The Blackview Link 2 has a compact footprint measuring 212.9 mm × 125.6 mm with a slim 8.5 mm thickness and a weight of 329 g, giving it a reasonably portable profile for an everyday tablet. Its total volume comes in at 227.29 cm³, and the build carries no water resistance rating. The device does not include a stylus, detachable keyboard, backlit keyboard, or pen tilt sensitivity support.
The Blackview Link 2 uses an 8.68-inch LCD IPS touchscreen with a resolution of 1340 × 800 px and a pixel density of 189 ppi, delivering a standard-definition viewing experience suited to general use. The display does not feature branded damage-resistant glass, an anti-reflection coating, or a sapphire glass panel, and it carries no support for HDR10, HDR10+, or Dolby Vision. It is not an e-paper display.
The Blackview Link 2 runs Android 15 on a quad-core processor configured with one core at 2 GHz and three cores at 1.8 GHz, built on a 12 nm process node and supporting both 64-bit operation and big.LITTLE technology. Graphics are handled by the PowerVR GE8300 with an integrated GPU clocked at 800 MHz (turbo also at 800 MHz), supporting DirectX 10, OpenGL ES 3.2, and OpenCL 1.2. The SoC includes integrated LTE. The device comes with 4 GB of RAM running at 1333 MHz and 128 GB of eMMC 5.1 internal storage, with an external memory slot available for additional capacity.
The Blackview Link 2 features an 8 MP rear camera with a CMOS sensor and a 5 MP front-facing camera, both without flash or LED lighting of any kind. The main camera supports touch autofocus, continuous autofocus during video recording, and a range of manual controls including ISO, focus, exposure, and white balance, though manual shutter speed is not available. Optical zoom is absent, and the sensor is not back-illuminated. On the video side, the device does not support slow-motion recording, HDR10 recording, Dolby Vision recording, or optical image stabilization, and additional shooting modes such as timelapse, panorama, 360° panorama, burst mode, and 3D capture are also not included.
The Blackview Link 2 includes stereo speakers, a 3.5 mm headphone jack, and a built-in FM radio for varied audio output options. On the wireless audio side, none of the advanced Bluetooth codec standards are supported, meaning aptX, aptX HD, aptX Low Latency, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless, and LDAC are all absent.
The Blackview Link 2 is equipped with a 4000 mAh rechargeable battery that supports fast charging, and a battery level indicator is included to monitor charge status. The battery is not removable, and wireless charging is not supported.
The Blackview Link 2 supports Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) and Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) alongside Bluetooth 5 and a cellular module with dual SIM capability, though 5G is not available. Charging runs at 10W via USB Type-C (USB 2.0), while NFC, HDMI output, Ethernet, and a gyroscope, compass, barometer, and infrared sensor are all absent. The device does include an accelerometer, Galileo satellite support, and mobile device position tracking, but GPS is not present. On the software side, the tablet runs a multi-user system with an extensive set of Android features including dark mode, dynamic theming, theme customization, split-screen multitasking, Picture-in-Picture, widgets, full-page screenshots, a media picker, extra dim mode, app offloading, customizable notifications, notification permission controls, sharing intents, voice commands, offline voice recognition, battery health check, and the ability to play games while they download. Privacy options cover location settings, camera and microphone access controls, clipboard warnings, and app tracking blocking, though cross-site tracking blocking, Mail Privacy Protection, and Wi-Fi password sharing are not supported. Focus modes, Quick Start, direct OS vendor updates, a fingerprint scanner, 3D facial recognition, an iris scanner, and a built-in projector are also not included.
The Blackview Link 2 uses DDR4 memory.
