Oukitel WP30 Pro smartphone review - Huge battery, night vision camera and secondary display
Possible competitors in comparison
Rating | Date | Model | Weight | Drive | Size | Resolution | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83.4 % v7 (old) | 11 / 2023 | Oukitel WP30 Pro Dimensity 8050, Mali-G77 MP9 | 414 g | 512 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 6.78" | 2460x1080 | |
| 81.9 % v7 (old) | 08 / 2022 | Samsung Galaxy XCover 6 Pro SD 778G 5G, Adreno 642L | 235 g | 128 GB UFS 2.2 Flash | 6.60" | 2408x1080 | |
| 82.3 % v7 (old) | 06 / 2023 | Nokia XR21 SD 695 5G, Adreno 619 | 231 g | 128 GB UFS 2.2 Flash | 6.49" | 2400x1080 | |
| 79.7 % v7 (old) | 05 / 2023 | CAT S75 Dimensity 930, IMG BXM-8-256 | 268 g | 128 GB UFS 2.2 Flash | 6.58" | 2408x1080 |
Case and equipment - Robust and bulky
The Oukitel WP 30 Pro is adventurous, and you can see that right away: Not only is the design unusual with the rear screen and the carbon look, the phone is also protected from shocks by a rubber coating on the edge and shows some screws open on the side.
This already suggests that the WP30 Pro will also cope well in the outdoors, and it is indeed protected against water and dust according to IP69K and has also passed the MIL-STD-810H tests. According to the manufacturer, you can drop it from 1.50 meters without any problems and dive up to 1.50 meters deep, and the device can withstand the pressure for up to 30 minutes.
With a weight of 414 grams, the phone is significantly heavier than other outdoor phones, and with a thickness of almost 2 centimeters, it is also very bulky. It lies well in the hand due to the slightly outward curved back, but you quickly notice the high weight in the arms.
The manufacturer is very generous in terms of storage: The WP30 Pro comes with 12 GB of RAM and 512 GB of mass storage. NFC is also on board so that mobile payment services can be used. The USB-C port is protected by a rubber flap and transfers data at USB 2.0 speed at most. Thus, it is also not possible to output pictures to external screens.
The phone supports dual nano-SIM or one nano-SIM and one eSIM. However, there is no microSD reader.
Communication, software and operation - Fast WLAN and accurate fingerprint sensor
The Oukitel WP30 Pro has WiFi 6 as the fastest Wi-Fi standard, which means that it cannot access the 6 GHz band for Wi-Fi connections, but it gets the maximum out of the supported frequency ranges of 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz.
Thus, the speed difference to the Galaxy XCover 6 Pro with WiFi 6E is not too big, and you can also use a gigabit Internet connection quite well with the Oukitel WP30 Pro. Close to the router, the reception is full, and pages load fast. At a distance of 10 meters and through 3 walls, 3/4 of the signal quality is still available and the page loading is also very fast.
The manufacturer installs a 5G modem that can handle many frequency ranges, so you can also use mobile Internet on most trips abroad. Many bands are also supported in the 4G range.
The software used is Android 13. The security patches are from August 2023 and thus a bit older. The manufacturer does not really want to specify an update period, but only talks about sporadic updates over 3-5 years.
Oukitel hardly changes anything in the standard Android and does not install any adware ex-factory. The translation of the own functions in the settings is not always successful.
The touchscreen is very reliable to use, even at the edges and in the corners. There is a freely assignable button on the casing's left that can be used to execute various commands or launch apps.
The fingerprint sensor is integrated into the standby button on the right. It recognizes fingerprints very accurately and unlocks the phone in a flash. Other commands can also be executed here, such as touching the sensor to accept calls.
There is also a face recognition feature, but it is only based on 2D image recognition and is thus not quite as secure. Thus, it is not surprising that the system allows locking the system via face, but biometric login, for example in banking apps, is only possible with the fingerprint.
| Networking | |
| Oukitel WP30 Pro | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 | |
| Samsung Galaxy XCover 6 Pro | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz | |
| Nokia XR21 | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 | |
| CAT S75 | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 | |
Cameras - Something very special thanks to night vision camera
The main camera has a maximum resolution of 108 megapixels but usually only uses 1/9 of this resolution for taking pictures. Thus, it creates 12-megapixel pictures, which offer a higher light sensitivity due to the larger pixels. The full resolution can be used in a special mode.
