Doogee Mix Smartphone Review

Name: Doogee Mix
Brand: Doogee

Good rip-off. Tri-Bezel-Less display, dual camera, 6 GB RAM: at first glance, these specs are very impressive, but a look behind the curtains reveals some weak spots. We will find out if it the Doogee Mix smartphone is still a good value for the money.

Florian Wimmer, 👁 Daniel Schmidt, ✓ Tanja Hinum (translated by Pascal Kilian), Published 09/19/2017 🇩🇪 🇪🇸 ...

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For the original German article, see here.

It is either very clever or very cheeky to call a bezel-less smartphone ‘Mix’, since the Xiaomi Mi Mix pioneered this feature when it launched about one year ago. The Chinese manufacturer Doogee does not mind this similarity and offers a 5.5-inch smartphone with slim bezels under this very name. The Doogee Mix with its ~ $230 price tag is situated in the lower mid-range and aims to impress potential buyers with a dual camera on the back and ample memory. We are about to find out if it does indeed impress us in our laboratory test setups. In contrast to Xiaomi’s Mix, the Doogee Mix is officially available in Europe and the US, which is nice as it comes with a retailer’s warranty and guarantee.

The Doogee Mix competes against similarly priced smartphones that, however, do not feature bezel-less screens: the Nokia 6, the Oukitel K6000 Plus, and the Honor 6X. Furthermore, we will see how the Mix does against the Wiko WIM, a considerably more expensive upper mid-range device.

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Doogee Mix (Mix Series)

Processor

Mediatek Helio P25 8 x 2.6 GHz, Cortex-A53

Graphics adapter

ARM Mali-T880 MP2

Memory

6 GB

Display

5.50 inch 16:9, 1280 x 720 pixel 267 PPI, capacitive touchscreen, AMOLED, glossy: yes

Storage

64 GB eMMC Flash, 64 GB

, 57 GB free

Connections

1 USB 2.0, Audio Connections: 3.5mm-Audioport, Card Reader: microSD up to 128GB, 1 Fingerprint Reader, Brightness Sensor, Sensors: Acceleration sensor, gyroscope, proximity sensor, compass, USB-OTG, HotKnot

Networking

802.11 b/g/n (b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/), Bluetooth 4.0, GSM (850/900/1800/1900), UMTS (900/2100), LTE (B1/3/7/8/20), Dual SIM, LTE, GPS

Size

height x width x depth (in mm): 7.95 x 144 x 76.2 ( = 0.31 x 5.67 x 3 in)

Battery

12.77 Wh, 3360 mAh Lithium-Ion, Battery runtime (according to manufacturer): 12 h, Talk time 2G (according to manufacturer): 45 h

Operating System

Android 7.0 Nougat

Camera

Primary Camera: 16 MPix Dual-camera 16MP+8MP, phase contrast-AF, dual LED flash, 4K videos recording
Secondary Camera: 5 MPix

Additional features

Speakers: Mono speaker on the bottom edge, Keyboard: virtual keyboard, Power adapter, USB cable, SIM card tool, cover, screen protector, cleaning cloth, holder, DG Xender, System Manager, 12 Months Warranty, UKW radio, SAR value: 0,420W/kg (head), 1,341W/kg (body), LTE Cat.6 (download up to 300 MBit/s, upload up to 50 MBit/s), fanless

Weight

198 g ( = 6.98 oz / 0.44 pounds), Power Supply: 50 g ( = 1.76 oz / 0.11 pounds)

Price

219 Euro

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Case

The case of the Doogee Mix is defined by a 5.5-inch screen with slim bezels on three sides. The front-facing camera moves down next to the fingerprint reader. Buyers have the option of either a black or a blue color for the case. The front and back are protected by Gorilla Glass, making the back prone to fingerprints. The frame material is premium steel. The 198 grams (~7 oz) phone cannot be considered a lightweight, but it feels good in the hands. The phone does not cave in to pressure or torsion thanks to its excellent stability.

Equipment

The ample 6 GB of RAM and 64 GB of internal storage fortify the Doogee Mix’s good impressions, given its price range. Most competitors are barely equipped with half of that. The Mix can handle either two SIM cards or one SIM card and one microSD card, depending on the user’s preference or situation. The SD card can be formatted either as internal storage for additional storage for apps and app data, or as external storage.

The micro USB port supports USB-OTG. HotKnot enables users to share files with nearby devices. It is a technology that is similar to, but not compatible with NFC and is therefore only rarely useful.

Software

The Mix comes with DoogeeOS, an OS based on Android 7.0 with slight customizations. Security patches are pretty much up to date as of August 5 2017. In several cases, users complained about issues with launching apps or a stuttering performance, but we could not observe these issues.

On the home screen, users are greeted by either an animated cat or a GameBoy that are seemingly hanging by a thread from the top of the screen. This probably appeals to the vast majority of the Asian market, but users are able to deactivate this gimmick. Touching these animations will trigger a menu where users can change the design language more to their liking. Luckily, Doogee keeps their bloatware at a minimum. There is DG Xender, which is an app for transferring files to other smartphones, and a system manager for cleaning up the smartphone.

