We have reviewed quite a few smartphones made by Blackview and this time around we have the Omega Pro in our labs. Find out more in the full review.

Blackview Omega Pro: VIDEO REVIEW

Blackview Omega Pro Review: UNBOXING

The phone comes with a charging plug, USB cable, USB OTG cable, a pair of cheap earphones, screen protector, SIM ejector pin and some documentation.

Blackview Omega Pro Review: SPECS

Blackview Omega Pro Review: DESIGN and DISPLAY

When it comes to the design, we are looking at phone that is really well constructed and it uses a metal frame around the device and glass on the front and back.

Also, the phone is quite compact as it sports a 5” display, which is actually pretty good as it has a decent brightness output, natural looking colours and good viewing angles. However, the panel has just a 720p resolution.

Blackview Omega Pro has a 2MP shooter on the front top and usual capacitive buttons on the bottom, which, however, are not backlit.

On the glass back, which is a ridiculous fingerprint magnet, there is a 13MP camera.

The buttons are located on the left side. While I’m not a huge fan of the placement of them, at least they have a good tactile feedback.

The dual nano SIM card slot, where one card also doubles as an optional microSD card slot is located on the right.

A headset jack is on the top and the micro USB port is on the bottom.

Overall, the Blackview Omega Pro is a really well made device and the build quality is excellent. However, I didn’t like the placement of the buttons on the left side and you have to keep in mind that the glass back is a fingerprint magnet.

Blackview Omega Pro Review: UI

Blackview Omega Pro runs on Android 5.1 with Blackview’s skin on top of it. Basically, you are getting a stock Android but the company removed the app tray, redesigned some icons and added a bit of extra features.

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For example, you can customise the phone with the themes, wallpapers and so on.

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Also, there are some gesture controls, which work great but they are not the fastest to respond.

All in all, the UI is running smoothly even with lots of apps installed and running in the background.  Also, a little bit of extra functionality is always great. However, the lack of the app tray may make you want to install a third-party launcher unless you love seeing your apps on the home screens.

Blackview Omega Pro Review: HARDWARE and PERFORMANCE

The Blackview Omega Pro has an octa-core MTK6753 chip with the clock speeds of 1.3GHz, 3GB of RAM and 16GB of expandable storage.

This hardware is definitely enough for daily tasks and it can also handle the 3D gaming quite well.

There were no major lags while playing Asphalt 8 even on the highest graphics setting. Well, you may see some skipped frames but they will be just minor.

Blackview Omega Pro Review: MULTIMEDIA

When it comes to multimedia, the video playback is nice and smooth. However, I was kind of disappointed with the loudspeaker. While it is not the worst I’ve heard, it is really quite.

Blackview Omega Pro Review: CAMERA

The images that are captured by the rear camera of the phone are not always impressive. While you can take some okay looking daylight images, you will also get a lot of shots with uneven focus and not very impressive amount of details.

Decent indoor and low-light shots are possible but naturally they have more noise and less details.

Blackview Omega Pro Review: CONNECTIVITY

I didn’t have any complaints about the connectivity options. Wifi is working well, Bluetooth is good, GPS is pretty accurate and the call quality is decent.

Blackview Omega Pro Review:  BATTERY LIFE

The built-in 2200mAh battery does not sound very impressive on paper and it has an average performance in real life. It will get you through the day as I could get around 3.5h of screen-on time and my usage involved browsing the web, Facebook, a little bit of gaming and taking some pictures.

Blackview Omega Pro Review: CONCLUSIONS

Blackview Omega Pro is a nice looking and well crafted device that costs just below $150 and we need to answer if it is worth the price.

Besides the great design, it has a decent screen, fast UI and pretty good gaming performance.

However, while the camera is not bad, it could be more consistent as some of the shots may have uneven focus or less amount of details.

Other disadvantages would be a quiet loudspeaker and just average battery life.

