By Desire Athow
Android vendors are roughly where PC vendors were 20 years ago, the golden age of desktop personal computers, with dozens of brands and hundreds of models thriving and catering for the needs of seemingly everybody.
The Blackview BV6000 fits in one of these niches, targeting the growing number of smartphone users who are looking for something a bit more resistant than your usual run-of-the-mill handset. This one can take knocks and bumps, not to mention being immersed in water.
This review sample was provided by Gearbest which sells the BV6000 for $219.99 (about £170, AU$290) including delivery but excluding VAT and handling fees. Before you commit to any purchase, it’s well worth checking out our guide to buying tech from online Chinese retailers.
Out of the box, the first thing that struck us about the BV6000 was the design which reminded us of the Cat S60 smartphone but without the FLIR thermal camera. It is big (152 x 81 x 16.6mm) and heavy at 243 grams. This isn’t your usual slim and lightweight Android smartphone, far from it.
There’s no branding on the front except for ‘IP68’ which is printed in big lettering at the …read more
Source:: techradar.com – Phones
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