Oukitel K-series has been a brand known with large battery from day one and while you have the almighty Oukitel K10. There is a minimalist version of that smartphone called the Oukitel K8 which features a lesser battery capacity. The remainder of the spec sheet includes a dual camera, 18:9 big display with fast charge added and other cool features Although, it is a bit behind in terms of specs when compared with the Oukitel K10 which is a flagship of some sort.
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Oukitel K8 Key Specs and Features
- 6.0-inch, IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 1080 X 2160 pixels (402 ppi)
- Android 8.0 Oreo
- Octa-core MediaTek MT6750T CPU with 4GB RAM
- 64GB built-in storage space, up to 256GB with a memory card
- Dual 13MP + 2MP rear camera and a 5MP front camera
- 4G LTE
- Fingerprint scanner (rear)
- 5, 000mAh non removable Li–ion battery
Design and Display
Taking after the recent rollout of smartphones whose common feature includes the presence of a tall, slim build and a need for trimmed down bezels. The Oukitel K8 has a similar outline, even if it deviates in the part where it isn’t svelte due largely to the big battery featured in it. One on top of the other, the camera are stacked at the middle part of the rear panel with Oukitel pasted at the bottom alongside some other information. The smartphone is only available in space grey colour and weighs a staggering 233.9g.
The Oukitel K8 goes the same way as the K10 model pertaining to the display featured on it except for the notch. You’ve got exactly the same setup here comprising of a 6.0-inch screen and a resolution of 1080 X 2160 pixels. This might not be as admirable as the OLED counterparts but it does offer a nice enough colour display with decent viewing angle and brightness in daylight.
Battery and Camera
Over to what the K-series smartphone are really about which is unarguably large battery capacity. You get to enjoy longer battery life on the Oukitel K8 which carries 5, 000mAh of battery juice a little more than what you have on your conventional smartphone. Thankfully, the smartphone also includes fast charge in the mix, a feature that will ensure the battery is charged up quickly.
Photography is not at all bad on the smartphone too, although it is not going to win any award neither is it among the best in its category. What it will do is take pictures of decent quality using the primary 13MP camera combined with a 2MP sensor on the rear. Up front, there is a regular 5MP camera which is not much but does well in well lit scenarios.
Hardware and Software
The Oukitel K8 will be driven by a MediaTrk SoC which has eight core clocking to make sure thing keep going on smoothly on the smartphone. With a clock speed of 1.5GHz, the MediaTek MT6750T processor exexutes basic day to day tasks well. Nonetheless, you most certainly will get some lags when opening apps or launching heavy apps on the smartphone.
Going further, it packs a nice 4GB RAM to bump the performance up a bit and also carries 64GB storage space from Oukitel. Expansion can be made up to 256GB using an SDcard plus it boots Android 8.0 Oreo from the maker.
Oukitel K8 Pricing and Availability
The smartphone costs about 70, 000 Naira and is available on different online stores. Although, pricing might vary a bit depending on the deal and your location.
Oukitel K8 Specs
Here are a few specs of the Oukitel K8:
General Features
- Platform: Android 8.0 Oreo
- Processor: Octa-core MediaTek MT6750T
- GPU: Mali-T860 MP2
- Memory: 4GB RAM
- Colours: Space Grey
- Dimension: 160 x 76.4 x 10.5 mm
- Weight: 233.9g
- SIM Type: Nano SIM
- SIM Count: Dual SIM
Display
- Display: 6.0-inch, IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 1080 X 2160 pixels
- Screen Protection: –
Camera
- Rear Camera: Dual 13MP + 2MP camera, 1080p Video@30fps
- Rear Camera Features: Autofocus, LED flash, Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama
- Front Camera: 5MP camera, 720p Video@30fps
Storage
- Built-in Storage: 64GB
- Memory Card Support: Yes, up to 64GB
- Bundled Cloud Storage: –
Network Support
- 2G GSM: Yes
- 2G CDMA 1X: –
- 3G WCDMA: Yes
- 3G CDMA EVDO: –
- 4G LTE: LTE FDD: 1/3/7/8/20
Internet & Connectivity
- GPRS: Yes
- EDGE: Yes
- 3G/WCDMA/HSPA: Yes
- HSPA+: 42.2/5.76 Mbps
- CDMA EVDO: –
- 4G LTE: Yes
- WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
- Wi-Fi Hotspot: Yes
- Bluetooth: Yes, v4.2
- NFC: –
- Infrared Blaster: –
- USB Port: MicroUSB 2.0
Messaging
- SMS/MMS: Yes
- Instant Messaging: Yes
- Push Emails: Yes
- Email Protocol: –
Entertainment
- Music Player: MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player
- Video Player: MP4/H.264 player
- FM Radio: Yes
- Loudspeaker: Yes
- 3.5mm Jack: Yes
Navigation
- Navigation: Yes, with A-GPS, GPS
- Maps: Yes
Sensors & Control
- Digital Compass: Yes
- Accelerometer: Yes
- Proximity Sensor: Yes
- Light Sensor: Yes
- Barometer: –
- SpO2: –
- Pedometer: –
- Heart Rate Monitor: –
- Gyroscope: Yes
- Fingerprint Scanner: Yes, (rear)
- Iris Scanner: –
- Face Unlock: –
- Intelligent Digital Assistant: –
- Motion Sensing / Gesture Control: –
- Voice Control: –
Other Features
- Video Streaming: Yes
- Active Noise Cancellation: Yes
- Wireless Charging: –
- Built-in Mobile Payment: –
- Water Resistant: –
- Dust Resistant: –
- Image Editor: Yes
- Video Editor: Yes
- Document Viewer: Yes
- Document Editor: Yes
Battery
- Battery: 5, 000mAh non removable Li-Ion battery
- Talktime: –
- Standby Time: –
- Fast Charging: Yes