One of these days a farmer will again be able to hold a full-size Sunday newspaper in his hand . . . in electronic format . . .  when one considers the ever increasing size of cellular phone screens. The Blackview 9000 is an excellent example of this phenomenon.

The measurements of this modern smartphone is 81,1 by 162 by 13,4 mm with a screen size of 5,7 inches. The phone has a unique screen aspect ratio of 18:9 which makes it an easy-to-read phone. The big screen makes it unnecessary to lug a tablet with all the farm management applications around, but it can still be carried easily in a shirt or pants pocket when free hands are required.

Apart from the big face, the phone gives the technological impression of having arrived on the farm with the latest new tractor or drill. Externally the phone shows rubber, metal and nuts, but the finish is still stylish. One can impress with it on the table in a meeting, or on your bank manager’s desk, when you discuss your financial affairs.

The phone has an IP68 certification, which means it is watertight and dustproof. Should it fall out of your shirt pocket and land in a water trough or feed mixer, you only have to shake it and blow on it to get rid of the water and dust, and slip it back into your pocket. The rubber shell gives the phone a secure grip and also allows it to fall, even on concrete, without serious results. The extra hard Gorilla 5 glass screen is scratch resistant and all access holes are plugged with rubber.

The rugged Blackview BV 9000 can deal with the farming environment – it even looks as if it was assembled to be lugged around on a farm.

A large 4180 mAh battery and battery charger, that can complete a charge in an hour and a half, will ensure that a farmer is not a sitting duck with no communication between farm and cooperative. For the farmer who travels regularly, even overseas on longer trips, the Blackview 9000 is also the perfect solution. It has two baskets for two SIM cards, or for a SIM card plus a 256GB memory card.

The phone has a 4 gigabyte internal memory and 64 gigabyte internal disc storage; so it is possible to store all your videos, photos and harvest cards for a number of approaching seasons on the phone.  The Android 7.1 Nougat control system is fast and powerful enough to page quickly through the phone’s functions and suitable for installing the latest safety and agricultural management applications.

Other handy apps coming with the phone includes a compass, FM radio, fingerprint and face identification system, a standard GPS, as well as the Russian GLONASS satellite positioning system and two cameras (13 megapixel and 5 megapixel), well adapted for any desired photographic games. And naturally there is a camera for the modern farmer who wants to take a selfie now and then.

The loudspeaker is strong enough to impress any traffic cop when you pass him.

For the serious farmer there is also the Blackview BV 9000 PRO with an outsize 6 gigabyte memory and 128 gigabyte internal disc capacity.

Contact Blackview direct to find out more about their cell phones: Telephone 012-880-0531 or e-mail to info@blackview.co.za. Visit their website at www.blackview.co.za

Modern day farming is dependent on data technology and the performance system, memory and disc capacity is more than man enough for the latest agricultural applications.