One of the lesser known brands in China, Blackview is a brand we cover once in a while when they have anything interesting in the market to offer. The Blackview R7 is one of the recent offering from the company which brings a couple of top shelf specifications and features at an affordable price.
Priced at $189.99, the Blackview R7 is equipped with the Octa-core Mediatek Helio P10 (MT6755) 64-bit processor clocked at 2.0GHz with ARM Mali-T860, 4GB of RAM and 32GB built-in storage space which is expandable up to a further 32GB space. It sports a 5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD display with 3rd Gen Gorilla Glass and comes in Golden, Gray and Silver colour options.
In the imaging segment, there is a rear facing 13MP AF camera with f/2.0 aperture, LED Flash and a front facing 8MP camera for selfies. The device has support for 2G, 3G and 4G LTE networks, Dual SIM with Dual Standby and options such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Fingerprint sensor
The Android 6.0 Marshmallow OS running Blackview R7 measures 152 x 78 x 8.9 mm in dimensions, weighs in at 249.2 grams and is backed by a 3180mAh battery which supports rapid charging. With about 5 minutes of charge, the device can make up to 90 minutes (1 hour 30 minutes) of calls.