The main camera takes quite passable pictures but does not come close to the imaging performance of high-end cell phone cameras, lacking detail, sharpness, and brightness. In low light and high contrasts, the pictures are well-brightened but not really sharp.
Videos can be recorded with a maximum of 4K resolution and 30 fps. The autofocus works quickly but visibly, and the brightness adjustment also needs time now and then.
A highlight is the dedicated night vision camera, which has a resolution of 20 megapixels and can take black-and-white pictures even in complete darkness with the help of infrared diodes at the back. The range is a few meters, and the resulting pictures are of good quality. We find it ingenious that the phone can also be used as a night vision device, for example during a walk in the forest.
There is no wide-angle camera, but there is a 5-megapixel macro camera for extreme close-ups.
On the front, there is a 32-megapixel selfie camera, which actually uses its full resolution by default but can also easily take smaller pictures, for example, to save storage space. Despite the high resolution, the details of the face look a bit blurry, but on the other hand, even single hairs can be recognized well.
Image Comparison
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Display - Two screens for the outdoor phone
The outdoor phone has a Full HD screen with a large surface of 6.78 inches. It is an IPS panel, so PWM flickering is not a problem even at low brightness levels in our measurements. We like the fact that it is a 120 Hz screen that can display scrolling very smoothly.
However, the manufacturer still has to improve when it comes to brightness. The phone achieves just 417 cd/m² on average on maximum settings and with the brightness sensor exposed. That is much less than the competition and makes it difficult to read the display in bright surroundings.
The color reproduction shows a clear blue cast, so you should not rely too much on the correctness of the displayed colors.
It gets interesting at the back of the phone, where a 1.8-inch secondary display is found, which is based on OLED technology. Most likely, it will be used for displaying a clock and notifications or as a viewfinder for selfies with the main camera. However, it is a touchscreen, so music control and other applications are also possible.
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Brightness Distribution: 94 %
Center on Battery: 429 cd/m²
Contrast: 1073:1 (Black: 0.4 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 5.93 | 0.5-29.43 Ø4.89
ΔE Greyscale 5.8 | 0.5-98 Ø5.1
96.1% sRGB (Calman 2D)
Gamma: 2.142
| Oukitel WP30 Pro IPS, 2460x1080, 6.8" | Samsung Galaxy XCover 6 Pro PLS, 2408x1080, 6.6" | Nokia XR21 TFT-LCD, 2400x1080, 6.5" | CAT S75 IPS LCD, 2408x1080, 6.6" | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Response Times | 5% | -39% | -11% | |
| Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 26.5 ? | 31 ? -17% | 42.05 ? -59% | 36.8 ? -39% |
| Response Time Black / White * | 19 ? | 14 ? 26% | 22.54 ? -19% | 15.5 ? 18% |
| PWM Frequency | 55100 | |||
| Screen | -14% | 23% | 11% | |
| Brightness middle | 429 | 510 19% | 503 17% | 566 32% |
| Brightness | 417 | 495 19% | 487 17% | 529 27% |
| Brightness Distribution | 94 | 92 -2% | 94 0% | 83 -12% |
| Black Level * | 0.4 | 0.46 -15% | 0.45 -13% | 0.47 -18% |
| Contrast | 1073 | 1109 3% | 1118 4% | 1204 12% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 5.93 | 7.41 -25% | 2.4 60% | 5.02 15% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 10.14 | 13.26 -31% | 6.6 35% | 9.6 5% |
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 5.8 | 10.6 -83% | 1.9 67% | 4.4 24% |
| Gamma | 2.142 103% | 2.518 87% | 2.22 99% | 2.248 98% |
| CCT | 8187 79% | 10050 65% | 6602 98% | 7173 91% |
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | -5% /
-11% | -8% /
11% | 0% /
6% |
* ... smaller is better
Display Response Times
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
|---|---|---|
| 19 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 10.4 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 8.6 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows good response rates in our tests, but may be too slow for competitive gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 38 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is similar to the average of all tested devices (20.8 ms). | ||
| ↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
| 26.5 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 13 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 13.5 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows relatively slow response rates in our tests and may be too slow for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.165 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 33 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (32.6 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 8580 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 343500) Hz was measured. | |||
Performance, emissions and battery life - Long runtimes and fast charging
The MediaTek Dimensity 8050 is a fairly new SoC but is technically similar to the Dimensity 1300. Thus, the Oukitel WP30 Pro shows itself very confidently in our benchmarks and outperforms the assembled competition. The pure processor performance is only about half of current high-end smartphones, but it is completely sufficient for most apps and tasks in everyday use.
