The smartphone market is dominated by brands such as Apple, Samsung, Google and Xiaomi, but if you look beyond these big names you’ll find some fantastic smartphones with features you won’t find on the flagships. , and this for a fraction of their price.
Doogee is a manufacturer that I have often featured here. This brand has proven itself capable of delivering quality products time and time again. Plus, its phones always have one or two quirks that make them really interesting to me.
His latest creation is further proof of this.
Technical characteristics of the Doogee S100
- Screen : 6.58-inch IPS waterdrop, 2408 x 1080 FHD+ 120Hz with Corning Gorilla Glass 5
- Processor : Octa-core Helio G99, 2.2GHz, 6nm architecture
- Storage : 256GB ROM, up to 2TB microSD card
- RAM: 20 GB RAM (12 GB + 8 GB Extended)
- Cameras: 108 MP AI triple camera, 20 MP night vision camera, 16 MP wide-angle and macro camera, 32 MP Sony front camera
- Battery : 10,800mAh, 66W fast charging
- Wireless charging: 15W
- Operating system Android 12
- Biometrics: side fingerprint reader
- SIM card : nano SIM1, nano SIM2 OR nano SIM
- Protection: IP68/IP69K/MIL-STD-810H
Unbreakable
Doogee is best known for its rugged smartphones that are resistant to, among other things, shocks and immersion in water. The quality of their smartphones never ceases to amaze me. They make devices that can withstand weeks, months, or even years of rough handling.
Rain, mud, stones, bumps, drops and scrapes – none of this bothers a rugged Doogee smartphone.
The batch of SIM cards of the Doogee S100 />
The card slot can accommodate a combination of dual SIM, standard SIM and a microSD card. Image: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET.
The Doogee S100 fulfills its role well when it comes to the basic features expected of a smartphone. Its screen is bright, crisp and detailed (thanks to Corning Gorilla Glass 5 and the application of a protective layer, the screen will remain beautiful for a long time). The processor and RAM allow the smartphone to work quickly, and the cameras provide photos of more than enough quality for most users.
The set of cameras is impressive and can take good quality photos. Image: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET.
An impressive battery
The 10,800 mAh battery is monstrous in capacity. It is capable of lasting 1,268 hours on standby, 72 hours of music playback, 47 hours of calls or 35 hours of video viewing. The bundled 66W fast charger perks that battery up by 50 per cent in just 30 minutes, and for those of us who’ve gone wireless: the S100 charges wirelessly with 15W of power.
The quality of these photo sensors is good. But no, it’s not as good as the flagship smartphones from Apple or Samsung or other similar brands, but it’s still very satisfying.
This S100 is another Doogee smartphone with a night vision feature (I would have preferred a thermal camera). If you want to see what’s around you in the dark, now you can. The downside is that you have to stare at an ultra-bright screen in the dark, which for me disrupts my night vision and blinds everyone around me.
Night vision mode. Image: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET.
I wish manufacturers that use this feature would offer a “night mode” for the display that dims the brightness. This would make the function much more useful.
A solid and elegant smartphone
What strikes me about the S100 is the attention brought with these small touches of style. The faux leather on the back and the soft curves of the metal. Still, it is not a super thin and super light phone but this mobile can withstand bumps and drops. It can also withstand the harshest elements. Make no mistake, this is indeed a rugged smartphone.
Elegant but robust. Image: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET.
Priced at 440 euros, the Doogee S100 is not cheap, but the feature set of this smartphone justifies the expense. It’s rugged enough to survive harsh outdoor life, yet sleek enough not to look out of place once back in civilization.
Source: ZDNet.com