Blackview A53 vs hotwav Note 18 Pro

At a glance

Brand: Blackview; Hotwav
Release date: April 2023, 3 years 1 months ago; November 2025, 6 months ago
AnTuTu: 92.400 Antutu v9 Overall performance better than 50% of devices; 308.681 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 61% of devices

Size: 6.52"; 7.2"
Resolution: 720 x 1600 px HD+; 720 x 1560 px HD+
Type: LCD IPS; LCD IPS
Density: 269 ppi Medium Density; 239 ppi Medium Density
Aspect ratio: 20:9; 21:9
Features: Water Drop Notch, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch; Water Drop Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Brightnes 450 cd/m² (typ), 2.5D curved glass screen, Panda glass, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless, In-cell

Chipset: MediaTek Helio A22 (MT6761); Unisoc Tiger T615 (T7250)
CPU: 4x Cortex A53 2.0 GHz; 2 x ARM Cortex A75 1.8Ghz + 6 x ARM Cortex A55 1.6Ghz
CPU type: Quad-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 12 nm; 12 nm
Frequency: 2 GHz; 1.8 GHz
GPU: IMG PowerVR GE-class GPU; Mali-G57 MP1
RAM: 3 GB; 6 GB
RAM type: LPDDR3 RAM; —
64-bit: Yes; Yes

Resolution: 12 Mpx; 50 Mpx
Aperture: Unknow; ƒ/ 1.8
Sensor: Sony IMX363 Exmor RS; Samsung
Pixel size: 1.40 µm; —
Sensor size: 1/2.55"; —
Flash: LED; LED
Optical stabilization: No; No
Slow motion: No, 30 fps; No, 30 fps
Features: Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Autofocus, Touch focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer; Digital zoom, Dual camera, Autofocus, Touch focus, Geotagging, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer

Dimensions: 76.9 mm 164.6 mm 9.4 mm Print 3D Model; 84.0 mm 176.2 mm 8.6 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 193 g; 225 g
Materials: Polycarbonate; Plastic
Colors: Black Blue Gray; Blue Gold Green
Usable surface: 81 %; 87 %
Drop resistance: —; Class A B C D E 180 drops without defects
Repairability: —; Class A B C D E

Operating system: Android 12 Snow Cone Doke OS 3.0 (Android 12); Android 15 Android 15
Google services: With Google Mobile Services; With Google Mobile Services

SIM: Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM); Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 5.0; Bluetooth 5.2
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile); A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile)
Wi-Fi: 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac; 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11ac
Wi-Fi features: Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display; Wi-Fi Hotspot
USB: USB Type-C; USB Type-C
USB features: Charging, OTG; Charging, OTG
Navigation: GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou; GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

4G LTE: B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B20 (800), B40 (TDD 2300); B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100)
3G: B1 (2100), B8 (900); B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B8 (900)
2G: B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)