The smartphone market is dominated by big companies like Apple, Samsung, and Huawei that offer some great flagships with remarkable features but also a very high price tag. However, there are other manufacturers that offer great value for money phones like the Cubot X20 Pro, one of the most VFM smartphones out there that costs around $150 but features similar performance as much more expensive devices. Let’s see its pros and cons below.

Pros

• Triple camera that produces great photos
• Vivid FHD display with beautiful colors
• Stock Android 9.0
• Great value for money

Cons

• No Headphone Jack
• No fingerprint reader
• No Wireless Charging

Cubot X20 Pro Build Quality

The display is one of the reasons that make the X20 Pro the best VFM phone. It’s an IPS 6.3″ FHD+ display with rich colors and 409ppi. Also, besides the high resolution, it has a clean design with just a tiny notch, unlike the huge iPhone notch. This allows for a higher screen/body ratio as well.

Cameras

The camera design is a clear copy of the iPhone 11 Pro and Google Pixel 4 but that’s ok as most manufacturers copy each other in this department. The important thing is whether the performance of the camera is adequate or not. And the Cubot X20 Pro delivers more than its price suggests with a 12MP sensor and an 8MP ultra-wide sensor. The third sensor is a 20MP one that is used for portrait shots with bokeh effect.

The sensors work great both in bright and low-light conditions while you can adjust the depth of field both before and after the shot. What’s more, there’s a 13MP front shooter that is good for selfies and video calls. And speaking of video, the X20 Pro can shoot 4K video with OIS meaning that no more shaky videos.

Performance and UX

Coming preloaded with Android 9 Pie, the phone’s performance is fluid and smooth. There is no lag or any custom skins applied, just stock Android. This way, Cubot is able to get the maximum performance out of the hardware and offer quick software updates. The phone comes with Helio P60 SoC which is a worthy counterpart to the Snapdragon 660, a popular choice among mid-range phones. As said before, it supports 4K video recording and also offers Face Unlock.

To boost the SoC, the X20 Pro comes with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. This ensures that you never run out of space to store your apps and games or RAM to run them. No matter what game you want to play and what video you want to run, the processor and RAM will do their job well. The storage is expandable up to 256GB more while in terms of performance, the device ranks among the Xiaomi Mi Note 3 and the Asus Zenfone Max Pro.

Battery Life

Usually, the weak link in smartphones is battery life. Technology has evolved so much in every other aspect in the mobile industry apart from batteries. The most expensive phones out there like Google’s Pixel series feature mediocre battery life at best. Also, the obsession for more and more thin devices leaves little space for a big battery. However, the Cubot X20 Pro has a 4000mAh capacity battery that will definitely take you through the day even with heavy use.

Of course, it’s not just a matter of capacity. Software optimization is also very important and the Stock Android 9 Pie in X20 Pro does a good job in power management. There is no battery-hogging bloatware. Add to that the Fast Charging implemented by Cubot and you can charge for half an hour to get a full day of light use. Sounds like a good and small investment, doesn’t it?

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We’ve talked about the new flagship from Cubot and we were eagerly waiting for it to hit the market. Well, today is the day as the Cubot X20 Pro launched globally on Gearbest with an incredible pre-sale price!  The device comes with a 6.3″ FHD+ IPS display and a total of 4 cameras. There is plenty of RAM and storage for smooth multitasking and a big enough battery to take you through the day easily. Overall, it is a very well equipped phone at a super price.

Cubot X20 Pro main features

● Triple Rear Camera: 12MP/20MP/8MP
● 15 AI Scenes: Quickly recognizing the shooting mode
● Android 9 OS: Pure OS with no annoying ads during use
● Helio P60 Octa Core: Fast and power-conservative
● 6GB RAM/128GB storage: Large memory for smooth multitasking
● 4000mAh Battery: Say goodbye to frequent charging
● 6.3″ Waterdrop Screen: Ultra-clear images and video
● 13MP Selfie Camera: Support beauty, FaceCute, portrait blurring, gender age recognition
● Sensors: Accelerometer, Proximity Sensor, Gravity Sensor, Face ID, Gyroscope, Geomagnetic Sensor, Ambient Light Sensor

As said before, the launch price is incredible. It costs just $149.99 (40% off) and in order to grab yours at that price you should hurry because this is a limited time and stock offer! You can buy it here and learn more information about it here.

