Blackview is a relatively new smartphone manufacturer. However, during its short time in the market, the company has released a number of beautiful smartphones. The hardware as well as the design have always been better than most other small time competitors in its price range and today, the company has revealed to us that a number of its smartphones will be receiving the new Android 5.0 Lollipop update by the end of April.

See Also: Meizu releases Lollipop update schedule for its phones

Yes, even before big manufacturers like Meizu and Xiaomi release Lollipop for their devices, Blackview has decided to update their smartphones to this latest Android version.

The Blackview smartphones that will be upgraded to Android 5.0 are as follows:

• Blackview Omega
• Blackview Alife S1
• Blackview Breeze
• Blackview Crown

Its good to see that a small company is ready to provide update to their customers. We still don’t know the exact date when the Lollipop update would be launched, however, it should be anytime around the end of April via OTA.

Android 5.0 will bring a refreshed material design to your smartphones. Its faster, more fluid and comes with a variety of smart features to take your smartphone experience to a whole new level.

So, we are sure that Blackview customers will be happy to hear that their phones will be updated soon.

Are you a Blackview customer? Is your phone getting Lollipop?

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Aside from Blackview Alife S1’s other high-end features and specifications including 4G LTE Dual SIM connectivity and a 64-bit MediaTek MT6732 Quad-core 1.5GHz processor, it also plays host to one of the best mobile cameras in the world. This is due to the Alife S1’s camera sensor and camera technology utilized by both its high-resolution rear 18-megapixel camera and 8-megapixel front-facing camera.

The Blackview Alife S1’s camera sensor, the Samsung ISOCELL CMOS image sensor, is considered by many to be the best camera sensor in the world. It utilizes top-of-the-line 1.1um pixel technology which enables the camera to take quicker shots, capture wider light rays, and have a higher resolution (as seen in the S1’s 18-megapixel and 8-megapixel cameras).

The ISOCELL CMOS image sensor is also capable of amazing performance in Night Scene mode making it capable of shooting low light and backlit scenes where other smartphone cameras can’t. Lastly, the sensor’s technology enables the camera to use less power during operation which ultimately increases the battery life of the S1 and lead to more photo taking.

The Alife S1 amazing camera sensor is coupled with SWDR (Super Wide Dynamic Range) technology which improves overall exposure and color reproduction in photos. It also comes with an F2.0 aperture lens, electronic anti-shake system, image stabilization, and a wide-angle dual LED flash.

All these technologies combined make the Blackview Alife S1’s camera comparable to even large and bulky DLSR cameras and ultimately making it one of the best cameras on a smartphone.

You can check out another smartphone from the company, the Blackview Omega.

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Blackview smartphones are known for their great looks and design. We have already seen beautiful smarphones from the company like the Blackview Ultra, and the Blackview Omega. Today, we have come across another beautiful device from the company called as the Blackview Alife S1.

The device hasn’t been announced yet, but we have received a set of images of this upcoming handset. The Blackview Alife S1 sports sharp rectangular looks in a well built body. Lately, we have been seeing smartphones with round edges but this particular phone tries to bring back the traditional style with its sharp edges.

From the images, it looks like the phone is made of metal, but its probably a metal finish on a plastic body. Neverthless, it looks well built and sturdy. These images reveal that the phone may not have a removable battery, however that helps in giving the phone a unibody look. Still, a removable battery is always preferable. The back is extremely smooth and plain, yet looks beautiful. The best part is that none of the components like the camera or speakers protrude from its smooth body.

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We still don’t know the specifications of the device, but we can see a MicroSD slot as well as SIM card slots on the left side. Coming to the right, the power button is located at the middle and the volume rocker keys lies above it.

Like mentioned above, the back is extremely smooth. The camera and the dual LED flash lies on the top left corner and the Blackview logo lies at the center. Interestingly, there’s another microphone besides the camera which should definitely improve the audio quality during video recording. At the bottom right corner, you can see the single speaker grill.

The front is also pretty simple. You get the receiver mesh, sensors and the camera on top. Below the display, you have the three capacitive buttons. Finally, on the top side, it looks like there’s an Infrared sensor besides the headphone jack.

All in all, we like the simple looks of the Blackview Alife S1. However, we can’t just judge a smartphone on the basis of its design, so we will have to wait for a few more days to get more information about the phone’s hardware specs and features.

So what do you think about the Blackview Alife S1? Do you like its simple design?

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