Camera centric Blackview A8 presales begin


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If you thought camera-centric phones were also expensive phones then think again, as Blackview are aiming to bring iPhone level photo quality to below $100 phones.

The Blackview A8 is up for pre order now and will feature a metal frame, front and rear LED flashes and an 8 mega-pixel rear camera shared with the iPhone 5S. What makes this all quite exciting is the fact the pricing of the phone is only $49.99.

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Specs also include a quad-core MT6580 chipset, 1GB RAM, 8GB memory, 5-inch HD display, Android 5.1, 2000mAh battery and colour options including White, Gold and Black.

The phone will also be available with a flip-cover as seen in these photos.

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34 Comments

  1. Millet Air Purifier (Mi-Fan)
    March 24, 2016

    these are the worst ele-bezels(tm) ive seen until now. The display is not even laminated, horrific phone

    • MattD
      March 24, 2016

      Here: ™ copy-paste it everytime you need it

      • King
        March 25, 2016

        OR press ALT and type 0153 to get ™ 🙂

    • balcobomber25
      March 24, 2016

      Those black lines make the Mi5’s look small, which is no easy task.

      • Steven Fox
        March 24, 2016

        On a 50$ device you really can`t complain all that much, personally I think the Picasso model is a better buy at 69,99$.

        • balcobomber25
          March 24, 2016

          I can complain when other $50 phones don’t have those lines.

          • Steven Fox
            March 24, 2016

            They are a bit thicker than usual, but if built quality is a bit more solid I wont mind.

            • balcobomber25
              March 25, 2016

              Not me, no way I could look at that everyday. Unless it comes in black that would drive me crazy.

  2. Muhammad Yasir
    March 24, 2016

    i call bullshit.

  3. MattD
    March 24, 2016

    “hey, we use the same sensor of a 3 years old phone, so it must be good”… How in the world does this makes some sense in their right minds?

    • balcobomber25
      March 24, 2016

      The iPhone 5S still takes better pics than a lot of current Android phones. The sensor doesn’t matter much once you get past 8mp. This phone will probably take terrible pics but it won’t be because of the sensor, it will be because of cheap lenses and poor optimization.

      • MattD
        March 25, 2016

        I know, and it’s not a matter of mpxs, just wondering: with the same lenses and sw, is there really any benefit to choose a 3 year old sensor over a newer one on the same level?

        • balcobomber25
          March 25, 2016

          It depends on a number of factors: availability, cost and history. It’s an incredibly cheap phone meaning they did everything possible to keep costs down. If this is a sensor that Blackview has used in the past they already know how to optimize it for their phones. There are still companies that use the IMX 135 and 214, a platform that is 3 years old.

    • a
      March 25, 2016

      In soviet China it does

  4. VMortens
    March 24, 2016

    That’s what I call creative marketing. 50$ phone cannot offer anything interesting at all in camera department (doubt it can in any), yet let’s call it ‘cameracentric’ only because it shares some piece of hardware with iPhone 5s. Good job … not.

  5. Maksim
    March 24, 2016

    49.9$ If you can buy, is a good price.

  6. Beloved Chairman Lei Jun
    March 24, 2016

    these are the worst ele-bezels(tm) ive seen until now. The display is not even laminated, horrific phone

    • MattD
      March 24, 2016

      Here: ™ copy-paste it everytime you need it

    • balcobomber25
      March 24, 2016

      Those black lines make the Mi5’s look small, which is no easy task.

    • Steven Fox
      March 24, 2016

      On a 50$ device you really can`t complain all that much, personally I think the Picasso model is a better buy at 69,99$.

    • balcobomber25
      March 24, 2016

      I can complain when other $50 phones don’t have those lines.

    • Steven Fox
      March 24, 2016

      They are a bit thicker than usual, but if built quality is a bit more solid I wont mind.

    • King
      March 25, 2016

      OR press ALT and type 0153 to get ™ 🙂

    • balcobomber25
      March 25, 2016

      Not me, no way I could look at that everyday. Unless it comes in black that would drive me crazy.

  7. Guest
    March 24, 2016

    i call bullshit.

  8. MattD
    March 24, 2016

    “hey, we use the same sensor of a 3 years old phone, so it must be good”… How in the world does this makes some sense in their right minds?

    • balcobomber25
      March 24, 2016

      The iPhone 5S still takes better pics than a lot of current Android phones. The sensor doesn’t matter much once you get past 8mp. This phone will probably take terrible pics but it won’t be because of the sensor, it will be because of cheap lenses and poor optimization.

    • MattD
      March 25, 2016

      I know, and it’s not a matter of mpxs, just wondering: with the same lenses and sw, is there really any benefit to choose a 3 year old sensor over a newer one on the same level?

    • balcobomber25
      March 25, 2016

      It depends on a number of factors: availability, cost and history. It’s an incredibly cheap phone meaning they did everything possible to keep costs down. If this is a sensor that Blackview has used in the past they already know how to optimize it for their phones. There are still companies that use the IMX 135 and 214, a platform that is 3 years old.

    • Guest
      March 25, 2016

      In soviet China it does

  9. VMortens
    March 24, 2016

    That’s what I call creative marketing. 50$ phone cannot offer anything interesting at all in camera department (doubt it can in any), yet let’s call it ‘cameracentric’ only because it shares some piece of hardware with iPhone 5s. Good job … not.

  10. PSGF1
    March 24, 2016

    49.9$ If you can buy, is a good price.

  11. Сергей Латухин
    March 24, 2016

    so very goooood price !!!

  12. Сергей Латухин
    March 24, 2016

    so very goooood price !!!