All in all, Blackview Omega Pro is still worth the price but it does not mean you shouldn’t check out what the competition has to offer in this price category.

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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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Blackview Omega is finally available for sale. Hence, we decided to find out the cheapest way to purchase the device.

The new phone from Blackview is quite the looker. It sports Corning’s Gorilla Glass protection on both the back as well as the front. Moreover, there’s a colored metal frame which holds the device and adds to its beauty. The Omega is extremely well built and you won’t find many better looking phones than this in the market.

The Blackview Omega comes with the powerful MT6592 octa-core processor with 2GB RAM and 16GB of expandable storage. The phone is targeted at compact users and sports a 5-inch display with a beautiful full HD 1080p resolution. This translates into a pixel density of 440ppi which will make sure that all the images and videos on the display looks crystal clear.

The Omega also features a powerful camera. At the back, you will find an 18MP shooter with plenty of options such as beauty mode, while at the front, you get an 8MP camera sensor ideal for selfies. Other notable features include Hi-Fi speakers, HotKnot transfer tech, Quick Charge support and even smart gestures.

Now lets come to our main topic of the article, the cheapest price for Blackview Omega. Even though the device was launched just two days back, all major manufacturers have already listed it up for sale.

Some are offering the device for its retail price i.e. $199, while some charge a little premium as much as $20. But the cheapest price that we found was at Comebuy.com.

Instead of the regular $199, you can purchase the Blackview Omega for just $182.99 from this retailer for a limited period.

Comebuy is a well known retailer and is even the official store for buying the ZTE Blade S6. So, its good to see that the retailer is offering such a discount for buyers.

We don’t know how long will this discount last, so make sure you check out and purchase the device as soon as possible.

Meanwhile, let us know if you want the cheapest price for any other handset. We will be happy to contact retailers for the best price.

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Blackview has managed to impress us with a number of good looking smartphones. A few weeks back, we reported that the company was busy with another beautiful device for the masses, the Blackview Omega and the device is finally available for purchase on a number of online retailers.

The Blackview Omega blends beauty with power. The phone features a stylish design which helps its stand out from the crowd. The front as well as the back is protected by Corning’s Gorilla Glass 3, ensuring that the phone does not sustain any scratches. Finally, a colored metal frame adds to the beauty of the device. The phone measures just 6.9mm in thickness which is almost the same as the iPhone 6.

As for the tech specs, Blackview Omega comes with the powerful 1.7GHz octa-core MT6592 processor. While this isn’t the latest SoC from Mediatek, its powerful enough to run the device flawlessly. Along with this octa-core SoC, the phone features 2GB RAM and 16GB of internal storage. This can be further expanded up to 32GB via MicroSD.

The gorgeous 5-inch display on the front boasts of a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, which translates into pixel density of an impressive 440 ppi. This ensures that pictures as well as videos on the device looks crystal clear.

At the back, the Blackview Omega features an 18MP sensor while up front, you get an 8MP shooter. The camera is equipped with great features such as beauty mode to enhance the quality of captured images. It also comes with built-in Hi-Fi speakers which along with the beautiful display will be ideal for everyday entertainment.

Other features include a 2100 mAh battery with Quick Charge technology, smart gestures, and HotKnot connectivity.

As you can see, the Blackview Omega turns out to be one of the best looking smartphones in the market right now. The high-end specs also ensures the best performance.

In the promotional period i.e. till 27-03-2015, you can get the amazing device for just $189.99, almost $10 OFF its retail price tag of $199.99. Just use the coupon given below for the following websites.

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Remember that this coupon is valid only during the promotional period, i.e. from today to 27-03-2015.

In the second round of promotion that runs from 28-03-2015 to 31-03-2015, you will get a free 32GB MicroSD card on all the above mentioned websites.