Communication and GPS

The 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi standards are supported as can be expected in this price range. The Doogee Mix transfers files quickly in our standardized tests. The signal reaches full strength in close proximity to the router and websites are loaded fairly quickly. At a distance of 10 meters (32.8 ft) and through three walls, the signal strength drops down to half and the Internet browsing speed suffers a little. LTE Cat.6 is on board, but with only five LTE bands (B1/B3/B7/B8/B20), customers might struggle a little to get maximum speeds outside of Central Europe. We have good reception inside of our building using the Vodafone carrier (ranked 2nd among three carriers for best coverage in Germany).

Networking
iperf3 transmit AX12
Wiko WIM Adreno 506, 626, 64 GB eMMC Flash	276 MBit/s ∼100% +158%
Xiaomi Mi Mix Adreno 530, SD 821, 128 GB UFS 2.0 Flash	234 MBit/s ∼85% +119%
Nokia 6 Adreno 505, 430, 32 GB eMMC Flash	113 MBit/s ∼41% +6%
Doogee Mix Mali-T880 MP2, Helio P25, 64 GB eMMC Flash	107 MBit/s ∼39%
Honor 6X Mali-T830 MP2, Kirin 655, 32 GB eMMC Flash	57.9 MBit/s ∼21% -46%
Oukitel K6000 Plus Mali-T860 MP2, MT6750, 64 GB eMMC Flash	54.7 MBit/s ∼20% -49%
iperf3 receive AX12
Wiko WIM Adreno 506, 626, 64 GB eMMC Flash	351 MBit/s ∼100% +595%
Xiaomi Mi Mix Adreno 530, SD 821, 128 GB UFS 2.0 Flash	289 MBit/s ∼82% +472%
Nokia 6 Adreno 505, 430, 32 GB eMMC Flash	117 MBit/s ∼33% +132%
Honor 6X Mali-T830 MP2, Kirin 655, 32 GB eMMC Flash	54.6 MBit/s ∼16% +8%
Doogee Mix Mali-T880 MP2, Helio P25, 64 GB eMMC Flash	50.5 MBit/s ∼14%
Oukitel K6000 Plus Mali-T860 MP2, MT6750, 64 GB eMMC Flash	46.5 MBit/s ∼13% -8%

GPS is unable to locate us indoors, although we can get quite a quick fix on our location outdoors, with a good accuracy of 4 meters (13.1 ft). In our bicycle trip field test, we let the test device compete against the Garmin Edge 500, a professional navigation system. The Doogee Mix measures a longer distance of 50 meters (54.7 yards) than the Garmin Edge 500. The reason for that is that it often locates us next to the actual path, resulting in small ‘detours’. The meter points set by the Doogee Mix’s GPS module become obvious when looking at the bendy path picture. They are considerably less accurate and are set less often than the ones by the Garmin Edge 500, hence not as reliable as we would like to see it.

Telephony and call quality

The Doogee Mix uses the standard Google Android dialer app.

Sound quality is solid. The conversation partner is clearly comprehensible, although the sound produced by the earpiece could be louder, more natural and with less background roar. The microphone amplifies our voices well. In hands-free mode, the conversation partner sounds clear and comprehensible, but the microphone produces disturbing noises.

Cameras

The Doogee Mix has a dual-camera setup on the back consisting of one 16 MP and one 8 MP sensor allowing for 2x optical zoom. The marketing promise of a blurring effect is simply due to a filter that makes the pictures become fuzzy towards the borders. This can be activated manually.

The pictures are poor in detail and vibrancy compared to high-quality smartphone cameras and color reproduction is shifted towards the colder spectrum. Dynamic range is moderate in very bright and dark areas. The pictures look rather dark. The camera hardware is definitely not made for ambitious photographers, but it will do for some snapshots. The dual-camera setup with its 2x optical zoom is more that we expect from this price segment. In bad light conditions, pictures get very noisy without getting much brighter. Curiously, Doogee does not mention the 4K video recording capabilities in the Mix’s spec sheet. Video quality is good, but again very dark. The automatic exposure control is snappy but apparently incremental and not smooth.

The pictures taken by the 5 MP front-facing camera are not sharp and have a blue cast. Darker areas are brightened up reasonably well, but bright areas are often overexposed.

Image Comparison

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The subjective observations are fortified by our laboratory testing. The reference image seems pale and lack sharpness. Borders and surfaces are grainy in both grayscales and color images. Black lines look more like dark gray.

ColorChecker Passport: The lower half of each field represents the target color.

Accessories and warranty

A power adapter, a USB-cable, a SIM card tool, an 8 GB USB flash drive, a protective case cover and even a protective glass cover are supplied in the box.

The Doogee Mix does not need to be imported and comes with a standard retailer's warranty and guarantee. Please see our Guarantees, Return Policies & Warranties FAQ for country-specific information.

