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Brand Blackview
Operating System Android
Ram Memory Installed Size 8 GB
Memory Storage Capacity 256 GB
Screen Size 6.78 Inches
Resolution 2460 x 1080
Refresh Rate 120 Hz
Model Name SHARK 8(8+256) Blakcview Phone 2024US
Wireless Carrier T-Mobile
Cellular Technology 4G

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  • 🚀【Octa-Core Helio G99 6nm Processor & 16GB+256GB/2TB Expand】🚀 Blackview Shark8 android phones feature an Octa-core 6nm MediaTek Helio G99 6nm Processor, ensuring superior performance, faster fluidity, and reduced power consumption. Enjoy optimal gaming and image processing. The 8GB RAM+256GB ROM storage expands to 16GB RAM (with 8GB virtual memory). With 256GB ROM expandable to 2TB, you can store more media. The dedicated Micro SD slot supports up to 2TB of external storage.
  • 📲【120Hz 6.78-inch Large Screen & Smart-K Box Speaker】📲 Blackview SHARK 8 smart phone features a 6.78-inch 2.4K display, offering over 90% screen usage and a smooth 120 Hz refresh rate (1080 x 2460), providing a more comfortable viewing experience. High-fidelity colors, clear images, and Smart-K box speaker technology make movies and games more exciting. Enjoy full viewing angles, 10-point touch technology, and a bright display of up to 500 nits for happy moments anytime.
  • 🌟【Ultra-Slim Body, Only 8.35mm & 198g Weight】🌟 The Blackview SHARK8 unlocked smartphones stands out with its ultra-light and thin design, boasting a mere 8.35mm thickness and a weight of 198g. This sleek and lightweight body is crafted using cutting-edge CNC technology and advanced electroplating methods, ensuring a premium feel and stunning aesthetics, making it a pleasure to hold. Whether it's the portability, aesthetic finesse, or the overall user experience, the Blackview SHARK8 unlocked phones truly excels, making it a compelling choice for you.
  • ✅【The Latest Android 13 & Doke OS 4.0 System】✅ The SHARK 8 android phones come equipped with the latest Android 13 operating system, enhancing privacy and personalization for a seamless work and play experience. This Android 13 android phones offers per-app language preferences, a data migration assistant, cleared clipboard history, and notification permissions. There's more! With the integration of Doke OS 4.0, enjoy additional functionalities like call recording and exercise index tracking. Additionally, explore easy sharing, real-time subtitles, and more exciting features and optimizations!
  • 📷【64MP ArcSoft Camera & Smart ISO & Multiple Photo Modes】📷 Capture stunning images with the VGA camera, featuring a maximum resolution of 64MP. This cellphone also supports Smart ISO, delivering ultra-high resolution, high speed, and optimal color reproduction. In changing light, the ISOCELL GW3 sensor of SHARK 8 auto-adjusts its pixels, and Tetrapixel technology boosts low-light photos, helping users shoot like a pro. Experience 360° Panorama Capture, 2K 30fps Video Recording with Beauty Mode, Night Mode, HDR, and more to stimulate your creativity in photography. The 13MP front camera, combined with a beauty selfie mode, captures ultra-sharp and bright photos.
  • 🔋【5000mAh Battery & 33W Fast Charge】🔋 Go from dawn to dusk and beyond with the SHARK 8's 5000mAh mega battery. You're back in the game in no time with 33W Fast Charging. Enjoy all-day worry-free use with up to 7 hours of continuous video or up to 29 hours of music playback. Additionally, an improved smart battery system maximizes energy efficiency based on your needs and reduces battery loss by 15%. Furthermore, SHARK 8 unlocked phones can also be used as a power bank to charge other devices through the USB OTG function.
  • 💖【2 Years Warranty Service + Multi-Function】💖 Our shop guarantees all Blackview phones for 2 years. Should any issues arise, reach out to us for prompt assistance. Support Fingerprint & Face ID Unlock. This 4G dual sim phone features 3 card slots accommodating 2 nano SIM cards + 1 micro SD/TF card (SIM/SD not included). It also adds NFC functions, allowing you to use SHARK 8 NFC for quick payments and money transfers. Benefit from GPS, Beidou, GLONASS, and Galileo navigation.
  • 📶【Please Read Before Purchasing】📶Blackview Shark8 unlocked smartphones support 4G network, compatible with GSM carriers like T-mobile, Speedtalk, Mint Mobile, BTC, MetroPCS, H2O, Movistar, Telcel, Tigo, Claro, Ultra Mobile, Tello, Bell Wireless, Rogers Wireless, Chatr, Telus, Fido, FIZZ, and more. (❌Not compatible with CDMA carriers such as AT&T, Cricket Wireless, Verizon, Straight Talk or U.S.Cellular) 🔔🔔Support Network: 4G FDD: B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B12/B13/B17/B26/B66; 3G WCDMA: B2/B4/B5 ; 2G GSM: 850/900/1800/1900.

