Challenger rugged smartphone (opens in new tab) brand Blackview has launched the campaign for its first 5G smartphone on Indiegogo just in time for Black Friday. At the time of writing, it had reached more than $275,000 with 25 days to go.
The BL6000 Pro owes its name to the 2016 BV6000 (opens in new tab), the company's first successful foray into rugged smartphones, but will prove to be a different beast entirely with 5G connectivity baked in.
Based on the MediaTek Dimensity 800, it also features 8GB of RAM and 256GB onboard storage (hopefully UFS) with a triple rear camera setup that includes a 48-megapixel AI camera - likely to be the same as the one on its predecessor, the Blackview BV9900 Pro (opens in new tab).
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Add in a 5,280mAh battery and IP68, IP69K and MIL-STD-810G certification out of the box and you have a pretty convincing all-terrain smartphone that will prove to be a tough nut to crack.
The BL6000 Pro will face stiff competition from the Ulefone Armor 8 and the Oukitel WP10 Pro, also down for a November launch. The latter has a special pre-sale price of $399.99 at Aliexpress.
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