Blackview A96 vs hotwav Note 16

At a glance

Brand: Blackview; Hotwav
Release date: September 2023, 2 years 8 months ago; September 2025, 8 months ago
AnTuTu: 423.393 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 69% of devices; 235.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 57% of devices

Size: 6.5"; 6.9"
Resolution: 1080 x 2400 px FHD+; 720 x 1640 px HD+
Type: LCD IPS; LCD IPS
Density: 405 ppi Very high density; 260 ppi Medium Density
Aspect ratio: 20:9; 20:9
Features: Water Drop Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, LTPS (Low Temperature PolySilicon silicon), Frameless; Water Drop Notch, Brightnes 450 cd/m² (typ), Max brightness HBM - 500 cd/m², 2.5D curved glass screen, Panda glass, Capacitive, Multi-touch

Chipset: MediaTek Helio G99 (MT6789); Unisoc Tiger T606
CPU: 2x Cortex A76 2.2 GHz + 6x Cortex A55 2.0 GHz; 2x1.6 GHz Cortex A75 + 6x1.6 GHz Cortex A55
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 6 nm; 12 nm
Frequency: 2.2 GHz; 1.6 GHz
GPU: Mali-G57 MC2; ARM Mali-G57
RAM: 8 GB; 4 GB
RAM type: LPDDR4X RAM; LPDDR4X RAM
64-bit: Yes; Yes

Resolution: 48 Mpx; 13 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 1.6; ƒ/ 1.8
Sensor: Samsung S5KGM2; —
Pixel size: 0.80 µm; —
Sensor size: 1/2"; —
Flash: Quad LED; LED
Optical stabilization: No; No
Slow motion: No, 30 fps; No, 30 fps
Features: Digital zoom, Triple camera, 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, Front Flash; Dual camera, Autofocus, Touch focus, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer

Dimensions: 74.2 mm 161.8 mm 8.6 mm Print 3D Model; 78.3 mm 171.8 mm 8.2 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 194 g; 208 g
Materials: Plastic; Plastic
Colors: Black Purple; Black Blue Gold
Usable surface: 84 %; 82 %
Drop resistance: —; Class A B C D E 57 drops without defects
Repairability: —; Class A B C D E

Operating system: Android 13 Tiramisu Android 13; Android 14 Upside-down cake Android 14
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 5.0 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile); A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy)
Wi-Fi: 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac; 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac
Wi-Fi features: Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display; Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display
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), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600); B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100)
3G: B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900); B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B5 (850), B8 (900)
2G: B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)