Blackview BV8900 vs Samsung Galaxy A17 5G

At a glance

Brand: Blackview; Samsung
Release date: June 2023, 2 years 11 months ago; August 2025, 9 months ago
AnTuTu: 201.260 Antutu v9 Overall performance better than 55% of devices; 519.526 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 73% of devices

Size: 6.5"; 6.7"
Resolution: 1080 x 2400 px FHD+; 1080 x 2340 px FHD+
Type: LCD IPS; Super AMOLED
Density: 405 ppi Very high density; 385 ppi High Density
Aspect ratio: 20:9; 19.5:9
Features: Hole-punch Notch, Glove touch support, TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus, Capacitive, Multi-touch; Water Drop Notch, Refresh rate 90 Hz, Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Chipset: MediaTek Helio P90 (MT6779); Samsung Exynos 1330
CPU: 2x Cortex A75 2.2 GHz + 6x Cortex A55 2.0 GHz; 2x Cortex A78 2.4 GHz + 6x Cortex A55 2.0 GHz
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 10 nm; 5 nm
Frequency: 2.2 GHz; 2.4 GHz
GPU: IMG PowerVR GM9446; Mali-G68 MC4
RAM: 8 GB; 4 GB
RAM type: LPDDR4X RAM; —
64-bit: Yes; Yes

Resolution: 64 Mpx; 50 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 2.0; ƒ/ 1.8
Sensor: Samsung GW3; —
Pixel size: 0.70 µm; —
Sensor size: 1/1.97"; —
Flash: Dual LED; LED
Optical stabilization: Yes; Yes
Slow motion: No, 30 fps; Yes, 120 fps
Features: Digital zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), 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, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Ultra stable video, Autofocus, Touch focus, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, Night Mode

Capacity: 256 GB; 128 GB
Type: UFS Storage 2.1; —
SD slot: Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card; Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card

Dimensions: 85.6 mm 184.6 mm 22.8 mm Print 3D Model; 77.9 mm 164.4 mm 7.5 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 520 g; 192 g
Materials: Rugged Smartphone, Polycarbonate , Corning Gorilla Glass Victus; Plastic
Colors: Black Green Orange; Black Blue Gray
Water/dust resistance: IP68, IP69 , MIL-STD-810H; IP54
Drop resistance: Class A B C D E 276 drops without defects; Class A B C D E 180 drops without defects
Repairability: Class A B C D E; Class A B C D E
Usable surface: 64 %; 86 %

Operating system: Android 13 Tiramisu Doke OS 3.1 (Android 13); Android 16 Android 16
Google services: With Google Mobile Services; With Google Mobile Services
Updates: —; OS updates: 6 years, Security updates: 6 years

SIM: Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM); Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 5.0; Bluetooth 5.3 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile); A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), HID (Human Interface 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, Galileo; GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo

4G LTE: B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B13 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B25 (1900+), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100); B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B17 (700), 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), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
2G: CDMA BC0 (800), CDMA BC1 (1900), CDMA BC10 (800 Secondary), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
5G: —; n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n20 (800), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)