Blackview Wave 9C vs Honor Magic8

At a glance

Brand: Blackview; Honor
Release date: September 2025, 8 months ago; October 2025, 7 months ago
AnTuTu: 211.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 55% of devices; 4.028.332 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 99% of devices
Launch price: —; CN¥ 4,274.00 ($ 626.03)

Size: 6.56"; 6.58"
Resolution: 720 x 1612 px HD+; 1256 x 2760 px QHD
Type: LCD IPS; Oled
Density: 278 ppi Medium Density; 461 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, SGS Certified, 1-120 Hz refresh rate, TÜV Rheinland Flicker-free Certified, TÜV Low Blue Light, 4320 Hz PWM, Variable refresh rate 1 Hz, Max brightness HBM - 1600 cd/m², Peak brightness - 6000 cd/m², Always-On Display, TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, HDR10+, DCI-P3, 10 Bits panel (8-bit +2-bit FRC), Dolby Vision, Scratch resistant, King Kong Diamond JuRhino Glass, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless, LTPO (Low Temperature PolySilicon oxide)

Chipset: Unisoc Tiger T603; Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
CPU: 2xCortex A75 1.8GHz + 6x Cortex A55 1.6GHz; 2x4.61 GHz ARM + 6x3.63 GHz ARM
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 12 nm; 3 nm
Frequency: 1.8 GHz; 4.61 GHz
GPU: Mali-G57 MP1; Adreno 840 1.2 GHz
RAM: 4 GB; 12 GB
RAM type: LPDDR4X RAM; RAM LPDDR5X
64-bit: Yes; Yes

Resolution: 8 Mpx; 50 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 2.2; ƒ/ 1.9
Sensor: Samsung S5K4H7; Sony IMX906
Pixel size: 1.12 µm; 1.00 µm
Sensor size: 1/4"; 1/1.56"
Flash: LED; Dual LED
Optical stabilization: No; Yes
Slow motion: No, 30 fps; Yes, 1920 fps
Features: Dual camera, 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

Dimensions: 75.2 mm 163.2 mm 8.7 mm Print 3D Model; 74.0 mm 157.1 mm 8.0 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 193 g; 205 g
Materials: Plastic; Aluminium alloy
Colors: Black Blue; Black White Gold Green
Water/dust resistance: IP52; IP68, IP69
Drop resistance: Class A B C D E 108 drops without defects; —
Repairability: Class A B C D E; —
Usable surface: 82 %; 90 %

Operating system: Android 15 Android 15; Android 16 Android 16
Google services: With Google Mobile Services; Without 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 + Nano SIM)
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: Dual band, 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, Galileo; GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5)

4G LTE: B1 (2100), B3 (1800), 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), B28a (700), B34 (TDD 2100), 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), B6 (800), B8 (900), B19 (800)
2G: B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); CDMA BC0 (800), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
5G: —; n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n8 (900), n12 (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n41 (2500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)