Earlier this month, Blackview launched its latest rugged flagship on the Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign, BV9800 Pro. In a week, the device (along with the BV9800 standard version) attracted more than 800 backers, raising over $340,000 in funds; nearly 2680% over the expected funding. The amount is impressive and it reveals just how popular the BV9800/BV9800 Pro duo is.
And it couldn’t be any different as rugged flagships are most of the time under-featured. But the new Blackview models sport a Sony® 48MP camera, hardly found on other rugged phones today. In addition, the BV9800 Pro sports two other cameras, a FLIR® Lepton® thermal imaging camera and a 5MP camera to provide FLIR MSX®, which lets users see and measure heat. This function is useful for outdoor adventures. In addition, the BV9800 has a 120° ultra-wide 16MP camera for the landscape photos and macro shots, and a 5MP depth camera for Bokeh effect.
The key difference between the BV9800 Pro and the BV9800 are the camera features. Both phones come with IP68 /IP69K/MIL-STD-810G certification and they can withstand water, dust, and drops that are very often when working outside or go on outdoor trips. The last category of users would find the GPS, GLONASS, and BeiDou navigation systems support, very handy. Lastly, both come with a 6580mAh battery for long use on a single charge.
What’s more, the phones are packed with top of the line components, including a potent MediaTek Helio P70 octa-core SoC backed by 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage, allowing them to compete against other, more expensive rugged smartphones.
If you’d like to grab a Blackview BV9800/BV9800 Pro or just learn more about the campaign, visit the Kickstarter page here. You can click here to join the giveaway.
| Display | 6.3-inch, FHD+ IPS, 2340 x 1080 |
| Chipset | MediaTek Helio P70, Octa-core CPU, Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| OS | Android 9 Pie |
| RAM | 6GB |
| ROM | 128GB |
| Battery | 6580mAh |
| Camera | BV9800 Pro: 16MP front camera, FLIR® Lepton® thermal imaging + 48MP + 5MP rear camera
BV9800: 16MP front camera, 48MP + 16MP + 5MP rear camera |
| GPS | GPS + GLONASS + BeiDou |
| Connectivity Options | 4G, Bluetooth 4.1, 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi, GPS, USB Type-C port |
| Cellular and Wireless | 2G GSM Bands 2/3/5/8
3G/WCDMA Bands 1/2/4/5/6/8/19 TD-SCDMA Bands 34/39 4G FDD-LTE Bands 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/12/13/17/18/19/20/25/26/28A/28B/66 TDD-LTE Bands 34/38/39/40/41 C2K BC0/BC1 (Global Bands) |
| Wireless Charging | YES |
| NFC | YES |
| Dimensions | 168.5*81*14.8mm |
| Weight | 322g (Include the battery weight) |