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In 2014 the Android market space was shaken by the arrival of the powerful, yet competitively priced OnePlus One. However, the invite system and the insufficient supply made many potential buyers give up hope of ever owning one.  The Ulefone Be Pro is a smartphone that takes many design points from the OnePlus One, but offers them to you at a much more affordable price point.

What is more, The Blackview is another Chinese manufacturer, which is not that widely known for its products outside of China as OnePlus is. Also, it does not have a significant market share in its homeland. However, there is one thing that both Ulefone Be Pro and Blackview Omega has in common – its design inspiration from other (yet different) companies.

In addition, these our recently reviewed devices fall into similar pricing categories. In this article we will try to make a comparison between two of them, so it may help in case you cannot decide which one to choose.

In case you prefer a more in depth analysis of each of the device, make sure you check out our full Ulefone Be Pro Review (updated version) and Blackview Omega Review. Both of the latter articles include full written and video reviews.

SPECS

As far as the specs of each device go, the Ulefone manages to excel in certain departments like having a bigger (5.5 over 5″ display), a faster 64-bit Mediatek chip inside, bigger capacity of the battery (2600 mAh over 2100 mAh), the ability to replace the battery, which is a huge plus for some of the users. What is more, it has the 4G connectivity option, which puts the Blackview Omega to shame in this category in this day and age.

On the other hand, some of us may prefer the smaller, but more compact 5″ screen size of Blackview Omega, which makes the whole device more manageable with one hand. Also, the back camera of this device has more pixels (18MP over 13MP). However, you have to consider that both devices use interpolation method of pixels. Ulefone Be Pro has only 8MP shooter, which is bumped up to 13MP (Ulefone has officially admitted it and apologised to their fans); and the Blackview Omega has a 13MP sensor with some software tricks that increase the pixel count to 18MP.

In the end, we never judge any devices by the mere specs, so we need to dive in to its features and real life performance. But before that we must take a look at how the device looks and feels.

DESIGN

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It is quite obvious that Ulefone decided that the Be Pro would be a great seller if it borrowed similar looks from the OnePlus One. It is similar in size and it is built of similar type materials. There is a silver plastic trim around the device with plastic buttons. The back of the white version of the device is somewhat “baby skin” material, which is smooth to the touch. Overall, the Ulefone Be Pro is well built, but lacks premium materials like metal or glass.

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The Blackview Omega is a more compact device since it has a smaller screen of 5 inches. What is more, it can easily win your heart over Ulefone’s choice of materials as it spots a quality metal frame with metal clad buttons. It does look like an iPhone 4/4s with it similar design, though.

On the front side of the device there is an 8mp shooter along with the earpiece on the top. On the bottom there are three capacitive keys, which also have a backlight. The manufacturer chose to put volume up/down keys along with the power button on the left side of the metal frame of the phone. It took a bit of time to get used to it for me, but it is a personal preference. On the bottom, there is a regular Micro USB charging port along with microphone and the plastic infusions for better signal reception.On the right side, there is a dual micro SIM card tray. One slot also doubles as the micro SD slot up to 64 GB of cards for storage expansion. On the top, there is a 3.5mm headphone jack.On the back of the smartphone, there is a 13mp camera sensor, which can shoot up to 18mp pictures due to software interpolations along with the single LED flash. Finally, there is a mono speaker on the bottom, which has an average sound quality.

Our personal preference as far as design goes to the Blackview Omega as it spots more premium materials and very well built.

DISPLAY

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The display on the Ulefone Be Pro is 5.5 inches diagonally and comes with a 1280 x 720 resolution and a pixel density of 267 ppi. While it is not the best resolution in its size range, the display is still very pleasant. The colours are vibrant and the viewing angles are quite good as well. The whites looked white while the blacks were black impressive for an IPS panel. Since we are talking about an IPS panel, the screen does get bright so you don’t have to worry too much about sunlight completely washing out your screen. We are also dealing here with an OGS display which helps keep the phone a bit slimmer. The auto brightness on the phone seemed to do its job quite well, however, I guess many people like me will constantly keep it on 80% all of the time.