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Product Description

Blackview SHARK 8 (16GB+256GB)--- 2024 New 120Hz Display Unlocked Android Phones

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MediaTek Helio G99 6nm Processor, 16GB RAM+256GB ROM+ Up to 2TB TF Extra Storage

Dock OS 4.0 Based on Android 13 Provides Smarter Privacy Control

120Hz Refresh Rate & 2.4K FHD+ Display, 6.78-inch Unlcoked Smartphones

64MP ArcSoft Camera & Smart ISO & Multiple Photo Modes

Ultra-Slim Body, Only 8.35mm & 198g Weight

5000mAh Battery with 33W Fast Charge, NFC, Fingerprint/Face Unlock, 3 Card Slots

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Customer Ratings
4.24.2 out of 5 stars108
4.04.0 out of 5 stars22
4.54.5 out of 5 stars4
4.44.4 out of 5 stars7
4.24.2 out of 5 stars125
5.05.0 out of 5 stars1
Battery life
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Doogee Tablet
display size
6.78 inches
6.78 inches
6.5 inches
6.5 inches
6.7 inches
6.52 inches
memory capacity
256 GB
512 GB
256 GB
256 GB
128 GB
256 GB
model name
SHARK 8(8+256) Blakcview Phone 2024US
Blackview BL8000 Blakcview Phone 2024US
US2024YQ-BV8900Pro-Green
US2024YQ-BV8900Pro-Black
A25 Black
N50 PRO
operating system
Android
Android 13.0
Android
Android
Android 13.0
Android 13.0
connectivity tech
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi
Wireless
Bluetooth, Wi-Fi
display type
LCD
LCD
LCD
LCD
AMOLED FHD+
LCD
input interface
touch screen
touch screen
touch screen
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touch screen
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water resistance
not water resistant
waterproof
waterproof
waterproof
not water resistant
water resistant
gps navigation
✓
✓
✓
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✓
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cellular technology
4G
5G
4G
4G
4G
4G

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108 global ratings

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Customers like the comfort, quality and value of the cellular phone. For example, they mention it feels good in their hand, does everything they need it to do and is excellent at the price. Some are happy with appearance. That said, opinions are mixed on battery life and responsiveness.

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7 customers mention "Value"7 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the value of the phone. They say it's an excellent phone at the price, works well as a budget phone, and is decent.

"His phone was really cheap and so far as work pretty well it has a few glitches every once in awhile but overall for the price it has worked very..." Read more

"Wonderful value for money. It has lots of great features. I am a happy customer!" Read more

"...Good design.- Branded case is a nice touch.- Hardware is good for the price.- Decently snappy CPU.Cons:-..." Read more

"...Not as sharp as iphone 11 that I was using previously but still very decent. Have not used the fingerprint feature so far...." Read more

5 customers mention "Quality"5 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the quality of the cellular phone. They mention that it is an incredibly good phone that works very well and does everything they need it to do.

"His phone was really cheap and so far as work pretty well it has a few glitches every once in awhile but overall for the price it has worked very..." Read more

"...It does everything I need it to do when I need it to do it, not tap the screen and wait 3 minutes for it to respond...." Read more

"Great Phone! Its equal to flagship phones that I've owned." Read more

"Fantastic phone, at any price!..." Read more

4 customers mention "Appearance"4 positive0 negative

Customers like the appearance of the cellular phone. They mention it has a very good over design, it looks very up to date, and well built. The branded case is a nice touch. The hardware is good for the price, and the camera is very decent and takes sharp crisp pictures.

