Blackview Wave 8C vs Cubot A40

At a glance

Brand: Blackview; Cubot
Release date: November 2024, 1 years 6 months ago; July 2025, 10 months ago
AnTuTu: 149.800 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 53% of devices; 240.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 58% of devices

Size: 6.56"; 6.88"
Resolution: 720 x 1612 px HD+; 720 x 1640 px HD+
Type: LCD IPS; LCD IPS
Density: 278 ppi Medium Density; 260 ppi Medium Density
Aspect ratio: 20:9; 20:9
Features: Water Drop Notch, 2D curved glass screen, Brightnes 400 cd/m² (typ), 70% NTSC, NTSC, Panda glass, Capacitive, Multi-touch; Water Drop Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Refresh rate 90 Hz, Brightnes 450 cd/m² (typ), 2.5D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Chipset: Spreadtrum Unisoc SC9863A; Unisoc Tiger T606
CPU: 4x Cortex A55 1.6 GHz + 4x Cortex A55 1.2 GHz; 2x1.6 GHz Cortex A75 + 6x1.6 GHz Cortex A55
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 28 nm; 12 nm
Frequency: 1.6 GHz; 1.6 GHz
GPU: PowerVR GE8322; ARM Mali-G57
RAM: 2 GB; 4 GB
64-bit: Yes; Yes
RAM type: —; LPDDR4X RAM

Resolution: 8 Mpx; 48 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 2.2; ƒ/ 2.2
Sensor: Samsung S5K4H7; —
Pixel size: 1.12 µm; —
Sensor size: 1/4"; —
Flash: LED; LED
Optical stabilization: No; No
Slow motion: No, 30 fps; No, 30 fps
Features: Autofocus, Touch focus, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer; Digital zoom, Triple camera, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer

Dimensions: 75.2 mm 163.2 mm 8.7 mm Print 3D Model; 78.1 mm 172.3 mm 8.8 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 193 g; 198 g
Materials: Plastic; Plastic , Faux leather
Colors: Blue Violet; Black Gray Purple
Water/dust resistance: IP52; —
Drop resistance: Class A B C D E 270 drops without defects; Class A B C D E 270 drops without defects
Repairability: Class A B C D E; Class A B C D E
Usable surface: 82 %; 83 %

Operating system: Android 14 Upside-down cake Android 14; 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 4.2 LELow energy consumption; Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy); A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile)
Wi-Fi: 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n; 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac
Wi-Fi features: Wi-Fi Hotspot; Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO
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), B19 (800), B20 (800), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500); B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B17 (700), B20 (800), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100)
3G: B1 (2100), B8 (900); B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
2G: B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)