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The Blackview Omega has the 5′ LCD panel, which has great colour reproduction, good contrast levels and decent viewing angles. Also, it can bright, but we’ve seen brighter panels on other devices. Still, it is bright enough to make it viewable outdoors.

All in all, both devices have great displays. We agree that Ulefone Be Pro has only 720p panel, but the difference is not that significant to the eye.

PERFORMANCE

Ulefone Be Pro

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The UI is very light and it runs Android 4.4 Kitkat. The Lolipop update should be released very soon.  It is almost stock Android version and runs very smooth and fast, without any hiccups so far. The great thing is that I received a few software updates within one week (no Lolipop yet, though), but it sounds very promising as Ulefone seems to care about software upgrades and improvements.

The performance of the Ulefone Be Pro is really solid. The phone is being powered by MTK6732 SoC which has 4 A53 cores clocked at 1.5 GHz and backed by 2GB of RAM. Combine that with an almost stock build of Android and you get a smooth and fast experience. Graphically intensive games seem to work really well thanks to the powerful Mali T760, also having an only 720p display means there aren’t that many pixels to push around. I had no problems playing Asphalt 8 or any game other game I threw at it. Browsing the web seemed smooth and the web pages loaded fast. The GPS performance is very good and it locks on relatively fast and it seems to hold the signal as well.

Blackview Omega

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The device spots an MTK6592 Octa Core 1.7GHz chip inside along with the 2GB RAM and 16GB of storage. The graphics are handled by Mali-450MP GPU.

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YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THE PICTURES IN ITS ORIGINAL FULL-RES SIZE HERE.

As far as the picture quality, it is a bit interesting, because once you take the picture and look at it on the smartphone, it looks that the quality is just about average. However, once you look at the same pictures on the computer screen, their quality is actually very good. First, I didn’t expect much from the camera, but the pictures have plenty of detail, they look sharp and the colour reproduction is very natural.

I have to say that for the device that costs just under $170, the daylight picture quality is indeed very good.

Once you take pictures inside the house, where the camera sensor can’t get so much light, the shutter speed is slower and you have to hold the smartphone steady, so that don’t get any blurriness in the picture. If you are able to do that, you may take some really good looking photos. Taking pictures in the artificial lightning can sometimes be a hit or miss as far as color reproduction goes. The camera tends to capture brighter images. Still, the quality is not bad.

The front facer is perfect for all of you selfie lovers since with the 8MP sensor it will capture probably as much detail as you want and perhaps even more. The camera app does come with a few additional features that aren’t found on a stock Android phone.

Blackview Omega

Camera app has some basic functions you would find on many Android devices. The app is fairly simple and you can adjust some general settings. Taking pictures and shooting videos is fast during the daylight, but it naturally becomes noticeably slower, when doing the same thing in low-light scenarios.

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As far as picture quality, the daylight pictures have plenty of detail as they are 18mp in size due to some software tricks the device does out of the 13mp f/2.2 aperture sensor. The colour reproduction seems quite accurate, but it is more on the colder side. The best way to take pictures is to tap to focus. Otherwise, the white balance and colours may not be the way you want. Once you take the device to the low light, you see that the camera starts struggling. It takes much more time to focus and you have to make sure you hold your hands steady not to get blurry pictures. Also, the pictures to have a lot of noise and the colour reproduction is a hit or miss. Again, once you take pictures inside the house, but there is more light, the picture quality becomes quite good.

As far as front facing shooter for selfies, it has 8MP (interpolated from 5MP sensor). The picture quality is actually good. What I’ve noticed is that it takes a lot of time for the shutter in the low light.

You can download Blackview Omega camera samples here.