Input devices and handling

Gboard by Google is the standard keyboard app, but it can easily be replaced by an app of the user’s preference by downloading and installing it from the Google Play Store.

Even in the corners, touchscreen sensitivity is good and inputs are registered reliably. Out of the box, the device comes with a screen protector that is hard to remove and unfortunately is too small for the screen.

The fingerprint reader is quick, reliable and recognizes fingerprints from all angles. It can be programmed to function as another (limited) input device, for example it can be used to hide the on-screen menu buttons. The fingerprint reader can, unfortunately, only execute two different commands; hence, users must choose whether they would like to be able to long-press to get to the home screen or to get to the multi-tasking screen for recently used apps.

Doogee includes a number of gesture control options, e.g. turning the phone around to mute or touching the phone with three fingers for a screenshot. Some gestures work very well, but using the proximity sensor to scroll through the image gallery could not be bothered to work.

Display

Full HD (1920x1080 pixels) is considered standard in almost every price segment for smartphones nowadays. The Doogee Mix lures customers with a carrot, as it is furnished with a trendy AMOLED screen, and punishes them with a stick, because it is only 1280x720 pixels. The maximum brightness of 354 cd/m² is moderate. The Nokia 6 or the Honor 6X offer much brighter screens. The 90% illumination is regular enough to make large color surfaces appear uniformly bright.

Due to pulse width modulation (PWM) the screen fluctuates between on and off 62.5 times per second when brightness is decreased, either automatically or by manual input. This frequency is slow enough to be recognized as a disturbing flicker by the eyes.


340 cd/m²	357 cd/m²	367 cd/m²
339 cd/m²	358 cd/m²	370 cd/m²
334 cd/m²	354 cd/m²	366 cd/m²

Distribution of brightness

X-Rite i1Pro 2

Maximum: 370 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 353.9 cd/m² Minimum: 12.36 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 90 %
Contrast: ∞:1 (Black: 0 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 4.9 | 0.55-29.43 Ø5.1
ΔE Greyscale 3.9 | 0.57-6493 Ø6.6
Gamma: 2.33

	Doogee Mix AMOLED, 1280x720, 5.50	Nokia 6 IPS, 1920x1080, 5.50	Wiko WIM AMOLED, 1920x1080, 5.50	Oukitel K6000 Plus IPS, 1920x1080, 5.50	Honor 6X IPS, 1920x1080, 5.50	Xiaomi Mi Mix IPS, 2040x1080, 6.40
Screen		-3%	-9%	-75%	12%	34%
Brightness middle	358	512 43%	344 -4%	369 3%	547 53%	577 61%
Brightness	354	501 42%	353 0%	352 -1%	540 53%	576 63%
Brightness Distribution	90	94 4%	90 0%	87 -3%	94 4%	89 -1%
Black Level *		0.36		0.52	0.57	0.42
Colorchecker dE 2000 *	4.9	6.4 -31%	5.7 -16%	10.5 -114%	5.1 -4%	2.7 45%
Colorchecker dE 2000 max. *	11.8	10.9 8%	12.2 -3%	21.4 -81%	9.1 23%	6.9 42%
Greyscale dE 2000 *	3.9	7.2 -85%	5.1 -31%	13.9 -256%	6.2 -59%	4.2 -8%
Gamma	2.33 ^94%	2.28 ^96%	2.73 ^81%	2.51 ^88%	2.09 ^105%	2.23 ^99%
CCT	7260 ^90%	7904 ^82%	7407 ^88%	12118 ^54%	6546 ^99%	7287 ^89%
Contrast		1422		710	960	1374

* ... smaller is better

Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)

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To dim the screen, some notebooks will simply cycle the backlight on and off in rapid succession - a method called Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) . This cycling frequency should ideally be undetectable to the human eye. If said frequency is too low, users with sensitive eyes may experience strain or headaches or even notice the flickering altogether.

Screen flickering / PWM detected

62.5 Hz

The display backlight flickers at 62.5 Hz (Likely utilizing PWM) .

The frequency of 62.5 Hz is very low, so the flickering may cause eyestrain and headaches after extended use.

In comparison: 54 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 19019 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured.

In theory, AMOLED screens can reach a contrast ratio of infinity, because single pixels can be completely turned off when they display pure black and the screen does not have a backlight. This leads to perfect blacks and saturated colors. Many color parameters can be adjusted via the Miravision settings to the customer’s preferences.

We assess the display in more detail by spectrophotometer and CalMAN software. There’s a slight blue hue out of the box, but colors are reproduced very accurately. Only shades of red exhibit a high standard deviation. Even the AdobeRGB color space is well covered.

Display Response Times

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Display response times show how fast the screen is able to change from one color to the next. Slow response times can lead to afterimages and can cause moving objects to appear blurry (ghosting). Gamers of fast-paced 3D titles should pay special attention to fast response times.

