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MagyarF150 Bison 2021 Review - Cheap rugged smartphone from Oukitel
Possible competitors in comparison
Bewertung | Rating Version | Datum | Modell | Gewicht | Laufwerk | Groesse | Aufloesung | Preis ab |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76.8 % | 7 | 02/2021 | F150 Bison 2021 Helio G25, PowerVR GE8320 | 318 g | 64 GB eMMC Flash | 5.86" | 1520x720 | |
| 78 % | 7 | 03/2020 | Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro Exynos 9611, Mali-G72 MP3 | 218 g | 64 GB UFS 2.0 Flash | 6.30" | 2340x1080 | |
| 75.9 % | 7 | 11/2019 | Gigaset GX290 Helio P23 MT6763V, Mali-G71 MP2 | 279 g | 32 GB eMMC Flash | 6.10" | 1560x720 | |
| 75.7 % | 7 | 04/2019 | Cubot King Kong 3 Helio P23 MT6763T, Mali-G71 MP2 | 280 g | 64 GB eMMC Flash | 5.50" | 1440x720 |
Case, equipment and operation
When you hold the F150 Bison 2021 in your hand for the first time, you will notice that it is not only heavy, but also very thick. One-handed operation is therefore out of the question, and small hands have to reach around even to reach the fingerprint sensor. However, the rugged smartphone leaves a very stable impression and has an IP68 as well as IP69K certification and has undergone a drop test from a height of 1.5 meters according to MIL-STD-810G. It is also promised trouble-free use at ambient temperatures of -20 to +55 °C
The ports of the Bison 2021 are protected from dust and water by a cover. This also applies to the card slot, which can accommodate two nano-SIMs as well as an additional microSD card. The latter are supported up to a size of 256 GB, but cannot use exFAT. The integration of an NFC chip is rare in this price and device class. The USB port is Type-C, works according to the 2.0 transfer standard, and supports OTG as well as audio output
Google Android 10 is used as the operating system. Its security updates were updated to November 5, 2020 at the time of the test and are thus no longer particularly up-to-date. During the test, we installed one update manually and another was offered OTA. However, none of them changed the security status. No information is available yet on whether and in which intervals more updates will be rolled out and whether Android 11 will be released
Besides a configurable function key, there is also a special outdoor mode for the smartphone, which displays important navigation data and enlarges the icons a bit. Its activation or deactivation is accompanied by a small animation and a tremendous noise
The communication features of the Bison 2021 are decent. The Wi-Fi module supports Wi-Fi 5 and works quite stably in combination with our reference router Netgear Nighthawk AX12. Mobile LTE is available at best, and both 3G and 4G only have a thin frequency configuration. Voice quality is rather utilitarian and the B2021 transmits its user muffled and there is no noise suppression worth mentioning
The smartphone's touchscreen responds reliably in the test and has good gliding properties. A fingerprint scanner in the frame and a 2D face recognition are available for biometric security, both of which have good recognition rates
| Networking | |
| iperf3 transmit AX12 | |
| F150 Bison 2021 | |
| Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro | |
| Gigaset GX290 | |
| Cubot King Kong 3 | |
| iperf3 receive AX12 | |
| Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro | |
| F150 Bison 2021 | |
| Gigaset GX290 | |
| Cubot King Kong 3 | |
Cameras - Meow Quad Camera in Bison 2021
The powerful camera with the great photography experience is a marketing promise that the F150 Bison cannot keep in any way. The pictures of the main camera show muddy details and cannot cope with backlight at all. Magnifications are only possible digitally and even here the end of the line is already reached at a 4x zoom. The auxiliary lens for taking pictures in low-light does not add any value in the test
The front-facing camera is not very convincing either, and it only manages an unclean delineation between the subject and the background in portraits. Videos are recorded in Full HD with 30 frames per second on both sides at best
Image Comparison
Choose a scene and navigate within the first image. One click changes the position on touchscreens. One click on the zoomed-in image opens the original in a new window. The first image shows the scaled photograph of the test device.
WeitwinkelWeitwinkelZoom (4/5-fach)Low-Light
Display - IPS panel in the F150 Bison with deficits
Due to the small HD resolution, pixel structures are visible on the 5.86-inch IPS panel of the F150 Bison 2021. We would have wished for a slightly higher brightness for an outdoor smartphone, but it is still available in manual mode and with an even distribution of bright and dark areas.
