We all love the fact that phones have tons of features. However, battery life remains one of the main issues of smartphones nowadays. Oukitel K10000 Pro aims to solve this issue by cramming in a huge 10000mAh battery. Stay tuned to find out if this phone is worth the price of about $180.

VIDEO REVIEW

UNBOXING

The phone ships in a ridiculously huge box and inside of it, you can find a lot of extras.

Besides all the usual stuff, the phone ships with both a regular and tempered glass screen protectors. Also, you get a quality soft TPU case to protect your phone, USB OTG cable that allows you to connect external devices like USB flash drives, a fast charger and last but least, a holster case to improve your smartphone quick draw game.

DESIGN, DISPLAY, BATTERY LIFE

Same as last year, the K10000 Pro is just gigantic, heavy and bad-ass looking. This phone weighs almost 300g and it can literally crush every phone on market with its strong metal chassis.

The phone is so huge due to its massive 10000mAh battery that literally lasts for days. Depending on how you use the phone, it will last you for the entire week.

That translates to over 20 hours of screen on time on a mixed use or same as on the last year’s Oukitel K10000, you can achieve a whopping 35 hours of screen-on time.

It’s great that the phone ships with the fast charger and I were able to fully charge the battery in about 2.5 h.

The device is well-built but it is definitely not for everyone due to its sheer size and weight. Also, I’m not digging that fake leather back finish, which seems like a downgrade compared to the last year’s metal-made model.

The buttons are tactile but I found the volume rocker to be rattling.

As far as display, we have a decent 5.5” 1080p panel that does have a somewhat bluish tint but in general, it is a pretty good screen for a budget phone. Also, it is covered with the unspecified version of the Gorilla Glass.

Unfortunately, there is no LED notification light and no backlight in the capacitive keys.

The fingerprint scanner is not the fastest I’ve seen but it gets the job done to unlock the phone straight from the standby mode.

The loudspeaker quality is just mediocre.

HARDWARE and PERFORMANCE

The Oukitel K10000Pro is not the most powerful phone out there but it still has decent specs like an octa-core MTK6750T chip, 3GB of RAM and 32GB of expandable storage.

The gaming performance is pretty good if you play the 3D games on medium graphics settings. If you set graphics to the maximum, you should expect quite a few skipped frames and a bit of stutter.

BENCHMARKS

USER INTERFACE

I appreciate the fact that the phone ships with the Android 7.0 out of the box and that the phone is usually fast, responsive and fluid even after installing quite a few apps. However, I don’t like that Oukitel redesigned the icons, so they all look pretty much the same to me.

There are some added features like gesture and motion controls and most of them work fine. You can also use the fingerprint scanner gestures, which is a nice feature to have but I didn’t use it much because the phone is simply too big to reach the fingerprint sensor with my hobbit hands.

CAMERAS

When it comes to optics, the phone has a 13MP main camera that is coupled with the LED flash and 5MP front-facing shooter.

The image quality is just mediocre. Sure, you can take some usable pictures for social media but more often than not, you will end up with having images that lack detail, the colors are washed out and the dynamic range is off.

Same can be said about the low-light pictures that are also ruined by a red tint.

The selfie image quality will not impress you but again, you will be able to take some usable photos for social media.

The 1080p video looks just like the upscaled 720p and the quality of the footage is mediocre. The selfie video looks kind of terrible since it is only in 480p resolution. Make sure to check out the video samples on the TechLineHD extras channel. All the links are in the video description.

CONNECTIVITY

As far as connectivity goes, I would rate the call quality above average and signal reception is good. Other connectivity options like Wifi, Bluetooth work fine and the GPS is pretty accurate for a budget device.

The K10000 Pro has only 3 sensors like accelerometer, light, and proximity. Unfortunately, there is no gyroscope, so if you love using VR headsets, this phone may not be for you.

CONCLUSIONS

So, there you have it, the monster Oukitel K10000 Pro that has the best battery life on any smartphone in 2017. This phone offers a lot of value for the price.

