Blackview Oscal Marine 3

The Blackview Oscal Marine 3 is built with durability in mind, carrying a rugged construction and an IP69 ingress protection rating that classifies it as fully waterproof. The handset measures 174.6 mm in height, 83 mm in width, and 10.7 mm in thickness, with a total volume of 155.06 cm³ and a weight of 245 g. It does not feature a folding form factor, conforming instead to a fixed, conventional smartphone shape.

The device uses an IPS LCD panel measuring 6.56″ with a resolution of 720 x 1612 px at a pixel density of 269 ppi, and a 90Hz refresh rate for moderately smooth on-screen motion. Typical brightness is rated at 400 nits, and the screen is protected by Gorilla Glass 5. It supports touch input but does not include an Always-On Display mode, nor does it support HDR10, HDR10+, or Dolby Vision. There is no secondary screen, and the display format is a standard fixed panel without folding.

The device is powered by an octa-core processor configured in a big.LITTLE arrangement with two cores clocked at 2 GHz and six cores at 1.8 GHz, reaching a turbo speed of 2 GHz, all built on a 12 nm semiconductor process with a TDP of 5W and a transistor count of 5,500 million. It is paired with 8GB of DDR4 RAM running at 1800 MHz across two memory channels, offering a maximum memory bandwidth of 13.41 GB/s and backed by 256GB of eMMC 5.1 internal storage. Graphics are handled by a Mali G52 MP2 GPU featuring 2 execution units, 32 shading units, and a turbo clock of 950 MHz, with support for DirectX 12, OpenGL 3.2, OpenGL ES 3.2, and OpenCL 2. The chipset includes integrated LTE, integrated graphics, ARM TrustZone security, and full 64-bit support, while cache consists of 0.3 MB at L2 and 1 MB at L3. Benchmark results place the device at an AnTuTu score of 235,000, Geekbench 6 scores of 420 single-core and 1,391 multi-core, and Geekbench 5 scores of 350 single-core and 1,300 multi-core.

The rear camera system uses a dual-lens configuration combining a 16 MP and a 0.3 MP sensor, both built on a CMOS architecture without a back-illuminated sensor. Video recording tops out at 1080p at 30 fps, and there is no support for slow-motion, HDR10, or Dolby Vision recording. Autofocus options include phase-detection autofocus for stills, continuous autofocus during video, and touch autofocus, though laser autofocus is absent. Manual controls cover exposure, ISO, focus, and white balance, while shutter speed adjustment is not available. The camera also supports HDR mode, burst shooting, and in-camera panoramas, but does not shoot in RAW format, offer optical zoom, or include a timelapse function. A single LED flash is present at the rear, with no dual-tone or RGB flash. On the front, a 13 MP single-lens camera sits at an aperture of f/2.2 without a dedicated flash, and it is not positioned under the display.

The device runs Android 16, a free and open-source platform that supports multi-user operation, split-screen multitasking, Picture-in-Picture, widgets, and app offloading. Privacy controls are broad, covering clipboard warnings, location privacy options, camera and microphone access management, and the ability to block app tracking, though cross-site tracking blocking and Mail Privacy Protection are not included. Customization options extend to dark mode, dynamic theming, and theme customization, while notification permissions and customizable notifications give users fine-grained control over alerts. Additional software features include on-device machine learning, a media picker, Live Text, full-page scrolling screenshots, offline voice recognition, voice commands, device tracking, battery health monitoring, and an extra dim display mode. Games can be played while downloading, and sharing intents are supported. Focus modes, Wi-Fi password sharing, Quick Start, and the ability to use the device as a PC are not available, and OS updates do not come directly from the platform vendor.

The device is equipped with a 5000 mAh rechargeable, non-removable battery that supports 18W wired fast charging, and a charger is included in the box. A battery level indicator is present to keep track of remaining charge. Wireless charging and reverse wireless charging are not supported.

The device includes a 3.5 mm headphone jack and a built-in radio, offering two wired and broadcast listening options. It does not feature stereo speakers, and none of the advanced Bluetooth audio codecs — aptX, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless, or LDAC — are supported.

The device supports dual SIM operation and connects wirelessly via Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) and Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Bluetooth 5.2, and NFC, though 5G is not available and the cellular module is limited to LTE with download and upload speeds of 300 Mbits/s and 100 Mbits/s respectively. Wired connectivity is handled through a USB Type-C port running USB 2.0, and there is no HDMI output. An external memory slot is present for storage expansion. On-board sensors include a gyroscope, accelerometer, compass, and GPS with Galileo support, while a barometer, infrared sensor, heart rate monitor, and ANT+ are absent. Biometric security is covered by a fingerprint scanner, with no iris scanner, 3D facial recognition, or motion and optical tracking available. The device does not include a built-in projector, stylus, crash detection, satellite SOS, or DLNA certification.

The device includes a video light for use during recording, while the display is a standard flat panel with no curved edges, sapphire glass protection, or e-paper technology.