Blackview BV6900 vs Xiaomi Mi 8 Explorer

Blackview BV6900

Xiaomi Mi 8 Explorer

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700, 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
HSDPA speed

-

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

-

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE, Cat4, 150 Mbps download, 51 Mbps upload

-
LTE-A speed

-

LTE-A, (4CA) Cat16, 1024 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

-

Front/rear glass, aluminum frame (7000 series)
SIM

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM/Nano-SIM(microSD), dual stand-by)

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

164.45 mm

154.9 mm
Width

81.4 mm

74.8 mm
Thickness

15 mm

7.6 mm
Weight

284 g

177 g
Waterproof

Yes, IP68, IP69

-
Dust proof

Yes, IP68, IP69

-
MIL-STD-810G

Yes

-
Colors

Black, Green, Orange

Black

Main camera
Camera type

Quad

Dual
Main camera

16 MP, f/2.0

12 MP, f/1.8 , 1/2.55" , 1.4 µm, 2x optical zoom
8 MP, f/2.2

12 MP, f/2.4 , 1/3.4" , 1 µm
0.3 MP, f/2.8
0.3 MP, f/2.8
Primary camera resolution

4608 x 3456 pixels

4032 x 3024 pixels
Primary camera video

2160p@30fps

2160p@60fps, 1080p@30/240fps
Primary camera Autofocus

-

dual pixel phase detection autofocus
Primary camera flash

dual-LED flash

dual-LED flash
Primary camera optical image stabilization

-

4-axis OIS
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode

Geo-tagging, HDR, face detection, panorama, touch focus

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
Wi-Fi display

Yes

-
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
WLAN DLNA

-

Yes
USB

Type-C reversible connector

Type-C reversible connector
USB On-The-Go

Yes

-
Bluetooth

v4.2

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

-

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

-

aptX HD
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
Beidou

Yes

-
BDS

-

Yes
QZSS

-

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

-

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

-

MMS
Messaging Email

-

Email
Messaging IM

-

IM
Messaging Push Email

-

Push Email
Sensors

Accelerometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, magnetometer, proximity

Face ID, accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint (under display), gyro, proximity