"...My first impression of it as an underdog brand phone is that it looks very up to date and well built. It looks more like a $500 - $600 phone...." Read more

"Pros:- Phone feels nice in the hand. Good design.- Branded case is a nice touch.- Hardware is good for the price.-..." Read more

"...The camera is very decent and takes sharp crisp pictures. Not as sharp as iphone 11 that I was using previously but still very decent...." Read more

"...it for half a year and the battery is holding up great, just a very good over design." Read more

3 customers mention "Comfort"3 positive0 negative

Customers like the comfort of the cellular phone. They mention it feels good in their hand and has a slightly slick but slightly grippy texture.

"...with a case that fits it like a glove and that has a slightly slick but slightly grippy texture...." Read more

"Pros:- Phone feels nice in the hand. Good design.- Branded case is a nice touch.- Hardware is good for the price.-..." Read more

"...It was very easy to set up and it feels good in your hand. It's not very heavy like other phones this size." Read more

6 customers mention "Responsiveness"4 positive2 negative

Customers are mixed about the responsiveness of the cellular phone. Some mention that it's very responsive and fast with no lag whatsoever. However, others say that scrolling feels a bit laggy and janky.

"...The processor is fast enough that you don't have to say "come on", "hurry up" or start tapping your fingers waiting for it to load. It's instant...." Read more

"...The sensitivity of the screen is exactly right. only missing is 5G." Read more

"...Hardware is good for the price.- Decently snappy CPU.Cons:- MAJOR: Accessibility options will not stay enabled...." Read more

"...even when high performance memory was activated it still frequently dragged, lagged, and often restarted itself...." Read more

5 customers mention "Battery life"3 positive2 negative

Customers are mixed about the battery life of the cellular phone. Some mention that it lasts a while and charging time is quite fast, while others say that it drags, lagged, and often restarts itself. The capacity is ok but it depletes rapidly.

"...very well I would definitely buy another one if needed battery life is excellent and the screen is pretty good sound is just okay but it works for a..." Read more

"...MAJOR: Wifi Calling toggle will not stay on. It keeps getting reset to off (though wifi calling does work with T-Mobile US when it's on).-..." Read more

"...Have not used the fingerprint feature so far. Battery lasts a while and charging time is quite fast." Read more

"...memory was activated it still frequently dragged, lagged, and often restarted itself. Bottom line I wont be buying from this company again...." Read more

