, accelerometer and proximity |
| Battery | 6000mAh 18W wired |
| Colors | Ash Grey, Wavy Blue, Wisteria Purple |
| Expected price | $96 (Rs 7,999 in India) approximately |
Pros and cons of Blackview Color 8
Based on the above specifications, you can see the List of pros and cons (advantages and disadvantages) of the Blackview Color 8 smartphone.
Advantages
- Low budget smartphone.
- The Android 13 operating system with support for Doke OS 4.0.
- Dedicated micro SD card slot.
- A side-mounted fingerprint scanner.
- There is an audio jack.
- Large battery capacity with 18W wired charging.
- IPS LCD screen with 90Hz refresh rate.
Cons
- Not for high-end games.
- Average camera setup.
- The latest Android 14 operating system is missing.
- Gyro-EIS support is missing.
- There is no support for 4K video recording.
- No NFC support.
- Only screen with 720p resolution.
