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Oukitel C8

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Oukitel C8 -nicknamed ‘The next killer’- is an entry-level Android smartphone from the Chinese OEM, although having a mediocre spec sheet, the device is intended to draw lots of attraction with its modest price tag and body design.

Speaking of design, the Oukitel C8 comes with a somewhat infinity display which is very rear in the low-end category of smartphones, the device is also said to have a sleek body design that improves phone handling.

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Oukitel C8 Key Specs

  • OS: Android 7.0 Nougat
  • Fingerprint: Back-mounted
  • SIM Type: Dual SIM (Nano + Micro)
  • 4G LTE: NO
  • Screen Size : 5.5 Inches HD IPS Touchscreen
  • Screen Resolution: 640 x 1280 pixels (260 PPI)
  • Processor Type: Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex A7
  • Chipset: MediaTek MT6580A
  • RAM: 2 GB
  • Internal Storage: 16 GB
  • Back Camera: 8MP (13MP interpolated) camera & Dual LED Flash
  • Front Camera: 2MP (5MP interpolated) Camera with selfie flash
  • Battery: Removable 3000 mAh

Oukitel C8 Features Overview

Oukitel C8 has a phablet-sized screen that measures 5.5 inches diagonally with an HD display quality of 640 by 1280 pixels. Pixels Per-square Inch (PPI) is set at 260, the phone has an impressive 18:9 body to screen ratio (No side bezels). There is an anti-scratch 2.5D curved glass on top for screen protection.

Pre-installed operating system is the Android 7.0 Nougat, the C8 device hosts a 16 GB ROM for internal storage purposes but you can expand this to up to 64 GB with micro SD card if you require more storage space on the device.

Oukitel C8 pulls an 8 mega pixels camera (interpolated with 13 mega pixels) at the back with dual LED flash, at the front is a 2 mega pixels camera (interpolated with 5 mega pixels) with selfie flash to enhance image quality in darker conditions.

A Quad-core 1.3 GHz cortex-A7 CPU is on board with a Mediatek MT6580A chipset to power the Oukitel C8, 2 GB RAM handles your multitasking needs on the device while Graphics Processing Unit sees a Mali-400MP.

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The 3000 mAh battery on the Oukitel C8 is removable which is rarely seen in recent smartphone. One major downside of the C8 smartphone is the absence of 4G network.

The device comes with only 2G and 3G network option with dual SIM standby (1 micro and 1 nano SIM), connectivity option includes; Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 3.5mm headphone jack and Micro-USB port.

Oukitel C8 body is made out of plastic with various color options which includes; Sunny Gold, Midnight Black, Orchid Purple, Rosy Pink and Sky Blue colors. The device also has a back-mounted fingerprint scanner for security purposes.

Oukitel C8 price starts around 60 USD which translates to about 23,000 naira in Nigeria, the device is available for pre-order on different online retail stores.

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Oukitel C8 Best Alternatives

If, for some reason you’re not satisfied with what the Oukitel C8 has to offer, the company has other good alternatives like the Oukitel k3 and Oukitel U13. Oukitel is also working on another device with infinity display: Oukitel Mix 2. You can decide to go for other budget Android phones like the Infinix Smart or Tecno Spark Plus.

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Oukitel C8 Detailed Specs

Network
2G Network GSM: 850/ 900/ 1800/ 1900 MHz
3G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2
4G Network NO
SIM Dual SIM (1 micro + 1 Nano)
Status Available: September 2017
Body
Dimensions – 147 x 70.5 x 10.2 mm
– Weight: 156g
Keyboard Touchscreen
Colors Sunny Gold, Midnight Black, Orchid Purple, Rosy Pink and Sky Blue
Cover Plastic Body
Display
Type HD IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors with multi-touch (up to 5 fingers)
Size 5.5 inches, 640 x 1280 pixels, 260 Pixels Per-square Inch (2.5 curved glass)
Memory And OS
Card slot Up to 64 GB with micro SD
Internal 16 GB
OS Android 7.0 Nougat
Processors – Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7
– Mediatek MT6580A chipset
– Mali-400MP GPU
RAM 2GB RAM
Audio
Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes
Audio port 3.5mm jack
Connectivity
2G GPRS up to 3.1 Mbps
3G HSPA – 42.2/5.76 Mbps
4G NO
WIFI Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, Wi-Fi direct
Bluetooth Version 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Infared Port YES
USB microUSB 2.0
Camera
Primary – 8 MP (13 MP interpolated) – phase detection & laser autofocus, LED flash (dual tone)
– FEATURES: Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama
Video  1080p@30fps
Secondary 2 MP (5 MP interpolated) with selfie flash
Battery
Capacity Removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery
Stand-by N/A
Talk time N/A
Music play
Other Features
Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Messaging SMS, MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
Browser HTML5
Java No
Miscellaneous – FM radio: Yes
– XviD/MP4/H.265 player
– MP3/WAV/eAAC+/Flac player
– Photo/video editor
– Document viewer
Price
Price level About 22,000 naira (60 USD)

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