Cubot X18 Plus - affordable 6 inch smartphone

Cubot X18 Plus

Design and display

The Cubot X18 Plus is a smartphone with an 18: 9 display. The particularly slim housing is typical of smartphones with a display in this format. This means that the device can be easily grasped with one hand, but the elongated display means that one-handed operation over the entire display surface is hardly possible. The display itself has a diagonal of 6 inches with 2160 x 1080 pixels. With a point density of 403 DPI, a razor-sharp display is achieved. The IPS display type ensures high viewing angle stability and equally high color accuracy.

The case dimensions are a length of 15.85 cm, a width of 7.36 and a thickness of 0.85 cm. The weight is comparatively light 178g. Design features include narrow bezel with curved display glass, a simple front due to purely on-screen operation and a shimmering plastic back with a piano lacquer look.

Processor and memory

Under the hood of the Cubot X18 Plus is a now outdated MediaTek MTK6750T processor, which is still popular in budget smartphones despite its age. The MTK6750T System-on-Chip (SoC) is made up of 8 processor cores. These are in turn divided into two clusters. Cluster 1 consists of 4 Cortex-A53 processor cores with a maximum clock rate of 1.5 GHz. Cluster 2 also consists of 4 Cortex-A53 cores, which, however, only clock at 1.0 GHz. The processor graphics is a Mali-T860 MP2 GPU, which is suitable for one or the other mobile game. The memory is generous with a 4GB DDR3 RAM and a 64GB eMMC5.1 flash memory. A memory expansion using a microSD memory card is also possible.

First reports on the Cubot X18 Plus speak of a consistently smooth usability. Cubot has therefore optimally adapted the Android 8 user interface to the built-in hardware. Nevertheless, you shouldn't expect a performance miracle due to the rather weak processor. Experience has shown that the MediaTek MTK6750T quickly reaches its limits, especially in performance-hungry applications and graphically demanding mobile games!

Camera, battery and others

According to the data sheet, the smartphone is equipped with a dual 20 MP + 2MP main camera and a 13 megapixel front camera. It is unlikely that such equipment would be accommodated in a budget smartphone, which is why Cubot uses a fake dual camera. This is characterized by the fact that the second sensor has no use whatsoever! The non-replaceable battery has a capacity of 4000 mAh. In mobile communications, the Cubot X18 Plus supports the 2G, 3G and 4G mobile frequencies that are common in this country. Further features are a fingerprint scanner, single-band WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0 and GPS. The sensor equipment is limited to a brightness sensor, a proximity sensor and an acceleration sensor. A gyroscope and an e-compass are missing!

assessment

The Cubot X18 Plus is a classic smartphone from the low-price segment that aims to score points with a high-resolution 18: 9 display and an accompanying slim design. The MediaTek MTK6750T processor belongs to the older generation, but is an appropriate system-on-chip, especially in the € 100 price range. How the smartphone performs in terms of camera quality remains to be seen. First experience reports speak of a rather poor recording quality, which is mainly due to the high-resolution image sensor. If we receive a test copy, a detailed test report will of course follow!