OUKITEL C18 Pro Review: specs and features, camera quality test, gaming benchmark, user opinions and photos

Oukitel C18 Pro - modern dinosaur

The Chinese company Oukitel, specializing in budget smartphones, cannot get out of the second tier of manufacturers of mobile assistants. If the design of the devices, their build quality and price tags are difficult to criticize, but the optimization of software and the balance of technical characteristics of the products of the corporation often cause mixed emotions. The hero of today's review is a clear example of the previously mentioned problems.

The appearance of the new items is extremely good. An interesting and rather original design of four cameras and a fingerprint sensor, a frameless screen with a front camera "island" look great within the price segment. The 6.55-inch OGS display would be equally praised, if not the low resolution of 1600 x 720 pixels, which adversely affects the clarity of the bright and contrast picture. On the other hand, the performance and autonomy from using such an IPS panel is increasing.

As a result, even the frankly ancient Mediatek Helio P25 processor with 4GB of RAM and the Mali T880 MP2 video adapter copes with many demanding games, although graphics with low-medium presets will not be the most attractive. The user will be able to store applications, as well as music and video on 64GB of ROM , not yet deprived of a microSD card slot .

Unusual situation with cameras. 16- (main), 8- (wide-angle) and 5- (macro) and 2-megapixel (sensors for bokeh effect) modules seem to provide extensive photographic capabilities, but in terms of quality they do not allow you to create really impressive pictures in mediocre lighting or high the dynamics of events. Unless the macromodule looks decent even against the background of more expensive opponents. At the same time, Frontalka will not upset selfie lovers. The battery capacity reaches 4000mAh , which thanks to the energy efficiency of Android Q guarantees about eight hours of active screen time. Among the negative aspects, we note the absence of NFC (contactless payments), the incomplete translation of the software and its minor bugs. Thus, the considered device evokes rather positive feelings taking into account its cost category, even if the buyer has to come to terms with a number of unpleasant minuses.