Blackview Crown review- 5inch Octa core Android 4.4 Smartphone 2GB Ram 16GB Rom

[amy520]

Screen

With a 5.0 Inch HD IPS Screen ，the Blackview Crown stands out with a screen perspective. Nevertheless, it’s a good screen for the money. It’s not huge but it’s big enough to comfortably use.

More powerful than you’d think

The Blackview Crown has a 1.7 GHz Octa-Core MT6592 processor and 2 GB of RAM and ROM 16GB. Now, a Octa-Core processor is pretty great for such an affordable phone, but that amount of RAM might be setting off alarm bells.You won’t mistake it for a high end phone but nor are you likely to feel limited by its power or lack thereof.

Dual Camera

Blackview Crown ‘s camera has a 5 megapixel camera on the front and 13.0MP Back Camera

Battery life, memory and connectivity

The Blackview Crown has a 2200 mAh battery quoted for up to up To 4 hours of talk time or up To 180 hours of standby time, which compared to smartphones in general is average to just above average but for a low end phone it’s pretty good.Things aren’t so good when we come to memory, as the Blackvew Crown has 16GB of built in storage. There is two SIM card slots with support for cards of up to 32GB.

Early verdict

it’s a strong phone overall and an incredibly strong one for the price. Smooth performance, a decent screen, good battery life and a solid build quality makes this one of the best phones in its class.It’s certainly entering the market at a more competitive time, but there’s enough here to make it a strong and obvious choice if you’re shopping for a phone on a tight budget.

In all, the blackview crown is a nice smartphone, and there is also an original hat for me, and i also get the 8GB TF card and a leather case about the smartphone. Just enjoy it with me!

 

[springning]

It looks good, what's the price?

 

[luconedj]

Root Blackview Crown

Hi!
Very good SmartPhone!!
After many attempts (Framaroot, vroot, eroot etc etc) rooted via Bin4ry exploit!!! http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1886460
:good::good::good::good::good::good:

 

[trueno92]

Hi!
Very good SmartPhone!!
After many attempts (Framaroot, vroot, eroot etc etc) rooted via Bin4ry exploit!!! http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1886460
:good::good::good::good::good::good:

how did you do this?

i think this root method will also work for the THL 5000. (looks like same rom)

 

[luconedj]

how did you do this?

i think this root method will also work for the THL 5000. (looks like same rom)

i don't know if are the same rom.. Very similar hardware but i don't think...
For Root just follow the method illustrated in the post i linked above.
You need to install all drivers (MTK65XX Preloader too) in order to have successful root!

 

[extraneo]

original ROM

Does anyone know where I can find the original rom for Blackview Crow?

 

[pelomi]

i don't know if are the same rom.. Very similar hardware but i don't think...
For Root just follow the method illustrated in the post i linked above.
You need to install all drivers (MTK65XX Preloader too) in order to have successful root!

Which mode did you use with Bin4ry, 1,2 or 3?

Thanks

 

[gnhuy91]

Looks cool, may I know the price?

 

[dcima]

Looks cool, may I know the price?

Bought last week at Comebuy.com for 143€.

Very good device for price.

Searching a method to root

Just one note: I've got once, after power on, a menu in Chinese!
Resolved removing and reinserting battery.

 

[gloover]

Had someone tried to root this device with towelroot?
@luconedj: can you give a more detailed explanation of your proceeding, please?

 

[ntinosg]

133€ from Spain

ww w.antelife. com/spainwarehouse.html

 

[dcima]

Rooting Blackview Crown

Hi!
Very good SmartPhone!!
After many attempts (Framaroot, vroot, eroot etc etc) rooted via Bin4ry exploit!!! http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1886460
:good::good::good::good::good::good:

Please, two things:

• some other info and details on rooting
• some link to download Bin4ry exploit other than Unrestrict.li: they block me :crying:

thanks! :good:

 

[Wahazz]

Root Blackview Crown

Hello glad to find a thread on Crown. I rooted mine easily with a software called Root Genuis (you can search it in Google). You can also backup the blackview Crown rom with à software called MTK DROID ROOT & TOOL
Other wise if you find a rom update or custom roms for crown, please notify it here.a I saw also that the galaxy note 3 rom was ported to the blackview jk805, It will be great if someone can do the same for the blackview Crown. :fingers-crossed:

 

[dcima]

Rooting Blackview Crown

Hello glad to find a thread on Crown. I rooted mine easily with a software called Root Genuis (you can search it in Google). You can also backup the blackview Crown rom with à software called MTK DROID ROOT & TOOL
Other wise if you find a rom update or custom roms for crown, please notify it here.a I saw also that the galaxy note 3 rom was ported to the blackview jk805, It will be great if someone can do the same for the blackview Crown. :fingers-crossed:

YOU LIFE SAVER!

I've tried at least 15 methods to root this device, some, very complicated.

Your suggestion works perfectly: 1 minutes and I got root access! :laugh:


This is my preferred:

It will be very nice share with you!

THANKS!

 

[Wahazz]

Blackview Crown Rom

Ok great that it works, another tip I found at blackview's Facebook page (blackview.hk): in developper option(to activate it make many taps on build number until it says you are already a developper, then return back), you can change runtime to use ART, I tried it and my Crown becomes smoother and speeder, but some apps May not work with this runtime.
I also see something at chinaphonearena that seems like an update : 07/08/2014. my Crown build number is 12/07/2014.
ww w.chinaphonearena. com/forum/ThreadBlackview-Crown-MTK6592-Firmware
Remove spaces in the link.

 

[gloover]

Hey Wahazz.
How did you a ROM backup, using MTK DROID ROOT & TOOL? My Crown will not be found in MTK Droid Tool
PdaNetA4150 is installed, developers mode is enabled.

 

[Wahaz]

Crown Rom Backup

Hey Wahazz.
How did you a ROM backup, using MTK DROID ROOT & TOOL? My Crown will not be found in MTK Droid Tool
PdaNetA4150 is installed, developers mode is enabled.

Hi first make sure you have the latest version of the tool v2.5.3 (it's the one wich works with mt6592 devices),
then prefer windows 7 in stead of Windows 8
enable debugging mode in developper option
very important: when your crown is detected, check in the left bottom corner a circle: if it is orange/yellow, click root button, it will turn to green
then you can go to backup step

I am also looking for a custom recovery for crown, if someone already install a custom recovery

 

[amy520]

Looks cool, may I know the price?

Does anyone know where I can find the original rom for Blackview Crow?

I bought it $179.99 from a Chinese online store, because i can't mention it, or i will be blocked for spam . hope you can understand! You can also search on google about the product, in the third page, it's the store i bought it. Please have a try!

 

[Logseman]

How good is the battery life in terms of screen-on time?

 

[theoverfiend]

here my results

First impression very positive for the price ...

Pro:
GPS far the best I had in MTK's.
Gorilla glass
Antutu 26727 may still be improved but most only enough
RAM & ROM

negative:
accumulator
Touch reacts in the lower area poorly
KITKAT ... write right on SD bla bla

EBR adjusted to max. internal memory
Root via srjroot
Carliv Touch Recovery installed
SD Fix performed
Installed Xposed & Gravitybox

Drove two hours with Navi... and it runs really great.
No no jump ahead / beside the Track or lag behind.
After Tunel also again GPS signal.
Only the battery has sucked away in 2 hours 80%
my Naviapp was / is Sygic

Its a Great Phone ....

Conclusion: The purchase is worth it if you always have a charger nearby. Possibly can still be found somewhere / sometime a better battery