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Blackview BL8000 vs Nothing Phone (2a)

What BL8000 does better (4) and where Phone (2a) wins (12) — every spec side by side.

Blackview BL8000
Blackview · 2024BL8000
8.1Score
4 advantages
vs
Nothing Phone (2a)
Nothing · 2024Phone (2a)
8.1Score
12 advantages≈ $400
Higher score
6.3Display8.0
6.8Camera8.4
8.5Battery7.4
8.2Features6.9
Dimensions

Size comparison

BL8000Phone (2a)
82.6 × 179.51776.3 × 161.78.6
BL8000Phone (2a)Difference
Height179.5 mm161.7 mm+17.8 mm
Width82.6 mm76.3 mm+6.3 mm
Thickness17 mm8.6 mm+8.4 mm
Weight385 g190 g+195 g

Drawn to the same scale from the official dimensions (front and side).

Why is BL8000 better than Phone (2a)?

  1. Battery capacity8,800 mAh vs 5,000 mAh+76%
  2. Water resistance (IPx)IPx8 vs IPx42×
  3. Storage (max)512 GB vs 256 GB2×
  4. Storage (base)512 GB vs 128 GB4×

Why is Phone (2a) better than BL8000?

  1. Peak brightness500 nits vs 1,300 nits2.6×
  2. Weight385 g vs 190 g2×
  3. OLED panelNo · BL8000: Yes
  4. Optical stabilisationNo · BL8000: Yes
  5. Stereo speakersNo · BL8000: Yes
  6. Wired charging33 W vs 45 W+36%
  7. Selfie camera16 MP vs 32 MP2×
  8. Thickness17 mm vs 8.6 mm+98%
  9. CPU frequency2.6 GHz vs 2.8 GHz+8%
  10. Process6 nm vs 4 nm+50%
  11. Screen-to-body ratio73.6% vs 87.6%+19%
  12. Bluetooth5.1 vs 5.3+4%
Specifications

Side by side

Design
Weight385 g190 g
Thickness17 mm8.6 mm
Height179.5 mm161.7 mm
Width82.6 mm76.3 mm
Frame—Plastic
Back—Plastic
Ingress protectionIP68IP54
Water resistance (IPx)IPx8IPx4
Glass protectionCorning Gorilla Glass 5Corning Gorilla Glass 5
ColoursCelestial Silver, Orbit GreyBlack, White, Milk, Blue
Display
Screen size6.8″6.7″
PanelIPS LCDAMOLED
OLED panelNoYes
Resolution (width)1,080 px1,080 px
Resolution (height)2,460 px2,412 px
Pixel density396 ppi394 ppi
Refresh rate120 Hz120 Hz
Peak brightness500 nits1,300 nits
Measured brightness—981 nits
Screen-to-body ratio73.6%87.6%
HDR—Yes
Performance
ChipsetMediatek Dimensity 7050Mediatek Dimensity 7200 Pro
Chip makerMediaTekMediaTek
Process6 nm4 nm
CPU cores88
CPU frequency2.6 GHz2.8 GHz
GPUMali-G68 MC4Mali-G610 MC4
AnTuTu score—578,493
Geekbench 6 (multi-core)—2,184
3DMark Wild Life Extreme—1,151
Memory
RAM12 GB12 GB
Storage (max)512 GB256 GB
Storage (base)512 GB128 GB
Storage typeUFS 3.1UFS 2.2
Memory card slotNoNo
Camera
Main camera50 MP50 MP
Main camera aperture—f/1.9
Main sensor size1/1.57"1/1.56"
Rear cameras22
Optical stabilisationNoYes
Ultra-wide cameraYesYes
Telephoto cameraNoNo
Max video4K4K
4K video frame rate30 fps30 fps
Selfie camera16 MP32 MP
4K selfie videoNoNo
Battery
Battery capacity8,800 mAh5,000 mAh
Battery type—Li-Po
Active use (test)—15.9 h
Wired charging33 W45 W
Charged in 30 min—65%
Wireless chargingNoNo
Connectivity
5GYesYes
eSIMNoNo
Dual SIMYesYes
Wi-Fi standardWi-Fi 6Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth5.15.3
NFCYesYes
USBUSB Type-CUSB Type-C 2.0
USB version—2
Dual-band GPSYes—
Satellite navigationGLONASS, GALILEO, BDSGLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
Features
Stereo speakersNoYes
3.5 mm headphone jackNoNo
Loudspeaker loudness—-26.3 LUFS
Fingerprint sensorSideUnder display
SensorsFingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass, gyroFingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Software
OS at launchAndroid 13Android 14
PlatformAndroidAndroid
Interface—Nothing OS 3.0
Major OS updates promised—3
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