Due to the slightly higher black value, the contrast ratio could also be crisper. The white balance is also too cool in the factory settings, but can be adjusted in the settings. We got the most natural results when we selected the display with the warmest possible color temperature. The quite high minimum brightness can be annoying in the dark
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Brightness Distribution: 86 %
Center on Battery: 398 cd/m²
Contrast: 948:1 (Black: 0.42 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 4.7 | 0.5-29.43 Ø5
ΔE Greyscale 5 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
93.9% sRGB (Calman 2D)
Gamma: 1.97
| F150 Bison 2021 IPS, 1520x720, 5.86 | Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro IPS, 2340x1080, 6.30 | Gigaset GX290 IPS, 1560x720, 6.10 | Cubot King Kong 3 IPS, 1440x720, 5.50 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Response Times | 31% | 45% | 21% | |
| Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 60 ? | 46 ? 23% | 34.4 ? 43% | 44 ? 27% |
| Response Time Black / White * | 32.8 ? | 20 ? 39% | 17.6 ? 46% | 28 ? 15% |
| PWM Frequency | 250 ? | |||
| Screen | 2% | -21% | -5% | |
| Brightness middle | 398 | 569 43% | 635 60% | 365 -8% |
| Brightness | 393 | 562 43% | 615 56% | 379 -4% |
| Brightness Distribution | 86 | 91 6% | 91 6% | 82 -5% |
| Black Level * | 0.42 | 0.42 -0% | 0.39 7% | 0.14 67% |
| Contrast | 948 | 1355 43% | 1628 72% | 2607 175% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 4.7 | 6.14 -31% | 10.5 -123% | 8.03 -71% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 8.6 | 10.92 -27% | 17.9 -108% | 16.34 -90% |
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 5 | 7.9 -58% | 11.8 -136% | 10.3 -106% |
| Gamma | 1.97 112% | 2.256 98% | 1.86 118% | 2.197 100% |
| CCT | 7107 91% | 8696 75% | 9570 68% | 9941 65% |
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | 17% /
8% | 12% /
-8% | 8% /
0% |
* ... smaller is better
Display Response Times
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
|---|---|---|
| 32.8 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 10.8 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 22 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 87 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (21.5 ms). | ||
| ↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
| 60 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 28.4 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 31.6 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.2 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 95 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (33.8 ms). | ||
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
| Screen flickering / PWM not detected |  | ||
In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 17933 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured. | |||
Performance, emissions and battery life
The F150 Bison is powered by the entry-level MediaTek Helio G25 SoC, which has access to a generous 6 GB of RAM. Thus, it is on a similar performance level as the comparison field, but a high system speed should not be expected. The low surface temperature is a positive aspect. Only the charging electronics cause the rugged phone to heat up to a certain extent under load
The speaker on the back can play loud, but its sound quality is rather intended for voice reproduction. Music sounds hollow and lacks any depth. The audio jack does not cover itself with glory either and is accompanied by a clear background noise. The best alternatives for sound output are USB-C and Bluetooth
The battery runtimes are a real highlight, which are primarily due to the huge 8,000 mAh battery. Over 32 hours of display time in the WLAN test is an excellent result
| PCMark for Android - Work 2.0 performance score (sort by value) | |
| F150 Bison 2021 | |
| Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro | |
| Gigaset GX290 | |
| Cubot King Kong 3 | |
| Average Mediatek Helio G25 (4938 - 5296, n=6) | |
| Average of class Smartphone (9101 - 12871, n=4, last 2 years) | |
| GFXBench | |
| on screen Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Onscreen (sort by value) | |
| F150 Bison 2021 | |
| Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro | |
| Gigaset GX290 | |
| Cubot King Kong 3 | |
| Average Mediatek Helio G25 (1.5 - 7.9, n=6) | |
| Average of class Smartphone (3.6 - 123, n=223, last 2 years) | |
| 1920x1080 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen (sort by value) | |
| F150 Bison 2021 | |
| Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro | |
| Gigaset GX290 | |
| Cubot King Kong 3 | |
| Average Mediatek Helio G25 (3.6 - 7.4, n=6) | |
| Average of class Smartphone (2.3 - 229, n=223, last 2 years) | |
| on screen Aztec Ruins High Tier Onscreen (sort by value) | |
| F150 Bison 2021 | |
| Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro | |
| Gigaset GX290 | |
| Cubot King Kong 3 | |
| Average Mediatek Helio G25 (2.1 - 4.8, n=6) | |
| Average of class Smartphone (2.8 - 105, n=223, last 2 years) | |
| 2560x1440 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen (sort by value) | |
| F150 Bison 2021 | |
| Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro | |
| Gigaset GX290 | |
| Cubot King Kong 3 | |
