Blackview is giving huge discounts and deals on its various products including smartphones and tablets under the AliExpress Summer Sale 2022. Under this sale, you can get up to 70% OFF on Blackview rugged phones, mainstream smartphones, tablets, earbuds, smartwatches, and more. The sale starts on 27 June and ends on 1 July 2022. So let’s check out some of the interesting deals and products under the sale. 

Blackview BL8800 Pro(Rugged Phone)

Retail Price: $599.99  Discounted Price: $335.99

BL8800 Pro is Blackview’s first phone with both 5G and thermal imaging. 5G enhances your overall speed and gives you faster uploads, downloads, streaming, and gameplay. Thermal imaging is an important feature of the rugged smartphone. You can use thermal imaging for work, outdoor adventures, and safety and protection. Also for the first time, Blackview has introduced the special glove mode on its phone so that you can operate your phone even with your gloves on.

Key Features:

• 6.583-inch FHD+ display
• Special Glove mode
• Processor: MediaTek Dimensity 700
• Memory: 8GB + 128GB
• Battery: 8380mAh with 33W fast charge
• Rear Camera: 50MP + 5MP + 2MP
• Front Camera: 16MP
• OS: Doke OS 3.0 (Android 11)
• IP68 & IP69K & MIL-STD-810H certfications

Blackview BL8800(Rugged Phone)

Retail Price: $499.99  Discounted Price: $279.99

BL8800 is similar to the BL8800 Pro in functions and features except for camera configuration. Blackview BL8800 features the night vision function to see through the darkness and the 8MP 117° ultra-wide camera to frame more scenes into the lens. If thermal imaging isn’t important for you, then night vision Blackview BL8800 is more worthy of your money.

Key Features:

• 6.583-inch FHD+ display
• Special Glove mode
• Processor: MediaTek Dimensity 700
• Memory: 8GB + 128GB
• Battery: 8380mAh with 33W fast charge
• Rear Camera: 50MP + 20MP (night vision) + 2MP
• Front Camera: 16MP
• OS: Doke OS 3.0 (Android 11)
• IP68 & IP69K & MIL-STD-810H certifications

Blackview BV8800(Rugged Phone)

Retail Price: $299.99  Discounted Price: $221.99

Blackview BV8800 is the 4G version of the Blackview BL8800. It sports a camera system, including the 50MP main sensor, 20MP IR night vision, 8MP 117° ultra-wide camera, and 16MP front camera, to empower your photography. Moreover, it’s the first Blackview rugged phone to engineer the 90Hz high refresh rate fluid display and the Doke OS 3.0 for the best responsiveness, intuitiveness, and efficiency.

Key Features:

• 6.583-inch FHD+ display, 90Hz
• Processor: MediaTek Helio G96
• Memory: 8GB + 128GB
• Battery: 8380mAh with 33W fast charge
• Rear Camera: 50MP + 20MP (night vision) + 2MP
• Front Camera: 16MP
• OS: Doke OS 3.0 (Android 11)
• IP68 & IP69K & MIL-STD-810H certifications

Blackview BV6600 Pro

Retail Price: $399.99  Discounted Price: $235.99

If you don’t want to pay a fortune to buy a thermal imaging device, then BV6600 Pro is your go-to choice. This thermal work phone packs a gigantic 8580mAh battery that keeps you powered for days. However, to remain affordable, it has undoubtedly compromised on some features like using the MediaTek Helio P35 chipset and 4GB RAM and 64GB ROM. 

Key Features:

• 5.7-inch HD+ display
• Processor: MediaTek Helio P35
• Memory: 4GB + 64GB
• Battery: 8580mAh with 18W fast charge
• Rear Camera: 16MP
• Front Camera: 8MP
• OS: Doke OS 2.0 (Android 11)
• IP68 & IP69K & MIL-STD-810G certifications

Blackview A95

Retail Price: $199.99  Discounted Price: $144.99

Key Features:

