Blackview Wave 8C vs Samsung Galaxy S26

At a glance

Brand: Blackview; Samsung
Release date: November 2024, 1 years 6 months ago; February 2026, 3 months ago
AnTuTu: 149.800 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 53% of devices; 2.825.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 97% of devices

Size: 6.56"; 6.7"
Resolution: 720 x 1612 px HD+; 1440 x 3120 px WQHD+
Type: LCD IPS; AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED 2X +
Density: 278 ppi Medium Density; 513 ppi Very high density
Aspect ratio: 20:9; 21:9
Features: Water Drop Notch, 2D curved glass screen, Brightnes 400 cd/m² (typ), 70% NTSC, NTSC, Panda glass, Capacitive, Multi-touch; Hole-punch Notch, 1-120 Hz refresh rate, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Peak brightness - 2600 cd/m², HDR10+, DCI-P3, DC dimming, 10 Bits panel, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless, LTPO (Low Temperature PolySilicon oxide)

Chipset: Spreadtrum Unisoc SC9863A; Samsung Exynos 2600
CPU: 4x Cortex A55 1.6 GHz + 4x Cortex A55 1.2 GHz; 2x4.6 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 28 nm; 2 nm
Frequency: 1.6 GHz; 4.6 GHz
GPU: PowerVR GE8322; GPU Samsung Xclipse 550
RAM: 2 GB; 12 GB
64-bit: Yes; Yes
RAM type: —; RAM LPDDR5X

Resolution: 8 Mpx; 50 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 2.2; ƒ/ 1.8
Sensor: Samsung S5K4H7; Samsung GN3
Pixel size: 1.12 µm; 1.00 µm
Sensor size: 1/4"; 1/1.57"
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; UIS, Noise reduction, Time-Lapse, 4K Video, 8K Video, Digital zoom, Optical zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Autofocus, Touch focus, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Laser autofocus (LAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW, Night Mode

Capacity: 4700 mAh; 4900 mAh
Type: Li-Polymer; Si-Carbon Li-Ion
Fast charge: Yes , 10.0W; Yes , 45.0W
Charge cycles: 1100 cycles; 1200 cycles
Runtime: ~ 72h; ~ 55h
Features: Removable; Bypass Charging, Wireless charging, Reverse charging, Non-removable
Wireless charging: —; 25W Wireless charging

Dimensions: 75.2 mm 163.2 mm 8.7 mm Print 3D Model; 75.8 mm 158.4 mm 7.3 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 193 g; 190 g
Materials: Plastic; Glass , Aluminium
Colors: Blue Violet; Black White Violet Cyan
Water/dust resistance: IP52; IP68
Drop resistance: Class A B C D E 270 drops without defects; Class A B C D E 270 drops without defects
Repairability: Class A B C D E; Class A B C D E
Usable surface: 82 %; 91 %

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: 7 years, Security updates: 7 years

SIM: Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM); Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM / eSIM + 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 7 (802.11be)
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), BeiDou (B2), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5), Galileo (E1+E5a+E5b)

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), B13 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B25 (1900+), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B32 (1500), 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)
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), n25 (1900), n26 (850), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n66 (1700), n75 (1500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)