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LAUNCH DATE3 fields

Specification	V50	BL9000 Pro
Announced	February 17, 2025	6 May 2024
Released	2025-02-25	6 May 2024 (AliExpress pre-orders, 6-17 May 2024)
Status	Available. Released 2025, February 25	Available

NETWORK6 fields

Specification	V50	BL9000 Pro
2G Bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	WCDMA B1 / B2 / B4 / B5 / B8; CDMA BC0 / BC1 / BC10
4G LTE	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 66	FDD: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28A, 28B, 30, 66; TDD: 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
5G	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78, n79
Speed	HSPA, LTE-A, 5G	HSPA, LTE, 5G
Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE / 5G

BODY5 fields

Specification	V50	BL9000 Pro
Build	Glass front (Diamond Shield Glass), glass back or plastic back, plastic frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum alloy frame with screws, reinforced rubber corners
Dimensions	163.3 x 76.7 x 7.4 mm / 7.6 mm / 7.7 mm	179.5 x 82.6 x 17 mm
IP Rating	IP68/IP69 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)	IP68/IP69K, MIL-STD-810H; 1.2 m drop-proof (Blackview)
SIM	Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM	Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM (hybrid slot)
Weight	189 g or 199 g	412 g

DISPLAY8 fields

Specification	V50	BL9000 Pro
Brightness	1300 nits (HBM), 4500 nits (peak)	—
Features	—	Punch-hole selfie cutout; glove mode
Protection	Diamond Shield Glass (Mohs level 4)	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Refresh Rate	120Hz	120Hz
Resolution	1080 x 2392 pixels (~388 ppi density)	1080 x 2460 pixels, 20.5:9 ratio (~396 ppi density)
Screen-to-body	~88.5%	—
Size	6.77 inches, 110.9 cm2 (~88.5% screen-to-body ratio)	6.78 inches
Type	AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, 3840Hz PWM, HDR10+	IPS LCD, 120Hz

PLATFORM4 fields

Specification	V50	BL9000 Pro
CPU	Octa-core (1x2.63 GHz Cortex-A715 & 3x2.4 GHz Cortex-A715 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A510)	Octa-core, up to 2.6 GHz (4x Cortex-A78 @ 2.6 GHz + 4x Cortex-A55 @ 2.0 GHz)
Chipset	Qualcomm SM7550-AB Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 (4 nm)	MediaTek Dimensity 8020 (6 nm)
GPU	Adreno 720	Mali-G77 MC9 (9-core)
OS	Android 15, up to 3 major Android upgrades, Funtouch 15	Android 14, DokeOS 4.0

MEMORY5 fields

Specification	V50	BL9000 Pro
Card slot	No	microSD via hybrid slot (uses SIM 2)
Internal	256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM (UFS 2.2)	512GB
RAM	8GB / 12GB	12GB LPDDR4X; virtual RAM expansion up to 24GB (Blackview)
Storage Type	—	UFS 3.1
Storage/RAM variants	8GB + 256GB, 12GB + 256GB, 12GB + 512GB	512GB 12GB RAM

MAIN CAMERA3 fields

Specification	V50	BL9000 Pro
Features	Zeiss optics, color spectrum sensor, Ring-LED flash (Aura Light), HDR, panorama	LED flash, HDR, panorama, underwater camera mode
MAIN CAMERA	50 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/1.55", PDAF, OIS; 50 MP, f/2.0, 15mm, 119˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.76", AF	50 MP (Samsung ISOCELL GN5), wide | 13 MP, 120° ultrawide, 2 cm macro | FLIR Lepton 3.5 thermal camera, 160 x 120
Video	4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS, OIS	4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

SELFIE CAMERA3 fields

Specification	V50	BL9000 Pro
Features	Zeiss optics, HDR	Beauty mode
Selfie camera	50 MP, f/2.0, 21mm (wide), 1/2.76", AF	50 MP (SK Hynix Hi-5022Q), punch-hole
Video	4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps

SOUND2 fields

Specification	V50	BL9000 Pro
3.5mm jack	No	No
Loudspeaker	Yes, with stereo speakers	Yes, with stereo speakers (dual Harman Kardon Smart-PA, Harman AudioEFX)

COMMUNICATION6 fields

Specification	V50	BL9000 Pro
Bluetooth	5.4, A2DP, LE	5.1
NFC	Yes (market/region dependent)	Yes
Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS	GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
Radio	No	FM radio
USB	USB Type-C 2.0, OTG	USB Type-C 3.0, OTG
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax (Wi-Fi 6), dual-band, hotspot

FEATURES2 fields

Specification	V50	BL9000 Pro
Other features	—	FLIR Lepton 3.5 thermal imaging with MyFLIR Pro; programmable shortcut key (PTT, SOS, flashlight, underwater camera, recorder, screenshot, game mode); glove mode; dual 5G VoLTE
Sensors	Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass	Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

BATTERY3 fields

Specification	V50	BL9000 Pro
Capacity	6000 mAh	8800 mAh
Charging Type	90W wired, PD; reverse wired	120W wired (full in 53 min, advertised); reverse charging
Type	Si/C Li-Ion	8800 mAh, non-removable

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION6 fields

Specification	V50	BL9000 Pro
Colors	Ancora Red, Mist Purple, Satin Black	Splendid Gold; Interstellar Black
Compatibility	—	Single global model; dual 5G VoLTE; hybrid dual-SIM (microSD takes SIM 2 slot); the non-Pro BL9000 is a separate model without the FLIR thermal camera
Cooling	—	3D copper-pipe liquid cooling; 30,841 mm² graphite & copper foil
Launch Price (USD)	$429.00 (reference only — see Price in Nigeria above for the actual retail price)	$429.99 (AliExpress pre-order launch price, 6-17 May 2024); regular price quoted at $760 (Android Police) / $800 (Gizmochina)
Models	V2427	BL9000 Pro
Price in Nigeria	₦600,600	₦602,000 (estimate, converted from US launch price)

TESTS3 fields

Specification	V50	BL9000 Pro
Battery Endurance	—	PCMark Work 3.0 battery life: 18h 29min (UL Benchmarks); standby 576 h, video 12 h, web 20 h, calls 31 h, music 37 h, gaming 9.5 h (Blackview manufacturer figures)
Graphics	—	3DMark Wild Life: 4333; Wild Life Extreme: 1258; Steel Nomad Light: 436 (UL Benchmarks)
Performance	—	AnTuTu: 805,428 (Blackview manufacturer figure); Geekbench 6: 1117 single-core / 3656 multi-core (Android Police); PCMark Work 3.0: 10831 (UL Benchmarks)

SECURITY1 field

Specification	V50	BL9000 Pro
Security	Fingerprint (under display, optical), face unlock	Fingerprint (side-mounted, in power key), face unlock