• 6.528-inch HD+ display
• Processor: MediaTek Helio P70
• Memory: 8GB + 128GB
• Battery: 4380mAh with 18W fast charge
• Rear Camera: 20MP
• Front Camera: 8MP
• OS: Doke OS 2.1 (Android 11)
• IP68 & IP69K & MIL-STD-810G certifications

Blackview TAB 11

Retail Price: $268.57  Discounted Price: $194.99

Key Features:

• 2000*1200 Resolution + Widevine L1 Certified display
• Processor: Unisoc T618 Octa-core 
• Memory: 8GB + 128GB, expandable
• Battery: 6580mAh 
• Rear Camera: 13MP
• Front Camera: 8MP
• OS: Doke OS 2.0 (Android 11)

Blackview TAB 12

Retail Price: $268.57  Discounted Price: $194.99

Key Features:

• 10.1 inches, 1200*1920  display
• Processor: UNISOC SC9863A
• Memory: 4GB + 64GB, expandable
• Battery: 6580mAh 
• Rear Camera: 13MP
• Front Camera: 5MP
• OS: Doke OS 2.0 (Android 11)

Please note that Blackview is offering discounts on almost all of its products under the summer sale. To know more about their product range and discounts check out their official store at AliExpress.

Please note that the above price is region-specific and the final price may vary according to your shipping region, warehouse, and regional taxes.  

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Blackview A95 the brand new A-series flagship smartphone from Blackview has officially debuted on February 21, 2022. The smartphone is now available for $149.99 only on AliExpress.

Blackview A95 comes with technological upgrades on design aesthetics, battery performance, low-light photography, and camera software algorithms thereby providing a whole new user experience. By reaching breakthroughs in the combination and optimization of camera hardware and software the rugged smartphone provides you with one of the best low-light photography experiences in its price segment. Compared to its predecessors in the A-series, Blackview A95 comes with advanced and better camera performance, especially when working with challenging and poorly lit conditions. 

CAMERA:

Blackview A95 features a 20MP Sony® IMX376 sensor that gives you great shots even in low and dim lighting and thanks to its 4-in-1 pixel binning technology and re-mosaic algorithms, the images are super bright at night as well as ultra-clear by day.  The 20MP sensor works on a theory that when in low-light environments, the 4-in-1 pixel binning technology helps four neighboring 1μm pixels combine into a large 2μm superpixel to improve the light sensitivity. However, in well-lit conditions, the re-mosaic algorithm reorganizes the binning pixels into original ones to shoot clear photos. The 4-in-1 pixel binning technology ensures improved light absorption, to produce a brighter image with less noise instead of being dark, blurry, or grainy.  

NIGHT MODE 2.0:

The second-generation Super Night Mode complements the 20MP camera very well. Compared with its predecessor, it gets upgrades on imaging speed to avoid shaking. Open this mode, and you’ll enjoy capturing the mysteries of the night. 

Combining the camera software algorithms, including the Super Night Mode 2.0, HDR 2.0, Portrait Mode, and PortraitColor Mode, you get high-quality images and videos. The Portrait Mode blurs the background and puts the highlights on the focus. The PortraitColor Mode keeps the focused subject in colors, and the rest will remain in black and white.

If users don’t prefer the preset modes, the Pro Mode comes in handy to allow for self-adjustment for the key camera specs, such as the shutter speed and exposure level.  Also, the advanced AI portrait Bokeh blurs out the background and keeps the focus only on you.

For your selfies, you have an 8MP sensor in the front with an AI beauty function.

Blackview A95 is available in three gorgeous colors viz: Summer Ocean Blue, Aurora Night Black, and Fantasy Galaxy Rainbow. It runs on the Android 11 based Doke OS 2.1 and is fueled by a 4380mAh battery, that gives you up to 7 hours of HD movie streaming and 25 hours of music playback. The smartphone also supports 18W fast charging that can charge your phone from 0 to 60% in approximately 41 minutes. 

Blackview A95 smartphone will be available with some offers and discounts only till 3 March 2022, PT. Under the various offers, you can get a smartphone for as low as $149.99. For more information on the discount coupons and offers click here. 

Please note that the above price is region-specific and the final price may vary according to your shipping region, warehouse, and regional taxes.

