Blackview BV9200 specs at a glance:

• Body: 174.5x81.8x13.6mm, 310g; Gorilla glass 5 front, metal sides, rubberized back; IP68/IP69K dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min), Drop-to-concrete resistance from up to 1.8m, MIL-STD-810H compliant.
• Display: 6.60" IPS LCD, 120Hz, 1080x2408px resolution, 20.07:9 aspect ratio, 400ppi.
• Chipset: Mediatek Helio G96 (12 nm): Octa-core (2x2.05 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55); Mali-G52 MC2.
• Memory: 256GB 8GB RAM; UFS 2.1; microSDXC (dedicated slot).
• OS/Software: Android 12, Doke-OS 3.1.
• Rear camera: Wide (main): 50 MP, 1/2.76", 0.64µm, PDAF; Ultra wide angle: 8 MP, 120˚; Depth: 0.3 MP.
• Front camera: 16 MP, (wide), 1/3", 1.0µm.
• Video capture: Rear camera: 1440p@30fps, 1080p@30fps; Front camera: 1080p.
• Battery: 5000mAh; 66W wired, 30W wireless.
• Connectivity: LTE; Dual SIM; Wi-Fi 5; BT 5.2; NFC; FM radio.
• Misc: Fingerprint reader (side-mounted); dual speakers.

Even though we still find a MediaTek Helio G96 under the hood, the new BV9200 boasts a faster 120Hz display, newer Android, better drop protection, faster charging and adds a couple of useful features such as a microSD card slot, wireless charging, set of stereo speakers tuned by Harman Kardon and double the storage. And Blackview was able to fit all that into the same starting price as last year's BV8800.

In fact, this BV9200 feels a bit more like a normal smartphone. It delivers roughly the same hardware as its "normal" rivals while providing that extra protection. We are quite surprised to see such fast wired and wireless charging in the €300 segment as well as the 8GB/256GB memory configuration by default. Let's see what else lies beneath that hard shell.

Unboxing the Blackview BV9200

The device ships in a standard retail box containing all the usual user manuals, a USB-C to USB-C port for charging and data transfer and the corresponding 66W fast-charging brick.