Is A £50 Smartphone Worth It? | Doogee X95 Budget Phone

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Testing out a £50 (or $60 US) budget smartphone to see if this super-cheap mobile is great value, or best avoided. The Doogee X95 can be grabbed direct from the manufacturer and so far it's one of the cheapest handsets of 2020. But is it one of the best value phones for under £100, or a bit of a clunker?

It's an Android Go smartphone, using a stripped-down version of Google's OS designed for budget devices. You still have full access to the Play Store however, while some special Android Go apps come pre-installed to keep things running smoothly.

I had no problem streaming video on Netflix, YouTube and so on, with a 720p HD display keeping things relatively crisp. Of course if you want to get gaming on PubG or Fortnite, you'll definitely need to look elsewhere.

Likewise, despite rocking a triple-lens camera, the Doogee X95 is basic at best for photo and video capture. It's fine for simple shareable shots if conditions are good, but that's about it.

Check out my reviews of the best budget smartphones of 2020 to see which alternatives might be best for you.

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Did buy one for my granny. Since she doesn`t use anything "fancy" the battery lasts her like 3 days. Its kind of a phone you buy for a old person or a really young kid to learn and dont worry if they gonna break it

skyshatter

I remember when 50 dollar phones were complete shit. This honestly isn't half bad

whysoserious

No, serious now. This phone is really feature packed and a great deal. I mean £50? That’s what I call a bargain. I’m very surprised. Great review.

emiel

No doogee's were harmed in the production of this video.

GeordiLaForgery

I'm on my second Doogee phone and I'm very impressed. I can't remember the model of the first on but the one I'm using now is the BL7000. That's a 7000 mah battery which lasts ages, although I can see a decline after two years. It cost about £150 from an eBay seller. There's no way I would stump up hundreds for an iPhone. This does all I need.

leedsman

"Samsung Billie Big Bollocks Ultra..." 😂👍

jokensy

Actually refreshingly basic. No gimmicky features to bloat your experience.

martijnkosters

For a young kid, this is ideal, no risk of them being robbed for a new iPhone, which you see spoilt little kids with.

Vandenolan

Quite incredible what £50 will buy. Sure it's no flagship but for people that don't live on smartphones all day long. I'm thinking of my parents, it would probably be a sound device for them, as well as children getting their first phone. Amazed they even put a triple camera lens effort slapped on the back.

adamtoms

I like how the nav keys are stolen from the old samsung experience based on android 7 and 8

qua

I'm not sure that you can expect that much from a £50 smartphone. Bear in mind that this phone is 10 times better than my HTC Wildfire I had back in 2011. It shows you how far technology has progressed that you can get any smartphone so cheap

franklingoodwin

$60? Dayum thats enough for me and my scumbag's activities. XD

wijayaj

Been using this as a secondary phone and as an IP camera through Alfred. It's great for that. Also it is fairly easy to massively improve the experience by using custom app replacements. I used a different launcher and widget (Niagara + KWGT) and it feels almost premium. Lightroom or Open Camera will substitute the camera app very well.
Of course it is still slow and the speaker sucks, but for £50 I can't complain at all.

EvanSitt

Great unboxing and hands on review as always

usmanabdulkadir

A well-specced phone for 50 quid, it's better than the first smartphone l bought years ago, a Huawei G620s. I might get one of these as a second / backup phone for going out etc.

neilsheppard