Blackview Wave 8C vs Honor Magic V5

Blackview Wave 8C
Blackview
Wave 8C
Honor Magic V5
Honor
Magic V5

At a glance

Brand
Blackview
Honor
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
2.640.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 97% of devices
Launch price
CN¥ 8,999.00 ($ 1,318.11)

Display

Size
6.56"
6.43"
Resolution
720 x 1612 px HD+
1060 x 2376 px FHD+
Type
LCD IPS
Oled 8T LTPO
Density
278 ppi Medium Density
405 ppi Very high 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
Hole-punch Notch, 1-120 Hz refresh rate, TUV Rheinland Low Blue Light, TÜV Rheinland Flicker-free Certified, 4320 Hz PWM, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Touch sampling rate 240 Hz, Max brightness HBM - 1500 cd/m², Peak brightness - 5000 cd/m², Always-On Display, TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, HDR10+, DCI-P3, 10 Bits panel, Dolby Vision, King Kong Diamond JuRhino Glass, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless, Foldable Display, LTPO (Low Temperature PolySilicon oxide)

Performance

Chipset
Spreadtrum Unisoc SC9863A
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
CPU
4x Cortex A55 1.6 GHz + 4x Cortex A55 1.2 GHz
2x4.32 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L+ 6x3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M
CPU type
Octa-Core
Octa-Core
Process
28 nm
3 nm
Frequency
1.6 GHz
4.32 GHz
GPU
PowerVR GE8322
Adreno 830
RAM
2 GB
12 GB
64-bit
Yes
Yes
RAM type
RAM LPDDR5X

Rear camera

Resolution
8 Mpx
50 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 2.2
ƒ/ 1.6
Sensor
Samsung S5K4H7
Sony IMX906
Pixel size
1.12 µm
1.00 µm
Sensor size
1/4"
1/1.56"
Flash
LED
LED
Optical stabilization
No
Yes
Slow motion
No, 30 fps
Yes, 960 fps
Features
Autofocus, Touch focus, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer
Flicker sensor, 4K Video, Digital zoom, Optical zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Ultra stable video, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Laser autofocus (LAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW

Front camera

Resolution
8 Mpx
20 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ --
ƒ/ 2.2

Battery

Capacity
4700 mAh
6100 mAh
Type
Li-Polymer
Si-Carbon Li-Ion
Fast charge
Yes , 10.0W
Yes , 66.0W
Charge cycles
1100 cycles
1200 cycles
Runtime
~ 72h
~ 50h
Features
Removable
Wireless charging, Non-removable
Wireless charging
50W Honor wireless charging

Storage

Capacity
64 GB
256 GB
Type
eMMC 5.1 Storage
UFS Storage 4.0
SD slot
Yes , Independent SD slot
No

Body

Dimensions
75.2 mm 163.2 mm 8.7 mm Print 3D Model
74.3 mm 156.8 mm 8.8 mm Print 3D Model
Weight
193 g
217 g
Materials
Plastic
Glass , Faux leather , Aluminium
Colors
Blue Violet
Black White Gold Red
Water/dust resistance
IP52
IP58 , IPX9
Drop resistance
Class A B C D E 270 drops without defects
Class A B C D E 70 drops without defects
Repairability
Class A B C D E
Class A B C D E
Usable surface
82 %
85 %

Software

Operating system
Android 14 Upside-down cake Android 14
Android 16 Android 16
Google services
With Google Mobile Services
Without Google Mobile services
Updates
OS updates: 7 years, Security updates: 7 years

Connectivity

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 6.0 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy)
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC
Wi-Fi
802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n
802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax) , WiFi 7 (802.11be)
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, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), QZSS (L1 + L5), GPS (L1+L2+L5), Galileo (E1+E5a+E5b)

Networks

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), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B25 (1900+), B26 (850), B28a (700), B32 (1500), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500), B48 (TDD 3600), B66 (1700/2100)
3G
B1 (2100), B8 (900)
B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B6 (800), B8 (900), B19 (800)
2G
B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
CDMA BC0 (800), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
5G
n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n8 (900), n12 (700), n25 (1900), n26 (850), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n41 (2500), n48 (3500), n71 (600), n75 (1500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500), n79 (4700)

Sensors & security

Fingerprint
No
Yes, on the side
Accelerometer
Yes
Yes
Proximity
Yes
Yes
Light sensor
Yes
Yes
Cooling system
No
Yes
Gyroscope
Yes
Barometer
Yes
Audio
DTS / DTS X, Noise cancellation microphone, Stereo Speakers, 3 microphones

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