Overview Doogee Y8 - inexpensive smartphone with drop-shaped neckline and Android Pie

Table of contents

• Specifications
• Packaging and appearance
• Display and Audio
• Performance
• autonomy
• Camera
• Software
• results

Doogee possible abuse for a long time is not the best build quality and lack of proper software support, but the speed of release of new smartphones the company ahead. While competitors are only thinking about the launch of the models with fashionable drop-shaped cut in the screen, the company has already submitted Doogee Y8, which costs only $ 80.

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Specifications

• housing: plastic.
• Display: 6.1 inches, 1,280 × 600 pixels, IPS.
• Platform: processor MT6739, video processor PowerVR GE8100.
• RAM: 3 GB.
• Built-in memory: 16 GB, possibility of installing a memory card of up to 128 GB.
• camera: General - 8 + 5 Mn Mn; front - 8 megapixels.
• Communication: combined slot for two nanoSIM and microSD memory card.
  • 4G LTE: B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 1 AWS), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900) B12 (700), B13 (700), B17 (700), B19 (800), B20 (800), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2 500).
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  • 3G: B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B5 (850), B8 (900), B10 (1700).
  • 2G: B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900).
• Wireless interfaces: Wi-Fi 802.11 a / b / g / n 2,4 / 5 GHz, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, GLONASS, A-GPS.
• Expansion Slots: 3.5 mm audio jack, microUSB, microSD (up to 128 GB).
• sensors: accelerometer, fingerprint, proximity sensors and lighting.
• Operating system: Android 9.0 Pie.
• Battery: 3400 mAh (not removable).
• Dimensions: 5.25 × 156.8 × 9 mm.
• Weight: 180 grams.

Doogee Y8 MediaTek MT6739 is built on a platform that is designed for use in entry-level devices. The processor includes four cores Cortex-A53, running at 1.5 GHz.

Responsible for the graphics accelerator PowerVR GE8100, the maximum frequency is 570 MHz. It supports a widescreen display with an aspect ratio of 18: 9 and a resolution of up to 1440 × 720 pixels.

The smartphone has 3 GB of RAM, which provides multitasking. Built-in memory is only 16 GB, with 6GB of them is the operating system and preinstalled software.

The remaining space is not enough to take full advantage of your smartphone, so you have to sacrifice the second Simcoe for an extra memory card.

Phone boasts support for multiple systems geopositioning that allows him fairly quickly locate satellites even at cold start. But in the smart phone manufacturer decided to save senses: in the presence of only a proximity sensor, accelerometer and light conditions.

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Packaging and appearance

In the box, apart from the smartphone, we found a charger, connecting cable, clip and instructions in several languages, including Russian. But the protective cover film for screen and other accessories, to the existence of which we have become accustomed to unfortunately, no.

The appearance of a smartphone, despite its cost, we liked. The main part of the front surface is the screen, the top of which has a teardrop-shaped cutout for the front chamber.

The thickness of the side frames about 3 mm and the subscreen portion size is 10 mm. Here proudly flaunts the name of the firm, not allowing this smartphone to mix with some there is Huawei. Above the screen are located front camera, earpiece, proximity sensor, and light. Event LED does not deliver.

The back cover of the smartphone is made of matte plastic, which, though collects prints, but easily parted with them. The camera unit is located in the upper left corner, the fingerprint scanner is located in the center.

The lower face comprises a smartphone microUSB connector for charging and data exchange, a microphone and an external speaker. Headphone jack is on top.

Although the smartphone and used inexpensive materials, it looks quite decent. All parts fit well, no creaks or loose. The device fits comfortably in the hand, rounded verge tactile. In short, an ordinary smartphone. Even you could not tell by their appearance, that he so little worth.

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Display and Audio

In Doogee Y8 a display with a diagonal of 6.1 inches and a resolution of 1280 × 600 pixels, the density is 233 pixels per inch. These parameters can not, of course, to provide premium image quality. Still looks pretty good for its price range smartphone display: picture is bright and contrasting colors are displayed correctly.

dimming range is sufficient for comfortable use device like the dim artificial light, and outdoors under the sun. Is a function of automatically changing the backlight depending on the ambient light.

Sound external speaker boasts a pretty high volume and a complete lack of musicality. To play ringtones more suitable, but listen to your favorite songs is strictly not recommended.

When you connect headphones quality is slightly better. Amiss, to brighten up a long trip, or waiting in a queue listening to podcasts, or language lessons.

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Performance

As we noted above, MediaTek MT6739 platform has been specially created for budget smartphones. Performance Doogee Y8 fully corresponds to this level, which is clearly demonstrated by the results of synthetic benchmarks.

In general, the smartphone copes with all basic tasks, though certainly not as fast as we would like. And it is here, it seems, not even in a feeble processor or a small amount of RAM.

Weakest point Doogee Y8 - low read and write speed of the built-in memory. Therefore, each time a reference to the location, such as during start bulk program, the device begins to slow down significantly. You can live with it, but it is worth considering when buying.

Lovers of modern mobile gaming, rich graphics and special effects, should get Doogee Y8 side. In simple puzzles and arcade games you can play, but no more.

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autonomy

The manufacturer claims that the battery of the smartphone Doogee Y8 has a capacity of 3400 mAh. Given the availability of low-power processors and low screen resolution, it was possible to count on a good autonomy. However, this is not quite true.

During use, it became clear that Doogee Y8 survive until the end of the day only if it is not too heavy load tasks. At rest, the battery barely lasts, so we can assume that the actual capacity of it is actually somewhat lower than specified.

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Camera

As the main chamber smartphone uses dual module with sensors 8 and 5 Mn Mn. The second of them no part in the shooting does not accept and is apparently hollow. This we have already seen in cheap Chinese smartphones.

Photo quality Doogee Y8 we are not pleased. Photo session took place on a clear spring day in good light, but the images were such that we were shooting dank autumn evening. Many of the photos have turned out too dark, with a narrow dynamic range, poor color reproduction. On the dark areas is visible digital noise.

Given the not too quality of shooting during the day, evening photo session decided not to. It is obvious that in low light conditions to Doogee Y8 should not count.

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Software

The operating system in the smartphone uses Android 9.0 Pie. This version of the operating system yet reached a very small number of smartphones, so we We did not expect to see it on the entry-level smartphone from the Chinese manufacturer of the second echelon.

Another big plus software - the lack of third-party services and utilities. On the smartphone installed only the standard set of Google apps, which need almost all users, - Google Maps, Chrome, YouTube, Gmail and so on. There is also Google Play catalog, where you can doustanovit necessary programs.

The operating system settings, we did not find any additions and improvements, except for a slightly mutated shell. And it can be concluded that on the smartphone Doogee Y8 used clean, as close as possible to the original image of the operating system.

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results

Doogee Y8 - is an inexpensive device that copes well with only basic telephony functions. All other modern smartphone application gives it the hard way.

Pros Doogee Y8

• Good appearance and assembly.
• Fashion guttate cutout for the front chamber.
• Availability of connector for headphones.
• Latest version of the operating system.
• Low price.

Cons Doogee Y8

• Poor equipment.
• Poor quality sound external speaker.
• The weak performance.
• Bad shots even in good light.

At the time of this writing, the cost Doogee Y8 in the official store on AliExpress is 5474 rubles.

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The author would like to thank the company for giving Doogee to test the device.

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