↔ Response Time Black to White
4.8 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↗ 2.8 ms rise
4.8 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↘ 2 ms fall
The screen shows very fast response rates in our tests and should be very well suited for fast-paced gaming. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 10 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (21.9 ms).
↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey
5.6 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↗ 2.8 ms rise
5.6 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↘ 2.8 ms fall
The screen shows very fast response rates in our tests and should be very well suited for fast-paced gaming. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.25 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 11 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (34.6 ms).

There are no issues in outdoor use on cloudy days thanks to the high contrast display. The display remains good even at low viewing angles. There are some minor brightness issues at extreme viewing angles, but they are not as pronounced as in other smartphones of this price segment.

Performance

We find the novel Mediatek Helio P25 octa-core SoC with clock speeds of up to 2.6 GHz quite interesting and powerful for this price range. The processor unit consists of two quad-core clusters, one of which clocks lower and takes on less demanding tasks more energy efficiently. Our test device is comparable to the more expensive Wiko WIM. The high-end SoC of the significantly more expensive, tri-bezel-less Xiaomi Mi Mix is considerably snappier.

The clock speeds of up to 900 MHz of the ARM Mali-T880 MP2 graphics unit leaves its similarly priced competitors well behind.

AnTuTu v6 - Total Score (sort by value)
Doogee Mix	60164 Points ∼21%
Nokia 6	47066 Points ∼16% -22%
Wiko WIM	67000 Points ∼23% +11%
Oukitel K6000 Plus	44842 Points ∼15% -25%
Honor 6X	56764 Points ∼19% -6%
Xiaomi Mi Mix	138072 Points ∼47% +129%

PCMark for Android
Work performance score (sort by value)
Doogee Mix	6127 Points ∼31%
Nokia 6	4980 Points ∼25% -19%
Wiko WIM	5621 Points ∼28% -8%
Oukitel K6000 Plus	4280 Points ∼21% -30%
Honor 6X	4383 Points ∼22% -28%
Xiaomi Mi Mix	5179 Points ∼26% -15%
Work 2.0 performance score (sort by value)
Doogee Mix	4908 Points ∼32%
Nokia 6	3723 Points ∼24% -24%
Wiko WIM	4660 Points ∼30% -5%
Oukitel K6000 Plus	3132 Points ∼20% -36%

BaseMark OS II
Overall (sort by value)
Doogee Mix	1363 Points ∼14%
Nokia 6	307 Points ∼3% -77%
Wiko WIM	1339 Points ∼14% -2%
Oukitel K6000 Plus	323 Points ∼3% -76%
Honor 6X	1300 Points ∼13% -5%
Xiaomi Mi Mix	2136 Points ∼22% +57%
System (sort by value)
Doogee Mix	3063 Points ∼16%
Nokia 6	2135 Points ∼11% -30%
Wiko WIM	3549 Points ∼18% +16%
Oukitel K6000 Plus	1992 Points ∼10% -35%
Honor 6X	2721 Points ∼14% -11%
Xiaomi Mi Mix	3399 Points ∼17% +11%
Memory (sort by value)
Doogee Mix	1243 Points ∼11%
Nokia 6	587 Points ∼5% -53%
Wiko WIM	1007 Points ∼9% -19%
Oukitel K6000 Plus	887 Points ∼8% -29%
Honor 6X	1779 Points ∼15% +43%
Xiaomi Mi Mix	1747 Points ∼15% +41%
Graphics (sort by value)
Doogee Mix	1115 Points ∼3%
Nokia 6	731 Points ∼2% -34%
Wiko WIM	965 Points ∼3% -13%
Oukitel K6000 Plus	637 Points ∼2% -43%
Honor 6X	819 Points ∼3% -27%
Xiaomi Mi Mix	3415 Points ∼11% +206%
Web (sort by value)
Doogee Mix	813 Points ∼34%
Nokia 6	10 Points ∼0% -99%
Wiko WIM	933 Points ∼39% +15%
Oukitel K6000 Plus	10 Points ∼0% -99%
Honor 6X	720 Points ∼30% -11%
Xiaomi Mi Mix	1026 Points ∼43% +26%

Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4
64 Bit Single-Core Score (sort by value)
Doogee Mix	840 Points ∼9%
Nokia 6	667 Points ∼7% -21%
Wiko WIM	939 Points ∼10% +12%
Oukitel K6000 Plus	618 Points ∼6% -26%
64 Bit Multi-Core Score (sort by value)
Doogee Mix	3903 Points ∼4%
Nokia 6	2844 Points ∼3% -27%
Wiko WIM	4562 Points ∼5% +17%
Oukitel K6000 Plus	2688 Points ∼3% -31%
Compute RenderScript Score (sort by value)
Doogee Mix	2922 Points ∼7%
Oukitel K6000 Plus	1935 Points ∼4% -34%

