Blackview Wave 8C vs Nothing Phone (4a) Pro

Blackview Wave 8C
Blackview
Wave 8C
Nothing Phone (4a) Pro
Nothing
Phone (4a) Pro

At a glance

Brand
Blackview
Nothing
Release date
November 2024, 1 years 6 months ago
March 2026, 2 months ago
AnTuTu
149.800 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 53% of devices
1.015.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 85% of devices
Launch price
€ 479.00 ($ 560.80)

Display

Size
6.56"
6.83"
Resolution
720 x 1612 px HD+
1260 x 2800 px QHD
Type
LCD IPS
AMOLED
Density
278 ppi Medium Density
450 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, 2160 Hz PWM, Refresh rate 144 Hz, Max brightness HBM - 1600 cd/m², Peak brightness - 5000 cd/m², HDR10+, DCI-P3, 10 Bits panel, Color LED Notifications, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 7i, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Performance

Chipset
Spreadtrum Unisoc SC9863A
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 (SM7750-AB)
CPU
4x Cortex A55 1.6 GHz + 4x Cortex A55 1.2 GHz
1x2.8 GHz Cortex A720 +4x2.4 GHz Cortex A720 + 3x1.84 GHz Cortex A520
CPU type
Octa-Core
Octa-Core
Process
28 nm
4 nm
Frequency
1.6 GHz
2.8 GHz
GPU
PowerVR GE8322
Adreno 722
RAM
2 GB
8 GB
64-bit
Yes
Yes

Rear camera

Resolution
8 Mpx
50 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 2.2
ƒ/ 1.9
Sensor
Samsung S5K4H7
Sony LYT-700C
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, 240 fps
Features
Autofocus, Touch focus, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer
Night Mode 2.0, Noise reduction, 4K Video, Digital zoom, Optical zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, Night Mode

Front camera

Resolution
8 Mpx
32 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ --
ƒ/ 2.2
Pixel size
0.70 µm

Battery

Capacity
4700 mAh
5080 mAh
Type
Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer
Fast charge
Yes , 10.0W
Yes , 50.0W
Charge cycles
1100 cycles
1400 cycles
Runtime
~ 72h
~ 63h
Features
Removable
Reverse charging, Non-removable

Storage

Capacity
64 GB
128 GB
Type
eMMC 5.1 Storage
UFS Storage 3.1
SD slot
Yes , Independent SD slot
No

Body

Dimensions
75.2 mm 163.2 mm 8.7 mm Print 3D Model
76.6 mm 163.7 mm 8.0 mm Print 3D Model
Weight
193 g
210 g
Materials
Plastic
Aluminium alloy , Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Colors
Blue Violet
Black Silver Pink
Water/dust resistance
IP52
IP65
Drop resistance
Class A B C D E 270 drops without defects
Class A B C D E 100 drops without defects
Repairability
Class A B C D E
Class A B C D E
Usable surface
82 %
89 %

Software

Operating system
Android 14 Upside-down cake Android 14
Android 16 Android 16
Google services
With Google Mobile Services
With Google Mobile Services
Updates
OS updates: 3 years, Security updates: 6 years

Connectivity

SIM
Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM / eSIM)
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 4.2 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth 5.4 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) , WiFi 6E
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
A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1)

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), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500), B48 (TDD 3600), B66 (1700/2100), B71 (600)
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)
5G
n1 (2100), n2 (1900 PCS), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n12 (700), n20 (800), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n48 (3500), n66 (1700), n71 (600), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)

Sensors & security

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

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