Blackview Oscal Tiger 13 5G

The Blackview Oscal Tiger 13 5G has a straightforward, conventional design with no folding mechanism or rugged construction. It measures 164.8 mm tall, 75.6 mm wide, and 8.65 mm thick, placing it in a fairly standard footprint for a device of its screen size. At 200 g, the handset has a moderate weight that reflects its overall dimensions and volume of 107.77 cm³. It carries no water resistance rating of any kind, so users should take care to keep it away from liquids.

The Blackview Oscal Tiger 13 5G features a 6.67″ IPS LCD touchscreen with a resolution of 720 x 1600 px and a pixel density of 263 ppi. The panel operates at a 90Hz refresh rate, with a 180Hz touch sampling rate for responsive input handling. The display does not include branded damage-resistant glass, and there is no support for HDR10, HDR10+, or Dolby Vision, nor does it offer an Always-On Display mode or a secondary screen.

The device is powered by the Unisoc Tanggula T760, a 7nm octa-core chipset using big.LITTLE architecture with four cores clocked at 2.2 GHz and four at 1.8 GHz across 8 threads, paired with an integrated Mali-G57 GPU running a turbo frequency of 650 MHz. It comes with 8GB of DDR4 RAM at 2133 MHz across two memory channels and 256GB of internal storage, with external memory expandable up to 2TB and a maximum supported memory amount of 32GB. Benchmark results include an AnTuTu score of 459200, a Geekbench 5 single-core result of 541, and a multi-core result of 2155. The chipset supports 64-bit processing, integrated LTE, TrustZone security, DirectX 12, OpenGL ES 3.2, and OpenCL 2.0, while ECC memory is not supported.

The rear camera system consists of three lenses — a 50MP main sensor alongside two 2MP auxiliary sensors — all built on a CMOS array without back-illuminated sensor technology. Video recording reaches up to 2160p at 30fps, and the camera supports slow-motion recording, continuous autofocus during video, and phase-detection autofocus for stills, though optical image stabilization and laser autofocus are absent. Manual controls cover exposure, ISO, focus, and white balance, while additional shooting modes include HDR, burst, touch autofocus, panorama, and timelapse; raw capture and manual shutter speed are not available. Two flash LEDs are present on the rear, but there is no optical zoom. The front camera offers an 8MP single-lens setup with an f/2 aperture and no front-facing flash, and it does not support HDR10 or Dolby Vision recording, 360° panorama, 3D capture, or an under-display placement.

The device runs Android 14 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. On the customization side, it supports dark mode, dynamic theming, theme customization, widgets, and customizable notifications, while focus modes and app offloading are unavailable. Productivity features include split-screen multitasking, Picture-in-Picture, full-page screenshots, a media picker, sharing intents, Live Text, and the ability to play games while they download. The OS also offers on-device machine learning, offline voice recognition, voice commands, device tracking, multi-user support, a child lock, battery health check, and an extra dim mode. Direct OS updates from the vendor are not supported, and Quick Start is absent.

The Blackview Oscal Tiger 13 5G is equipped with a 5000 mAh rechargeable battery that is non-removable. It supports 18W fast charging, and a charger is included in the box. Wireless charging is not available. A battery level indicator is present, keeping users informed of remaining charge at a glance.

The device includes a 3.5mm headphone jack, offering wired audio connectivity without the need for an adapter. It does not feature stereo speakers, so audio output is limited to a single speaker. On the wireless audio side, there is no support for aptX, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless, or LDAC, meaning high-resolution and enhanced Bluetooth audio codecs are absent. A built-in radio is also not available.

The Blackview Oscal Tiger 13 5G supports 5G connectivity alongside Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) and Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), and accommodates two SIM cards simultaneously. It connects via a USB Type-C port running USB 2.0, and Bluetooth 5.0 is on board for short-range wireless pairing. NFC is included, as is a fingerprint scanner for biometric authentication, while 3D facial recognition and an iris scanner are not present. For navigation, the device offers GPS with Galileo support, and an accelerometer is available among its sensors; however, there is no gyroscope, compass, or barometer. An external memory slot provides expandable storage, but HDMI output, DLNA certification, ANT+, infrared sensor, heart rate monitor, crash detection, satellite SOS, and a built-in projector are all absent.

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