I rarely test any smartphones, unless it is for personal use. The Doogee V30 presented today is ultimately the upgrade to the already tested Doogee S89 Pro and has to compete with the Hotwav Cyber 7 again. Both smartphones are privately owned (by my children) and I have already written about the background and the sense or nonsense of smartphones in children’s hands. The Doogee V30 was provided by Doogee itself this time after they obviously found the first review interesting. For reasons of transparency, I would like to and must of course put this first, even if the manufacturer has not exerted any influence or is in any way an advertising or affiliate partner of the website.
However, the test offer was not that inconvenient for me, because I am still looking for an outdoor smartphone with eSIM, night vision camera, decent standard cameras, a monster battery and, above all, a bit more CPU and graphics power than the S89 Pro and Cyber 7 have to offer. You’re the dad, after all, and you’re not allowed to show any nakedness to the kids. Therefore, the MediaTek Dimensity 900 (2.4 + 2.0 GHz) is a nice upgrade (the 1300 would have been fancier, though) and the Mali-G68 MC4 with 900 MHz clock rate as graphics chip isn’t a lame hand wagon, either. Okay, really sporty is different, but with a physical working memory of 8 GB LPDDR4X (it could have been a real 12 GB) and a mass storage of 256 GB (UFS 3.1, but you still have the TF slot for expansion), it is already very good in the mobile mid-range positioned. But a little more of everything would have been nice…
Since I use an iPhone 13 Max Pro in my private life, I don’t care about size and weight anymore, because you get used to pretty much everything over time and eventually only buy the matching pants. And you would not believe how many trouser pockets are simply unsuitable for such bolides. Well, the rugged phones are not even remotely challenged in such a drop, but you still don’t have to challenge it. But enough introduction, back to the test object: The outer dimensions of 178.4 x 83.1 x 18.3 (LxWxH) mm are something that visibly and noticeably spreads in the pants pocket. The 376 g combat weight is already a real burden.
Scope of delivery
The scope of delivery is standard for the class. Because in addition to the phone with an already attached protective foil, you get another one including cleaning gimmicks and a 66-watt fast charger. QI is supposed to exist, but I don’t need it. What for? Because of the thickness of the shell alone, this is probably also rather suboptimal. You also do not need help to finger out the SIM card slot, but I will come to that in a moment.
The power supply comes with a solid USB-C to USB-C cable, which is very convenient for quickly pairing two Android smartphones and then copying content or virtually cloning the phones. That makes the upgrade even more fun. However, that’s all you get, although that’s enough. Flap closed, connection not dead. Splash-proof lasts longer.
Unboxing, look and feel
You can twist it however you want, the similarities to the S89 Pro are hard to deny. The Doogee V30 looks significantly different from the V20. That’s why I’ll start directly with the back, because that’s where the differences are most noticeable. The centered triple camera (108 MP Samsung f/1.8, 16 MP 130° ultra-wide angle, 20 MP night vision camera) is back, but the second display of the V20 has been omitted this time. For this, there are two LEDs each on the left and right, of which the two on the left can function as a flash and as a strong flashlight, and the two on the right provide the IR illumination for NightVision. Doogee writes something about natural leather on the back, whereas I could imagine that it is a mixture of protein leather and (maybe even) ground leather remnants and not pure PU synthetic leather.
The rubberized frame including the bumpers at the corners again looks (and is) quite solid and has been visually and haptically upgraded with a screwed panel on each of the long sides. The whole thing has something of a wood look and has been executed so really nice tone-on-tone. Somehow, the designer has been a little too detailed in the design race with the jungle, considering the intended use, but it doesn’t look bad. It’s a pleasure to take along, especially since it looks and probably is stable.
The visible stereo speakers are more or less okay, but it does get quite shrill and tinny, especially at higher levels. Can be used, but please not as a room sound system. The visible notch on the front is the cutout for the 32 MP front camera, the rest is dominated by the 6.58″ display. It offers Full HD (2400 x 1080 pixels), but at least 120 Hz refresh rate for a really smooth scrolling feeling. AMOLED? Not even at extra cost, a bit of a shame. The pixel density is an average 401 ppi and the brightness is 480 nits.
Both values are not really exciting, of course, but neither is a failure. Conspicuously inconspicuous. We’ll see how good the cameras are in a moment.
The smartphone is rated IP68 and IP69 and is supposed to meet the MIL-STD-810H military standard. In addition, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protects the display panel. The imitation leather on the back is not a problem from my point of view, because I wrapped the phone in a wet cloth for six days for testing, and nothing really softens. Of course, you can’t estimate what will happen after a few more days, but you’ll know what you’ve stuck on it. Apart from a stain on the cloth, nothing has gone moldy either.
Controls, SIM cards and fingerprint sensor
The fingerprint sensor is located in the power button on the right, just like in the other models. We can also see the imitated wood grain here once again, also next to the two volume rockers that have a good grip.
On the left side, we see the combined TF/SIM card slot and a freely assignable custom button, which I like to abuse as a photo trigger.
Not only a SIM card fits in the combined TF/SIM slot, but also a decent expansion memory. In addition, there are another four (!) eSIMs that can be easily managed in the phone. With this, I have the third card of my Telekom tariff (the second card of the main number is already in the Watch as an eSIM) and a Hong Kong provider electronically stored, while I still physically insert the disposable card of the Computex monthly tariff, because the Internet speed in Taipei is very provider-dependent after all. Data volume and throughput are the new gold.
Technical data
Before I go further into details and tests on the next pages, I’ll quickly summarize the technical data in table form:
| Processor | MediaTek Dimensity 900 (8 x 2 – 2.4 GHz, Cortex-A78 / A55) |
| Graphics card | ARM Mali-G68 MP4 |
| Main memory | 8 GB |
| Mass storage | 256 GB |
| Display | 6.58 inch, 20:9, 2408 x 1080 pixel, 401 PPI, Capacitive, IPS, 120 Hz, glare |
| Connections | USB-C Power Delivery (PD), Card Reader: microSD, 1 Fingerprint Reader, NFC, Sensors: Hard coulometer, G-sensor, Proximity sensor, Ambient light sensor, Compass (magnetic), Geomagnetism, Gyroscope |
| Network | 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (a/b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/), Bluetooth 5.2, GSM, CDMA, UMTS, LTE, 5G, Multi-SIM, GPS/GLONASS/Galileo/Beidou |
| Battery | 10800 mAh |
| Main cameras | 108 MPix Triple: 108MP (Samsung S5KHM2SP03, f/1.8) + 20MP (SONY IMX350, f/1.8) + 16MP (f/2.2) |
| Front camera | 32 MPix SONY IMX616-AAJH5-C, f/2.0 |
| Operating system | Android 12 |
| Weight |
372 grams (376 grams with protective film)
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| Dimensions |
Height x width x depth: 18.3 x 178.4 x 83.1 mm
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