A couple of days back, we reported on a foldable smartphone priced at just €499. This device called Energizer Ultimate U660S from Avenir Telcom was showcased at MWC 2024.
It wasn’t the only affordable phone at the trade show. BlackView, a brand known for rugged smartphones also had its budget foldable on display. We got a chance to experience it briefly.
BlackView Hero 10 is the name of the brand’s first foldable smartphone. Just like other budget foldables, this one is also a clamshell vertical folding phone.
What makes it stand out is its €399 price tag. This makes it even cheaper than the aforementioned Energizer foldable. But there’s no word on its release date yet.
The specs on the two devices are different, however, they have one thing in common. Both of them are powered by a MediaTek Helio G99 chipset, which makes them 4G-only handsets.
The Hero 10 flaunts a 6.9-inch centered punch-hole display. The panel offers an FHD+ (2790 x 1188 pixels) resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate. It also sports a 60Hz circular cover screen.
The handset arrives with a 108MP primary camera paired with an unspecified secondary sensor. On the front, it has a 32MP snapper.
It arrives in a single 12GB + 256GB memory configuration in multiple colors sporting a vegan leather finish. As for software, it boots outdated Android 13 with a layer of DokeOS 3.1.
Last but not least, the device is backed by a tiny 2,630mAh battery.
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