VERDICT: both smartphones have decent cameras for the budget smartphones. We have to say that the Blackview Omega produces better results, though. We can definitely see more detail out of the 13MP sensor, which is interpolated to 18MP. Also, the colour reproduction seems to be a tad better, but there is no significant difference here. Both devices struggle in the low light, but Blackview manages to produce a bit better images in our opinion. Talking about the picture quality is always a question of debate, so you be the judge in the comment section below.

BATTERY LIFE

Ulefone Be Pro

As far as the battery life goes, the capacity of just 2600 mah doesn’t sound impressive on paper, but I was surprised by how good the Ulefone Be Pro performs in real life. During my testing time I did a bit of gaming, watched some youtube and hd videos stored on the phone, surfed the web and did all other stuff. My conclusion is that it can get you though the day quite easily in a normal use.

Blackview Omega

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As far as battery life goes, the 2100mAh unit doesn’t sound great on paper, but it can easily get through the day if you won’t keep playing games or watch HD videos all the time, which drain the battery fast.

The manufacturer has also thought about the battery life by including a power saving management tool. It has a similar interface to what we’ve seen on Sony devices. It may become handy once you are away from the power source for a while.

VERDICT: The Ulefone Be Pro seemed to be performing better in our tests (which are more or less just approximate). It could stay up longer while the screen was on and thus it is a winner in our opinion. What is more, the Ulefone Be Pro can give you around 1.5 days of average use, while Blackview Omega needs to be recharged every evening after the same type of usage. In the end, both devices achieve today’s “measurement” of the ability to get you though the full day of use.

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CONCLUSIONS

Our comparison showed that both devices are good choices for the price tag they carry. Each of them can excel in different departments, so you have to keep in mind your personal preference before choosing one.

As far as design goes, we gives kudos to the Blackview Omega as it spots a premium metal frame accompanied with a front and back glass sandwich construction. The device feels very sturdy and well made. It does look like the iPhone 4/4s quite a lot, though. For some users it’s a plus, for other – a minus.

The Ulefone Be Pro uses less premium materials as it is made out of plastic. The silver frame is made to look like metal, but it is definitely plastic. We don’t say that it looks or feels bad, because the device feels sturdy and well made as well. However, it just doesn’t feel that premium as Blackview Omega mainly due to the choice of materials. And yes, Ulefone Be Pro is OnePlus One look-a-like with minor design differences.

 

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As far as the performance goes, the 64-bit chip inside the Ulefone Be Pro seems to be performing faster. It gave as the feeling that scrolling through menus and doing other every day stuff is just more smooth. Also, games loaded faster and the performance was slightly better. We don’t see a deal breaking disadvantage is Blackview’s offering though. The performance was without lags or any issues, but it just seemed that the Be Pro was a bit better.

The camera department is not that easy to judge as both devices are able to produce decent looking photos for budget devices category. However, the Blackview Omega can capture more detail as it uses a sensor with more pixels. Also, the colour reproduction seemed to be a bit better, but not that significantly. Still, we would choose the Omega to take pictures on the trip.

As far as battery life goes, both devices are quite good. However, the Be Pro can give you a bit more of the screen on time.

In the end, it is not that easy to judge which device is better in general as each of the smartphone excels in different categories. Finally, it may be a personal preference as both Ulefone Be Pro and the Blackview Omega are great device for its price range.

Buy Ulefone Be Pro at $149.99 

Buy Blackview Omega for just $172.99

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The Blackview is a Chinese manufacturer, which is not widely known for its products outside of China. Also, it does not have a significant market share in its homeland. However, we love checking out the devices from all the manufacturers and this time around we have a Blackview Omega.

We wanted to say thank you for Pandawill.com for sending this phone for a review!

VIDEO

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZl0KxUA_2E

We’ve spent some quality time with the Blackview Omega and made an in-depth video review, which you can check out above.

UNBOXING

As far as packaging goes, it is fairly standard, has some logos and the list of specs on it. I have to say that it doesn’t look cheap once you open it as it has a dedicated strap to take out the phone. Also, everything is put together neatly, so it is a pleasure to unbox it.