3DMark
1280x720 offscreen Ice Storm Unlimited Score (sort by value)
Doogee Mix	14748 Points ∼4%
Nokia 6	9457 Points ∼3% -36%
Wiko WIM	14074 Points ∼4% -5%
Oukitel K6000 Plus	10269 Points ∼3% -30%
Honor 6X	11775 Points ∼3% -20%
Honor 6X	11775 Points ∼3% -20%
Xiaomi Mi Mix	32263 Points ∼9% +119%
1280x720 offscreen Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics Score (sort by value)
Doogee Mix	14288 Points ∼2%
Nokia 6	9605 Points ∼1% -33%
Wiko WIM	13241 Points ∼2% -7%
Oukitel K6000 Plus	10361 Points ∼1% -27%
Honor 6X	11353 Points ∼1% -21%
Honor 6X	11353 Points ∼1% -21%
Xiaomi Mi Mix	36559 Points ∼4% +156%
1280x720 offscreen Ice Storm Unlimited Physics (sort by value)
Doogee Mix	16619 Points ∼14%
Nokia 6	8973 Points ∼8% -46%
Wiko WIM	16939 Points ∼14% +2%
Oukitel K6000 Plus	9959 Points ∼8% -40%
Honor 6X	13535 Points ∼11% -19%
Honor 6X	13535 Points ∼11% -19%
Xiaomi Mi Mix	22860 Points ∼19% +38%
2560x1440 Sling Shot OpenGL ES 3.0 (sort by value)
Doogee Mix	1058 Points ∼9%
Nokia 6	571 Points ∼5% -46%
Wiko WIM	868 Points ∼8% -18%
Oukitel K6000 Plus	549 Points ∼5% -48%
Honor 6X	550 Points ∼5% -48%
Xiaomi Mi Mix	3200 Points ∼28% +202%
2560x1440 Sling Shot OpenGL ES 3.0 Graphics (sort by value)
Doogee Mix	938 Points ∼6%
Nokia 6	495 Points ∼3% -47%
Wiko WIM	742 Points ∼4% -21%
Oukitel K6000 Plus	478 Points ∼3% -49%
Honor 6X	468 Points ∼3% -50%
Xiaomi Mi Mix	3874 Points ∼23% +313%
2560x1440 Sling Shot OpenGL ES 3.0 Physics (sort by value)
Doogee Mix	1912 Points ∼35%
Nokia 6	1238 Points ∼23% -35%
Wiko WIM	2140 Points ∼39% +12%
Oukitel K6000 Plus	1146 Points ∼21% -40%
Honor 6X	1433 Points ∼26% -25%
Xiaomi Mi Mix	1990 Points ∼37% +4%
2560x1440 Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) (sort by value)
Doogee Mix	759 Points ∼4%
Nokia 6	296 Points ∼1% -61%
Wiko WIM	466 Points ∼2% -39%
Oukitel K6000 Plus	384 Points ∼2% -49%
Honor 6X	385 Points ∼2% -49%
Xiaomi Mi Mix	2207 Points ∼11% +191%
2560x1440 Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Graphics (sort by value)
Doogee Mix	649 Points ∼6%
Nokia 6	243 Points ∼2% -63%
Wiko WIM	381 Points ∼3% -41%
Oukitel K6000 Plus	323 Points ∼3% -50%
Honor 6X	318 Points ∼3% -51%
Xiaomi Mi Mix	2291 Points ∼20% +253%
2560x1440 Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Physics (sort by value)
Doogee Mix	1876 Points ∼32%
Nokia 6	1225 Points ∼21% -35%
Wiko WIM	2106 Points ∼36% +12%
Oukitel K6000 Plus	1143 Points ∼19% -39%
Honor 6X	1440 Points ∼24% -23%
Xiaomi Mi Mix	1953 Points ∼33% +4%

GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
T-Rex Onscreen (sort by value)
Doogee Mix	35 fps ∼1%
Nokia 6	16 fps ∼0% -54%
Wiko WIM	23 fps ∼1% -34%
Oukitel K6000 Plus	16 fps ∼0% -54%
Honor 6X	19 fps ∼1% -46%
Xiaomi Mi Mix	60 fps ∼2% +71%
1920x1080 T-Rex Offscreen (sort by value)
Doogee Mix	24 fps ∼0%
Nokia 6	16 fps ∼0% -33%
Wiko WIM	23 fps ∼0% -4%
Oukitel K6000 Plus	17 fps ∼0% -29%
Honor 6X	18 fps ∼0% -25%
Xiaomi Mi Mix	85 fps ∼1% +254%

GFXBench 3.0
on screen Manhattan Onscreen OGL (sort by value)
Doogee Mix	22 fps ∼6%
Nokia 6	7 fps ∼2% -68%
Wiko WIM	10 fps ∼3% -55%
Oukitel K6000 Plus	6.8 fps ∼2% -69%
Honor 6X	8.5 fps ∼2% -61%
Xiaomi Mi Mix	47 fps ∼13% +114%
1920x1080 1080p Manhattan Offscreen (sort by value)
Doogee Mix	11 fps ∼1%
Nokia 6	7.1 fps ∼0% -35%
Wiko WIM	10 fps ∼1% -9%
Oukitel K6000 Plus	6.8 fps ∼0% -38%
Honor 6X	4.6 fps ∼0% -58%
Xiaomi Mi Mix	47 fps ∼3% +327%

