Blackview LINK 2 8.7" LINK 2 2025
The 8.5mm-thin, 329g design houses an octa-core T310 chip and Android 15 with Gemini 2.0 AI, delivering real-time voice assistance and up to 9 hours of 5000mAh battery life. 12GB of RAM (with virtual expansion), 128GB storage expandable to 1TB, Widevine L1, and stereo dual speakers make it a solid portable streamer. Best for students and remote workers needing a lightweight, AI-assisted tablet for note-taking, video calls, and media consumption, not for intensive multitasking.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong cpu (83th percentile) 83th
- Strong gpu (82th percentile) 82th
- Strong user sentiment (78th percentile) 78th
- Strong connectivity (71th percentile) 71th
Cons
- Below average screen (16th percentile)
- Below average battery (31th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Based on 6 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | 2 GHz |
| Cores | 8 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 128 GB |
| Expandable | Yes |
Display
| Size | 8.68" |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| Brightness | 360 nits |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Cellular | Yes |
Features
| Face Unlock | Yes |
Physical
| Weight | 0.3 kg / 0.7 lbs |
| OS | Android 15 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Blackview LINK 2 8.7" LINK 2 | Apple iPad Pro M5 | Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra SM-X930NZAAXAR | Xiaomi Pad 7 Pro 24091RPADG | Microsoft Surface Pro 11th Edition | Lenovo Idea Tab Pro Idea Tab Pro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | 2 GHz | Apple M5 | MediaTek Dimensity 9400+ | 3 GHz | Intel Core Ultra 7 268V | MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Octa-core (A715 3.35Ghz + 3 x A715 3.2Ghz + 4 x A510 2.2Ghz) |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 32 | 8 |
| Storage (GB) | 128 | 2000 | 256 | 512 | 512 | 128 |
| Screen | 8.7" | 13" 2752x2064 | 14.6" 2960x1848 | 11.2" 3200x2136 | 13" 2880x1920 | 12.7" 2944x1840 |
| OS | Android 15 | Apple iPadOS | Android 16 | HyperOS 2 | Windows 11 Pro | Android 14 |
| Stylus | false | true | true | true | true | true |
| Cellular | true | true | false | false | false | true |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 39 | - | - | 47 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Screen | Battery | Feature | Storage | User Sentiment | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackview LINK 2 8.7" LINK 2 | 83.2 | 82.2 | 65.8 | 15.5 | 30.5 | 41.7 | 51.7 | 78 | 71.4 | 45.7 |
| Apple iPad Pro M5 Compare | 96 | 95.3 | 88.2 | 99.8 | 98.5 | 96.7 | 99.5 | 94.8 | 98.4 | 96.8 |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra SM-X930NZAAXAR Compare | 97.2 | 96.4 | 81.2 | 95.8 | 93.3 | 86 | 73.6 | 91.6 | 62.8 | 99.1 |
| Xiaomi Pad 7 Pro 24091RPADG Compare | 97.2 | 96.4 | 81.2 | 98.7 | 85.7 | 64.5 | 89.4 | 78 | 77.9 | 82.6 |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 11th Edition Compare | 74.3 | 93 | 98.7 | 98.4 | 99 | 83.6 | 92.9 | 78 | 93.3 | 42.2 |
| Lenovo Idea Tab Pro Idea Tab Pro Compare | 83.2 | 82.2 | 77.4 | 91.6 | 91.2 | 99.6 | 64.6 | 54.4 | 96.3 | 90.6 |
Usage Scores
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