Blackview Wave 8C vs Huawei nova Y73

Blackview Wave 8C
Blackview
Wave 8C
Huawei nova Y73
Huawei
nova Y73

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
223.900 Antutu v8 Overall performance better than 56% of devices

Display

Size
6.56"
6.67"
Resolution
720 x 1612 px HD+
720 x 1604 px HD+
Type
LCD IPS
TFT LCD (IPS)
Density
278 ppi Medium Density
264 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
Hole-punch Notch, SGS Certified, Refresh rate 90 Hz, Peak brightness - 1000 cd/m², 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Performance

Chipset
Spreadtrum Unisoc SC9863A
Huawei HiSilicon KIRIN 710A
CPU
4x Cortex A55 1.6 GHz + 4x Cortex A55 1.2 GHz
4x Cortex A73 2.2 GHz + 4x Cortex A53 1.7 GHz
CPU type
Octa-Core
Octa-Core
Process
28 nm
12 nm
Frequency
1.6 GHz
2.2 GHz
GPU
PowerVR GE8322
ARM Mali-G51 MP4
RAM
2 GB
8 GB
64-bit
Yes
Yes

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
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, Quadruple camera, Digital image stabilization, 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 camera

Resolution
8 Mpx
8 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ --
ƒ/ 2.0

Battery

Capacity
4700 mAh
6620 mAh
Type
Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer
Fast charge
Yes , 10.0W
Yes , 40.0W
Charge cycles
1100 cycles
Runtime
~ 72h
Features
Removable
Non-removable

Storage

Capacity
64 GB
128 GB
Type
eMMC 5.1 Storage
SD slot
Yes , Independent SD slot
Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card

Body

Dimensions
75.2 mm 163.2 mm 8.7 mm Print 3D Model
76.6 mm 166.0 mm 8.2 mm Print 3D Model
Weight
193 g
203 g
Materials
Plastic
Plastic
Colors
Blue Violet
Black Blue
Water/dust resistance
IP52
Drop resistance
Class A B C D E 270 drops without defects
Repairability
Class A B C D E
Usable surface
82 %
84 %

Software

Operating system
Android 14 Upside-down cake Android 14
Android 12 Snow Cone EMUI 12 (Android)
Google services
With Google Mobile Services
Without 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 5.1 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy)
EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), LE (Low Energy), SBC, AAC
Wi-Fi
802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n
802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n
Wi-Fi features
Wi-Fi Hotspot
Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
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

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), B13 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), 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), B19 (800)
2G
B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)

Sensors & security

Fingerprint
No
Yes, on the side
Accelerometer
Yes
Yes
Proximity
Yes
Yes
Light sensor
Yes
Yes
Cooling system
No
No

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