GFXBench 3.1
on screen Manhattan ES 3.1 Onscreen (sort by value)
Doogee Mix	16 fps ∼0%
Nokia 6	4.5 fps ∼0% -72%
Wiko WIM	6.4 fps ∼0% -60%
Oukitel K6000 Plus	4.5 fps ∼0% -72%
Honor 6X	4.9 fps ∼0% -69%
Xiaomi Mi Mix	31 fps ∼1% +94%
1920x1080 Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen (sort by value)
Doogee Mix	6.8 fps ∼0%
Nokia 6	4.6 fps ∼0% -32%
Wiko WIM	6.4 fps ∼0% -6%
Oukitel K6000 Plus	4.6 fps ∼0% -32%
Honor 6X	2.5 fps ∼0% -63%
Xiaomi Mi Mix	30 fps ∼1% +341%

GFXBench
on screen Car Chase Onscreen (sort by value)
Doogee Mix	8.3 fps ∼3%
Nokia 6	2.5 fps ∼1% -70%
Wiko WIM	3.5 fps ∼1% -58%
Oukitel K6000 Plus	2.4 fps ∼1% -71%
Honor 6X	3 fps ∼1% -64%
Xiaomi Mi Mix	20 fps ∼8% +141%
1920x1080 Car Chase Offscreen (sort by value)
Doogee Mix	4.1 fps ∼0%
Nokia 6	2.5 fps ∼0% -39%
Wiko WIM	3.8 fps ∼0% -7%
Oukitel K6000 Plus	2.4 fps ∼0% -41%
Honor 6X	2.8 fps ∼0% -32%
Xiaomi Mi Mix	19 fps ∼2% +363%

Legend

Doogee Mix Mediatek Helio P25, ARM Mali-T880 MP2, 64 GB eMMC Flash

Nokia 6 Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937), Qualcomm Adreno 505, 32 GB eMMC Flash

Wiko WIM Qualcomm Snapdragon 626, Qualcomm Adreno 506, 64 GB eMMC Flash

Oukitel K6000 Plus Mediatek MT6750, ARM Mali-T860 MP2, 64 GB eMMC Flash

Honor 6X HiSilicon Kirin 655, ARM Mali-T830 MP2, 32 GB eMMC Flash

Xiaomi Mi Mix Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro, Qualcomm Adreno 530, 128 GB UFS 2.0 Flash

Browsing performance on the Doogee Mix is snappier compared to its competitors.

JetStream 1.1 | Octane V2 | Mozilla Kraken 1.1 | WebXPRT 2015

JetStream 1.1 - Total Score
Xiaomi Mi Mix (Chrome 55)	58.4 Points ∼100% +137%
Wiko WIM (Chrome Version 59)	26.97 Points ∼46% +10%
Honor 6X (Chrome 56.0.2924.87)	26.46 Points ∼45% +8%
Doogee Mix (Chrome 60)	24.6 Points ∼42%
Oukitel K6000 Plus (Standard Browser 7.0)	20.2 Points ∼35% -18%
Nokia 6 (Chrome 59.0.3071.125)	17.56 Points ∼30% -29%

Octane V2 - Total Score
Xiaomi Mi Mix (Chrome 55)	9608 Points ∼100% +130%
Wiko WIM (Chrome Version 59)	4625 Points ∼48% +11%
Honor 6X (Chrome 56.0.2924.87)	4199 Points ∼44% +1%
Doogee Mix (Chrome 60)	4175 Points ∼43%
Oukitel K6000 Plus (Standard Browser 7.0)	3066 Points ∼32% -27%
Nokia 6 (Chrome 59.0.3071.125)	2899 Points ∼30% -31%

Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Total Score
Oukitel K6000 Plus (Standard Browser 7.0)	22627 ms * ∼100% -120%
Nokia 6 (Chrome 59.0.3071.125)	12062 ms * ∼53% -17%
Doogee Mix (Chrome 60)	10306 ms * ∼46%
Honor 6X (Chrome 56.0.2924.87)	9373 ms * ∼41% +9%
Wiko WIM (Chrome Version 59)	8781 ms * ∼39% +15%
Xiaomi Mi Mix (Chrome 55)	2404 ms * ∼11% +77%

WebXPRT 2015 - Overall Score
Xiaomi Mi Mix (Chrome 55)	107 Points ∼100% +39%
Doogee Mix (Chrome 60)	77 Points ∼72%
Honor 6X (Chrome 56.0.2924.87)	73 Points ∼68% -5%
Nokia 6 (Chrome 59.0.3071.125)	60 Points ∼56% -22%

* ... smaller is better

Our Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 reference microSD card shows quick reading and writing speeds, but it is not even close to the maximum transfer speeds.

Accessing the internal memory in the Doogee Mix is very quick. Subjectively, loading times are not too long.

