WARNING: Beware of Cowboys selling “cheap” rugged phones
Some big rugged phones sites and TradeMe sellers are trying to flog-off phones that don’t work in rural areas, and which may not work anywhere once Vodafone and Spark switch off the 3G cellsites next year – and they’re lying to their customers about it, still promising “compatible with all NZ 3G/4G networks”.
To help you avoid being stung, we’ve compiled a database of all rugged phones and whether they are really compatible. Read more at the links
Blackview N6000 4G – 8GB/256GB, 4.3 inch Android 13 Helio G99 Octa Core 48 MP Samsung Camera, dual VoLTE, VoWIFI, 3600mAh Black
$439.00 – $649.00
90% EXPECTED DELIVERY WINDOW: 1-7 working days
CHIPSET: Helio G99
ANTUTU SPEED: 403,000
Finally, a small, lightweight, high-powered repairable Blackview. The N6000 is a great value for money rugged phone for people who don’t need all the flagship bells and whistles.
Basic Info.:
1. Sim-card type: Two nano card
2. Operating system: Android 13
3. Unlock: Fingerprint Sensor
4. CPU: Helio G99 MTK6789, Octa-core, 2 x Cortex-A76 2.2GHz + 6 x Cortex-A55 2.0GHz
5. GPU: ARM G57 MC2
6. RAM: 8GB DDR4X
7. ROM: 256GB UFS
8. Storage Extend: TF card (not included)
9. Battery:
– Type: Polymer lithium-ion battery
– Capacity: 3600mAh
– Total standby time: 190 hours
– Total talk time, 15 hours (2G talk for 15 hours)
– Total Music Playback Time (using wired Headset): 45 hours
– Total Video Playback Time(via internal Speakers), 8.2 hours
10. Charge: 9V 2A / 5V 2A
11. Dimensions: 133×65.25×18.4mm
12. Weight: About 208g
13. Sensor: Proximity Sensor, Light Sensor, G-Sensor, E-compass, Gyroscope, Magnetic, NFC, RGB, Air pressure sensor, Fingerprint, Temperature humidity sensor
14. Protection: IP68/IP69K MIL-STD-810H Waterproof Dustproof Shock resistant
Network
Display:
1. Display Size: 4.3 inch
2. Panel Type (IPS): QHD+, Oncell
3. Touch: Capacitive, 5 points
4. IC: ST7703I-G5-DP
5. LCD Panel: PV043FBE-T40-2QP0
6. Resolution: 1200 x 540
7. Screen Density: 306 PPI
8. Glass: Corning III 2320+
9. Screen-to-body Ratio: 83%
Camera:
1. Rear Camera: 48MP Primary Camera, S5KGM2SP03-FGX9, F1.79, 1/2 inch
2. Front camera: 16MP, HI-1634Q, F2.2, FF, 1/3 inch
Network
1. Network Bands
– 4G: FDD-LTE B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B28A/B28B/B25/B26/B66; TDD-LTE: B38/B40/B41
– 3G: WCDMA: B1/B2/B4/B5/B8
– 2G: GSM: B2/B3/B5/B8
2. Wi-Fi: IEEE802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
3. BT: V5.2
5. Positioning: GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
6. OTG: Yes
7. FM Radio: Yes
Language:
Arabic, Bengali, Bulgarian, Czech, Dutch, Croatian, Danish, French, English, Greek, German, Hindi, Hungarian, Hebrew, Indonesian, Italian, Malay, Persian, Portuguese, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Swedish, Spanish, Turkish, Thai, UKrainian, Vietnamese, Simple Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Slovak, Slovenian
Package List:
1. Phone x 1
2. Screen Protector (pre-applied) x 1
3. Type-C Cable x 1
4. Power Adapter x 1
5. Quick Start Guide x 1
| choose price and warranty options | I am a trade buyer and I do not need any warranty, I do not need the screen breakage warranty, just the Premium Ultra 12 months warranty, I do not need the screen breakage warranty, just the Premium Supreme 24 months warranty, Yes, I need one free screen replacement if broken in first two years and 24 mth Premium Supreme warranty |
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