However, the device has just a mediocre camera, the volume rocker rattles, and the phone lacks some basic features like a notification LED light and backlit capacitive keys.

If you don’t mind these shortcomings, and if you need a phone that will last you forever, go for it as you will not find anything better. Just keep in mind that the K10000 Pro is definitely not for everyone due to its sheer size and weight.

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I have recently reviewed o monster phone Oukitel K10000 Pro that has a whopping 10.0000mAh battery and pretty cool design.

However, I decided to make a rather unusual video and see how these batterylicuous phones like the older generation Oukitel K10000 look like after 1.5 years of using it. Stay tuned for my after the buzz Oukitel K10000 review.

VIDEO REVIEW

BATTERY LIFE

If you think that the Pro model is too expensive, this phone costs just about $130. For that price, obviously, you get that huge battery.

After more than a year, I would say that the capacity decreased about 5% but this is just my uneducated guess, because I can’t really feel a huge difference. The reason for that is that you don’t need to recharge the battery very often, so this power bank has a lot of charging cycles left in its tank.

You can still use this phone for about 8-10 days, depending on the usage. That translates to about 30 hours of screen-on time, which is just insane.

Obviuosulkly, MTK6735 chip is not even the most power-efficient out there. Just imagine, if someone made a phone like this with the Snapdragon 625 processor.

DESIGN and DISPLAY

The K10000 still looks like it can crush every smartphone on the market as it is just gigantic. I can say that it almost looks as new but I usually kept it in the case, so your results may be different.

The phone is thick and heavy but I love that huge metal frame with sharp edges. It’s not the most comfortable phone to hold in one hand but it just looks great. However, I found the buttons to move and rattle just a little bit.

The 720p display is definitely not the sharpest out there but it gets the job done for a cheap phone and it is more power efficient than 1080p panels.

BENCHMARKS

HARDWARE, PERFORMANCE, USER INTERFACE

Speaking of processing power, the phone has just 16GB of storage and 2GB of RAM.

Day-to-day performance is still decent and the phone works fine. However, some stutter may kick in if you have a lot of apps running in the background.

At the time of the release, the Oukitel K10000 shipped with Android 5.1 but it is now updated to Android 6 UI. Honestly, I’ve never liked the aesthetics of Oukitel’s skin, so I mostly use some third-party launchers. Besides all the usual features, we have some gesture and motion controls. I use just a couple of them and they work pretty well.

The gaming performance is just mediocre. Sure, you can play some 2D games without any issues but once you start playing some graphically intensive titles like Asphalt 8, you see that there is a lot of stutters, even on medium visual settings.

CAMERAS

When it comes to optics, the phone has a 13MP main camera that is coupled with the LED flash and 5MP front-facing shooter.

The image quality is just mediocre. Sure, you can take some usable pictures for social media but more often than not, you will end up with having images that lack detail, the colors are washed out and the dynamic range is off.

Same can be said about the low-light pictures that are also ruined by a red tint.

The selfie image quality will not impress you but again, you will be able to take some usable photos for social media.

720p is the maximum resolution of the videos and the quality of footage is mediocre. The selfie video looks kind of terrible since it is only in 480p resolution.

Download full resolution camera samples

CONNECTIVITY

As far as connectivity goes, I would rate the call quality above average and signal reception is good. Other connectivity options like Wifi, Bluetooth work fine but the GPS is not always reliable and it is inconsistent.

The K10000 has only 3 sensors like accelerometer, light, and proximity. Unfortunately, there is no gyroscope, so if you love using VR headsets, this phone may not be for you.

CONCLUSIONS

So, there you have it, the Oukitel K10000 after 1.5 years. I would say that the phone held up pretty well over the time and it still has one of the largest batteries in the industry.

Sure, the device is quite old already as there are definitely some shortcomings to consider but if you need amazing battery life and you think that the newer K10000 Pro is overpriced, this phone offers quite a lot value for the money.

