Doogee X70 Specs and Price

Renowned for making incredibly affordable smartphones, Doogee is one of the manufacturers of budget phones to ever come out of China. The OEM also boasts of an impressive collection of devices under a number of categories ranging from gaming smartphones to rugged and cheap budget devices. The Doogee X70 is one of the latest entrants into the company’s “X-series” which comprises of budget smartphones.

The Doogee X70 sports trendy features that almost makes it hard to place it as a budget smartphone. Think of any in-vogue smartphone feature, the Doogee X70 comes with it: bezel-less design, 19;9 aspect ratio, facial recognition, huge long-lasting battery, display notch and more. All under $80; mindblowing price. If you intend to purchase a new (primary or secondary) Android phone either for personal use or as a gift to your kids or relatives, this under-$80 smartphone from Doogee is the perfect device.

Doogee X70 Key Specs

• Dimension: 68.8 mm x 144 mm x 11.1 mm
• Weight: 167 grams
• Display: 5.5 inches IPS screen with 2.5D curved glass, 1140 x 532 pixels in 19:9 aspect ratio
• Rear-camera: 8-megapixels with dual LED flash
• Front-facing camera: 5-megapixels
• CPU: Quad-Core MediaTek MT6580 1.3GHz ARM Cortex-A7
• Operating system: Android 8.1 Oreo
• GPU: ARM Mali 400
• RAM: 2GB
• Internal storage (ROM): 16GB, up to 128GB with SD card
• Battery: Non-removable 4,000mAh Lithium-Ion battery
• Sensors: Ambient Light Sensor, Accelerometer, Proximity Sensor, Fingerprint (rear-mounted)

Design and Build

For a budget smartphone, the aesthetics of the Doogee X70 is decent, perhaps even too much for the price it sells for. While you shouldn’t expect too much from the device in terms of overall build quality, the Doogee is a sturdily built to some extent. Measuring 11m thickness-wise, it comes with a bit of a bulk perhaps due to the colossal battery but still manages to be lightweight (167 grams).

Available in three colour variants (Blue, Black, and Gold), the Doogee X70 has a finely polished plastic body with the fingerprint reader, dual rear camera, and LED flash playing occupants on the rear. On the front, you’ll find the screen with a rectangular cut out at the top, the front-facing camera, earpiece, and a couple of sensors. On the right-hand of the device are the volume adjustment keys as well as the power/lock/unlock button.

The 3.5mm audio jack is at the top while the speaker grill and micro USB port are at the bottom.

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Display

The Doogee X70 comes with a 5.5-inch IPS display in HD+ resolution and 232 ppi pixel density. The screen is curved to the edges which, in addition to allowing for a more comfortable grip, helps hides some of the device’s bezel to the side. While the notch at the top was added to give more screen space, 228 PPI I really do not understand why Doogee left that much bezel at the bottom of the display. Nevertheless, the screen will provide decent image quality and colour reproduction.

Processor, Storage & OS

A MediaTek MT6580 system-on-chip with four cores and clock speed of 1.3GHz powers the Doogee X70 alongside a Mali 400 dual-core GPU. While the device doesn’t have the capacity to handle high-end and demanding games, it will handle your day-to-day activities like surfing web pages, multitasking, social media, music and movie demands without lag. The Android 8.1 Oreo OS on this device also means you’d be able to further boost multitasking through the inherent split-screen feature of the OS.

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Per storage, the X70 sports 2GB of RAM and 32GB of built-in memory. Removing the back cover of the device reveals a micro SD card slot which can further take an extra memory stick of up to 128GB.

Camera

The dual camera setup on the rear comprises of primary 5MP and secondary 8MP 80° wide-angle lenses aligned vertically to each other with a LED flash in between them. On the software side, the Doogee X70 comes with 5 shooting modes to help capture the best moments: Mono, Blur, Professional, Panorama, and FaceBeauty.

The front-facing camera is a 5MP sensor which not only takes selfie photos but can also be used to unlock your phone in 0.2seconds by only catching a glimpse of your face.

Battery

Under the hood is a 4,000mAh battery which cannot be removed (except by a skilled technician/expert). According to Doogee, the battery can conveniently supply up to 300 hours of standby time and 30 hours of talk time.

Price

For less than $80, you can purchase the Doogee X70 at any e-commerce store or phone outlet selling the device. For the features the device boasts of, it’s a steal.