Blackview Oscal Marine 1

The Blackview Oscal Marine 1 carries an IP68 waterproof rating, meaning it is fully protected against water ingress under sustained submersion conditions. Its physical footprint measures 174.7 mm tall, 81.5 mm wide, and 13.5 mm thick, with a total volume of approximately 192.21 cm³ and a weight of 304 g. The device does not feature a rugged build designation, nor does it support a folding form factor.

The display is a 6.56″ IPS LCD touchscreen with a resolution of 720 x 1612 px and a pixel density of 269 ppi, paired with a 90Hz refresh rate for smoother on-screen motion. It is covered by branded damage-resistant glass, adding a layer of protection against everyday scratches and impacts. The screen does not support HDR10, HDR10+, or Dolby Vision, and there is no Always-On Display mode or secondary screen present.

The device is powered by the Unisoc T615 chipset, built on a 12nm process with an octa-core CPU configuration running two cores at 1.8 GHz and six at 1.6 GHz across 8 threads, supported by big.LITTLE technology and a 10W TDP. It is paired with 4GB of DDR4 RAM clocked at 1866 MHz, 128GB of eMMC 5.1 internal storage, and supports a maximum memory configuration of 12GB. Graphics are handled by the Mali G57 GPU with 2 execution units, 64 shading units, and a clock speed of 850 MHz, with integrated graphics support and compatibility with OpenGL 3.2, OpenGL ES 3.2, and OpenCL 2. The chipset also integrates LTE, supports 64-bit processing, multithreading, and ARM TrustZone security, while benchmark results include an AnTuTu score of 355,767, a Geekbench 6 multi-core score of 1,461, and a single-core score of 437, with 1MB of L3 cache rounding out the processor configuration.

The main camera offers a 16MP single-lens CMOS sensor capable of recording video at 1080p and 30fps, with support for slow-motion recording, continuous autofocus during video, and phase-detection autofocus for stills. Manual controls include exposure, ISO, focus, and white balance, while additional shooting modes cover HDR, burst mode, touch autofocus, and in-camera panoramas. The rear camera is backed by a single LED flash, though optical image stabilization, laser autofocus, a BSI sensor, dual-tone flash, and raw capture are not available, and optical zoom is absent. On the front, an 8MP camera handles selfies without a dedicated flash, dual-lens setup, or under-display placement. Neither HDR10 recording nor Dolby Vision recording is supported, and 3D or 360-degree capture is not featured on either camera.

The device runs Android 15 and includes a broad set of privacy controls, covering clipboard warnings, location privacy options, and camera and microphone access management, though Mail Privacy Protection and cross-site tracking blocking are not present. Customization options span theme customization, dynamic theming, dark mode, an extra dim mode, widgets, and customizable notifications, while focus modes and Quick Start are not supported. Productivity features include split-screen multitasking, Picture-in-Picture, full-page screenshots, a media picker, sharing intents, app offloading, and the ability to play games while they download. The OS also supports on-device machine learning, offline voice recognition, voice commands, Live Text, device tracking, a child lock, multi-user access, and battery health monitoring. Direct OS updates from the vendor are not available, and the device cannot function as a PC replacement. Wi-Fi password sharing is likewise absent.

The Blackview Oscal Marine 1 is equipped with a 5100 mAh rechargeable battery that supports 10W fast charging, and a charger is included in the box. A battery level indicator is present for monitoring charge status. The battery is not removable, and wireless charging is not supported.

The audio configuration of this device is notably limited — it does not include a 3.5mm headphone jack or stereo speakers, and there is no built-in radio. On the wireless audio side, none of the high-quality Bluetooth codec options are supported, with aptX, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless, and LDAC all absent.

Wireless connectivity covers Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) and Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Bluetooth 5.0, and NFC, while cellular support is present across two SIM card slots with download speeds of up to 300 Mbit/s and upload speeds of up to 150 Mbit/s, though 5G is not supported. The device connects via USB Type-C and includes an external memory slot for storage expansion, but lacks HDMI output and is not DLNA-certified. Location capabilities include GPS with Galileo support, complemented by a compass, gyroscope, and accelerometer, while a barometer, infrared sensor, heart rate monitor, ANT+ support, and motion or optical tracking are all absent. Security is handled by a fingerprint scanner, with 3D facial recognition and an iris scanner not featured. Emergency SOS via satellite, crash detection, a built-in projector, and a stylus are likewise not included.

The device includes a video light, which can be used to illuminate subjects during video recording. The display is flat rather than curved, and neither sapphire glass nor an e-paper panel is used for the screen.