Blackview Wave 8C vs Xiaomi 17

Blackview Wave 8C
Blackview
Wave 8C
Xiaomi 17
Xiaomi
17

At a glance

Brand
Blackview
Xiaomi
Release date
November 2024, 1 years 6 months ago
September 2025, 8 months ago
AnTuTu
149.800 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 53% of devices
4.027.702 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 99% of devices

Display

Size
6.56"
6.31"
Resolution
720 x 1612 px HD+
1200 x 2656 px QHD
Type
LCD IPS
AMOLED
Density
278 ppi Medium Density
462 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, 1-120 Hz refresh rate, TÜV Rheinland Flicker-free Certified, 2160 Hz PWM, TÜV Low Blue Light, Variable refresh rate 1 Hz, Touch sampling rate 300 Hz, Peak brightness - 3500 cd/m², Always-On Display, TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, HDR10+, DCI-P3, DC dimming, 12 Bits panel (10-bit +2-bit FRC), Dolby Vision, Scratch resistant, Dragontrail glass, Xiaomi Longjing Glass, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless, LTPO (Low Temperature PolySilicon oxide)

Performance

Chipset
Spreadtrum Unisoc SC9863A
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
CPU
4x Cortex A55 1.6 GHz + 4x Cortex A55 1.2 GHz
2x4.61 GHz ARM + 6x3.63 GHz ARM
CPU type
Octa-Core
Octa-Core
Process
28 nm
3 nm
Frequency
1.6 GHz
4.61 GHz
GPU
PowerVR GE8322
Adreno 840 1.2 GHz
RAM
2 GB
12 GB
64-bit
Yes
Yes
RAM type
RAM LPDDR5X

Rear camera

Resolution
8 Mpx
50 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 2.2
ƒ/ 1.69
Sensor
Samsung S5K4H7
Omnivision 950 LightHunter
Pixel size
1.12 µm
1.20 µm
Sensor size
1/4"
1/1.3"
Flash
LED
Dual LED
Optical stabilization
No
Yes
Slow motion
No, 30 fps
Yes, 1920 fps
Features
Autofocus, Touch focus, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer
Tracking AF, Flicker sensor, Noise reduction, Time-Lapse, 4K Video, 8K Video, Digital zoom, Optical zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Ultra stable video, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, 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, Night Mode, RAW 14 bits

Front camera

Resolution
8 Mpx
50 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ --
ƒ/ 2.2
Sensor
Omnivision OV50M
Pixel size
0.61 µm

Battery

Capacity
4700 mAh
6330 mAh
Type
Li-Polymer
Si-Carbon Li-Ion
Fast charge
Yes , 10.0W
Yes , 100.0W
Charge cycles
1100 cycles
1000 cycles
Runtime
~ 72h
~ 64h
Features
Removable
Wireless charging, Reverse charging, Non-removable
Wireless charging
Wireless charging 50W

Storage

Capacity
64 GB
256 GB
Type
eMMC 5.1 Storage
UFS Storage 4.1
SD slot
Yes , Independent SD slot
No

Body

Dimensions
75.2 mm 163.2 mm 8.7 mm Print 3D Model
71.8 mm 151.1 mm 8.1 mm Print 3D Model
Weight
193 g
191 g
Materials
Plastic
Aluminium alloy , Ceramics , Titanium
Colors
Blue Violet
Black Blue Pink Green
Water/dust resistance
IP52
IP68, IP69
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 %
88 %

Software

Operating system
Android 14 Upside-down cake Android 14
Android 16 HyperOS 3.X (Android 16)
Google services
With Google Mobile Services
With Google Mobile Services
Updates
OS updates: 5 years, Security updates: 5 years

Connectivity

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 6.0 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, Apt-x Adaptive
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, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5)

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), 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), 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), B6 (800), B8 (900), B19 (800)
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), n48 (3500), n66 (1700), n71 (600), n75 (1500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500), n84 (2100)

Sensors & security

Fingerprint
No
Yes, in screen
Accelerometer
Yes
Yes
Proximity
Yes
Yes
Light sensor
Yes
Yes
Cooling system
No
Yes
Gyroscope
Yes
Barometer
Yes
Audio
Dolby Atmos, Hi-Res Audio, Stereo Speakers, 4 microphones

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