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MagyarBlackview BL6000 Pro Smartphone Review - Cell phone for outdoor fans with 5G
Possible competitors in comparison
Bewertung | Rating Version | Datum | Modell | Gewicht | Laufwerk | Groesse | Aufloesung | Preis ab |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81.6 % | 7 | 03/2021 | Blackview BL6000 Pro Dimensity 800, Mali-G57 MP4 | 273 g | 256 GB UFS 2.1 Flash | 6.36" | 2300x1080 | |
| 78.2 % | 7 | 10/2020 | CAT S62 Pro SD 660, Adreno 512 | 248 g | 128 GB eMMC Flash | 5.70" | 2160x1080 | |
| 78 % | 7 | 03/2020 | Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro Exynos 9611, Mali-G72 MP3 | 218 g | 64 GB UFS 2.0 Flash | 6.30" | 2340x1080 | |
| 77 % | 7 | 01/2020 | Blackview BV9800 Pro Helio P70, Mali-G72 MP3 | 322 g | 128 GB eMMC Flash | 6.30" | 2340x1080 |
Case, features and operation - Restrained design
"Designed in Italy" is written on the back of the packaging of the Blackview BL6000 Pro. You could say that it is an Italian "designer piece" and accordingly, the Blackview BL6000 Pro has a more restrained design than many other outdoor smartphones. The corners are flattened, the metal frame is partly glossy and partly matte, and the back is flat, rubberized, and has a subtle pattern.
The BL6000 Pro looks chic, but it is also supposed to be robust so that it does not break down in rough everyday life on construction sites, in damp or dusty environments. The manufacturer wants to achieve this with an IP69K certification and MIL-STD-810G. In any case, the screen is rather inadequately protected from drops due to the only minimally protruding frame.
Despite the strong battery, the Blackview BL6000 Pro is not too heavy for its size, which is pleasing.
The smartphone comes with a generous storage capacity, but a micro-SD cannot be used to expand the memory. In return, the user can look forward to dual-SIM and NFC, which enables mobile payment services. However, the highlight is certainly the support for 5G networks, which allows surfing in the fastest mobile network at the moment. At the same time, there are also interesting application possibilities for companies with an internal 5G network.
The Wi-Fi is very fast: The Blackview BL6000 Pro is equipped with Wi-Fi 5 like many other not quite inexpensive rugged smartphones, but it offers 4 antennas, which allows it to achieve much higher data rates.
There are no hardware buttons for menu control, which would have been handy for operating the device with gloves or wet hands. Instead, there is a relatively freely assignable button on the casing's left that can either start an app or trigger one of various system functions, such as starting the camera.
| Networking | |
| iperf3 transmit AX12 | |
| Blackview BL6000 Pro | |
| Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro | |
| CAT S62 Pro | |
| Blackview BV9800 Pro | |
| iperf3 receive AX12 | |
| Blackview BL6000 Pro | |
| Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro | |
| CAT S62 Pro | |
| Blackview BV9800 Pro | |
Cameras - Autofocus is sometimes wrong
The smartphone's main camera offers 48 megapixels, which can only be used natively in a special camera mode. Instead, four pixels are always combined into one by default. This so-called pixel binning increases the light yield so that pictures should be better in low light. There is also a wide-angle lens and a support lens for portrait blur
Under normal lighting conditions, the camera is decent at rendering details, but cannot keep up with more expensive smartphones. The autofocus sometimes has its problems, as we noticed in the ambient picture. The smartphone also only performs average in brightening and detail sharpness in dark conditions and high contrasts. Much more is possible here with other smartphone cameras
Low light is also not the best condition for photos with the Blackview BL6000 Pro in laboratory conditions. Colors are quite pale in perfect illumination, but the contrasts are good. The sharpness is not always perfect in detail
Videos can be recorded in 4K with 30 fps at most. Exposure adjustment is very fast and smooth, and we also like the image sharpness
The front-facing camera has a resolution of 16 megapixels and takes decent selfies.
Image Comparison
Choose a scene and navigate within the first image. One click changes the position on touchscreens. One click on the zoomed-in image opens the original in a new window. The first image shows the scaled photograph of the test device.
Hauptobjektiv BlumeHauptobjektiv UmgebungHauptobjektiv Low Light
Display - BL6000 Pro with bright screen
The screen with an expanded Full HD resolution is quite bright in our test, as it should be for an outdoor smartphone. The brightness distribution and black level, on the other hand, are rather on a lower level, so the contrast ratio also suffers
The color reproduction is even slightly better than comparable devices in our test series with the spectrophotometer and CalMAN software, but it will deviate too much from the reference value especially in orange and yellow tones for professional photographers.
We also notice PWM, but at a fairly high frequency, so most people should hardly have any problems.
