Blackview BV8900 Pro Review

Blackview BV8900 Pro unbox and review of the main functionalities and specs

1. Package front

2. Package rear

3. Package includes:

   • 1 * BV8900 Pro smartphone

   • 1 * 33 kWh charger GaN USB-C

   • 1 * USB-C cable

   • 1 * UWB tag with tag holder

   • 1 * Manual

   • 1 * clip for SIM tray removal

4. Smartphone view: front, rear, left and right side.

5. UWB tag with tag holder

6. Main hardware specs:

• SoC: Mediatek Helio P90 (MT6779) (12nm FinFET TSMC)

• Display: Corning Gorilla Glass 7 / 6,497” FHD IPS (1080x2400px) / 405PPI

• GPU: Imagination Technologies PowerVR Rogue GM9446

• ROM: 256 GB UFS

• RAM: 8 GB LPDDR4X (expandable up to additional 8 GB)

• Battery: 10000 mAh (SSE Solid State Elecrolytes)

• Cellular: 2G/3G/4G/LTE (TDD and FDD)

• GNSS: single band (GPS/Beidou/Glonass/Galileo)

• WiFi: WiFi 5 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac)

• Bluetooth: 5.0 LE

• Camera: 1 * Front (16 MP) 3 * Rear (64MP main camera+8MP 117° Ultra-wide & Ultra-Macro +2MP+VGA) with Google lens functions

• 64MP camera: Samsung S5KGW3SP13-FGX9

• Size: L17.24*W8.22*H1.98cm

• Weight: 398g

• Main features: UWB (Ultra Wideband) high precision search mode app with UWB tag, gloves mode, compass, height measure, protractor, plumb bob, barometer, NFC with Google pay, MIL-STD-810H & Leading IP68 and IP69K, reverse charging

5. UWB app and UWB tag connection

UWB tag position is updated in the background of UWB app, even if the search mode is turned off.

The UWB search modality offers two options: standard or enhanced.

I experimented with both modes, but in the enhanced mode, no signal was detected from the UWB tag. Consequently, I proceeded to test only the standard mode, which is set as the default. It is possible that the enhanced mode could be activated through an OTA update in the future.

If the item tag is selected, a new menu will appear, offering several functionalities as follows:

• Search: enabling ranging and search using Ultra-Wideband (UWB) technology provides precise location tracking capabilities.

• Play sound: the UWB tag can emit an audible signal, serving as an auditory beacon for locating items.

• Notification when lost: in the event of an item being lost, active ranging initiates the process of pinpointing its exact location.

• Rename item tag

• Remove the tag

UWB fine ranging directions appear within 5/6 meter distance from the tag.

The precision is around 50cm from the tag. The search tests were conducted into apartments in a crowded wireless connectivity, with multiple devices connected to WiFi (2.4 GHz) and Bluetooth.

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