The first thing that comes out of the box is the smartphone itself. At the glance, it feels great and the quality seems to be pretty good, but I will come back to it later.

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What is more, there is an envelope, which is full of goodies. It starts with the ordinary SIM ejector tool. Also, the manufacturer included wet and dry cleaning wipes. It may sound weird, but you will soon find out why. What is more, there is a quick start guide included. As usual, we don’t care about it, but it may useful for the newbies.Right now you will see why the cleaning wipes were included. It turns out that the Blackview wants to make sure that you protect you device, so they include not an ordinary screen protector, but a tempered glass. It sounds like a nice touch by the manufacturer, but what about another tempered glass for the back of the device? It may imply a few things. Either the Blackview is not sure about the sturdiness of the device or it just wants you to have a mint condition device for a longer time. One more thing that comes in this magic envelope is the the plastic case. Nothing out of ordinary, but it is really a great addition to protect the device from drops.

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Finally, let’s check out the device itself and share my initial impressions. I won’t lie to you as the smartphone has a very similar design to the iPhone 4s. It spots a metal frame along with the metal buttons. What is more, the back of the device is made out of glass material, which is, however,  a fingerprint magnet on the black surface. All in all, the device is very well built, looks and feel sturdy in your hand.

DESIGN

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On the front side of the device there is an 8mp shooter along with the earpiece on the top. On the bottom there are three capacitive keys, which also have a backlight.The manufacturer chose to put volume up/down keys along with the power button on the left side of the metal frame of the phone. It took a bit of time to get used to it for me, but it is a personal preference. On the bottom, there is a regular Micro USB charging port along with microphone and the plastic infusions for better signal reception.On the right side, there is a dual micro SIM card tray. One slot also doubles as the micro SD slot up to 64 GB of cards for storage expansion. On the top, there is a 3.5mm headphone jack.On the back of the smartphone, there is a 13mp camera sensor, which can shoot up to 18mp pictures due to software interpolations along with the single LED flash. Finally, there is a mono speaker on the bottom, which has an average sound quality.

You can clearly see how the device attracts fingerprints and smudges. I have to say, I’m not a huge fan of it as I don’t like cleaning. All this is due to the glass back panel and the black colour underneath it. I guess that the you wouldn’t see all the dirt on the white version, but it is the same with all devices.

SPECS SHEET

Display	5″ Full HD (441ppi),
Processor	Octa-core MediaTek MTK6592W processor, 1.7 GHz
RAM	2GB
Camera	8MP Front/18MP Back (interpolated from the 5MP/13MP sensors)
Connectivity	Bluetooth, 3G, GPS, WIFI, GSM,EDGE, GPRS, UMTS, HSPA, HSPA+,
Battery	2.100 mAh
Dimensions	no official info
OS	Android 4.4
Storage	16GB (can be expanded up to 64GB via Micro SD)

PERFORMANCE

The device spots an MTK6592 Octa Core 1.7GHz chip inside along with the 2GB RAM and 16GB of storage. The graphics are handled by Mali-450MP GPU. For all those raw benchmarks fans, I ran the Antutu Benchmark to see how the Blackview Omega performs.

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The Antutu score of 30425 is quite impressive for the device, which has a much lower price tag then the smartphones made by the major manufacturers.

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As far as real life experience, the device has nearly stock Android 4.4 Kitakat UI. Everything is running smoothly and I didn’t have any hiccups so far. The Blackview Omega has basic settings menu you would expect.

As it has become quite usual, the manufacturer included some gesture controls. I always like the tap to wake functionality, which, in my opinion, has to be included on each smartphone. Another gesture I like is tapping the capacitive home key to quickly turn off the display. Also, there are some quick toggle gestures that lets you draw a a letter for a particular functionality. One more gesture I got used to using is the drawing letter C to launch the camera. So far the gestures seem to be working fine with only rare misses.

