Doogee S41 Plus Review: specs and features, camera quality test, gaming benchmark, user opinions and photos

Doogee S41 Plus - bringing an outdated smartphone back to life

Not particularly rich phone manufacturers sometimes have to use their ingenuity in order to save money, gain additional profit and at the same time expand the range of products offered. So, the Chinese company Dugi decided to resurrect the once successful device, significantly improving its technical characteristics. But will such a unit be popular at the intersection of 2023 and 2024?

The appearance of the new product is unlikely to cause delight, because this is an inexpensive mobile assistant with moisture protection according to IP68 standards. The case is heavy and large, the huge display frames do not make it any more beautiful or ergonomic. There is no fingerprint scanner, and the 8-megapixel selfie camera is located off-screen. Perhaps, among the design advantages, we note only the colors of the rear panels and the triple camera unit. The five-and-a-half-inch diagonal IPS panel has HD+ resolution. It is enough for picture clarity, but other parameters of the IPS screen are disappointing. The brightness is low, there is no increased image refresh rate, and the developer's savings also affected the oleophobic coating.

But the Unisoc Tiger T606 processor is significantly more productive than its predecessor. The eight-core chipset, coupled with 4GB of RAM and the Mali G57MC1 video adapter, prevents the Android 13 operating system from being riddled with lags and applications from taking several seconds to launch. The gaming capabilities are not the most modest, but you will definitely be able to get comfortable gameplay in PUBG or World Of Tanks Blitz. But the extremely resource-intensive Genshin Impact should be left for more expensive devices, because the frame rate will not be stable even with minimal graphic settings. But the energy efficiency of the CPU and IPS display help achieve impressive autonomy from the 6300 mAh battery. You will have to look for an outlet or power bank no more than once every 2-3 days. It’s a pity that the charging power was a ridiculous 10W. The size of permanent memory of 128GB is quite relevant for the price category, in addition, it can be increased with MicroSD cards.

The main 13-megapixel photo module from Sony and auxiliary 0.3-megapixel sensors gently hint to us that the gadget cannot be considered a camera phone. The maximum of its photographic capabilities is shooting static objects during the day. In other situations, the footage will consist of noise and blur. There is no stereo sound; one speaker copes with notifications and calls, but not with complex instrumental music. As for the advantages, we will highlight NFC contactless payments, which simplify the shopping process in hypermarkets. Of course, the device is not without a number of serious disadvantages, but its performance, durability, capacious battery and low price still make it a potential hit.