| Average Mediatek Helio G25 (1.4 - 1.4, n=6) | |
| Average of class Smartphone (0.85 - 94, n=223, last 2 years) | |
| F150 Bison 2021 | Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro | Gigaset GX290 | Cubot King Kong 3 | Average 64 GB eMMC Flash | Average of class Smartphone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AndroBench 3-5 | 116% | -25% | -23% | 12% | 722% | |
| Sequential Read 256KB | 293.9 | 508 73% | 275.6 -6% | 241 -18% | 273 ? -7% | 1505 ? 412% |
| Sequential Write 256KB | 203.1 | 181.1 -11% | 33.77 -83% | 134.3 -34% | 176.8 ? -13% | 1112 ? 448% |
| Random Read 4KB | 65.8 | 108.6 65% | 33.33 -49% | 17.21 -74% | 59.1 ? -10% | 247 ? 275% |
| Random Write 4KB | 14.62 | 100.5 587% | 10.95 -25% | 11.21 -23% | 31.7 ? 117% | 271 ? 1754% |
| Sequential Read 256KB SDCard | 83.5 ? | 72.4 ? -13% | 81.1 ? -3% | 81.2 -3% | 77.4 ? -7% | |
| Sequential Write 256KB SDCard | 63.3 ? | 59.4 ? -6% | 74.3 ? 17% | 74.3 17% | 58.3 ? -8% |
Temperature
(+) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 35.6 °C / 96 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 27.7 °C / 82 F, compared to the average of 33.8 °C / 93 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 28.7 °C / 84 F, compared to the device average of 32.7 °C / 91 F.
Loudspeaker
F150 Bison 2021 audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (89.9 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 25% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (9.3% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | higher mids - on average 5.2% higher than median
(+) | mids are linear (5% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(±) | higher highs - on average 5.6% higher than median
(+) | highs are linear (6.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (19% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 18% of all tested devices in this class were better, 9% similar, 73% worse
» The best had a delta of 12%, average was 38%, worst was 134%
Compared to all devices tested
» 39% of all tested devices were better, 8% similar, 53% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%
Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (87.1 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 77% lower than median
(+) | bass is linear (0% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(-) | nearly no mids - on average 77% lower than median
(+) | mids are linear (0% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(-) | nearly no highs - on average 77% lower than median
(+) | highs are linear (0% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(-) | overall sound is not linear (118% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 85% of all tested devices in this class were better, 9% similar, 6% worse
» The best had a delta of 12%, average was 38%, worst was 134%
Compared to all devices tested
» 95% of all tested devices were better, 3% similar, 2% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%
Battery life
| F150 Bison 2021 8000 mAh | Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro 4050 mAh | Gigaset GX290 6200 mAh | Cubot King Kong 3 6000 mAh | Average of class Smartphone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery Runtime | |||||
| WiFi Websurfing | 1953 | 731 -63% | 1316 -33% | 1267 -35% | 912 ? -53% |
Pros
Cons
Verdict - The Bison turns out to be a tough rugged phone
The F150 Bison 2021 has many features that characterize a rugged smartphone. These definitely include the rugged exterior and the extended protection against dust and water. The configurable button allows quick access to predefined apps or the emergency call and the LED is quite bright.
The large battery enables the smartphone to have enormously long battery runtimes. Those who really want to be outdoors for longer will appreciate this as a compromise to the high weight. However, the tracking features should be a bit better for this purpose and the display's brightness reserves are low outdoors.
The F150 Bison presents itself as enormously robust and enduring, but beyond that it quickly runs out of steam
Furthermore, the software's update reputation is more than unclear, and logistics might also prove complicated in case of damage since the smartphone can currently only be purchased as an import.
The cameras are not convincing in the test and the frequency coverage for the mobile network is limited to the bare minimum. The loud animation that accompanies every activation or deactivation of the F150 mode is also annoying
Price and availability
The F150 Bison 2021 is only directly available as an import from China at the time of the test. If F150 follows Oukitel's philosophy, it will also find its way to European online retailers. It is best to get information directly from the manufacturer's website, where retail partners are linked. Depending on the retailer, we have researched prices between 140 and 200 US dollars (116 - 165 euros), but often there are still fees for customs clearance and import sales tax, so these are not necessarily final prices. More information about import and customs can be found in this article
F150 Bison 2021
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02/16/2021 v7
Daniel Schmidt
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