One more feature that Blackview thought might be useful is the ability to take the screenshots of the screen using your 3 fingers. Well, it is a neat function for those, who really care about taking screenshots on their smartphones.

 

The smartphone has all kinds of languages included, so international customers are all set.

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The device has a standard Android internet browser included. The browsing functionality is good and provides a great user experience without any lags or other issues. Also, watching Youtube works well. The sound quality is just average, not on par with any flagship devices (you can hear the audio quality in our video review).

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As far as gaming, the device can handle the graphically intensive games like Asphalt 8 without any lags. What I’ve noticed, however, is that it takes quite a while to load a game in comparison to Snapdragon 801 powered devices. Also, after just a few minutes of gaming you can feel that the phone heats up a little. What is more, gaming drains the battery quite fast. All in all, it may not be the Nr. 1 device for gamers, but still, it can handle it in case you need in those boring situations, when you need to burn the time.

 

The gallery app is fairly simple and it has a usual Android interface. Scrolling through pictures, opening it and zooming in is without lags. Playing the Full HD videos also works without any issues.

CAMERA

Let’s go and check out the camera app first. It has some basic functions you would find on many Android devices. The app is fairly simple and you can adjust some general settings. Taking pictures and shooting videos is fast during the daylight, but it naturally becomes noticeably slower, when doing the same thing in low-light scenarios.

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As far as picture quality, the daylight pictures have plenty of detail as they are 18mp in size due to some software tricks the device does out of the 13mp f/2.2 aperture sensor. The colour reproduction seems quite accurate, but it is more on the colder side. The best way to take pictures is to tap to focus. Otherwise, the white balance and colours may not be the way you want. Once you take the device to the low light, you see that the camera starts struggling. It takes much more time to focus and you have to make sure you hold your hands steady not to get blurry pictures. Also, the pictures to have a lot of noise and the colour reproduction is a hit or miss. Again, once you take pictures inside the house, but there is more light, the picture quality becomes quite good.

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As far as front facing shooter for selfies, it has 8MP (interpolated from 5MP sensor). The picture quality is actually good. What I’ve noticed is that it takes a lot of time for the shutter in the low light. Of course, it does not have a very wide aperture, so it’s understandable (yeah, this review has been made by a cat).

You can download Blackview Omega camera samples here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFTDMocwblY

 

The video quality is above average. It does not capture a lot of detail like flagship smartphones, but it is not bad. Color reproduction turns out to be quite natural. Also, the voice recording is quite okay. I noticed that there is no continous auto-focus, which is is a disadvantage as you need to tap to focus while shooting video. 

You can download Blackview Omega 1080p video sample here.

BATTERY LIFE

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As far as battery life goes, the 2100mAh unit doesn’t sound great on paper, but it can easily get through the day if you won’t keep playing games or watch HD videos all the time, which drain the battery fast.

The manufacturer has also thought about the battery life by including a power saving management tool. It has a similar interface to what we’ve seen on Sony devices. It may become handy once you are away from the power source for a while.

CONCLUSIONS

 

In general, I like the design and the built quality of the Blackview Omega. However, the button placement on the left hand side seems odd to me as I’m so used to using it on the right side. Still, if it is the only device you would be carrying with you, it would take around a few days to get used to it. Moreover, I’m not a huge fan of glass surfaces that attract fingerprints and smudges as I’m not that kind of person, who likes cleaning. However, there must be a lot of people, who don’t care about it since the iPhone 4/4s has a very similar design and Apple has sold tens of millions of devices. 

Also, the software seems to be working smoothly as it is mostly a pure Android experience. Everything from daily tasks, to watching videos or playing games works great. However, the device gets hot very fast on more intensive tasks. Still, the heat is not that intense, so it is acceptable considering that all the smartphones nowadays have the same issue more or less. In addition, the benchmark results of this device just proves that. 