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5 Stars
Meet my expectation
I am quite satisfied with his phone so far. I have used the earbuds and phones from Blackview in the past. I needed to upgrade my phone to a phone with more storage space. This needs my need within my budget. My previous phone was 64 gb and I was tired of deleting phones and videos since my previous phone was getting to its full storage capacity. The camera is very decent and takes sharp crisp pictures. Not as sharp as iphone 11 that I was using previously but still very decent. Have not used the fingerprint feature so far. Battery lasts a while and charging time is quite fast.
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The Favorite Stooge
5.0 out of 5 stars Blackview cell phone
Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2024
Color: BlueVerified Purchase
His phone was really cheap and so far as work pretty well it has a few glitches every once in awhile but overall for the price it has worked very well I would definitely buy another one if needed battery life is excellent and the screen is pretty good sound is just okay but it works for a budget phone
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Jason
5.0 out of 5 stars I support underdog brand phones that perform like this one
Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2024
Color: BlackVerified Purchase
I just received the Shark 8 today to replace the worst phone ever made. I won't talk about that though.
My first impression of it as an underdog brand phone is that it looks very up to date and well built. It looks more like a $500 - $600 phone. Replace the brand name with with a top brand name and you wouldn't know the difference. It comes with a case that fits it like a glove and that has a slightly slick but slightly grippy texture. There are better cases but for a free added bonus case, it will work and keep the phone from getting dinged and busted up when it flies out of your hand due to your butterfingers or lack of coordination and you drop it.
The screen saver that was in the box was a different story. It did not cover the whole screen and did not adhere and stick to the screen. I sent BlackView a message about it so I'll see how good the customer support is for this company and if they are going to send me the right screen protector.
The Shark 8 is very responsive and fast with no lag whatsoever which was my main concern when picking another device. It sets the bar high for other budget phones in it's price range.
It responds like it has 6gb or the advertised 8gb of Ram and there is a setting that you can toggle on that will expand the RAM and give you another 8gb only when it's needed. 8gb is the guaranteed RAM all the time and the up to 8gb is in reserve.
I like the lack of bloatware without stripping Android 13's character. It's Android but not stripped to to the point where it's bland. It is just right and IMHO all phones should be equipped like this.
Also the skin that BlackView put over Android 13 looks like a hybrid between Android and the other top OS the way the icons look and some of the unique features it has.
The processor is fast enough that you don't have to say "come on", "hurry up" or start tapping your fingers waiting for it to load. It's instant. As soon as I tap the screen the selected option or link or whatever is selected is already loaded, this also applies to content selected on a webpage online. As soon as I tap something on the screen, it is loaded. If the part about being 4g was left out of the description on Amazon, you would think this phone was able to access 5g the way it performs online. It's that quick.
Which brings me to my next point. What I don't understand is how the wifi hotspot that this phone broadcasts is 5g, why is it only able to access 4g data from my network? It should be able to access my carriers 5g network if it can broadcast a 5g wifi hotspot. That would make more sense.
Another thing that doesn't make sense is that developer options was already in settings so I didn't have to tap build number x 7 but there was only 1 setting under developer options. Usually the are around 50-60 settings. It's not an Android 13 revision, it's a BlackView revision. I enable developer options on every phone I get to turn off the animations to make the phone respond noticably quicker but this device performs like the animations are already turned off.
Overall I am satisfied with this device especially for the price. It does everything I need it to do when I need it to do it, not tap the screen and wait 3 minutes for it to respond. It doesn't get better than this in this price range. If I had my choice of phones that have prices up to $600, after experiencing this budget phone, I would skip over the competition and pick this one as a daily use device. Because at the end of the day it does everything the other 2 top brand flagship phones do with the same efficiency and speed minus a few small features.
All in all I'm happy with this purchase and will most likely buy another BlackView in the future when and if the Shark 9 & 10 are released.
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Giovanni Abrate
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic phone, at any price!
Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2024
Color: BlackVerified Purchase
Wonderful value for money. It has lots of great features. I am a happy customer!
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Lizzie
1.0 out of 5 stars It did not function properly and I returned it.
Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2024
Color: BlackVerified Purchase
It overlaid icons on top of one another did not respond when trying to use it wouldn't go to sleep wake up whenever I picked it up and that option was not chosen among other things.
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Chibi
5.0 out of 5 stars Incredibly good phone
Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2024
Color: BlackVerified Purchase
Fingerprint recognition on the switch is exceptionally good. The sensitivity of the screen is exactly right. only missing is 5G.
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Skeetz
5.0 out of 5 stars Worth every penny
Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2024
Color: BlackVerified Purchase
Great Phone! Its equal to flagship phones that I've owned.
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Candy Latham
5.0 out of 5 stars Blackview tech will work with you
Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2024
Color: BlueVerified Purchase
Liz with Blackview worked tirelessly when I couldn't get WiFi calling to enable on my new Shark8 in March. It ended up being a software issue. Liz has kept me updated and a new upgrade was pushed to my phone last night. It worked! My WiFi calling enabled the first try after installing the update.

This is my 3rd Blackview phone in 4 years. I broke one so really only two phones. My first lasted 3 years till I broke the screen. I've had the Shark8 since March. Only issue with it was WiFi calling which now works.

I'm a Blackview customer for life now.

Awesome tech support!
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2.0 out of 5 stars Almost a good phone, but OS bugs make it unusable.
Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2024
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Pros:
- Phone feels nice in the hand. Good design.
- Branded case is a nice touch.
- Hardware is good for the price.
- Decently snappy CPU.

Cons:
- MAJOR: Accessibility options will not stay enabled. This makes it impossible to use password managers like Bitwarden and Microsoft Authenticator.
- MAJOR: Wifi Calling toggle will not stay on. It keeps getting reset to off (though wifi calling does work with T-Mobile US when it's on).
- Scrolling feels a bit laggy and janky.
- Scroll speed needs a little more momentum when "flicking". I need to scroll a lot more than with other phones, and it's actually making my thumb ache.

