Nowadays, the marketing strategy of all Chinese manufacturers aimed at improving production and reducing costs cannot surprise anyone. In the near future, companies from the Middle Kingdom will be direct competitors for the existing giants of the market. However, even now Blackview is ready to rightfully recapture the segment of inexpensive devices with its ultra-budgetary "Blackview A8"
It would be logical to start the review of the ultra-state employee with its main advantage - price. At the time of the phone's release on the market, the official website offered to buy the Blackview A8 phone for $ 50. The smartphone comes in a minimalistic box with a charger and headphones.
Frame
Well, now about the characteristics. And let's start with the phone case. The back of the smartphone is very reminiscent of Xiaomi Redmi 3. The elements on it are arranged in this order:
USB charging port and 3.5mm headphone jack are located on the top of the phone
This rather unusual arrangement of these elements is due to the saving of free space in blackview smartphones.
- The volume rocker is on the right side
- On the lower edge there is only a spoken microphone.
- The rear panel traditionally houses a camera with a flash and a speaker.
- The front panel houses a five-inch display with fairly large viewing angles, an earpiece and a camera with flash
Since the speaker is located on the back panel, users recommend placing the phone with the front panel down, so as not to miss an important call. As for the cover of the smartphone, it is made of plastic and leaves no prints.
Performance
Let's move on to the stuffing of the smartphone. The quad-core processor MediaTek MT6580 with a frequency of 1300 MHz brings the performance of the blackview a8 to the proper level. The amount of RAM is 1 GB. Of course, it would not be rational to expect high fps in games at high settings, but he copes with everyday tasks with a bang.
Camera
Cameras at 8 and 2 megapixels do quite well, but provided there is sufficient illumination. However, as soon as the sun sinks below the horizon, you will no longer get good pictures.
Sound
As for the sound, everything is fine. The main speaker has an average volume, and the sound from the headphones does not hurt your ears.
Connection
The smartphone lacks 4G communication, which, in principle, is logical, but 3G with our operators is stable. The signal does not disappear, the average transmission speed is 5-6 Mbps. The quality of 2G communication is at the proper level, the interlocutor is heard well.
Battery
With the battery, things are a little worse. 2050 mAh is enough for a full working day if you use your phone to a minimum. Otherwise, you will have to carry a power bank with you. It's all about the poorly optimized system inherent in all android phones.
Rapid awakening gestures leave much to be desired. The only gesture that works consistently is a double tap. Others work very slowly, and it will be easier to open the desired application in a standard way.
Please note that the phone lacks proximity and light sensors, which means that you will constantly have to adjust the brightness manually.
