Blackview Wave 9C vs Vivo X Fold5

Blackview Wave 9C
Blackview
Wave 9C
Vivo X Fold5
Vivo
X Fold5

At a glance

Brand
Blackview
vivo
Release date
September 2025, 8 months ago
June 2025, 11 months ago
AnTuTu
211.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 55% of devices
1.650.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 93% of devices
Launch price
CN¥ 6,999.00 ($ 1,025.77)

Display

Size
6.56"
6.53"
Resolution
720 x 1612 px HD+
1172 x 2748 px FHD+
Type
LCD IPS
AMOLED BOE Q8+
Density
278 ppi Medium Density
458 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, Ultra Thin Glass (UTG), SGS Certified, 1-120 Hz refresh rate, TUV Rheinland Low Blue Light, 2160 Hz PWM, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Touch sampling rate 300 Hz, Peak brightness - 1600 cd/m², Peak brightness - 4500 cd/m², 8000000:1 contrast ratio, TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, HDR10+, DCI-P3, 105% NTSC, 10 Bits panel, Dolby Vision, Armor glass, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless, Foldable Display, LTPO 2.0 (Low Temperature PolySilicon oxide)

Performance

Chipset
Unisoc Tiger T603
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen3
CPU
2xCortex A75 1.8GHz + 6x Cortex A55 1.6GHz
1x3.3GHz Cortex X4 + 3x3.2 GHz Cortex A720 + 2x3.0 GHz Cortex A720 + 2x2.3 GHz Cortex A520
CPU type
Octa-Core
Octa-Core
Process
12 nm
4 nm
Frequency
1.8 GHz
3.3 GHz
GPU
Mali-G57 MP1
Adreno 750
RAM
4 GB
12 GB
RAM type
LPDDR4X RAM
64-bit
Yes
Yes

Rear camera

Resolution
8 Mpx
50 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 2.2
ƒ/ 1.57
Sensor
Samsung S5K4H7
Sony IMX921
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, 240 fps
Features
Dual camera, Autofocus, Touch focus, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer
4K Video, 8K Video, Digital zoom, Optical zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Ultra stable video, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, 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

Front camera

Resolution
8 Mpx
32 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ --
ƒ/ 2.4
Sensor
GalaxyCore
Omnivision OV32D
Pixel size
0.61 µm

Battery

Capacity
5000 mAh
6000 mAh
Type
Li-Polymer
Lithium
Fast charge
Yes , 10.0W
Yes , 80.0W
Charge cycles
800 cycles
Runtime
~ 49h
Features
Removable
Wireless charging, Reverse charging, Non-removable
Wireless charging
40W wireless charging

Storage

Capacity
64 GB
256 GB
Type
eMMC 5.1 Storage
UFS Storage 4.1
SD slot
Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card
No

Body

Dimensions
75.2 mm 163.2 mm 8.7 mm Print 3D Model
72.6 mm 159.7 mm 9.2 mm Print 3D Model
Weight
193 g
217 g
Materials
Plastic
Aluminium alloy , Glass
Colors
Black Blue
Black White Green
Water/dust resistance
IP52
IPX8 , IPX9
Drop resistance
Class A B C D E 108 drops without defects
Repairability
Class A B C D E
Usable surface
82 %
85 %

Software

Operating system
Android 15 Android 15
Android 16 OriginOS 6 (Android 16)
Google services
With Google Mobile Services
Without Google Mobile services
Updates
OS updates: 3 years, Security updates: 3 years

Connectivity

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), 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
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, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), QZSS (L1 + L5)

Networks

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), B25 (1900+), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500), B43 (TDD 3700), B48 (TDD 3600), 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), n2 (1900 PCS), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n12 (700), n18 (850), n20 (800), n25 (1900), n26 (850), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n48 (3500), n66 (1700), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)

Sensors & security

Fingerprint
No
Yes, on the side
Accelerometer
Yes
Yes
Proximity
Yes
Yes
Light sensor
Yes
Yes
Cooling system
No
Yes
Gyroscope
Yes
Audio
DTS / DTS X, Stereo Speakers, 3 microphones

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