Coolpad Cool 20 Pro Review – The Coolpad Cool 20 Pro has been officially launched in China and the features of the phone are decent at this price range. The high refresh rate, apt camera performance and 5G connectivity certainly make it a very interesting smartphone. Also, it has a very refreshing design, which looks a lot better than the competition but the market is much more saturated now.
There are other smartphone makers present who also provide an excellent value for money with their smartphones. To find out whether the Cool 20 pro equally stands in the competition, let’s start with a detailed review of the Coolpad Cool 20 Pro smartphone and find out if the phone is everything that it claims to be.
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Coolpad Cool 20 Pro Review
Highlights
- The Coolpad Cool 20 Pro Features a 6.58 inches IPS LCD display panel with a 120Hz refresh rate.
- It is powered by the Mediatek Dimensity 900 5G SoC for decent performance and can reach up to a 2.4GHz clocking speed..
- It has Android 11 OS with CoolOS 2 User Interface.
- The phone has a 50MP main camera and an 8MP selfie camera.
- The phone has a Li-Po 4500 mAh battery accompanied by 33W fast charging support.
Design and Display
The design of the Coolpad Cool 20 Pro is quite amazing, especially at this price. Almost every other smartphone in this price range has the same old curved edges with the same old design. The Coolpad Cool 20 Pro brings in a flat design with a new camera module design which makes this smartphone very modern looking, but unfortunately, it still retains the older notch for the selfie camera. Overall, the design is fantastic and gives this phone a certain edge over its competition. It is available in 4 colors, Gold, White, Blue, and Black. Among all these colors, the gold color has a very unique pattern.
As for the display, Coolpad Cool 20 Pro is powered by 6.58 inches large Full HD+ IPS display with a 120Hz refresh rate. Now, that’s a big display and the colors are actually not bad, even though it’s an IPS panel. Obviously, it can’t compete against AMOLED, but you won’t get an AMOLED screen at this price anyway. It’s an IPS screen, but a good quality one, and it has a 120Hz refresh rate for a smoother experience, which will be enough to compensate for the lack of AMOLED.
Memory and Internal
Inside the Coolpad Cool 20 Pro smartphone runs the 6nm Mediatek Dimensity 900 5G chipset. The Dimensity 900 SoC is quite a decent chipset and can easily hang out with the likes of Snapdragon 778G and upper mid-range chipsets. The SoC can go up to a 2.4GHz clocking speed, so you won’t face any lags and frame drops while using the device. This is partially due to the fact that the processor is powerful and can handle anything without breaking a sweat. Some credits also go to the optimizations and Coolpad has done a fantastic job here.
As for gaming, BGMI and COD mobile runs perfectly with this chipset on normal graphics. The phone comes in 2 variants and you can either get it in 6GB of RAM and 128GB of UFS 2.2 internal storage or 8GB of RAM and 128GB of UFS 2.2 internal storage. You also get a MicroSD card slot in case you happen to need more storage. For the operating system, you get Android 11 OS with CoolOS 2 UI on top of it and it is very smooth and properly optimized. The device also supports a dual 5G sim service.
Camera
The camera system on the back is a triple camera setup, but the main 50MP sensor is the only one that matters. The rest of the camera sensors are just 2MP macro and 8MP ultrawide sensors and they are just there to make up the numbers just like every other phone. The 50MP main camera takes decent pictures with a good amount of detail and the color science is on point. The dynamic range is quite decent even under harsh sunlight. Even the pictures of portrait mode are equally impressive and the edges around the human subject look quite natural.
Pictures taken during the night do suffer a bit. They are not bad, but there are other phones that can do better during the night. Also, the 8MP selfie camera is not properly optimized. It does take decent selfies but the detail levels could have been better. As for video recording, the phone manages to shoot up to 1080p at 30 fps from both the rear camera and the selfie camera.
Battery and Others
The Coolpad Cool 20 Pro smartphone has a Li-Po 4500 mAh battery capacity, and it should provide you with a full day backup on normal usage. This is partly due to the fact that the SoC here is very efficient and consumes very little power.
As for charging, you will get the 33W fast charger included in the box. Furthermore, the device is available at the price of $289 (Rs 20,999 in India) approx. The device also comes equipped with Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.1, and GPS, among others, and surprisingly, this phone also has a 3.5mm headphone jack.
Coolpad Cool 20 Pro Pros and Cons
Coolpad Cool 20 Pro Specifications Detail
Down below you can see the full specifications of the Coolpad Cool 20 Pro smartphone.
| Specifications | Coolpad Cool 20 Pro |
| Network | 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G |
| Announced | December 2021 |
| SIM | Dual SIM |
| Dimensions | 6.41 x 2.94 x 0.33 inches |
| Weight | 193 grams |
| Size | 6.58 inches |
| Display | IPS LCD 120Hz 20:9 ratio ~400 PPI density |
| Protection | No |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| OS | Android 11, CoolOS 2 |
| Chipset | 6nm – MediaTek MT6877 Dimensity 900 5G |
| CPU | Octa-core 2×2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 6×2.0 GHz Cortex-A55 |
| GPU | Mali-G68 MC4 |
| Card slot | Yes (dedicated slot) |
| RAM | 6GB, 8GB |
| Internal | 128GB UFS 2.2 |
| Camera | 50 MP (wide), PDAF 8 MP (ultrawide) 2 MP (macro) LED flash, panorama, HDR Max – 1080p@30fps |
| Selfie | 8 MP HDR Max – 1080p@30fps |
| Loudspeaker | Yes (stereo speakers) |
| 3.5mm jack | Yes |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
| Bluetooth | 5.1, A2DP, LE |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS |
| NFC | No |
| Infrared port | No |
| Radio | Yes |
| USB | USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go |
| Sensors | Side-mounted fingerprint, unspecified sensors |
| Battery | Li-Po 4500 mAh Fast charging 33W |
| Colors | Black, Blue, White, Gold |
| Expected Price | $289 (Rs 20,999) Approx. |
Conclusion
The Coolpad Cool 20 Pro smartphone has some of the best hardware in the market at this price range, including the Meditek Dimensity 900 5G SoC, the 50MP camera, 120Hz display, long battery, and stereo speakers. The user experience is also equally impressive, and there are no lags anywhere. It is an amazing phone and offers decent value.
If the features that we mentioned are enough for you, you may choose to buy this smartphone. But if you need a camera-centric smartphone then may want to check out the Xiaomi Poco X4 smartphone Pro which also falls into a similar price category.
