Doogee N50: Analysis, price and features

The Asian firm Doogee, which has been accompanying us for a long time with the deployment of ruggedized devices, has now returned with a device that may seem strange to you if you compare it with the range of products that it generally has available, and this time we are going to talk about a totally and absolutely normal smartphone.

We analyze in depth the new Doogee N50, an entry-level device, at a very moderate price and with basic features, for any user. Discover with us what secrets the new Doogee N50 holds, what are its main features and if it is really worth it in a market saturated with cheap devices.

Materials and design

How could it be otherwise, taking into account that it is an entry-level device, this Doogee N50 is a smartphone made mainly of plastic. On the part of Doogee, we can acquire this smartphone (you can buy it here) in three different colors, namely: Turquoise, Black and Pink. As you can see, the unit that we have used for analysis is designed entirely in black.

It has dimensions of 168,5 x 76,2 x 9,1 millimeters, quite restrained although it is allowed to be magnified by its frames. The weight, despite the fact that Doogee has not provided official data, oscillates around 160 grams.

At the front we find its panel with a 2,5D cutout, accompanied by a drop-type notch, of which quite a few are already being seen. The lower edge allows us to see a disproportionate and asymmetrical frame, if we take into account the rest of the frames.

For the back there is the logo of the firm, a fairly restrained camera module and a huge LED flash. All the buttons are on the right side, where we find both the volume and power and lock buttons, where the fingerprint sensor is located.

Technical characteristics

Now we are going to focus on the technical deployment of this Doogee N50, and in this sense we are going to start with the processor. To do this, mount the Spreadtrum T606, a 12% Chinese-developed processor featuring XNUMX-nanometer technology, and a clock power of 1,6GHz, for which it uses two Cortex A73 cores and six Cortex A55 cores at the same speed.

In the graphic section, it mounts the well-known ARM Mali G57 offering up to 650MHz of maximum power. To accompany the processing, it equips 8GB of RAM memory that can be 7GB more through the already well-known VRAM.

• 18W charger included
• Endurance: one day of use
• Battery capacity: 4.200 mAh

As for storage, it has 128GB in total, without any kind of special technology, so we don't have very striking write speeds. As for external storage, we will be able to include microSD cards of up to 1TB in total.

In the technical section, as you can see, we have very specific hardware that will be limited to running basic applications, social networks and content consumption, pointing out only those video games that require very little graphic processing, Let's not lose sight of the fact that we are dealing with an entry-level device at a moderate price.

Multimedia and connectivity

As for the multimedia section, we find a 6,5″ panel, cWith IPS LCD technology capable of offering HD+ resolution (720×1600) and a fairly moderate pixel density, which it barely exceeds 269 PPP. It is capable of displaying 16,7 million colors, has an aspect ratio of 20:0 and its maximum brightness is also moderate, of 390 nits.

This makes working in adverse lighting conditions a bit difficult, as well as the viewing angles of the panel are not excessively good. The panel does not have a gloss or flashy configuration.

The sound, for its part, It does not shine for its power or its clarity at high volumes, but it proves to be sufficient for day to day.

At the connectivity level, it is compatible with the following bands:

• FDD: B1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/17/19/20/28A/28B
• TDD: B34/38/39/40/41
• WCDMA: B1/2/4/5/8
• GSM: B2 / 3 / 5 / 8
• EDGE / GPRS

For its part, you can access WiFi networks of the two main bands (2,4GHz and 5GHz) through your WiFi network card. It has Bluetooth 5.0 and is compatible with OTG data transmission through its USB-C port, as well as an FM radio tuner.

Regarding geolocation, we find GPS, Glonass, Galileo and Beidou, so we are not going to have problems in this regard.

software and cameras

For its part, the Doogee N50 has fairly clean software that runs on Android 13, It has the necessary applications but we haven't seen flashy bloatware, I would venture to say (at least according to my analysis) that it doesn't even have the slightest layer of customization. This may seem good, and it is once we have configured the device, but It has caused me the odd headache with the fingerprint sensor or with some unexpected blockage during the configuration process.

As for the cameras, we have a sensor of 50MP manufactured by Samsung (S5KJN1SQ03) that has an aperture f/1.8, a capture angle of 80º and it supports autofocus, with hardly any other details to add. The same happens with the second sensor, which is a 2MP Macro lens with an f/2.4 aperture that we have not found much sense in, but hey, it helps us to take a few steps.

Finally, the front camera has an 8MP processor also manufactured by Samsung (S5K4H7YX03) with f/2.0 aperture.

In short, the cameras do not shine for their performance, they help us to make a video call or upload a typical post to social networks, but since we are dealing with an entry-level device, we are dealing with entry-level cameras.

Editor's opinion

That said, although it is up to you to make your own conclusions, we are dealing with an entry-level device, at a fairly modest price that you can buy directly on Amazon with a three-year warranty, Therefore, it is positioned as a good option in its value for money.