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Blackview A95 the latest flagship smartphone from Blackview is going on sale in the next 4 hours. The smartphone comes with world premiere discounts and early bird offers on AliExpress. Under the various offers, you can get the smartphone for as low as $139.99. The deal starts on 21 February and ends on 23 February, PST.

Blackview A95 comes with technological upgrades on design aesthetics, battery performance, low-light photography, and camera software algorithms thereby providing a whole new user experience. The smartphone features a 6.5inch display with 720*1600p resolution and a 20:9 aspect ratio.

Designed to strike the perfect weight-to-thickness balance, the smartphone is 8.55mm thin and weighs just 195g. Using the latest finishing processes and technologies like the ICM process, vacuum electroplated process, 8-layer vacuum nano-optical coating, and 3D laser technology, Blackview A95 comes with a glittering and translucent back panel and a flattened frame. And to accentuate the beauty of the back panel, Blackview is releasing A95 in three gorgeous colors viz: Summer Ocean Blue, Aurora Night Black, and Fantasy Galaxy Rainbow

Blackview A95 features a 20MP Sony® IMX376 sensor that gives you great shots even in low and dim lighting and thanks to its 4-in-1 pixel binning technology and re-mosaic algorithms, the images are super bright at night as well as ultra-clear by day. Combining the camera software algorithms, including the Super Night Mode 2.0, HDR 2.0, Portrait Mode, and PortraitColor Mode you get pro-level images and videos. For your selfies, you have an 8MP sensor in the front. 

Blackview A95 runs on the Android 11 based Doke OS 2.1 and is fueled by a 4380mAh battery, that gives you up to 7 hours of HD movie streaming and 25 hours of music playback. The smartphone also supports 18W fast charging that can charge your phone from 0 to 60% in approximately 41 minutes. 

Blackview A95 smartphone will be available with some early bird offers and discounts from February 21st to 23rd PT. Under the various offers, you can get the smartphone for as low as $139.99 with a $10 coupon. It also provides specific promo codes, and maybe people close the deal even lower than $139.99. For more information on the discount coupons and offers click here. 

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Blackview A95 the brand new A-series flagship smartphone from Blackview will officially debut on February 21, 2022. The smartphone comes with various discounts and early bird offers only on AliExpress. Under the various offers, you can get the smartphone for as low as $139.99. The deal starts on 21 February and ends on 23 February, PST.

Blackview A95 comes with technological upgrades on design aesthetics, battery performance, low-light photography, and camera software algorithms thereby providing a whole new user experience. The smartphone features a 6.5inch display with 720*1600p resolution and a 20:9 aspect ratio. It runs on the MTK Helio P70 chipset and comes with 8GB RAM and 128GB storage.

Designed to strike the perfect weight-to-thickness balance, the smartphone is 8.55mm thin and weighs just 195g. Using the latest finishing processes and technologies like the ICM process, vacuum electroplated process, 8-layer vacuum nano-optical coating, and 3D laser technology, Blackview A95 comes with a glittering and translucent back panel and a flattened frame. And to accentuate the beauty of the back panel, Blackview is releasing A95 in three gorgeous colors viz: Summer Ocean Blue, Aurora Night Black, and Fantasy Galaxy Rainbow

Blackview A95 features a 20MP Sony® IMX376 sensor that gives you great shots even in low and dim lighting and thanks to its 4-in-1 pixel binning technology and re-mosaic algorithms, the images are super bright at night as well as ultra-clear by day. Combining the camera software algorithms, including the Super Night Mode 2.0, HDR 2.0, Portrait Mode, and PortraitColor Mode you get pro-level images and videos. For your selfies, you have an 8MP sensor in the front. 

Blackview A95 runs on the Android 11 based Doke OS 2.1 and is fueled by a 4380mAh battery, that gives you up to 7 hours of HD movie streaming and 25 hours of music playback. The smartphone also supports 18W fast charging that can charge your phone from 0 to 60% in approximately 41 minutes. 

