Doogee V Max Smartphone Review

Doogee V Max Smartphone Review – The Doogee smartphone makers are one of the underrated brands that offer a wide range of armored devices. Like the Ulefone smartphone, they provide impressive protection layering that makes the overall build robust. But recently, the company come up with a pretty unique phone that offers more than 20K mAh battery. At first, we were also shocked by this revelation. But as the review will unfold, you will also be mesmerized.

Usually, the Doogee release their phone exclusively to china. Hopefully, the device is feasible through the Amazon India website from February 2023 onwards. Speaking of the first impression of this phone, there’s no denying that it looks like a huge brick that will grant longer battery life, while at the same time, it provides amazing protection layering and 5G connectivity support. Although, there are some downsides too, so let’s head toward the Doogee V Max review to find out more details about this phone.

Doogee V Max Smartphone Review

Highlights

1. The phone arrives with a 6.58-inch IPS LCD panel with an appealing 120Hz refresh rate.
2. As for the software end, you are getting the Android 12 software skin that will grant decent UI features.
3. The hardware section will be handled through the Dimensity 1080 chipset with a good enough GPU configuration.
4. A decent 108MP triple camera will appear as the main module, while there’s a 32MP selfie at the front.
5. In terms of the battery department, you will obtain a Li-Po 22000 mAh capacity with a standard 33W fast charging support.

Design and Display

The Doogee V Max smartphone comes with a combination of plastic, rubber, and metal material on the back panel, which does look pretty sturdy. On the same note, the company released three color variants that are Classic Black, Moonshine Sliver, and Sunshine Gold. But to be clear, there are certain metal parts where you will find shade options. For instance, near the camera module, side frame, and at the bottom of the back panel.

Apart from this, the rest of the back panel is covered with military-grade material to protect the device from harsh conditions. Besides this, it’s good to see that company added IP68 and IP69K ratings that will resist water and dust. Moreover, you won’t find a 3.5 mm jack port because of the additional. As for the holding experience, the device is roughly 400 grams, which does feel heavy while holding.

Anyway, the front display comes with a water drop notch with thick bezels covering the screen. Hopefully, the company also provides corning glass 5 protection on this phone to reduce such damages. On top of that, the 6.58 inches IPS LCD panel does render presentable content support and offers a 120Hz refresh rate. With this advanced refresh rate, the touch response will improve to a certain extent. However, the brightness levels of the display are average.

Memory and Internal

Under the hood, the phone is powered by the 6nm Mediatek MT6877V Diminsity 1080 chip that will push the octa-core processing unit limits to 2×2.6GHz of cloaking speed. Through that speed, it’s possible to play high-end games without much lag and jester, while at the same time, you can seamlessly connect to the internet as the device will render 5G connectivity support. However, if you compare the performance level to the same price point smartphone, the overall results are disappointing.

Although, there’s no denying that the hardware section will enhance the battery life so that you don’t face any problems using the phone for long hours. Aside from this, the software end is also looking quite alluring as Doogee V Max smartphone offers the Android 12 interface. With that, you will obtain sleek features that will give you the superpower to modify the system settings according to your desire in a hassle-free manner.

On the other hand, there are various fun elements that you can try in the meantime. Speaking of the storage options, you are getting a 256GB UFS 3.1 internal storage configuration that will come alongside the 12GB RAM. On top of that, you will also receive secondary storage, which will allow you to increase storage limits without any problem. Although, you can only use a MicroSD slot when you are using a single SIM.

Camera

As for the camera section, the Doogee V Max will appear with a triple camera setup, which does look pretty standard at the first glance. However, the company added a 108MP primary lens that will deliver decent camera quality and renders colorful photos and videos. In terms of video recording, you are getting 4K resolution support with various other perks that users can try out in their free time.

The photography experience of this camera module does feel compelling, but sometimes the images don’t come out that great because of low color saturation and white balance. It will render decent lowlight photos if you are using the night mode properly. Aside from the main camera lens, there’s a 20MP night vision lens featured on the back panel. It will allow users to get infrared night vision light support photos.

Following this, the triple camera will end with the 16MP ultra-wide lens, which will grant impressive dynamic range. But at the same time, the skin color tone does feel average since you won’t get vibrant color results. Anyway, the 32MP selfie lens renders presentable images and video quality that will further improve the camera experience. But as a whole, the camera result can be considered above average.

Battery and Others

The most interesting part of the Doogee V Max would be a Li-Po 22000 mAh battery configuration, which eventually increases the weight and size of this phone. However, if you are an explorer and don’t want to constantly charge your phone, then V Max can solve your problem. It provides more than 3 days’ worth of battery life in normal conditions. Following this, the phone will be refueled using the 33W fast charger.

Usually, the phone will take roughly four to five hours depending on the battery percentage between 10% to 20%. Apart from this, the sound quality of this phone is also robust as you are getting decent stereo speaker support. As for the security aspect, you will get a side-mounted fingerprint scanner, while the phone will cost around $349.59 (Rs 28,900 in India) approx.

Doogee V Max Pros and Cons

Doogee V Max Specifications Detail

Down below you can see the full specifications of the Doogee V Max smartphone.

Conclusion

Doogee V Max is one of its kind smartphone that you won’t see in the regular market. Besides this, there are only a limited amount of users who prefer armored phones in the first place. But it’s a good thing that the phone stick to providing value for the users. It provides three major key factors that differentiate the V Max from other phones. First of all, the armored body, the infrared lens, and the massive battery.

All of those factors combined become a great deal in the armored smartphone range. Although, the phone is slightly costlier than the alternative option of Ulefone Power Armor 18T. You can also consider Ulefone if you are looking for interesting features. But it’s hard not to recommend this Doogee V Max in the first as it exile in almost every factor. Therefore, make a deal according to your budget and requirements.