Introduction and specifications
Though rugged phones are out of fashion these days, some smartphone manufacturers are still targeting this niche market segment, Blackview is one of them. Today’s smartphones are sexy, functional, and offer a host of features that were unthinkable five or ten years ago. However, they are easy to break, and people in certain occupations may require a device that is stronger than ordinary plate glass.
So if you spend a lot of time outdoors, in nature or are under construction, for example, Blackview has you covered. The new BV9200 may be coined as a successor to last year’s BV8800, and there are plenty of changes to come. Most of these are upgrades, so kudos to Blackview.
The specifications of the Blackview BV9200 at a glance:
- Body: 174.5×81.8×13.6mm, 310g; Gorilla glass 5 front, metal sides, rubber back; IP68/IP69K water and dust resistant (up to 1.5m for 30min), drop-to-concrete resistance up to 1.8m, MIL-STD-810H compliant.
- Screen: 6.60″ IPS LCD, 120Hz, 1080x2408px resolution, 20.07:9 aspect ratio, 400ppi.
- chipsets: Mediatek Helio G96 (12nm): Octa-core (2×2.05GHz Cortex-A76 and 6×2.0GHz Cortex-A55); Mali-G52 MC2.
- Memory: 256GB 8GB RAM; UFS 2.1; microSDXC (dedicated slot).
- Operating system/software: Android 12, Doke OS 3.1.
- Rear camera: Broad (main): 50MP, 1/2.76″, 0.64µm, PDAF; Ultra wide angle: 8MP, 120˚; Depth: 0.3 megapixels.
- Front camera: 16MP, (wide), 1/3″, 1.0µm.
- Video capture: Rear camera: 1440p@30fps, 1080p@30fps; Front camera: 1080p.
- Drums: 5000mAh; 66W wired, 30W wireless.
- Connectivity: LTE; Dual SIM; WiFi 5; BT 5.2; NFC; FM Radio.
- Various: Fingerprint reader (side-mounted); dual speakers.
While we still find a MediaTek Helio G96 under the hood, the new BV9200 boasts a faster 120Hz display, newer Android, better drop protection, faster charging, and adds a couple of handy features like a microSD card slot, wireless charging, set of stereo speakers tuned by Harman Kardon and double the storage space. And Blackview was able to squeeze all of that into the same starting price as last year’s BV8800.
In fact, this BV9200 looks a bit more like a regular smartphone. It provides roughly the same hardware as its “regular” rivals, while providing extra protection. We’re quite surprised to see such fast wired and wireless charging in the €300 segment, as well as the 8GB/256GB memory configuration by default. Let’s see what else is hidden under that hard shell.
Unpacking your Blackview BV9200
The device ships in a standard box containing all normal user manuals, a USB-C to USB-C port for charging and data transfer, and the corresponding 66W fast charging brick.
There’s no phone case, but we don’t think it’s necessary. That’s the whole point of the BV9200, after all. We’re also happy to see the charger included this time around, as last year’s BV8800 shipped without one.
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