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Today we have a cheap phone with a monster battery – Doogee T6. Find out more in our full review.

Buy Doogee T6

Doogee T6 VIDEO REVIEW:

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Doogee T6 Review: UNBOXING

The phone comes with instruction manuals, a charging brick, USB cable, USB OTG cable for external devices, a screen protector and a SIM ejector pin. Finally, you are getting a nice soft TPU case to protect your device.

Doogee T6 Review: DESIGN and DISPLAY

Doogee T6 is not a small device due its 5.5” display. Well, this size of the screen has already become a standard for most of us. 

The panel itself is just 720p resolution but it not that bad. It is bright and the colours look natural.

The star of the show here is a large 6250mAh battery, which makes the phone heavier than usual as it weighs 230g.

On the front, we have a 5MP shooter and LED notification light along with the non-backlit capacitive buttons.

The backplate is made of plastic but it actually feels nice to the touch. 

The camera has an 8MP sensor, which is capable of shooting 13MP images with dual LED flash. Also, we have the loudspeaker on the bottom. 

The sides are also made of plastic and we have the buttons on the right, which have a good tactile feedback but they feel a bit cheap. 

Overall, the phone is well built, it feels nice in the hand but you have to keep in mind that it is quite heavy and it does not sport any premium materials like metal or glass.

Doogee T6 Review: UI

Doogee T6 runs on Android 5.1 with the Doogee’s skin on top of it. 

We have some redesigned icons and a bit of extra functionality like gesture and motions controls we’ve seen on numerous phones. The implementation of gestures is pretty good but I’ve seen faster response times on some other phones.

As for daily use, I don’t have major complaints. However, there is a significant delay once you press the home button and that it is kind of annoying. 

Other than that, the performance of the UI is snappy and responsive.

Doogee T6 Review: BENCHMARKS

Doogee T6 Review: HARDWARE and PERFORMANCE

The phone is not a powerhouse as it sports a quad-core MTK6735 chip with the clock speeds of up to 1.0GHz, 2GB of RAM and 16GB of storage. 

As you may have already guessed, the gaming experience is not really pleasant. There is a lot of lag and skipped frames even on medium graphics on Asphalt 8. 

Doogee T6 Review: MULTIMEDIA

The loudspeaker quality is not bad but it is not impressive either. On the other hand, it is on par with most of the phones in this price range.

Doogee T6 Review: CAMERA

Doogee T6 Review: IMAGE QUALITY 

As for image quality, the daylight pictures usually turn out to be pretty good as they have a decent amount of detail. However, the colours are not always accurate and there were quite a few blurry shots.

The low-light images do not impress. They lack in detail, there is a lot of noise. Also, the red tint ruins some of the pictures.

The selfie camera can take some okay looking images in good light but it is not a wide angle shooter.

As for video, it is just mediocre and the footage looks quite shaky. See the video review for a video sample.

Doogee T6 Review: CONNECTIVITY

All the connectivity options that include Wifi, Bluetooth and GPS are working fine. Also, the signal reception is excellent and the call quality is good.

Doogee T6 Review: BATTERY LIFE

The phone sports a humongous 6250 mAh battery. Although it adds a bit of bulk and weight to the device, it performs well in real life.

I could get around 7 or even over 8 hours of screen-on time depending on the usage and that is a great result.

Doogee T6 Review: CONCLUSIONS

Doogee T6 costs around $130 and it does most of the things right.

It is not a flagship device due to its low-end specs but it was not made to be a flagship. The main highlight is the humungous battery and it delivers in real life.

Also, the phone has a decent screen, although it is only 720p; the design and build is good despite using mainly plastic and the camera can take decent daylight shots.

However, the phone lags while gaming, the home button is slow to respond and the low-light camera performance does not impress. 

All in all, Doogee T6 is for those who look for a phone that has a very large battery and it does most of the things right. However, make sure to take the shortcomings into consideration. 

Buy Doogee T6

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