Blackview A95 smartphone will be available with some early bird offers and discounts from February 21st to 23rd PT. Under the various offers, you can get the smartphone for as low as $139.99 with a $10 coupon. It also provides specific promo codes, and maybe people close the deal even lower than $139.99. For more information on the discount coupons and offers click here. 

Please note that the above price is region-specific and the final price may vary according to your shipping region, warehouse, and regional taxes.

For more information on such exciting deals and offers check out our deals hub.

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Last week, we witnessed the launch of new models in one of the best-selling budget smartphone series worldwide. Further, we learned that the global smartphone market grew for the first time in four years. Then, out of nowhere, two brands released shameless iPhone clones. At the same time, another company launched a Galaxy S21 Ultra-lookalike phone. All this and more happened in the last few days. Let’s take a look at them one by one in no particular order.

Before proceeding, we would like to let you know that the top stories listed here are based on our opinion. As your choices may vary, we would like to know your picks in the comment section below.

Top Stories from Last Week

New Redmi Note 11 series for international markets

After debuting the Redmi Note 11 lineup in China in November, Xiaomi finally brought the family to international on January 26. However, the series for global markets include totally different devices, namely Redmi Note 11, Redmi Note 11S, Redmi Note 11 Pro, and Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G.

Out of these four, the Redmi Note 11S offers the best value for its asking price. Although it looks and has the same display as the vanilla model, its specs are more comparable to the Pros.

The entire series comes with features like a high-refresh display, dual stereo speakers, IR blaster, MUI 13, a 5,000mAh battery, and more. You can learn more about them by visiting this link.

Smartphone market observed multiple records

The global smartphone market grew for the first time in 2021 since 2017. Counterpoint Research revealed that the shipments reached 1.39 billion units by growing 4% YoY.

The Indian smartphone, in particular, grew 12%YoY last year by registering 162 million units in shipment. On the other hand, the Chinese market shipped 333 million units and incremented by only 1%.

Finally, pivoting to the budget segment at the right time (ahead of LG’s demise), OnePlus saw an insane 524% YoY growth in the US in Q4 2021.

iPhone clones from Gionee and Blackview

Gionee 13 Pro went official last week with an uncanny iPhone 13 resemblance and HarmonyOS. However, it has entry-level specs like an HD+ display (LCD) and a UNISOC T310 chipset. For just  ¥529 (483), it doesn’t sound like a bad deal after all.

At around the same time, Blackview A95 also got announced with an iPhone 13 Pro-like design. Its main highlights other than design include a MediaTek Helio P70 SoC, 6.5-inch HD+ display (LCD), and a 4,380mAh battery.

Face ID now works with a mask 

After two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, iPhones can be finally unlocked with masks on. However, this feature is currently only available in the beta channel. Also, it requires iPhone 12 or newer models.

Additionally, Apple is working on a new feature that will turn iPhones into POS machines. This feature will be reportedly useful for micro-merchants.

MediaTek Kompanio 1380 is a new chip for Chromebooks

MediaTek announced a new SoC called Komapnio 1380 for premium Chromebooks on January 26. This 6m chip arrives with an octa-core CPU consisting of four ARM Cortex-A78 cores clocked at up to 3GHz and a five-core ARM Mali-G57 GPU.

It supports up to 4K 60Hz display, AV1 decoding, WiFi 6//6E, and Bluetooth 5. The chipset will make its global debut inside the Acer Chromebook Spin 513, which is scheduled to hit the shelves in June.

HUAWEI P50 Pocket reaches global markets alongside HUAWEI P50 Pro

On January 26, Huawei announced the arrival of HUAWEI P50 Pro and HUAWEI P50 Pocket to multiple international markets like Asia Pacific, Middle East, Africa, Europe, and South America.

The 4G-only premium handsets from the once world’s largest smartphone brand sport the same set of features as the variant sold in China, except for software. The global editions of these devices run EMUI 12 without GMS (Google Mobile Services) instead of HarmonyOS.

Despite their shortcomings in terms of software, Huawei is charging a whopping €1,199 for the HUAWEI P50 Pro (8GB + 256GB) and €1,299 for the HUAWEI P50 Pocket (8GB + 256GB). There’s also a Premium Edition of the latter phone with a unique design and 12GB + 512GB memory configuration for €1,599.

