Blackview BV4000 8 GB / 1 GB
 | Outdated Product Inexpensive "strong man" in a characteristic protective uniform designed to protect the smartphone from damage during falls, bumps or diving under water. The protection of the device from moisture and dust is marked IP68. An additional link on the way to ensuring the integrity of the Blackview BV4000 screen is the protective glass Corning Gorilla Glass 3, installed on top of the gadget's 4.7-inch display. It, in turn, is built on the basis of a high-quality IPS-matrix with a resolution of 1280x720 pixels. Speed is not the strongest point of the device — the entry-level MediaTek MT6580A chip in conjunction with 1/8 GB of memory is unable to provide the smartphone with fast responsiveness. Nevertheless, a separate microSD slot is designed to help expand the capacity of the regular data stora...ge. Following modern trends, the gadget has got a dual main camera. However, the second “eye” does not play a special role in it, and the front camera with a resolution of 2 MP also does not shine with outstanding quality. The battery life of the smartphone can reach 8-9 hours of screen activity, for which it is necessary to thank the battery with a capacity of 3680 mAh. |
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Inexpensive "strong man" in a characteristic protective uniform designed to protect the smartphone from damage during falls, bumps or diving under water. The protection of the device from moisture and dust is marked IP68. An additional link on the way to ensuring the integrity of the Blackview BV4000 screen is the protective glass Corning Gorilla Glass 3, installed on top of the gadget's 4.7-inch display.
It, in turn, is built on the basis of a high-quality IPS-matrix with a resolution of 1280x720 pixels. Speed is not the strongest point of the device — the entry-level MediaTek MT6580A chip in conjunction with 1/8 GB of memory is unable to provide the smartphone with fast responsiveness. Nevertheless, a separate microSD slot is designed to help expand the capacity of the regular data storage. Following modern trends, the gadget has got a dual main camera. However, the second “eye” does not play a special role in it, and the front camera with a resolution of 2 MP also does not shine with outstanding quality. The battery life of the smartphone can reach 8-9 hours of screen activity, for which it is necessary to thank the battery with a capacity of 3680 mAh.
A secure mobile device for little money, and not even a push-button dialer, but a full-fledged smartphone — this is a reality that Blackview, a company from China, helped to bring to life.
Protective armor
The BV4000 model is dressed in characteristic "protective armor" with beveled corners for more efficient distribution of impact force when the mobile device falls. In the presentation video , the smartphone was thrown at the wall, played football with it, and then completely crushed with a total weight of more than 100 kg. The device passed all these strength tests with a bang, without getting a single crack on the 4.7-inch screen and retaining its performance. Similar tricks with a “mobile phone” were also done by many technology reviewers and during the tests the phone survived even after being hit by a car.
Routine Tasks
Against the background of worthy shockproof properties and protection of the gadget from dust and moisture according to the IP68 standard, the hardware platform turned out to be the weak point of the Blackview BV4000. The “iron” bundle of the simpleton MediaTek MT6580 chip and 1 GB of RAM can provide an acceptable interface responsiveness only when performing everyday tasks(browsing, watching videos, social networking, etc.), while in games it immediately makes itself felt lack of performance. Also, the “strong man” got some permanent memory (only 8 GB), since the lack of free space is compensated by the ability to install a microSD standard drive in a dedicated slot.
workhorse
According to the latest fashion in modern smartphone construction, the Blackview BV4000 has acquired a dual main camera module (8 MP). However, one should not expect a miracle from shooting in portrait mode — the quality of the pictures is acceptable in good light. The front camera armed with a smartphone has a resolution of 2 MP and is more suitable for organizing video calls. But with the battery life of the model, everything is at the highest level — a capacious 3680 mAh battery paired with a non-wasteful hardware provides 8-9 hours of screen activity, which transforms into 1.5-2 full days of device operation on a single charge. The smartphone will be of interest to everyone who is looking for a reliable and unpretentious "workhorse" in operation.
