The famous Chinese smartphone company, Doogee announced a new smartphone – Doogee S88 Plus. The smartphone is a younger sibling to the S88 Pro which was launched late last year featuring fully-packed specifications. Whereas, the newly launched Doogee S99 Plus features a better chipset – Helio P70 instead of the P60 SoC. The S88 Plus comes in three colour options of Army Green, Fire Orange, Mineral Black for $199 via Aliexpress.

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The introductory price is limited till January 31st, and after that, it will start retailing for $349. Doogee is even offering 6 units of the new smartphone for free if you enter and win the ongoing giveaway. The results will be announced via live YouTube stream on February 1.

Doogee S88 Plus houses a powerful ARM Cortex-A73/A53 octa-core CPU complex with an impressive Arm Mali-G72 GPU. Moreover, it is 13% faster, and 10-30% AI processing efficient than the predecessor.

The new smartphone carries a beautiful 6.3-inch display featuring a full HD+ resolution. It is available in 128GB storage and 8 GB RAM variant. A 10000 mAh battery is present to offer large battery backup. The primary highlights of the smartphone are as follows:

Quality Display and LED light

Doogee S88 Plus brings multi-coloured LED light which shows different colours for calls, messages, music, and other notifications. There’s a 6.3-inch Full HD display featuring a waterdrop notch and Corning Gorilla Glass. The device features a 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution and features a pixel density of 410 PPI. Moreover, it has a new gesture navigation system making the smartphone more productive. The user can access different apps, menu and Google Assistant using gestures.

Rugged Capabilities

The smartphone is IP68/IP69K rating confirming the waterproof and drop-proof design. The device can withstand impact from up to 1.5 metres and can remain underwater with up to 2 metres of depth. It even did well in brick pressure and sand immersion tests.

Doogee S88 Plus is designed with two-colour injection moulding technique to make the device stronger using hard and soft rubber material.

Moreover, the device features well-aligned software to provide easy access to professional tools including a compass, sound meter, height measurement, magnifier, and other essential apps.

Power Triple Camera

The camera has become an essential part of any smartphone. Doogee S88 Plus features an impressive tripe-rear camera module featuring a 48MP Samsung AI Triple camera, an 8MP macro lens and an 8MP ultra-wide-angle lens.

The Samsung S5KGM1 sensor chip ensures quality photography. It brings high-resolution stills and 4K video even in a low-light environment. Moreover, the ultrawide lens captures expanded photos with better quality.

On the front, there’s a 16-megapixel selfie camera with 80-degree wide-angle to capture all the details and even aids in identifying the age. Thanks to the inbuilt AI algorithms which enhances the overall photo by analyzing the several aspects.

Massive Battery 

Doogee S88 Plus smartphone provides a large 10000 mAh battery which is ideal for the travellers an outdoor enthusiasts. The battery can provide a backup of up to 10-15 days which roughly translates to 470 hours while using it normally. It let you remain connected with near and dear ones whilst on the move. Its reverse charging feature let the user charge other devices.

Security

The availability of face recognition, side-fingerprint sensor and NFC makes the device secured. The users can easily safeguard their data using fingerprint or face recognition. Presence of NFC enables users to safely use Google Pay and other related apps while making payments.

Extensive Network support

The device support major network bands including 4G FDD 1/3/7/8/20 bands, 3G WCDMA 1/2/4/5/8, 2G GSM 2/3/5/8, and LTE baseband of B1/3/7/8/20/EDGE/GPRS. Moreover, it houses support for 2.4G 802.11b/g/n and 5G 802.11n, and Bluetooth 4.2.

Pricing and Availability

Doogee S88 Plus is now retailing on AliExpress for $199.99 between January 25-31. It is available in three colours including Army Green, Fire Orange and Mineral Black. Surprisingly, the first 200 buyers will get a free phone case. The interested users can participate in the giveaway.

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