Blackview Oscal S80: Budget Option or Gimmick?

How good do you think the Blackview rugged smartphones tend to be? Well, Blackview has established its place as one of the major players in the rugged smartphone market, and now, even Oscal smartphones from Blackview are attracting people quite a bit.

If you look at the upcoming devices, Blackview Oscal S80 is about to enter the market in the budget segment and this smartphone looks quite attractive in the budget segment. Here is a sneak peek of some of the major features of Blackview Oscal S80 that make it an interesting option for users:

• While Blackview Oscal S80 is a rugged device, it measures about 18.9mm in terms of its size and weighs about 460g. It’s really strong and durable and can resist dust as well. Besides, it can resist water up to 1.5m for up to 30 minutes and can resist drops on concrete from a height of 1.5 meters.
• The smartphone comes with a 6.58-inch IPS LCD display along with a 1080p display resolution and it also contains a 73.6% screen-to-body ratio. Besides, it comes with a 20:9 display aspect ratio as well.
• The smartphone is powered by a MediaTek Helio G85 gaming processor which is octa-core in structure and is clocked at 2GHz. It also contains Duke OS 3.0 support over Android 12 and there is a smart Arm Mali-G52 MC2 GPU support as well with the device.

• This smartphone is about to occur in a single variant only and it comes with as much as 6GB RAM along with 128GB internal storage. And this seems quite sufficient for most users, even when you like to play games, especially in the budget segment.
• If you look at the camera section of the device, it comes with a 12MP + 8MP + 2MP triple rear camera support that sounds interesting even for low-light images, especially when you see the LED flash support. It also contains an 8MP front camera as well which could be good for your selfies and video calls.
• The smartphone contains a side-mounted fingerprint sensor and some other interesting sensors such as an accelerometer, gyro, proximity, and compass. Besides, you get USB Type-C support with OTG and a face unlock feature as well.
• The highlight of the smartphone is its 13000mAh battery which is literally huge and does not occur in every other smartphone. This would last in your smartphone for days and it comes with 33W fast charging support as well. As per the brand, about 51% of the battery could be charged in just 66 minutes. The smartphone supports reverse charging as well.

These are some of the major features of the new Blackview Oscal S80 smartphone that is about to get launched in some countries very soon. You can expect the cost of the device to be around $200, but since this is a rugged smartphone, a slightly higher cost of the device might not be a surprising element for people.

However, the device is impressive enough with its features and it does not sound like a marketing gimmick, but a real option to be considered. What do you think?