	Doogee Mix	Nokia 6	Wiko WIM	Oukitel K6000 Plus	Honor 6X	Xiaomi Mi Mix
AndroBench 3-5		-17%	-6%	-5%	23%	43%
Sequential Read 256KB	249	273.1 10%	272.1 9%	278.6 12%	283.4 14%	409.9 65%
Sequential Write 256KB	165	77.1 -53%	136.7 -17%	190.4 15%	73.8 -55%	161.3 -2%
Random Read 4KB	66.5	33.8 -49%	38.1 -43%	64.6 -3%	39.55 -41%	116.6 75%
Random Write 4KB	11.2	11.34 1%	13.34 19%	9.44 -16%	45.05 302%	15.15 35%
Sequential Read 256KB SDCard	78 ?(Toshiba Exceria Pro M501)	84.6 8%	83.8 7%	72.2 ?(Toshiba Exceria Pro M401) -7%	52 ?(Toshiba Exceria Pro M401) -33%
Sequential Write 256KB SDCard	69.4 ?(Toshiba Exceria Pro M501)	56.6 -18%	61.4 -12%	49.21 ?(Toshiba Exceria Pro M401) -29%	34.53 ?(Toshiba Exceria Pro M401) -50%

Games

The graphically demanding game Asphalt 8 runs quite smoothly in high detail settings. Consequently, simpler games such as Angry Birds 2 do not pose any issue to the phone’s performance.

The smartphone controls, i.e. position sensor and touchscreen, are responsive enough for gaming.

Asphalt 8: Airborne
	Settings	Value
	high	29 fps
	very low	30 fps

... in comparison

Dead Trigger 2
	Settings	Value
	high	30 fps

... in comparison

Emissions

Temperature

According to our measurements, the Doogee Mix reaches at most 40.3 °C (104.5 °F) under load. This is a noticeable temperature rise and it might get a little too warm in summer when carried in a pocket. Aside from this, we cannot see any issues with the temperature. When idle, the maximum temperature of 35.2 °C (95.3 °F) is hardly noticeable.

We do not expect to see any throttling, even under heavy load, as we can see in our GFXBench battery test Manhattan 3.1.

Max. Load

Idle


38.6 °C 101 F	34.6 °C 94 F	32.8 °C 91 F
37.7 °C 100 F	37.9 °C 100 F	36.3 °C 97 F
36.1 °C 97 F	36.8 °C 98 F	32.9 °C 91 F

Maximum: 38.6 °C = 101 F
Average: 36 °C = 97 F


30.8 °C 87 F	31.9 °C 89 F	39.8 °C 104 F
30.2 °C 86 F	31.8 °C 89 F	40.3 °C 105 F
31.3 °C 88 F	31.8 °C 89 F	37.5 °C 100 F

Maximum: 40.3 °C = 105 F
Average: 33.9 °C = 93 F

Power Supply (max.) 31.4 °C = 89 F | Room Temperature 21.5 °C = 71 F | Voltcraft IR-260

(±) The average temperature for the upper side under maximal load is 36 °C / 97 F, compared to the average of 32.7 °C / 91 F for the devices in the class Smartphone.
(+) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 38.6 °C / 101 F, compared to the average of 35 °C / 95 F, ranging from 21.9 to 56 °C for the class Smartphone.
(±) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 40.3 °C / 105 F, compared to the average of 33.8 °C / 93 F
(±) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 33.8 °C / 93 F, compared to the device average of 32.7 °C / 91 F.

Speaker

The speaker is located on the bottom edge. It gets moderately loud with 81.8 dB(A). Deep mids and bases are basically non-existent, hence the speaker sounds a little shallow. Mids and highs are more or less in balance and save the overall sound from being uncomfortable. The speaker will do for a quick glimpse into a video or music clip. The use of a pair of ear-phones that can be plugged into the 3.5 mm audio jack or a Bluetooth speaker are recommended for comfortable, clean audio quality.

Doogee Mix audio analysis

(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (81.8 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 38.6% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (8.3% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 4% away from median
(±) | linearity of mids is average (8.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 4% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (5.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (27.4% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 64% of all tested devices in this class were better, 7% similar, 29% worse
» The best had a delta of 12%, average was 39%, worst was 134%
Compared to all devices tested
» 80% of all tested devices were better, 4% similar, 16% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 26%, worst was 134%

Honor 6X audio analysis

(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (81.9 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 21.7% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (10.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | higher mids - on average 8.4% higher than median
(±) | linearity of mids is average (7.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(±) | higher highs - on average 6.7% higher than median
(+) | highs are linear (5.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (29.1% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 71% of all tested devices in this class were better, 4% similar, 25% worse
» The best had a delta of 12%, average was 39%, worst was 134%
Compared to all devices tested
» 84% of all tested devices were better, 3% similar, 13% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 26%, worst was 134%

Frequeny diagram in comparison (Toggle check boxes on/off!)

