Blackview Wave 8C vs Samsung Galaxy A36

At a glance

Brand: Blackview; Samsung
Release date: November 2024, 1 years 6 months ago; March 2025, 1 years 2 months ago
AnTuTu: 149.800 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 53% of devices; 550.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 74% of devices
Launch price: —; € 379.00 ($ 444.05)

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; Hole-punch Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, HDR10+, DCI-P3, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Chipset: Spreadtrum Unisoc SC9863A; Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
CPU: 4x Cortex A55 1.6 GHz + 4x Cortex A55 1.2 GHz; 4x2.4GHz Cortex A78 + 4x1.8GHz Cortex A55
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 28 nm; 4 nm
Frequency: 1.6 GHz; 2.4 GHz
GPU: PowerVR GE8322; Adreno 710
RAM: 2 GB; 6 GB
64-bit: Yes; Yes
RAM type: —; LPDDR4X RAM

Resolution: 8 Mpx; 50 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 2.2; ƒ/ 1.8
Sensor: Samsung S5K4H7; Sony IMX882
Pixel size: 1.12 µm; 0.80 µm
Sensor size: 1/4"; 1/1.95"
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, Time-Lapse, 4K Video, Digital 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, Dual capture, RAW, Night Mode

Dimensions: 75.2 mm 163.2 mm 8.7 mm Print 3D Model; 78.0 mm 162.7 mm 7.4 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 193 g; 195 g
Materials: Plastic; Plastic , Glass
Colors: Blue Violet; Black White Gray Green Violet
Water/dust resistance: IP52; IP67
Drop resistance: Class A B C D E 270 drops without defects; Class A B C D E 90 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 / eSIM)
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), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC
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, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), Galileo (E1+E5a)

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), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B20 (800), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B32 (1500), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500)
3G: B1 (2100), B8 (900); B1 (2100), B2 (1900), 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), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n20 (800), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)