Blackview Wave 8C

The Blackview Wave 8C has a standard candy-bar form factor — it does not fold and offers no rugged build certification. It measures 163.2 mm tall, 75.2 mm wide, and 8.8 mm thick, with a total volume of approximately 108 cm³. The device weighs 192 g and carries no water resistance rating, meaning it provides no protection against moisture or liquid exposure.

The Blackview Wave 8C uses an IPS LCD touchscreen measuring 6.56″ with a resolution of 720 x 1612 px and a pixel density of 269 ppi. The display does not feature branded damage-resistant glass, and there is no support for HDR10, HDR10+, or Dolby Vision. Always-On Display functionality is absent, and the device has no secondary screen.

The Blackview Wave 8C is powered by the Unisoc SC9863A — an octa-core SoC built on a 28 nm process, using big.LITTLE architecture with four cores clocked at 1.6 GHz and four at 1.2 GHz across 8 threads, with a 3W TDP and 0.512 MB of L3 cache. It is paired with 2GB of LPDDR4 RAM running at 933 MHz across two memory channels, offering a maximum memory bandwidth of 7.464 GB/s and support for up to 6GB total memory, while internal storage sits at 64GB (eMMC 5.1) with up to 2GB of external expansion. Graphics are handled by the PowerVR GE8322, which features 4 execution units and 128 shading units, a base clock of 550 MHz with a turbo frequency of 800 MHz, and supports DirectX 11, OpenGL ES 3.2, and OpenCL 2.0. The chipset also includes integrated LTE and supports 64-bit processing. In benchmarks, the device scores 149,800 on AnTuTu, 725 multi-core and 164 single-core on Geekbench 6, 2,956 multi-core and 901 single-core on Geekbench 5, and 1,327 on PassMark with a single-core PassMark result of 478.

The Blackview Wave 8C features a single-lens 13 MP rear camera with a CMOS sensor, supporting phase-detection autofocus, touch autofocus, continuous autofocus during video recording, and manual controls for focus, exposure, ISO, and white balance — though manual shutter speed is not available. It can record video at 1080p and 30 fps, and also supports slow-motion recording, burst mode, HDR mode, and in-camera panoramas; 360° panorama and RAW shooting are not supported. The rear flash consists of a single LED unit with no dual-tone or RGB configuration, and neither HDR10 nor Dolby Vision recording is available. Optical image stabilization is absent, and there is no optical zoom. On the front, an 8 MP single-lens camera handles selfies without a front-facing flash or under-display placement, and the front camera is not of the multi-lens variety.

The Blackview Wave 8C runs Android 14 and comes with a solid set of software features, including dark mode, dynamic theming, theme customization, widgets, split-screen multitasking, picture-in-picture, full-page screenshots, a media picker, sharing intents, customizable notifications, a child lock, multi-user support, and the ability to play games while they are still downloading. On the privacy side, it offers location privacy options, camera and microphone access controls, clipboard warnings, and the ability to block app tracking, though Mail Privacy Protection and cross-site tracking blocking are not present. The device supports on-device machine learning, offline voice recognition, voice commands, Live Text, phone tracking, battery health check, and an extra dim display mode. Wi-Fi password sharing, focus modes, app offloading, Quick Start, and the ability to function as a PC are not supported, and the device does not receive direct OS updates from the vendor.

The Blackview Wave 8C is equipped with a 5000 mAh rechargeable, non-removable battery that supports 10W fast charging. Wireless charging is not available. The device includes a battery level indicator, making it easy to keep track of remaining charge.

The Blackview Wave 8C includes a 3.5 mm headphone jack and a built-in radio, offering a couple of traditional audio conveniences. However, the device lacks stereo speakers, outputting audio through a single speaker instead. On the wireless audio side, none of the advanced Bluetooth codecs are supported — aptX, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless, and LDAC are all absent.

The Blackview Wave 8C connects to cellular networks via a dual SIM setup with download speeds of up to 300 Mbit/s and upload speeds of up to 150 Mbit/s, though 5G is not supported. Wireless connectivity is handled by Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) and Bluetooth 4.2, while NFC is absent. The device offers a USB Type-C port and an external memory slot for storage expansion, but there is no HDMI output. For positioning, it supports GPS and Galileo, and it includes an accelerometer among its sensors; however, a gyroscope, compass, barometer, infrared sensor, heart rate monitor, and motion or optical tracking are all absent. Security is covered by a fingerprint scanner, while 3D facial recognition and an iris scanner are not present. Features such as ANT+, DLNA certification, satellite emergency SOS, crash detection, a built-in projector, and a stylus are likewise not included.

The Blackview Wave 8C includes a video light for use during video recording. The display is flat rather than curved and uses neither sapphire glass nor an e-paper panel.