Blackview Shark 8 Unlocked Android Phones, 16GB+128GB/SD 2TB Unlocked Phones, Helio G99, Android 13 Smartphones, 120Hz 6.78" FHD+, 5000mAh+33W Fast Charge, 64MP Camera, NFC, 4G Dual SIM Mobile Phones

This is quite literally dollar for dollar the best phone I have ever used. I've been a smartphone enthusiast since the the first iPhone and Androids came out, and all through the Windows Phone era. This is in my Top 3 favorites of all time, alongside the original Motorola G and Nokia Lumia 520. Currently I have an iPhone 15 Pro to compare this to, so here we go.Build Quality: This is very thin, lightweight, and sturdy. Very easy to hold and type on, doesn't feel "cheap".Charging and Battery: the battery lasts roughly three times as long as my iPhone using the same apps, AND it charges faster (33W vs 20W).Camera: I simply cannot believe the pictures this phone takes for this price. The camera isn't "ok" or "decent for the price". You can compare the pictures in most conditions to a Pixel 5. Perfectly acceptable for the vast majority of users.Sound Quality: this is the only weak point of the phone; it only has one speaker and doesn't get very loud. Quality is decent, but definitely could have used a second speaker for stereo quality.Screen: it's very bright, vibrant, and has a great high refresh rate. I actually prefer it over most of the "high end LED" panels that have that "painted on" look.Hardware; the haptics are serviceable, but a definite corner that was cut. Not the worst of felt, but a bit buzzy and imprecise. Good enough for me to keep enabled. The fingerprint reader is the fastest and most accurate I have ever used, including an iPad Air. It's simply perfect. I cannot stress enough how great of a selling point this phenomenal fingerprint is.CPU: this isn't going to win benchmark wars, but the storage spec and solid Mediatek G99 SOC can handle anything you throughat it brilliantly. You simply don't need and won't notice a faster CPU. There is zero lag, and game frame rates are high with high end settings. Mediatek simply makes superb processors, and this is one of their best. It's everything I loved about the P60, just tons more of it.OS: aside from a weird life wallpaper bug in the default launcher, the Android 13 fork that is used here is clean, efficient, and beautiful. Much easier and cleaner than iOS.This phone would be worth the price of it was set at $500 and competing with the Pixel 8A. The fact that this is about $150 is ridiculous. I'm ordering another next week for the wife, and three more the following week to replace the family's iPhone 12s.

I hvae not heard a word for quite sometime, I presume I'm stuck with a junky cell phone that has a terrible screen. lesson learned: don't buy relatively expensive ($100+ "no-name" or unknown, new to market things. At first this seemed like a new, quality phone. I was wrong.

phone has great reviews, and i agree, it is a good phone compared to the 4 other 'brands' i sent back. another one just bit the dust.inserted dual sims, worked right awayand,battery life is GOOD !also wish android would offer ONLY fingerprint and delete the annoying pin, pattern, as i won't use it.the good:their Android 13 version is goodIts SUPER FAST refresh rate is awesome. ready within 30 secs after shutdown.sound quality is goodpic quality is good CAMERA software is good! Panorama PIC included!PS: I use smart launcher to clean up the messy phone look

This performs more that I expected. I have another phone is Motorola G stylus 5G, but this phone is much better than it, the resolution is better, everything about this phone I really like. As long as Blackview phone continues this quality and the price is also good, I will always using them. I recommend to anybody that like quality at a reasonable price, this Blackview is a way to go. This is 4g phone and it works faster than my 5g phone.

Good battery life, nice screen. Probably won't buy this brand again though as it drops calls easily!

So the phone was going good when I bought it back in May and then they put out an update about the halfway through my time with it. Ever since that update the phone has not been connected to calls on certain numbers it'll say server unreachable. I thought Maybe it was hardware nope they sent me a new phone and it updates and it does the same thing now before the update it was working fine didn't have any issues. So either they break the phone on purpose so people buy more or they just don't know what customer service is.

It's only been a few days since purchasing this phone but I love it already. Plenty of ram and room for storage. It was also very easy to set up.

My 2020 Moto G power was acting up, I liked that phone but didn't want to take chances on it bricking. Looked at a newer Motorola but it was 60 bucks more, I'm a bargain hunter. Reviews on the tube seemed favorable for this model, and benchmarks were better than the newer 2023 Power G. My info migrated over from the old phone pretty darn well, a couple of minor password issues but I new it wouldn't be seamless. Still can't get a couple of things quite right, but that could be an Android 10 to 13 thing. Biggest improvement so far is the speed of the phone and display, it responds fast. I use a Samsung S21 FE for work, it's on par with that. Mint mobile fired right up on sim install, wireless and 4G work great so far, and dual sim and fast charge are a bonus. Face recognition works well too. It will take a week to get used to a new phone but I anticipate it will last a few years just fine. My only complaint would be the speakers, they are not on par with the stereo speakers I had on the Motorola. Not a deal breaker as I listen to music through bluetooth when I want good sound quality. Overall, for the average cheapskate looking for decent phone for a great price, this fits the bill nicely. Will update if there are any deal killing issues.Update 6 months later:I liked this phone at first because it was snappy, had a good screen, and some newer features than my old phone. But the honeymoon is long over and I got a divorce for a new moto g stylus. I constantly had calls that didn't come through, the speaker sucks, and I occasionally have charging issues. I'll keep it as a backup, but given what I've experienced with this phone I wouldn't recommend.