Update: Preferred keyboard will not stick either (SwiftKey). Basically any setting you change that involves a downloaded app (i.e. not pre-installed) won't survive "Close All Apps" or device reboots.
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Richmond
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent smartphone
Reviewed in France on June 8, 2024
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Blackview casse la baraque avec le design magnifique de ses produits d'un extrême raffinement, fonctionnels, opérationnels, pratiques, solides, performants, fiables et compétitifs.
Satisfaction absolue.
J'ai aussi acheté le Color 8 pour les mêmes raisons.
Je recommande
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Roby
5.0 out of 5 stars Blackview Shark 8
Reviewed in Italy on March 23, 2024
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Per qualità, prezzo e prestazioni è un ottimo smartphone. La RAM fisica è 8 GB ma si possono aggiungere fino a 8 GB virtuali e avere un totale di 16 GB. Buoni i 256 GB di ROM di tipo UFS anche perché ci sono smartphone più blasonati che montano ancora le vecchie eMMC. Memoria espandibile con microSD fino a 1 TB e schermo FHD+ con refresh rate fino a 120 Hz che è difficile trovare in questa fascia di prezzo. Le fotocamere scattano delle buone foto anche se sono un po' lente tra una scatto e l'altro. Il processore Mediatek Helio G99 ha buone prestazioni e non essendo troppo energivoro garantisce una buona durata della batteria da 5000 mAh. Inoltre ha la ricarica rapida a 33 Watt, chip NFC e led posteriore di notifica. Se proprio devo trovare qualcosa di negativo è la mancanza del giroscopio o della bussola magnetica/elettronica ma ciò non influisce nell'uso quotidiano e anche la navigazione GPS è ottima. Detto questo si può dire che sia stato un ottimo acquisto.
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adrimaz
5.0 out of 5 stars Semplicemente fantastico
Reviewed in Italy on June 20, 2024
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Per 4 anni e mezzo ho utilizzato un Blackview A60 Pro con una scheda telefonica aziendale e nonostante l'avessi pagato poco non mi ha dato mai alcun problema, avevo però bisogno di cambiarlo, a causa della poca memoria, quindi ho deciso di acquistare questo modello Shark8 con 256 gb di memoria, debbo dire che sono stato sorpreso per la qualità nonostante il prezzo pagato. Che dire, ottimo sotto tutti i punti di vista.
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Kim
1.0 out of 5 stars "appareil corrompu"
Reviewed in France on June 25, 2024
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Malheureusement, après 3h d'installation et de paramétrage, le smartphone s'est éteint et n'a plus voulu se rallumer, avec un message en anglais "device is corrupt"
Obligé de le redémarrer en mode usine, j'ai perdu toutes mes données. Puis il s'est de nouveau éteint avec le même message. Problème de série sur le Shark 8.
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sergio
4.0 out of 5 stars Ottimo smartphone ma incognita aggiornamenti
Reviewed in Italy on March 26, 2024
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Per un prezzo basso ho in mano uno smartphone decisamente più performante di altri di fascia media appartenenti a marchi più blasonati.
Consigliatissimo a chi come me non ha voglia o non può spendere uno stipendio intero per un telefono.
Ha tantissimi pregi tra i quali la memoria di archiviazione da 256 giga, tanta ram, schermo bello grande con alta risoluzione e un processore decente che lo rende molto reattivo e veloce.
Molte sue caratteristiche sono da top di gamma.
Tra i difetti purtroppo lo speaker è mono e la qualità audio che ne deriva decisamente mediocre, fortunatamente con dei buoni auricolari la situazione migliora tantissimo. Manca il display amoled ma sinceramente posso farne a meno, ma capisco che per tanti sia fondamentale.
Il problema più grande per me è l'incognita aggiornamenti, soprattutto di sicurezza, cosa comune a molti smartphone cinesi. Io smarthfone nasce e muore con Android 13 e patch di sicurezza di febbraio 2024 o ci saranno altri aggiornamenti? Nessuno lo sa.
Del resto la mancanza di assistenza e di alcune funzioni come il 5g sono lo scotto che si paga per avere un telefono così performante a basso costo. Costa talmente poco che se si dovesse rompere si fa prima cambiarlo che tentare di aggiustarlo.
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