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DooGee DG150 Titans Review

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This week we got the chance to review our first rugged android mobile phone, the DooGee DG150 Titans. For those who don’t know what a rugged mobile phone is, it is a toughened up mobile that is capable of undergoing rougher treatment than a normal mobile phone. Like the DooGee  DG150, they tend to be dustproof, waterproof and resistant to screen breakage. They are designed for people who work on construction sites or sports people who do extreme type sports or watersports. You don’t have to worry so much about your phone falling from your pocket while on your bike as it is less likely to suffer damage.

DG150 Dual Sim

The DooGee DG150 is a handsome looking  phone. The majority of rugged phones have a similar look to them. Rough round the edges and a rubberised shell. This shell helps it to absorb shocks and resist breakage when dropped. The DG150 feels good in your hands, solid and as tough as old boots. The 3.5 inch screen is not the biggest, but then this is not designed as an everyday designer phone, rather as a phone to be used in certain extreme situations.

Rugged + Ready

The outer shielding is there and designed to be the first thing that hits the ground when the phone falls and therefore to absorb the majority of the impact. We tried this with our DooGee DG150 and the truth is no matter how many times we dropped it, we didnt manage to break it. It was tested being dropped from head height, to try to simulate the highest fall a phone is likely to make and it stood up to the pressure really well. It didn’t matter what angle we dropped it at, the rubberised shell always took the brunt of the fall.

DooGee Titans

That said, i wouldn’t recommend treating the phone badly on purpose. It wasn’t designed to be abused, rather to have better protection when accidents happen. I don’t think there is any screen out there that could resist a direct hammer blow or a rock being dropped on it. Let’s get this in context, it isn’t bombproof, rather it is reinforced to withstand rougher treatment. Bumps, drops and dings dont worryt it! Its muscular rubber padding helps keep it safe from falls. And the durable screen is not prone to cracks like some of the more popular, fruit-named Smartphone models.

The phone comes with an IP67 rating, which means it is waterproof, able to withstand up to an hour submerged in one metre of water. The IP67 rating also means it is dustproof and shockproof. To test this out I decided to give it the ultimate test and let my 2 year old have the phone as a toy for the whole day. We visited the beach, where the phone was burried under the sand, taken in the sea and exposed to the sun, it worked perfectly afterwards. Once we were home the phone has been dropped, chewed and dribbled on as only a 2 year old can do. Finally it was bathed with the little tyke and played with for nearly half an hour in the bath. The phone suffered no damage whatsoever and continued to work like a dream.

Ideal for construction workers

Processor power.

Now we have shown the toughness of the outside, lets have a little look on the inside, to what we can expect processor wise. The DG150 sports a MT6572W Dual core 1GHz cpu that it uses to run android 4.2. When we put it to the test it stood up really well to games, internet usage and video streaming. Obviously it isn’t as fast as some of the more modern phones, but bearing in mind the idea behind the phone, it isn’t meant to be used as an everyday device.

The 320×480 screen has a decent resolution, nothing to boast about, but enough. Thanks to running Android Jelly Bean you have access to the Google Play Store where you can download all Apps and games compatible with Jelly Bean.

Camera

The camera is there really as a bit of an add on. It only has a two megapixel back camera and a 1.3 megapixel front camera. Enough for taking the odd snap, but not nearly enough to be considered a decent camera.

At a Glance…

  • DOOGEE TITANS DG150 Rugged Android Phone
  • 3.5 Inch Screen
  • MT6572W Dual Core 1GHz CPU
  • Shockproof

Manufacturer Specifications
General

  • OS Version: 4.2
  • CPU: MT6572W Dual core
  • Processor Speed (max): 1GHz
  • RAM: 512MB
  • 3G: WCDMA: 850/2100MHz
  • 2G: GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz
  • WiFi: 802.11 b/g/n
  • GPS
  • Bluetooth
  • Adobe Flash
  • FM Radio
  • Portable WiFi Hotspot (3G Tethering)
  • Google Play
  • 1.3 Megapixel Front-Facing Camera + 2 Megapixel Rear Camera
  • Video Resolution: 640×480 Front / 640×480 Back
  • Mic and Speaker
  • Battery Size: 1500mAh
  • Usage Time: 3 Hours

Display

  • Display Size: 3.5 Inch
  • Display Resolution: 320×480
  • 1 Point Capacitive Touch Display

Memory

  • Internal: 4GB
  • Micro SD Card up to 32GB

All in all this phone is fantastic for the price, it comes in at only 57 pounds from Android Smartphones UK and is well worth the money. In fact it makes a great phone for the kids, they can take it to the park and you don’t have to worry about giving them an expensive and more often fragile brand name phone. We enjoyed using it, and if you are looking for a decent, cheap Android rugged smartphone to take out when you are doing sport, the DooGee DG150 Titans is a real bargain.

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