Blackview has had a long-standing relationship with MediaTek with its recent smartphones like the BV9900 featuring the Helio P90 chipset inside. Today, the Chinese rugged smartphone maker has confirmed that it will launch its first 5G rugged flagship next year. What’s even more interesting is that Blackview confirmed the 5G phone will be powered by the new MediaTek Dimensity 1000 chipset.
5G seems to be a hot feature among smartphone manufacturers this year with all major tech giants releasing at least one 5G model in the market. However, the competition for 5G will further intensify in 2020, with more manufacturers, including ones like Blackview expected to join the party.
Blackview’s smartphones are usually pretty affordable, so we would have expected it to feature something like the upcoming mid-range MT6873 chipset from MediaTek. So the jump to MT6889 Dimensity 1000 is a big deal for the rugged smartphone maker.
Rugged smartphones are usually placed between low-end and mid-range with a core focus on its rugged features. But with 5G and Dimensity 1000, things could get really exciting in the rugged smartphone market. You could finally get a smartphone that’s rugged, powerful like a flagship, and affordable at the same time. Notably, even Ulefone has confirmed a 5G rugged smartphone based on the same Dimensity 1000 chipset.
As of now, that’s all we know about the upcoming Blackview rugged flagship. We can expect more details in the coming weeks.