What is more, the Blackview Omega has a good camera for daylight shots, but it struggles in the low light as many smartphones do. Still, you can get a decent low-light shots if you keep your hand steady. All in all, I’m quite happy about this device’s camera considering the price of the smartphone. Also, we’ve seen some better video recorders, but this one still should be enough to capture something in a decent quality.

Moreover, the battery should keep you running throughout the day if you don’t do a lot of gaming.

In conclusion, the Blackview Omega is really great device for just under $180 and I cannot say anything that would be a deal breaker for the price you paying.

Also, we checked out for the lowest price to buy Blackview Omega from reliable online resellers in case you want to purchase the device. We will always update the link to buy Blackview Omega smartphone if we find anywhere cheaper on the market.

Buy Blackview Omega for just $172.99

 

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The Blackview is a Chinese manufacturer, which is not widely known for its products outside of China. Also, it does not have a significant market share in its homeland. However, we love checking out the devices from all the manufacturers and this time around we have a Blackview Omega.

We’ve spent some quality time with it and made an in-depth video review, which you can check out here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZl0KxUA_2E

In case you prefer reading to watching videos, the written review is coming soon!

UPDATE: YOU CAN ALSO CHECK OUT FULL WRITTEN REVIEW.

Also, we checked out for the lowest price to buy Blackview Omega from reliable online resellers in case you want to purchase the device. We will always update the link to buy Blackview Omega smartphone if we find anywhere cheaper on the market.

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At the very beginning of 2015, we just spent our enthusiasm in welcoming the new start of the year. Blackview, the premium smart devices brand, made an announcement released about the launch of its latest stylishly designed Octa-core Android SmartphoneOmega, high on aesthetics and performance, in the most expensive version with a 5.0 inch FHD display introduced at $199.99 respectively very soon.

      Comes with the business stylish design, Omega has 3 color options, which are Violet Black with Pacific Blue frame, Pearl White with Champagne Gold frame and Pearl White with Space Silver frame to let the consumers choose the one that meets their favor.
Each and every element of Omega has been carefully designed to make it convenient for a consumer to use the device. It comes with 3 classic colorful metallic frames plus the 3rd generation Corning Gorilla Glass set both in the front and rear of the body so that it further enhances the minimalism aesthetics of Omega in layout. Moreover, with the metallic frame and well-rounded smooth edges, which provide a very comfortable grip while playing games or watching movies for long hours. Designed to the last detail, Omega will be the perfect choice for those who’d like to decorate their taste in life.
Running on 1.7GHz Octa-core processor from MediaTek at the heart of Omega, the device makes higher technology more accessible, ascertains blazing-fast performance which are both intelligent and simplified.
Besides the standard 2G RAM + 16G ROM version, an even Better 2GB RAM + 32GB ROM version will be released .
Internally, the Omega comes with a MTK6592 1.7 Octa core processor, a 2GB of RAM plus 16G of ROM and a 4.4 Android. It is also equipped with a 18.0mp camera and a 8.0 Mp It can record video at 1080p. Last but never the least, the battery is a 2100 mAh combined with a ultra effective energy save mode, that allows for a long battery life.
Like many other Blackview phones, it supports two sim cards and a SD card to extend the phone’s 32G of internal memory. It also support dual standby.
Finally, the Omega comes with the usual Blackview’s additional software features, like Smart screen gestures, that you can conveniently wake up a series of functions of your phone by hand drawing a certain gesture on the screen, like drawing “c” to access camera, drawing “m” to play music and an “e” for Browser, etc.Double tap wake up is also included; If you want to keep your private information protected, the Omega enables program encryption with app locking software to encrypt your photos, videos, messages, contact numbers, even the whole phone, etc.And it supports gesture customization to encrypt your privacy with security. Needless to say, the more we dependent on technology, the more desirable we need for privacy been protected. that allows you to borrow your phone to other people without having to worry about what they may check on your phone.

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