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Brightness Distribution: 83 %
Center on Battery: 583 cd/m²
Contrast: 972:1 (Black: 0.6 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 4.78 | 0.5-29.43 Ø5.1
ΔE Greyscale 5.5 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
93.9% sRGB (Calman 2D)
Gamma: 2.22
| Blackview BL6000 Pro IPS, 2300x1080, 6.36 | CAT S62 Pro LCD, 2160x1080, 5.70 | Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro IPS, 2340x1080, 6.30 | Blackview BV9800 Pro IPS, 2340x1080, 6.30 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Response Times | 110% | -15% | -43% | |
| Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 40 ? | 45.6 ? -14% | 46 ? -15% | 64.8 ? -62% |
| Response Time Black / White * | 26 ? | 22.8 ? 12% | 20 ? 23% | 32 ? -23% |
| PWM Frequency | 544 ? | 2358 ? 333% | 250 ? -54% | |
| Screen | -13% | -2% | -15% | |
| Brightness middle | 583 | 506 -13% | 569 -2% | 511 -12% |
| Brightness | 518 | 489 -6% | 562 8% | 508 -2% |
| Brightness Distribution | 83 | 86 4% | 91 10% | 89 7% |
| Black Level * | 0.6 | 0.41 32% | 0.42 30% | 0.29 52% |
| Contrast | 972 | 1234 27% | 1355 39% | 1762 81% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 4.78 | 6.9 -44% | 6.14 -28% | 8.1 -69% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 8.7 | 12.6 -45% | 10.92 -26% | 15.2 -75% |
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 5.5 | 8.5 -55% | 7.9 -44% | 10.9 -98% |
| Gamma | 2.22 99% | 2.4 92% | 2.256 98% | 2.08 106% |
| CCT | 6830 95% | 8818 74% | 8696 75% | 9859 66% |
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | 49% /
21% | -9% /
-5% | -29% /
-20% |
* ... smaller is better
Display Response Times
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
|---|---|---|
| 26 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 13 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 13 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows relatively slow response rates in our tests and may be too slow for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 56 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (21.8 ms). | ||
| ↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
| 40 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 19 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 21 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.2 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 55 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (34.3 ms). | ||
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
| Screen flickering / PWM detected | 544 Hz | ≤ 33 % brightness setting |  |
The display backlight flickers at 544 Hz (Likely utilizing PWM) Flickering detected at a brightness setting of 33 % and below. There should be no flickering or PWM above this brightness setting. The frequency of 544 Hz is quite high, so most users sensitive to PWM should not notice any flickering. In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 18694 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured. | |||
Performance, emissions and battery life - A lot of power in a Blackview phone
With the MediaTek Dimensity 800, Blackview's BL6000 Pro comes with a strong chipset that not only enables 5G, but also provides decent power. The SoC easily outshines all comparison devices especially in the field of graphics calculations. However, the device also takes the first place in terms of system performance.
The memory is also much faster than in other high-quality outdoor smartphones.
The casing's temperature development always remained below 40 °C in our test and is thus not critical.
The mono speaker on the smartphone's lower edge does its job quite well. It is averagely loud and cannot reproduce basses, but at least some low mid-tones. It does not overload even at maximum volume and trebles sound quite pleasant. The sound can also be transferred to external devices via Bluetooth 5.1 with all necessary codecs or via the USB-C port.
The battery has a good capacity of 5,280 mAh for an outdoor smartphone in this price range. This gives the Blackview BL6000 Pro a runtime of 14:06 hours in our Wi-Fi test. That is okay, but far from a record. Better energy management could probably work wonders here. The smartphone can be charged with a maximum of 18 watts and needs about 90 minutes for a full charge.
