Blackview Wave 8C vs Huawei nova 14

Blackview Wave 8C
Blackview
Wave 8C
Huawei nova 14
Huawei
nova 14

At a glance

Brand
Blackview
Huawei
Release date
November 2024, 1 years 6 months ago
May 2025, 1 years ago
AnTuTu
149.800 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 53% of devices
521.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 73% of devices
Launch price
CN¥ 2,699.00 ($ 395.33)

Display

Size
6.56"
6.7"
Resolution
720 x 1612 px HD+
1084 x 2412 px FHD+
Type
LCD IPS
Oled
Density
278 ppi Medium Density
395 ppi 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, SGS Certified, 2160 Hz PWM, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Touch sampling rate 300 Hz, HDR10+, DCI-P3, sRGB standard, 10 Bits panel, Scratch resistant, Dual Edge display, 3D curved glass screen, AGC glass, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless, LTPO (Low Temperature PolySilicon oxide)

Performance

Chipset
Spreadtrum Unisoc SC9863A
Huawei KIRIN 8000 5G
CPU
4x Cortex A55 1.6 GHz + 4x Cortex A55 1.2 GHz
1x2.4 GHz + 3x 2.2GHz + 4x 1.8GHz
CPU type
Octa-Core
Octa-Core
Process
28 nm
7 nm
Frequency
1.6 GHz
2.4 GHz
GPU
PowerVR GE8322
Mali-G610
RAM
2 GB
12 GB
64-bit
Yes
Yes
RAM type
LPDDR4X RAM

Rear camera

Resolution
8 Mpx
50 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 2.2
ƒ/ 1.8
Sensor
Samsung S5K4H7
Pixel size
1.12 µm
Sensor size
1/4"
Flash
LED
LED
Optical stabilization
No
Yes
Slow motion
No, 30 fps
Yes, 480 fps
Features
Autofocus, Touch focus, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer
4K Video, Digital zoom, Optical zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Laser AF, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW

Front camera

Resolution
8 Mpx
50 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ --
ƒ/ 2.4

Battery

Capacity
4700 mAh
5000 mAh
Type
Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer
Fast charge
Yes , 10.0W
Yes , 100.0W
Charge cycles
1100 cycles
Runtime
~ 72h
Features
Removable
Reverse charging, Non-removable

Storage

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

Body

Dimensions
75.2 mm 163.2 mm 8.7 mm Print 3D Model
75.4 mm 161.7 mm 7.2 mm Print 3D Model
Weight
193 g
195 g
Materials
Plastic
Plastic , Glass
Colors
Blue Violet
Black White Blue
Water/dust resistance
IP52
IP65
Drop resistance
Class A B C D E 270 drops without defects
Repairability
Class A B C D E
Usable surface
82 %
88 %

Software

Operating system
Android 14 Upside-down cake Android 14
HarmonyOS 5 HarmonyOS 5.0
Google services
With Google Mobile Services

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 5.2 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy)
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), 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)
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, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + 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), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B8 (900), B18 (800), B19 (800), B26 (850), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
3G
B1 (2100), B8 (900)
B1 (2100), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900), B19 (800)
2G
B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
CDMA BC0 (800), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)

Sensors & security

Fingerprint
No
Yes, in screen
Accelerometer
Yes
Yes
Proximity
Yes
Light sensor
Yes
Yes
Cooling system
No
Yes
Gyroscope
Yes
Audio
Stereo Speakers

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