Doogee V20 rugged Android phone review: Superb performance and innovative rear screen

I like the Doogee vary of telephones and its newest launch, launched right now, the

Doogee V20 rugged Android phone

is no exception. For a rugged telephone, it is slimmer than other Doogee phones I have reviewed and lighter far too at 296g.

It is rated at IP68 / IP69K and confirms to MIL-STD-810G checks. This telephone is h2o-resistant at a depth of 1.5m for up to 30 minutes, and fall-proof from a top of 1.5m on to concrete.

Within the box, there are the telephone, the SIM extractor tool, and a USB Type-C cable with variety C connections at each and every close. There is also a Style A to Form C adapter and a energy adapter. There is also a display protector with wipes, a warranty card, and a consumer guide.

The 5G able V20 has a good significant 6.44-inch hole punch show screen and a exhibit resolution of 2400 x 1080px and a 20:9 facet ratio.

The gap punch usually means that the display screen wraps all over the entrance-dealing with digital camera to maximize display screen true estate. The V20 feels great in my hand with a couple rough edges or uncomfortable corners. It has rounded edges and a somewhat lifted edge to defend the monitor from scratching.

The still left-hand aspect of the system has a dual SIM slot (just one nano and 1 for a TF card) and a custom functionality button. On the remaining, there are quantity buttons and the electricity button which doubles up as a fingerprint reader.

Within the Doogee V20, there is a MediaTek Dimensity 700 octa-main chip functioning at up to 2.2GHz. This chip is not the fastest Dimensity CPU on offer you by MediaTek but moves the model into 5G coverage for its telephones.

Doogee has formerly utilised MediaTek chips in its phones like the rugged Doogee S97. The Dimensity chip will indicate good 5G protection for people.

The V20 has 8GB RAM and 256GB ROM as typical and it runs Android 11. The phone has a pair of new features that I have not found for a even though.

The back again of the digicam has three rear cameras and an excess window. This 1.05-inch window has a show that will display

I to start with saw this rear window in a Meizu Pro 7 cellphone I reviewed in 2017, but number of brands have bundled this aspect considering the fact that then.

You can customise the rear exhibit to display call notifications and alerts, present the time, or songs controls. You can double-tap to wake up the rear display screen or configure it to display screen when the cell phone is face down.

To maintain the battery you can turn off the display screen after a few seconds. It is a genuinely helpful aspect and I do not know why much more cellular units do not have this more aspect, even just to demonstrate the time when the cell phone is encounter down.

The three rear cameras and LED flash are a respectable specification with a 64MP graphic dimension for the main digital camera. There is also a 20MP Sony IMX350 night time vision digicam and an 8MP huge-angle digital camera with a 130-diploma area of see.

The digital camera can be configured to run in night time method, panorama, gradual motion, time-lapse, and a pro method in which you can manually transform settings these types of as ISO and white stability.

The digicam has a magnificence mode so you can add filters to make your facial area smoother, slimmer, or enlarge the eyes. You can zoom in to photos with 4x digital zoom.

The front-experiencing digicam is 16MP with a Samsung sensor and photographs are crisp and clear. Article image manipulation is supplied by normal Android options like sharing characteristics enhancing selections and Google Lens.

The V20 has facial recognition which is rapid and accurate in good gentle problems — despite the fact that it does battle to recognise me in dimly lit ailments.

The tailor made button on the still left-hand facet of the screen can be used for drive-to-converse (PTT). When pressed you are invited to install Zello to use the critical.

If you do not want to use this for PTT apps, use the ‘Easy key’ choice in configurations to customise the perform to record, change on the flashlight, acquire a screenshot, open the underwater digicam, configure an SOS message, or open Zello.

Like its other designs, the range of beneficial instruments in the outdoor toolbox folder will give you a plumb bob compass, a protractor, and a spirit stage as well as an alarm operate, flashlight, and screen flash.

The Doogee V20 has a fantastic-sized 6,000mAh battery which will give you many times of standard usage. Making use of the Form-C–Type-C PD charging cable will give you up to 33W charging electrical power which will recharge the phone in about 2 hrs.

This cellphone also has wireless charging, but be knowledgeable that wireless charging is considerably slower than a TypeC PD cable: It took in excess of 4 several hours when I utilized wi-fi charging. It also has NFC so you can use Google Pay out.

There is no audio slot for this cell phone. Connect your headphones by way of Bluetooth or use a type-C adapter if you want to use wired audio. The cellphone ring tone is reasonably loud and the sound is very good across the ranges. You will never need an exterior speaker.

Doogee suggests that you use T-Cellular for the optimal frequency band for this cellular phone.

Currently on offer for

below $300 the Doogee V20 rugged cellphone

is a seriously nice cell phone for the price. It is resilient with a extensive-lasting battery and just what you will need in an inexpensive phone.