Doogee V20 rugged Android phone review: Superb performance and innovative rear screen

I like the Doogee vary of telephones and its hottest release, released today, the

Doogee V20 rugged Android phone

is no exception. For a rugged mobile phone, it is slimmer than other Doogee phones I have reviewed and lighter much too at 296g.

It is rated at IP68 / IP69K and confirms to MIL-STD-810G assessments. This cellular phone is h2o-resistant at a depth of 1.5m for up to 30 minutes, and drop-evidence from a height of 1.5m onto concrete.

Inside of the box, there are the phone, the SIM extractor tool, and a USB Form-C cable with variety C connections at each individual finish. There is also a Kind A to Style C adapter and a electrical power adapter. There is also a screen protector with wipes, a warranty card, and a user guide.

The 5G capable V20 has a pleasant huge 6.44-inch gap punch display screen monitor and a exhibit resolution of 2400 x 1080px and a 20:9 aspect ratio.

The gap punch suggests that the display screen wraps about the entrance-going through camera to increase display screen real estate. The V20 feels pleasant in my hand with a handful of tough edges or uncomfortable corners. It has rounded edges and a a little bit raised edge to safeguard the display screen from scratching.

The remaining-hand aspect of the machine has a twin SIM slot (a person nano and one particular for a TF card) and a personalized function button. On the still left, there are quantity buttons and the energy button which doubles up as a fingerprint reader.

Inside of the Doogee V20, there is a MediaTek Dimensity 700 octa-core chip functioning at up to 2.2GHz. This chip is not the quickest Dimensity CPU on offer you by MediaTek but moves the brand into 5G coverage for its telephones.

Doogee has formerly utilised MediaTek chips in its phones like the rugged Doogee S97. The Dimensity chip will indicate very good 5G protection for end users.

The V20 has 8GB RAM and 256GB ROM as conventional and it operates Android 11. The cellular phone has a couple of new attributes that I have not found for a whilst.

The again of the camera has three rear cameras and an extra window. This 1.05-inch window has a display screen that will display

I 1st noticed this rear window in a Meizu Professional 7 cell phone I reviewed in 2017, but couple of brands have provided this feature considering that then.

You can customize the rear show to show contact notifications and alerts, clearly show the time, or music controls. You can double-faucet to wake up the rear screen or configure it to show when the telephone is facial area down.

To preserve the battery you can turn off the exhibit just after a several seconds. It is a genuinely handy attribute and I do not know why additional cell equipment do not have this extra aspect, even just to exhibit the time when the cellphone is confront down.

The three rear cameras and LED flash are a good specification with a 64MP graphic dimension for the main digicam. There is also a 20MP Sony IMX350 evening eyesight camera and an 8MP vast-angle digicam with a 130-diploma field of view.

The camera can be configured to run in night mode, panorama, slow motion, time-lapse, and a pro mode the place you can manually improve options these as ISO and white equilibrium.

The digicam has a beauty mode so you can add filters to make your experience smoother, slimmer, or enlarge the eyes. You can zoom in to pictures with 4x electronic zoom.

The entrance-dealing with camera is 16MP with a Samsung sensor and photos are crisp and very clear. Article image manipulation is presented as a result of regular Android capabilities including sharing options editing choices and Google Lens.

The V20 has facial recognition which is quick and precise in excellent light circumstances — although it does wrestle to recognise me in dimly lit problems.

The customized button on the remaining-hand facet of the screen can be made use of for press-to-converse (PTT). When pressed you are invited to put in Zello to use the critical.

If you do not want to use this for PTT applications, use the ‘Easy key’ option in options to customise the perform to file, transform on the flashlight, acquire a screenshot, open the underwater digicam, configure an SOS information, or open up Zello.

Like its other styles, the array of helpful equipment in the outdoor toolbox folder will give you a plumb bob compass, a protractor, and a spirit stage as perfectly as an alarm purpose, flashlight, and display flash.

The Doogee V20 has a very good-sized 6,000mAh battery which will give you several times of normal utilization. Working with the Form-C–Type-C PD charging cable will give you up to 33W charging electricity which will recharge the mobile phone in about 2 hours.

This cell phone also has wi-fi charging, but be aware that wireless charging is significantly slower than a TypeC PD cable: It took above 4 hours when I used wi-fi charging. It also has NFC so you can use Google Shell out.

There is no audio slot for this telephone. Hook up your headphones via Bluetooth or use a sort-C adapter if you want to use wired audio. The mobile phone ring tone is reasonably loud and the seem is fantastic across the ranges. You would not require an external speaker.

Doogee recommends that you use T-Cell for the optimum frequency band for this cellphone.

Presently on provide for

less than $300 the Doogee V20 rugged cell phone

is a definitely wonderful phone for the rate. It is tough with a lengthy-long lasting battery and just what you want in an very affordable cell phone.