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Since camera performance has become very important nowadays, Cubot has been working hard since the beginning of this year to improve the camera performance for its upcoming models. To achieve that, the company has set up a new algorithms team and has deep cooperation with the world-renowned technology 360 company. The result of this effort is the three new devices that will soon hit the market: Cubot X20, X20 Pro and P30, which will be equipped with the same AI Triple-Camera combination.

The sensor combination on all three will be the same meaning a Sony IMX486 12MP main sensor, a Sony IMX350 20MP depth sensor, and a 125° ultra-wide camera with 8MP sensor. Also, thanks to the AI scene recognition. they will be able to choose a shooting mode automatically among 16 scenes. It is worth mentioning that real-time beautification is also supported. The 16 AI scenes include Food, Pet, Beach, Building, Person, Flowers, Sky, Plant, Sunset, Night view, Backlit, Car, Text, Fruit, Autumn, and Snow.

What’s more, low-light performance is also improved. Using the latest Cubot camera algorithm, it can combine many photos into a high-quality photo with multi-frame noise reduction. From the picture below, you can see the camera strength of the CUBOT X20 Pro. Although this is just a time to shoot, it shows the details of the picture very well, and the color in the picture is also very well restored.

20MP depth camera, leading the industry

Cubot is probably the first company to use 20MP as a depth camera. Compared to other brands that only use 2MP or 8MP for depth cameras, Cubot’s choice demonstrates the work they’ve done. The results are immediately visible when you shoot a portrait or you want to blur the background in a photo to emphasize the foreground object.

125° Ultra-wide-angle

Following the paradigm of other manufacturers, Cubot jumps on-board the wide-angle lens by adopting a 125° lens on its new devices, allowing the camera to break through the narrow field of view. Whether it’s a landscape architecture or a multi-person outing, all the beautiful pictures and all the fine details can be seen without losing every inch of beauty. At the same time, the new algorithm has intelligent auxiliary composition function, so that users without photography knowledge can also make stunning visual blockbusters.

The main parameters of the new phones are as follows:

Besides the hardware and the upgraded camera performance, all three phones definitely look beautiful but that’s a bit subjective so we leave it up to you to decide. All of them will be released simultaneously in September and based on past experience, their starting price should be very competitive.

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The X Series from Cubot is the one hosting the flagship devices of the Chinese manufacturer and it is about to welcome another member as the company will soon release the Cubot X20 Pro. It will be the flagship for the 2nd half of 2019 and its killer feature will be the rear triple camera.

Featuring 2.5D glass both on the front and the back, the X20 Pro will come with a 6.3″ 19.5:9 waterdrop notch display and FHD+ resolution. According to Cubot, the screen/body ratio reaches 92.8% while the overall dimensions remain compact at 157.1 x 74.6 x 8.1mm despite the large, 4000mAh battery it hosts under the hood.

Cubot focuses on camera performance this time and information say that the results are impressive. To achieve that, the company set up a dedicated camera department and hired top algorithm experts of the industry. The triple camera setup consists of a 12MP main sensor, a 20MP depth-of-field sub-sensor, and an 8MP 125° ultra-wide-angle sensor.

In terms of hardware configuration, the Cubot X20 Pro is equipped with the Helio P60 octa-core AI SoC backed by 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage while it comes with Android 9 Pie pre-installed. Check out the main specs below.

Cubot X20 Pro main specs

• Helio P60 AI SoC
• 6GB RAM plus 128GB storage
• 2.5D Double-sided Curved Glass
• AI Triple Rear Camera 12MP 20MP 8MP
• Main Camera: SONY IMX486 12MP PDAF
• Depth Camera: SONY IMX350 20MP
• 125° Ultra Wide Camera 8MP
• Front Camera: SONY IMX214 13MP
• 6.3″ 19.5:9 FHD+ display
• Android 9 Pie OS
• 4000mAh high-density battery

Besides the Pro version, there will be a lower configuration model, Cubot X20, that will be released together. Below, you can see the differences between the two. As for the release date and pricing, all that is sure right now is that they will be available in September at a very competitive price. You can follow their official website for more updates.

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