JioPhone 5G could be Jio’s first 5G smartphone

A report on January 25 disclosed that the Indian carrier Jio is working on its first 5G smartphone called JioPhone 5G. This device is expected to go official in June with much better specs than the poorly received JioPhone Next.

The handset is said to come with a 6.5-inch HD+ display (HD+), 13MP (wide) + 2MP (macro) dual camera setup, 8MP selfie camera, side-mounted fingerprint sensor, Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 SoC, 4GB RAM, 32GB storage, 5,000mAh battery, and 18W fast charging.

OnePlus phones might run H₂OOS in the near future

On January 27, popular Indian tech influencer Mukul Sharma tweeted that the unified operating system of OPPO and OnePlus could be called H₂OOS. Since his claim is based on a trademark filing by OnePlus, he could be wrong.

Anyway, the H₂OOS (Water OS) trademark is interesting as it combines the names of OxygenOS (O₂) and the discontinued HydrogenOS (H₂OS). The name has no mention of ColorOS, which the software will be actually based on.

Furthermore, a couple of days before this tweet, a tipster stated that the OnePlus 10 Ultra could debut in H2 2022 as the brand’s first superphone or ultra-premium smartphone. The device is said to house OPPO’s MariSilicon NPU.

HONOR to showcase new products at MWC 2022

HONOR has confirmed to attend MWC 2022. The company has scheduled a launch conference for February 28. The event will kickstart at 1 PM CET.

The brand is teasing the launch of the new Magic series with a quote ‘The Power of Magic’. Unfortunately, nothing is known about the upcoming lineup of handsets.

Micromax IN Note 2 and vivo Y75 5G  debut in India

Micromax launched the IN Note 2 on January 25 as the successor of IN Note 1 for ₹13,490 (4GB + 64GB). The Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra-lookalike phone arrives with a 6.43-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, MediaTek Helio G95 chipset, 48MP (wide) + 5MP (ultra-wide) + 2MP (macro) + 2MP (depth) quad-camera setup, 16MP selfie camera, side-mounte fingerprint sensor, Android 11, 5,000mAh battery, and 30W fast charging.

Chinese handset maker vivo debuted a new budget 5G smartphone called vivo Y75 5G in India on January 27. For ₹21,990 (8GB  +128GB), the phone offers a 6.58-inch FHD+ display (LCD), MediaTek Dimensity 700 SoC, 50MP (wide) + 2MP (macro) + 2MP (depth) triple camera setup, 16MP selfie camera, side-mounted fingerprint sensor, Android 12, 5,000mAh battery, and 18W fast charging.

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Chinese phone maker Blackview has announced a new budget smartphone in the market. The all-new Blackview A95 brings an iPhone 13-like rear design but fairs at a cheaper price, paired with budget specs.

The Blackview A95 costs $209.99 for the lone 8GB RAM and 128GB storage variant. But you can get it for $159.99 in the early bird sale. It will go on sale starting February 21 on AliExpress. It has three color variants – Aurora Night Black, Summer Ocean Blue, and Fantasy Galaxy Rainbow.

Blackview A95 Specifications 

The Blackview A95 comes with a 6.5-inch IPS LCD display sporting an HD+ resolution. It is a water-drop notch display with the standard 60Hz refresh rate. It has a 20:9 aspect ratio and 269 PPI pixel density.

The notch holds an 8MP selfie snapper. It has a triple camera system at the rear. From the back, the phone resembles the iPhone 13. It has a similar camera island with a triple camera-like design. But in reality, it only has a 20MP Sony IMX376 primary lens, the other two lenses are dummy sensors.

It is powered by the 12nm MediaTek Helio P70 SoC paired with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. It has a microSD card slot for additional storage. It houses a 4,380mAh battery and has support for 18W rapid charging technology. The device boots on the company’s custom skin called Doke OS and has Android 11 OS out of the box.

As for other features, it has a game mode that clears RAM and blocks calls and pop-ups that arrive while gaming. It also has features like the clone phone and dark mode.

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