Blackview Oscal Pilot 1

The Blackview Oscal Pilot 1 is built with a rugged construction and carries an IP68 ingress protection rating, confirming full waterproof capability. It measures 185.5 mm in height, 85 mm in width, and 22 mm in thickness, with a total volume of 346.885 cm³. The device weighs 540 g, which is consistent with its heavy-duty build. It does not feature a folding form factor.

The display is a 6.67″ IPS LCD touchscreen with a resolution of 720 x 1604 px and a pixel density of 264 ppi. It supports a 90Hz refresh rate for smoother on-screen motion, and the panel is protected by Gorilla Glass 5, offering resistance against scratches and accidental impacts. The screen does not support HDR10, HDR10+, or Dolby Vision, and there is no Always-On Display mode or secondary screen.

The device is powered by a MediaTek Helio G81 Ultra chipset built on a 12 nm process, featuring an 8-thread CPU with a configuration of 2 x 2 GHz and 6 x 1.8 GHz cores using big.LITTLE technology and a turbo clock speed of 2 GHz. It is paired with 6 GB of DDR4 RAM running at 1800 MHz and 256 GB of eMMC 5.1 internal storage, with external memory expandable up to 2000 GB and a maximum supported memory amount of 8 GB. Graphics are handled by a Mali G52 MP2 GPU with 2 execution units, 32 shading units, and a turbo frequency of 950 MHz, supporting DirectX 12, OpenGL 3.2, OpenGL ES 3.2, and OpenCL 2. The chipset includes integrated LTE, TrustZone security, and integrated graphics, and operates across 2 memory channels with a maximum bandwidth of 13.41 GB/s, an L2 cache of 0.3 MB, and an L3 cache of 1 MB. The SoC contains 5500 million transistors and has a TDP of 5W. Benchmark results include an AnTuTu score of 250,000, Geekbench 6 scores of 420 single-core and 1391 multi-core, and Geekbench 5 scores of 350 single-core and 1300 multi-core.

The rear camera system uses a dual-lens setup with a 50 MP main sensor at f/2.4 and a 2 MP secondary lens at f/1.8, both using a CMOS sensor without back-side illumination. Autofocus options include phase-detection and touch autofocus with continuous autofocus during video recording, though laser autofocus is not available. The main camera records video at 1080p 30 fps and supports slow-motion recording, but does not offer optical image stabilization, optical zoom, HDR10 or Dolby Vision recording. Shooting modes include HDR, burst, panorama, timelapse, manual exposure, manual ISO, manual focus, and manual white balance, while manual shutter speed, RAW capture, and 360° panorama are not supported. Flash is provided by 4 LED units, though a dual-tone or RGB configuration is absent. On the front, a 32 MP single-lens camera with an f/2.2 aperture handles selfies; it does not have its own flash and is not positioned under the display.

The device runs Android 14, a free and open-source platform that supports multiple user accounts and includes on-device machine learning. Privacy controls cover location access, camera and microphone permissions, clipboard warnings, and app tracking restrictions, though cross-site tracking blocking and Mail Privacy Protection are not present. On the customization side, the OS offers dark mode, dynamic theming, theme customization, customizable notifications, and widget support. Productivity features include split-screen multitasking, Picture-in-Picture, full-page screenshots, a media picker, Live Text, sharing intents, and the ability to play games while they are still downloading. Voice commands and offline voice recognition are both supported, as is phone tracking and a child lock. Battery health monitoring and an extra dim mode are also available, while focus modes, app offloading, Wi-Fi password sharing, Quick Start, and the ability to function as a PC are not included. Direct OS updates from the vendor are not provided.

The device houses a 15000 mAh rechargeable battery with a built-in level indicator to monitor charge at a glance. It supports 33W fast charging, helping to replenish the large capacity in a reasonable amount of time. Wireless charging is not available, and the battery is not removable.

The device features stereo speakers for audio playback but does not include a 3.5 mm headphone jack or a built-in radio. Bluetooth audio codec support is limited, with no aptX, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless, or LDAC available.

The device supports dual SIM cards and includes a cellular module with download speeds of up to 300 MBits/s and upload speeds of up to 100 MBits/s, though 5G is not available. Wireless connectivity is covered by Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) and Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) alongside Bluetooth 5.3 and NFC, while DLNA certification and ANT+ support are absent. The USB Type-C port operates at USB 2.0, and there is no HDMI output. An external memory slot is present for storage expansion. Location and navigation are handled by GPS with Galileo support, and onboard sensors include a gyroscope, accelerometer, compass, and barometer. A fingerprint scanner is included for biometric authentication, but 3D facial recognition and an iris scanner are not available. There is no heart rate monitor, infrared sensor, motion tracking, optical tracking, built-in projector, stylus, crash detection, or emergency SOS via satellite.

The device includes a video light to assist with illumination during video recording. The display is flat rather than curved and uses neither sapphire glass nor an e-paper panel.