Battery runtime

Energy consumption

The Doogee Mix is a more potent device than we expected from its RRP. Although while idling, the energy consumption is fairly high, it is very efficient under load. After a couple of days in stand-by, the battery runs down too fast for our taste.

Power Consumption

Off / Standby	0.08 / 0.52 Watt
Idle	1.13 / 1.7 / 1.74 Watt
Load	2.78 / 5.01 Watt


Key: min: , med: , max: Metrahit Energy Currently we use the Metrahit Energy, a professional single phase power quality and energy measurement digital multimeter, for our measurements. Find out more about it here. All of our test methods can be found here.

	Doogee Mix 3360 mAh	Nokia 6 3000 mAh	Wiko WIM 3200 mAh	Oukitel K6000 Plus 6080 mAh	Honor 6X 3340 mAh	Xiaomi Mi Mix 4400 mAh
Power Consumption		-2%	19%	-33%	-5%	-80%
Idle Minimum *	1.13	0.63 44%	0.93 18%	0.88 22%	0.82 27%	0.87 23%
Idle Average *	1.7	1.75 -3%	1.28 25%	2.02 -19%	2 -18%	2.16 -27%
Idle Maximum *	1.74	1.87 -7%	1.37 21%	2.09 -20%	2.03 -17%	2.28 -31%
Load Average *	2.78	3.56 -28%	2.39 14%	5.33 -92%	3.34 -20%	9.21 -231%
Load Maximum *	5.01	5.85 -17%	4.25 15%	7.74 -54%	4.92 2%	11.76 -135%

* ... smaller is better

Battery runtime

The 3,360 mAh battery is a little bigger than most of its competitors, except the Oukitel K600 Plus. A Wi-Fi runtime of 9:33 hours is a good value, but the Nokia 6 gets significantly more runtime out of its smaller battery. Customers should still easily get two full days of regular use with the Doogee Mix. It takes two hours for a full charge using the supplied power adapter.

Battery Runtime


WiFi Websurfing		9h 33min

	Doogee Mix 3360 mAh	Nokia 6 3000 mAh	Wiko WIM 3200 mAh	Oukitel K6000 Plus 6080 mAh	Honor 6X 3340 mAh	Xiaomi Mi Mix 4400 mAh
Battery Runtime		17%	-14%	50%	67%	12%
WiFi v1.3	573	670 17%	492 -14%	861 50%	957 67%	644 12%
Reader / Idle		1695			2250	1797
H.264		542			885	964
Load		228			375	292

Pros

+ sturdy case

+ tri-bezel-less screen

+ fingerprint sensor

+ good storage equipment

+ snappy SoC

+ fast LTE

+ good AMOLED display

+ lots of input options

+ up-to-date security patches

+ 4K video recording

Cons

- screen flicker at low brightness

- dark and fuzzy camera shots

- only a few LTE bands

- microphone produces disturbing noises

- only 720p screen

- screen protector does not fit exactly

Verdict

Reviewed: Doogee Mix. Test device supplied by Doogee.

The tri-bezel-less screen, as it has been and still is the case with the Xiaomi Mi Mix, is undoubtedly the main reason for the Doogee Mix’s allure. Bit by bit, more well established manufacturers jump on the bezel-less train and they need to find ways to offer something appealing to their customers. Doogee attempts this by furnishing their smartphone with a more powerful SoC and dual-camera setup than what is considered standard in its price range. Their plan is half-successful: the SoC is indeed very convincing, the camera on the other hand delivers dark images that lack sharpness, but we are pleased with its 4K video recording capability.

The dual camera fails to convince us. Luckily, the high performance, the nifty, bezel-less AMOLED screen, the up-to-date software and its good value-for-the-money ratio are good reasons to purchase the Doogee Mix.

There are some small nuisances that potential customers have to find a way to live with, like the barely removable, small screen protector that is mounted out of the box, the limited control capabilities of the fingerprint sensor or the partially flickering screen. A number of positive aspects make the phone an attractive option. The standard retailer's warranty and guarantee, lots of accessories, good storage equipment, a solid case and up-to-date security patches are all rarities among cheap Android devices.

Doogee Mix - 2017-09-13 09/13/2017 v6^(old)
Florian Wimmer

Chassis

87%

Keyboard

66%

Pointing Device

94%

Connectivity

38%

Weight

88%

Battery

92 / 70 → 100%

Display

73%

Games Performance

34%

Application Performance

50 / 91 → 55%

Temperature

89%

Noise

100%

Audio

57%

Camera

52%

Average

71%

80%

Smartphone - Weighted Average

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Doogee Mix Smartphone Review

Case

Size comparison

Equipment

Software

Communication and GPS

Telephony and call quality

Cameras

Accessories and warranty

Input devices and handling

Display

Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)

Display Response Times

Performance

Games

Emissions

Temperature

Speaker

Doogee Mix audio analysis

Honor 6X audio analysis

Battery runtime

Energy consumption

Battery runtime

Pros

Cons

Verdict

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