Blackview Rock 5 vs Blackview Shark 8

Side-by-side specs and price comparison for buyers in Algeria.

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Blackview

Blackview Rock 5

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3category wins

Blackview

Blackview Shark 8

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1category wins

Quick Verdict

Who wins each category, side by side.

Better price

Even

Faster chip

Blackview Rock 5

Bigger battery

Blackview Rock 5

Faster charging

Even

Higher-resolution camera

Blackview Rock 5

Better display

Even

Lighter body

Blackview Shark 8

Best value for money

Even

Full specs comparison

Display

Spec	Blackview Rock 5	Blackview Shark 8
Size (inches)	6.78	6.78
Panel Type	IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Resolution Height	2460	2460
Resolution Width	1080	1080
Refresh Rate	120	120
Peak Brightness	700	500
PPI	396	396
Glass Type	Panda Glass	Mohs level 7
Screen-to-body	71.5	84.6

Platform

Spec	Blackview Rock 5	Blackview Shark 8
CPU	Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)	Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU	Mali-G57 MC2	Mali-G57 MC2
Chipset Name	Helio G100	Helio G99
Process (nm)	6	6
OS Name	Android	Android
UI Skin	—	Doke OS 4.0
OS Version	16	13

Benchmarks

Geekbench (Single-Core)

Blackview Rock 5727

Blackview Shark 8727

Geekbench (Multi-Core)

Blackview Shark 8 +2%

Blackview Rock 52,014

Blackview Shark 82,047

AnTuTu

Blackview Rock 5 +4%

Blackview Rock 5575,630

Blackview Shark 8554,590

Spec	Blackview Rock 5	Blackview Shark 8
Geekbench (Single-Core)	727	727
Geekbench (Multi-Core)	2,014	2,047
AnTuTu	575,630	554,590

Memory

Spec	Blackview Rock 5	Blackview Shark 8
Card Slot	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)	microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Other	UFS 2.2	—
Variants	256GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM	256GB 8GB RAM

Main Camera

Spec	Blackview Rock 5	Blackview Shark 8
Video	1440p@30fps, 1080p@30fps	1440p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Features	LED flash, HDR	LED flash, HDR, panorama
Count	2	1
Lens	20 MP	—
Wide	108 MP, f/1.9, (wide)	64 MP, (wide)

Selfie Camera

Spec	Blackview Rock 5	Blackview Shark 8
Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps
Features	HDR	—
Count	1	1
Lens	50 MP, f/2.5	13 MP, (wide)

Battery

Spec	Blackview Rock 5	Blackview Shark 8
Capacity (mAh)	20000	5000
Chemistry	Li-Po	—
Wired Charging (W)	33	33

Body

Spec	Blackview Rock 5	Blackview Shark 8
SIM	Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM	Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Height (mm)	184	168.5
Thickness (mm)	29.7	8.4
Other	IP68/IP69K dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) MIL-STD-810H compliant Dedicated flood flashlight (348 lm)	—
Weight (g)	635	198.3
Width (mm)	83	76.6

Launch

Spec	Blackview Rock 5	Blackview Shark 8
Announced	2026, May	2023, November
Status	Available. Released 2026, May	Available. Released 2023, November

Network

Spec	Blackview Rock 5	Blackview Shark 8
2G Bands	GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900	GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G Bands	HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100	HSDPA 900, 2100
4G Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66	1, 3, 7, 8, 19, 20, 28, 40
Speed	HSPA, LTE	HSPA, LTE
Technology	GSM, CDMA, HSPA, LTE	GSM, HSPA, LTE
Other	CDMA 800, 1900	—

Connectivity

Spec	Blackview Rock 5	Blackview Shark 8
Bluetooth	5.2	5
NFC	Yes	Yes
Positioning	GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS	GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Radio	FM radio	FM radio
USB Type	Type-C	Type-C
USB Version	—	2.0
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 5	Wi-Fi 5