OUKITEL WP52 Review: specs and features, camera quality test, gaming benchmark, user opinions and photos

OUKITEL WP52 - unrealized potential

The Chinese company Oukitel continues to create new inexpensive rugged smartphones. Unfortunately, quantity does not always hide the quality of new products. Thus, the hero of today’s review could potentially claim to be a hit, but the developer’s excessive haste led to the appearance of many unpleasant shortcomings in it.

The appearance of the device will be appreciated by the vast majority of buyers. For a device with water protection according to IP68 standards, there is a reasonable thickness of the case and excellent ergonomics; the triple camera unit and the side fingerprint sensor do not cause any negativity. With an IPS display, everything is no longer so clear. A diagonal of more than six and a half inches implies a higher resolution for picture clarity, but not HD+. Small fonts and icons sometimes seem blurry. Color rendition, brightness margin and image refresh rate (60 hertz) also do not evoke a lot of positive emotions.

The technical characteristics were a Mediatek Dimensity 6100+ CPU with 5G support, 4GB of RAM and a Mali G57MC2 graphics adapter. The combination is not bad for the price category, but it still lacks RAM. If this fact does not particularly affect the display of the Android 14 interface, as well as the results of synthetic tests (400+ thousand points in the AnTuTu benchmark), then resource-intensive games like Fortnite may simply close at the wrong moment. The internal storage is allocated 256b; if necessary, the ROM can be expanded with MicroSD cards. The battery capacity of 6500 mAh is not a record for the segment, but the battery provides a couple of days of using the mobile assistant. The only pity is that with 18W charging you need to stay at the outlet for more than three hours.

The photo capabilities of the 48, 2- and 0.3-megapixel modules are mediocre. Even daytime shots do not always have the necessary detail and correct color reproduction. Yes, and noise is visible in many pictures. There is no stereo sound, and there is no jack for wired headphones. You can enjoy your favorite music tracks using a wireless headset. NFC contactless payments are available and will definitely be an important competitive advantage for a number of users. However, numerous disadvantages call into question the relevance of the device against the background of opponents.