DOOGEE V20 Review: DOOGEE Flagship Rugged Phone

VIDEO Chapter
00:00 - Intro
00:12 - Unboxing
00:59 - Design
02:09 - Display
03:08 - Camera
04:36 - Performance & Battery
05:20 - Conclusion

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[williammartinez]

OMG an actual human talking that has actually touched the phone, thank you.

[GTR]

How's the software? Can you delete the bloatware apps? Will it get Android Os updates frequently?

[machtschnell]

Interesting, but infrared camera should focus.

[Bluwaves]

Just got this and it's way better than my iphone

[Prashc]

Intro:
Phone is flagship garbage. DOOGEE is dishonest. A lot of specs were lies. The phone they gave the reviewers may be a special one. The one they sold to everyone else isn't the same.

Pros:
- 5G works...
- pretty wash/waterproof.

Cons:
- AMOLED is Samsung-brand technology--screen is likely IPS TFT LCD not AMOLED OLED
- screen protectors not applied on correctly, bubbles in screen. Gorilla glass isn't best in class (which is fine, because it might cost more to use proprietary technology).
- screen is smaller than implied on images and descriptions
- fingerprint sensor stopped working few months in--big frustration, might be programmed in
- screen isn't very sensitive/responsive
- Camera is GARBAGE... Not even close to spec. My friends have pointed out and made fun of the quality.
- no night vision--garbage
- OS is garbage
- charging port broke over time--probably planned obsolescence
- Dual sim doesn't work simultaneously (they don't tell you it doesn't directly but its implied)
- silicon port stopper broke easily over time
- NFC does work but does not support Payment Card Wallet Apps (google wallet)
- carbon fibre finish collects scratches (not easily but too much)--is it really carbon fiber???

Overall:
waste of money. Stick to a cheap Samsung or brand-name value phone.

Made a few comments like this on various high-subscriber channel reviews to save other people pain and embarrassment.

[ToddBryantsr]

I purchased this phone and the first thing I noticed is that it can't view YouTube videos in HD due to a issue with the codec.

Another is that it doesn't work with AT&T bands although it lists the same frequencies.

Also after three months the fingerprint sensor died. It took three weeks for Doogee to reply and they said the repair would require me to pay for shipping even though it was still under warranty. I do not recommend buying from this vendor.