Doogee is a Chinese brand known for its feature-rich budget smartphones. The brand offers big-battery smartphones under its ‘BL’ series. This Doogee BL9000 is the latest addition in its big-battery series and lies in between BL7000 and BL12000 models. It is designed mainly for businessmen who travel frequently. Let’s find out if it is worth spending money or not?
Doogee BL9000 Review
Design & Display:
This device has got a metal and faux leather body which looks classy and is available in Black & Silver colors. At rear side we find dual cameras resting vertically at top middle with a dual-LED flash lying beside camera setup. The fingerprint sensor is also mounted at rear side just below the camera setup.
This smartphone has got an impressive 5.99 inch bezel-less LG display. It boasts a FHD resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels with 403 ppi pixel density.
Hardware & Software:
This battery monster is powered by MediaTek Helio P23 octa-core processor clocking at 2000MHz frequency. The SoC is equipped with 6GB LPDDR4X RAM with 1600MHz frequency for advanced multi-tasking and excellent gaming performance. For storing you media, games and apps you are getting 64GB internal storage.
Overall, hardware of this device is quite impressive!
BL9000 runs on Android 8.1 Oreo which is the latest operating system available in the market.
Camera:
Doogee BL9000 features a triple camera setup for amazing sefies and photography purposes. It has 12MP Sony IMX486 primary camera with f/2.2 aperture combined with 5MP secondary camera at rear side. The camera supports all the features expected from a good smartphone camera.
At front you get a wide angle selfie camera with 8MP resolution combined with a LED flash as well. It seems perfect for capturing low-light selfies.
Battery:
Battery is the biggest selling-point of this smartphone. As the name suggests, it has a 9000mAh Li-Po battery which is non-removable type. It boasts a standby time of more than 700h!.
If you are a frequent traveler, than charging can be a big concern. To solve the issue, Doogee has came up with flash charging. With its 5V/5A charger you can refill 30% battery in just 10 minutes which is enough for 5h gameplay!!.
First large-battery smartphone with Wireless Charging!!
5V/2A Wireless Charging is another feature added to this premium device. It is the first large-battery smartphone carrying this function.
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Sensors & Connectivity:
For security purposes, Doogee has included fingerprint sensor at the back of this device. Other sensors include Proximity, Light, Gyroscope, Accelerometer and Geomagnetic.
It supports GPS, A-GPS & GLONASS for tracking and positioning. And for pairing it with other devices it has Bluetooth 4.0, USB 2.0 and WiFi connectivity.
It also supports most of the GSM, CDMA and LTE network bands, so you don’t have to face any network issues while traveling.
Final Verdict:
BL9000 is a great choice if you are looking for a big-battery smartphone which is portable to carry around especially while travelling. It has a powerful performance, impressive display, great cameras, fingerprint sensor and of course the giant battery with flash and wireless charging. Moreover, this feature-rich smartphone can be in your pocket in less than $300!!.
Prices & Availability:
Doogee BL9000 is available on many e-commerce sites like Banggood, Gearbest, AliExpress etc. It is priced just $299.99, so give it is worth giving a try.
