Cubot is a Chinese OEM that is largely concerned with low budget smartphones where it has carved a niche for itself. Although, it is certainly not one of the high flyers in this category, it offers highly affordable smartphones with a fair number of features. With these I am introducing the Cubot R11 which falls into the category above, albeit, having a more stylish design. However, the images from these companies can be quite misleading to what the actual smartphone look like so don’t expect too much as it is just an entry level smartphone.
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Cubot R11 Key Specs and Features
- 5.5-inch, IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 1440 X 720 pixels (293 ppi)
- Android 8.1 Oreo
- Octa-core MediaTek MT6580 CPU with 2GB RAM
- 16GB built-in storage, up to 64GB with a memory card
- Dual 8MP + 2MP rear camera and a 5MP front camera
- 3G connectivity
- Fingerprint scanner (rear)
- 2, 800mAh removable Li–Ion battery
Design and Display
For a change, the entry level smartphone has a metallic rear panel which is quite impressive but with a glossy appearance. It is shaped in the trendy 18:9 way, with the usual bezel reduction mostly at the side. At the rear, there is the iPhone X kind of camera design with flash in between. Apparently, the smartphone is a bit thick even with the small battery it has measuring 8.85mm.
Being a budget smartphone, the display is not with the crisp colour affair you’d enjoy from flagships. However, it is within the low budget scheme sporting an HD+ resolution. A quality that you can still enjoy movies, games and so on with. The size of the display is 5.5-inch which is somewhat average considering we are in the era of big screens on smartphones.
Battery and Camera
As for the battery on the smartphone you don’t really have or need much power to begin with. Features on the smartphone include a low resolution display with average size, 3G connectivity amongst others, all of which does not weigh much on the battery. The smartphone ships with a 2, 800mAh battery that happens to be removable which a rarity lately.
The camera on the smartphone is a conventional low budget setup even with the dual rear camera at the back. There is a primary 8MP camera interpolated to 13MP by software joined by 2MP sensor for depth focus. Above the screen, you will find a 5MP camera that has also undergone software interpolation to 8MP.
Hardware and Software
This is where the budget status of the smartphone is really obvious. The smartphone employs the use of a low tier Quad-Core MediaTek MT6580 processor with an equally inferior Mali-400 GPU. You would also be getting 2GB RAM that is paired with a meagre 16GB storage space all of which is not available. You can decide to expand this to 64GB if you wish to using a MicroSD card. Like the bunch of the rest, there will also be Android 8.1 Oreo running on the device.
Cubot R11 Pricing and Availability
The smartphone sells for about 27, 000 Naira depending on the deal and your location.
Cubot R11 Specs
Here are a few specs of the Cubot R11:
General Features
- Platform: Android 8.1 Oreo
- Processor: Quad-core MediaTek MT6580
- GPU: Mali-400
- Memory: 2GB RAM
- Colours: Blue, Grey, Black
- Dimension: 150.3 X 71.4 x 8.85 mm
- Weight: –
- SIM Type: Nano SIM
- SIM Count: Dual SIM
Display
- Display: 5.5-inch, IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 1440 x 720 pixels (293 ppi)
- Screen Protection: –
Camera
- Rear Camera: Dual 13MP + 2MP camera, 1080p Video@30fps
- Rear Camera Features: Autofocus, LED flash, Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama
- Front Camera: 8MP camera, 720p Video@30fps
Storage
- Built-in Storage: 16GB
- Memory Card Support: Yes, up to 64GB
- Bundled Cloud Storage: –
Network Support
- 2G GSM: Yes
- 2G CDMA 1X: –
- 3G WCDMA: Yes
- 3G CDMA EVDO: –
- 4G LTE: –
Internet & Connectivity
- GPRS: Yes
- EDGE: Yes
- 3G/WCDMA/HSPA: Yes
- HSPA+: 42.2/5.76 Mbps
- CDMA EVDO: –
- 4G LTE: –
- WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
- Wi-Fi Hotspot: Yes
- Bluetooth: Yes, v4.0
- NFC: –
- Infrared Blaster: –
- USB Port: MicroUSB 2.0
Messaging
- SMS/MMS: Yes
- Instant Messaging: Yes
- Push Emails: Yes
- Email Protocol: –
Entertainment
- Music Player: MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player
- Video Player: MP4/H.264 player
- FM Radio: Yes
- Loudspeaker: Yes
- 3.5mm Jack: Yes
Navigation
- Navigation: Yes, with A-GPS
- Maps: Yes
Sensors & Control
- Digital Compass: –
- Accelerometer: Yes
- Proximity Sensor: Yes
- Light Sensor: Yes
- Barometer: –
- SpO2: –
- Pedometer: –
- Heart Rate Monitor: –
- Gyroscope: –
- Fingerprint Scanner: Yes, (rear)
- Iris Scanner: –
- Face Unlock: Yes
- Intelligent Digital Assistant: –
- Motion Sensing / Gesture Control: –
- Voice Control: –
Other Features
- Video Streaming: Yes
- Active Noise Cancellation: –
- Wireless Charging: –
- Built-in Mobile Payment: –
- Water Resistant: –
- Dust Resistant: –
- Image Editor: Yes
- Video Editor: Yes
- Document Viewer: Yes
- Document Editor: Yes
Battery
- Battery: 2, 800mAh removable Li-Ion battery
- Talktime: –
- Standby Time: –
- Fast Charging: –
