Cubot P80 Review: specs and features, camera quality test, gaming benchmark, user opinions and photos

Cubot P80 - late bestseller

The Chinese company Cubot is gradually losing its popularity outside of China. The once ambitious manufacturer was drowned in a variety of monotonous smartphones with outdated specifications and other kinds of problems. The developer sometimes tries to rectify the situation by releasing balanced and fairly competitive models, but often they enter the global market late. So, the hero of today's review has too many worthy opponents.

The appearance of the novelty has recognizable features of the hits of other corporations. Thus, the photomodule block is clearly borrowed from the Apple iPhone, and the colors of the cases resemble those of Samsung products. From the positive points, we note the 24-megapixel selfie camera placed in the corner of the display and the relatively thin frames of the screen itself, from the negative - the plastic of the back panel and edging, which is mediocre in terms of tactile sensations. The 6.58-inch IPS display has a current resolution of 2408 x 1080 pixels, a good indicator of brightness for the price category. But the lack of an increased refresh rate of the picture can scare away part of the audience from buying.

The processor of the gadget was MediaTek Helio P60. This is far from the newest octa-core chipset, but together with 8GB of RAM and the Mali G72 MP3 graphics core, it is able to give a good performance to an inexpensive phablet. The user will rarely encounter lags in the Android 13 operating system, and many Android games will be available to run. Their number will be replenished by PUBG, Call Of Duty and similar projects, but for Genshin Impact it is worth looking for a more expensive and productive alternative. The issue of autonomy is resolved thanks to the use of a 5200 mAh battery. A capacious battery easily provides about 8-9 hours of active screen time. However, charging with a power of 18W suggests that the mobile assistant will be at the outlet for a long time. What definitely will not cause negative is 256GB of ROM, expandable with MicroSD cards.

The main photomodules were 48-, 8- and 2-megapixel modules. These are budget sensors without optical stabilization, so you don’t need to put high hopes on them. They are quite enough to capture the text, and the daytime landscape in sunny weather will turn out to be successful. Save money on sound. There are no stereo speakers, the only copy is not loud, you won't be able to enjoy your favorite musical compositions. But NFC contactless payments are present, which is good news. However, the insane number of similar devices released by Xiaomi, Realme and other companies significantly reduce the device's chances of success.