| PCMark for Android - Work 2.0 performance score (sort by value) | |
| Blackview BL6000 Pro | |
| CAT S62 Pro | |
| Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro | |
| Blackview BV9800 Pro | |
| Average MediaTek Dimensity 800 (7511 - 8315, n=2) | |
| Average of class Smartphone (9101 - 12871, n=9, last 2 years) | |
| GFXBench | |
| on screen Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Onscreen (sort by value) | |
| Blackview BL6000 Pro | |
| CAT S62 Pro | |
| Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro | |
| Blackview BV9800 Pro | |
| Average MediaTek Dimensity 800 (20 - 21, n=2) | |
| Average of class Smartphone (3.6 - 123, n=226, last 2 years) | |
| 1920x1080 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen (sort by value) | |
| Blackview BL6000 Pro | |
| CAT S62 Pro | |
| Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro | |
| Blackview BV9800 Pro | |
| Average MediaTek Dimensity 800 (22 - 22, n=2) | |
| Average of class Smartphone (1.9 - 175, n=226, last 2 years) | |
| on screen Aztec Ruins High Tier Onscreen (sort by value) | |
| Blackview BL6000 Pro | |
| CAT S62 Pro | |
| Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro | |
| Blackview BV9800 Pro | |
| Average MediaTek Dimensity 800 (12 - 13, n=2) | |
| Average of class Smartphone (2.8 - 100, n=226, last 2 years) | |
| 2560x1440 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen (sort by value) | |
| Blackview BL6000 Pro | |
| CAT S62 Pro | |
| Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro | |
| Blackview BV9800 Pro | |
| Average MediaTek Dimensity 800 (8.2 - 8.2, n=2) | |
| Average of class Smartphone (0.85 - 72, n=226, last 2 years) | |
| Blackview BL6000 Pro | CAT S62 Pro | Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro | Blackview BV9800 Pro | Average 256 GB UFS 2.1 Flash | Average of class Smartphone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AndroBench 3-5 | -56% | -35% | -54% | 10% | 113% | |
| Sequential Read 256KB | 873 | 304.2 -65% | 508 -42% | 286.5 -67% | 826 ? -5% | 1284 ? 47% |
| Sequential Write 256KB | 198.5 | 185.3 -7% | 181.1 -9% | 185.9 -6% | 358 ? 80% | 902 ? 354% |
| Random Read 4KB | 190.2 | 79.4 -58% | 108.6 -43% | 86.7 -54% | 166.6 ? -12% | 225 ? 18% |
| Random Write 4KB | 181.9 | 12.43 -93% | 100.5 -45% | 20.74 -89% | 141.5 ? -22% | 239 ? 31% |
Temperature
(+) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 39.5 °C / 103 F, compared to the average of 35 °C / 95 F, ranging from 21.9 to 56 °C for the class Smartphone.
(+) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 38.2 °C / 101 F, compared to the average of 33.8 °C / 93 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 30.8 °C / 87 F, compared to the device average of 32.7 °C / 91 F.
Loudspeaker
Blackview BL6000 Pro audio analysis
(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (81 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 27.8% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (10% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | reduced mids - on average 5.2% lower than median
(+) | mids are linear (4.9% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 4.3% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (2.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (23.8% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 46% of all tested devices in this class were better, 9% similar, 45% worse
» The best had a delta of 12%, average was 39%, worst was 134%
Compared to all devices tested
» 66% of all tested devices were better, 7% similar, 27% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 26%, worst was 134%
Blackview BV9800 Pro audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (84.7 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 21.8% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (13.6% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 3.3% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (3.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(±) | higher highs - on average 5.5% higher than median
(+) | highs are linear (5.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (17.6% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 8% of all tested devices in this class were better, 6% similar, 86% worse
» The best had a delta of 12%, average was 39%, worst was 134%
Compared to all devices tested
» 28% of all tested devices were better, 8% similar, 64% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 26%, worst was 134%
Battery life
| Blackview BL6000 Pro 5280 mAh | CAT S62 Pro 4000 mAh | Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro 4050 mAh | Blackview BV9800 Pro 6580 mAh | Average of class Smartphone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery Runtime | |||||
| WiFi Websurfing | 846 | 668 -21% | 731 -14% | 1492 76% | 892 ? 5% |
Pros
Cons
Verdict - Decent outdoor phone with short warranty
The Blackview BL6000 Pro also makes an effort to stand out from the typical outdoor smartphones on the outside. It looks a bit more discreet and actually quite sturdy, even though the screen is not sufficiently protected against bumps in our opinion and the factory-installed protective film is extremely easily scratched. The water and dust resistance is at least given on paper, but the warranty conditions explicitly exclude damage due to water or drops.
The fast Wi-Fi, the 5G capability, the fast SoC, the bright screen, the decent video quality of the camera: There is a lot to like about the Blackview BL6000 Pro. The speaker also delivers good sound to the ears, the device is not too heavy and lasts reasonably long.
The Blackview BL6000 Pro is a stylish, very fast outdoor phone with 5G. However, the camera is average at best.
We find the camera's autofocus, which does not produce sharp pictures in some situations, the photo sensor's moderate brightness for the price range, the short warranty period, and the rather unevenly illuminated screen somewhat annoying.
If you can accept these drawbacks, you will get a fast outdoor phone with 5G and fast Wi-Fi that is pleasing and does not look too obtrusive on the conference table.
Price and availability
The Blackview BL6000 Pro is available at Amazon, but also at some smaller online stores. If you accept shipping from abroad, you can get the smartphone for just under 440 Euros (~$440), otherwise you will have to pay just under 500 Euros (~$500).
Blackview BL6000 Pro
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03/09/2021 v7
Florian Schmitt
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