Doogee DK10 Smartphone Review – The company announced the Doogee DK10 in February 2024 and later went on sale in March month. This smartphone has been launched globally in a few countries, which will expand to more countries. The Doogee DK10 is a premium rugged smartphone that is designed for people who do jobs in harsh conditions. So, they have outfitted the smartphone with every protection possible.
Doogee wants to impress its users by providing a solid user experience with this smartphone. So, this smartphone has all the new and high-end technologies, including 5G connectivity. In terms of design, it features a design similar to other rugged smartphones but looks way more premium. Let’s begin with a detailed review of the Doogee DK10 smartphone and see if this smartphone is worth purchasing.
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Doogee DK10 Smartphone Review
Highlights
- The Doogee DK10 has a 6.67-inch AMOLED display with 120Hz high refresh rate support.
- The SoC inside the smartphone is the MediaTek Dimensity 8020 5G SoC, which is capable of reaching clock speeds of 4×2.6 GHz.
- The smartphone comes with Android 13 with a stock user interface for better user experience.
- The main rear camera of the smartphone has a 50MP quad-camera system while the selfie camera has a 50MP sensor.
- The smartphone is powered by a 5150 mAh battery with 120W wired and 50W wireless fast charging support.
Design and Display
The Doogee DK10 is a rugged smartphone, so it sports a durable and shock-resistant body that will protect all the internal hardware components against all damage. The body is made of durable materials, so it should survive harsh or extreme conditions. It also has the MIL-STD-810H certification, which should put your mind at ease about any safety concerns. The smartphone is also protected against dust and water with IP68 certifications.
Even the display is protected by the Corning Gorilla Glass. The smartphone is protected all around. On the front, you get a 6.67-inch AMOLED display with FHD+ resolution and with 120Hz high refresh rate for a smoother experience. Their display has FHD+ resolution, which will enhance your viewing experience. The smartphone is available for purchase in Emerald Green, and Kevlar Black, which features Kevlar coating as the name suggests.
Memory and Internal
The Doogee DK10 has the MediaTek Dimensity 8020 5G chipset. This chipset can reach clock speeds of up to 4×2.6GHz, so you will find no slowdowns in day-to-day usage or even during gaming. It has enough raw performance to run all your daily apps and games smoothly. Speaking of gaming, the chipset has the Mali-G77 MC9 GPU, which is quite a capable GPU.
Even with sustained gaming sessions, the smartphone doesn’t heat up. As for RAM and storage, the smartphone comes with up to 12GB of RAM and 512GB of uMCP storage. The smartphone also has support for 5G connectivity for gigabit speeds and low latency gaming. When it comes to the software, the Doogee DK10 is running on Android 13 with a stock user interface for better user experience.
Camera
The Doogee DK10 comes with a 50MP quad-camera system. The main camera comes with a 50MP sensor and pictures taken from this sensor tend to have great details in the subject’s faces and highlights in the environment. The pictures also have a high dynamic range. The color tone in the pictures is also quite natural details, especially in outdoor photos.
There’s also a 16MP telephoto camera that can capture some great pictures with 4x optical zoom and the pictures come out looking fantastic. There’s also a 50MP ultrawide camera that can capture pictures with a wide FOV and its detail levels are comparable to that of the main camera. The color tone is also quite natural.
The fourth sensor is the 64MP infrared night vision camera, which is accompanied by two infrared LEDs that illuminate the scene for the night vision camera to pick it up. The picture turns out to be decent but they are in greyscale as an infrared camera of this type is not sensitive to colors. For low-light pictures, there’s a dedicated night mode that will brighten the shots and clean up any noises from the pictures.
On the front of the Doogee DK10, there’s a 50MP sensor that can take some extremely detailed selfies with natural colors and exceptionally accurate skin tones. As for video recording, the Doogee DK10 can shoot at a maximum resolution of 4K@30FPS from the rear cameras. At the same time, the selfie camera can record at a maximum resolution of 1440P@30FPS.
Battery and Others
The Doogee DK10 has a 5150 mAh battery. This battery provides really good battery life and can last for 1 – 2 days easily depending on your usage. With lighter usage that images a bit of camera, social media, texting, etc, the smartphone can last days. Now this is an incredible battery life that you don’t get in ordinary smartphones. But if you take a lot of photos, then the battery would last less.
Also, if you play a lot of games, then the battery will not even last a full day. However, it has super high-speed charging capabilities that will put all your battery anxiety away. The smartphone supports 120W wired fast charging, which can fully charge the smartphone under 30 minutes. The smartphone also supports 50W wireless charging, which can fully charge the smartphone in under an hour and a half.
Apart from that, the phone also has Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.1, NFC, a side-mounted fingerprint scanner, GPS, and a USB Type-C port. The smartphone is available for purchase starting at a special price of just $435 (Rs 35,999 in India) approx.
Doogee DK10 Specifications Detail
Down below you can see the full specifications of the Doogee DK10 smartphone.
| Specifications | Doogee DK10 |
| Network | 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G |
| Announced | February 2024 |
| SIM | Hybrid Dual SIM |
| Dimensions | 7.15 x 3.27 x 0.5 inches |
| Weight | 210g approx. |
| Size | 6.67 inches |
| Display | AMOLED 120Hz 20:9 ratio ~395 PPI density |
| Protection/Others | Corning Gorilla Glass IP68 dust/water resistant Drop-to-concrete resistance from up to 1.8m MIL-STD-810H compliant |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| OS | Android 13 |
| Chipset | 6nm – Mediatek Dimensity 8020 |
| CPU | Octa-core 4×2.6 GHz Cortex-A78 4×2.0 GHz Cortex-A55 |
| GPU | Mali-G77 MC9 |
| Card slot | microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) |
| RAM | 12GB |
| Internal | 512GB uMCP |
| Camera | 50 MP (wide), PDAF 16 MP (telephoto), PDAF, 4x optical zoom 50 MP (123Ëšultrawide) 64 MP (night vision), 2 infrared night vision lights Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama Max – 4K@30fps |
| Selfie | 50 MP (wide) Max – 1440p@30fps |
| Loudspeaker | Yes |
| 3.5mm jack | No |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band |
| Bluetooth | 5.1, A2DP, LE |
| GPS | GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS |
| NFC | Yes |
| Infrared port | No |
| Radio | Yes |
| USB | USB Type-C 2.0, OTG |
| Sensors | Side-mounted fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass |
| Battery | 5150 mAh 120W wired 50W wireless Reverse wired |
| Colors | Emerald Green, Kevlar Black |
| Expected Price | $435 (Rs 35,999 in India) approx. |
Conclusion
The Doogee DK10 is a premium rugged smartphone who don’t shell out a few Euros to get the best performance, whether that’s the display, chipset, camera, or battery. Every part of the smartphone is uniquely designed to provide the best performance possible. The camera performance is by far the best part of the smartphone. We should not expect superior performance from a rugged smartphone. It has a quad camera setup that includes every camera lens and even infrared cameras. These are proper cameras with proper hardware to provide stunning pictures.
It is indeed more expensive compared to Doogee’s other smartphones but it also comes with more capabilities and performance than its other smartphones. Its camera performance is through the roof. The pricing is also justified considering all that it provides. Its only real competition is the Ulefone Armor 23 Ultra which provides almost everything this smartphone has but at a much higher price. A drop in cost also comes with a drop in performance and in this case, it’s the camera performance. So, with this smartphone, you win on cost but lose out on camera performance. However, the final decision is up to you, so it is better to choose a smartphone based on your requirements and needs.
