Blackview Wave 8C vs Samsung Galaxy A17 5G

At a glance

Brand: Blackview; Samsung
Release date: November 2024, 1 years 6 months ago; August 2025, 9 months ago
AnTuTu: 149.800 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 53% of devices; 519.526 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 73% of devices

Size: 6.56"; 6.7"
Resolution: 720 x 1612 px HD+; 1080 x 2340 px FHD+
Type: LCD IPS; Super AMOLED
Density: 278 ppi Medium Density; 385 ppi High Density
Aspect ratio: 20:9; 19.5:9
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 90 Hz, Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Chipset: Spreadtrum Unisoc SC9863A; Samsung Exynos 1330
CPU: 4x Cortex A55 1.6 GHz + 4x Cortex A55 1.2 GHz; 2x Cortex A78 2.4 GHz + 6x Cortex A55 2.0 GHz
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 28 nm; 5 nm
Frequency: 1.6 GHz; 2.4 GHz
GPU: PowerVR GE8322; Mali-G68 MC4
RAM: 2 GB; 4 GB
64-bit: Yes; Yes

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, 120 fps
Features: Autofocus, Touch focus, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer; Digital zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Ultra stable video, Autofocus, Touch focus, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, Night Mode

Dimensions: 75.2 mm 163.2 mm 8.7 mm Print 3D Model; 77.9 mm 164.4 mm 7.5 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 193 g; 192 g
Materials: Plastic; Plastic
Colors: Blue Violet; Black Blue Gray
Water/dust resistance: IP52; IP54
Drop resistance: Class A B C D E 270 drops without defects; Class A B C D E 180 drops without defects
Repairability: Class A B C D E; Class A B C D E
Usable surface: 82 %; 86 %

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: 6 years, Security updates: 6 years

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 5.3 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy); A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), HID (Human Interface Profile), LE (Low Energy)
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
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

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), 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)
5G: —; n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n20 (800), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)