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Right now, the phone is on sale onAmazonfor just under $400 with free shipping.

All prices here have been converted to US dollars for simplicity.

Blackview Hero 10

The Blackview Hero 10 opened up

Note that these promotions change all the time, which makes straight comparisons, well, not so straightforward.

Its been just over five years sinceSamsungannounced the first mainstream smartphone with a foldable screen, the originalGalaxy Fold.

Is theBlackview Hero 10a competitor to established smartphone brands?

The Blackview Hero 10 fully folded, on a wooden top

The Blackview Hero 10 opened up

Its getting there, but were still far off from better known players.

Blackview says it will release Android 14 from July 2024 via OTA.

That’s a big screen, even bigger than that in theSamsung Galaxy S24 Ultra.

The Blackview Hero 10 smartphone on a beige cushion

The Blackview Hero 10 smartphone on a beige cushion

It comes with 12GB RAM and 256GB storage.

So where does Blackviews new flagship surpass Samsungs price-dropped Galaxy foldable?

It has a bigger battery.

A picture of the Samsung Galaxy Z F;lip 3, taken by the Hero 10

A picture of the Samsung Galaxy Z F;lip 3, taken by the Hero 10(Image credit: Future)

It has much faster charging capabilities (45W vs 15W).

Disappointingly, despite being physically capable of capturing4Kfootage, the Hero 10 can only do full HD videos.

These are essentially un-erasable bloatware of the key in commonly found on Mediatek-powered Android devices.

A close up picture of a wooden table top

A close up picture of a wooden table top(Image credit: Future)

However, I suspect that it will get dirtier over time.

yo check the sample pictures of the Blackview Hero 10 at default resolution in the gallery below.

Blackview Hero 10: How did it fare?

A picture of a plant

A picture of a plant(Image credit: Future)

Which brings me to final conclusion.

I, for one, cant wait to see what the next version will bring to the fore.

A picture of a plant

A picture of a plant(Image credit: Future)

Picture of a pathway with green hedges

Picture of a pathway with green hedges(Image credit: Future)

A picture of a tree

A picture of a tree(Image credit: Future)

A picture of the Thames river

A picture of the Thames river(Image credit: Future)

Picture of foliage on Thames river bank

(Image credit: Future)

A close up of the external round screen of the Blackview Hero 10

A close up of the external round screen of the Blackview Hero 10