The Oukitel phone is also a bit ahead of its rivals in terms of graphics power and offers much better conditions for graphically complex apps like games. Thanks to the UFS 3.1 storage, data transfer is not a bottleneck and works much faster than many competitors.
The phone can get quite warm under longer load, which is also noticeable on the casing. The SoC still delivers a similar performance after many benchmark runs, which is confirmed by the 3DMark stress tests.
If you hold the WP30 Pro horizontally, there are speakers on the right and left, which can get quite loud and also enable slight stereo effects. The sound quality is decent but a bit treble-heavy. Users who want to connect external audio devices can use the USB-C port and Bluetooth 5.2. Quite a few audio codecs are available for wireless transmission, and HiRes audio is also possible here.
The massive battery has a capacity of 11,000 mAh. This allows the phone to last long even in the outback, for example, 25 hours of web surfing is easily possible. The WP30 Pro almost doubles the runtimes of the comparison devices.
Even a short charging stop quickly recharges the huge battery: Thanks to 120-watt charging and the matching charger, which is included in the package, the phone is full again in an hour at most, despite the huge battery. However, wireless charging is not possible.
| PCMark for Android - Work 3.0 | |
| Average of class Smartphone (4507 - 27169, n=195, last 2 years) | |
| Average MediaTek Dimensity 8050 (11254 - 14470, n=2) | |
| Samsung Galaxy XCover 6 Pro | |
| Oukitel WP30 Pro | |
| Nokia XR21 | |
| Oukitel WP30 Pro | Samsung Galaxy XCover 6 Pro | Nokia XR21 | CAT S75 | Average 512 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | Average of class Smartphone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AndroBench 3-5 | -45% | -52% | -28% | 4% | 12% | |
| Sequential Read 256KB | 1861.9 | 841.6 -55% | 509.76 -73% | 991.21 -47% | 1846 ? -1% | 1973 ? 6% |
| Sequential Write 256KB | 1256.7 | 484.7 -61% | 465.31 -63% | 878.23 -30% | 1199 ? -5% | 1580 ? 26% |
| Random Read 4KB | 271.3 | 170.6 -37% | 187.51 -31% | 221.56 -18% | 282 ? 4% | 280 ? 3% |
| Random Write 4KB | 283.2 | 204.2 -28% | 167.51 -41% | 233.91 -17% | 338 ? 19% | 320 ? 13% |
Temperature
(-) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 48.8 °C / 120 F, compared to the average of 35.1 °C / 95 F, ranging from 21.9 to 63.7 °C for the class Smartphone.
(+) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 39.7 °C / 103 F, compared to the average of 33.9 °C / 93 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 23 °C / 73 F, compared to the device average of 32.8 °C / 91 F.
Speaker
Oukitel WP30 Pro audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (84.8 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 19.4% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (12.9% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | higher mids - on average 13% higher than median
(±) | linearity of mids is average (7.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(±) | higher highs - on average 5.1% higher than median
(±) | linearity of highs is average (7% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (25.8% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 62% of all tested devices in this class were better, 7% similar, 32% worse
» The best had a delta of 12%, average was 36%, worst was 134%
Compared to all devices tested
» 77% of all tested devices were better, 5% similar, 18% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%
CAT S75 audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (84.5 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 24.8% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (11% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | higher mids - on average 5.6% higher than median
(+) | mids are linear (6.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 3.5% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (5.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (20% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 29% of all tested devices in this class were better, 9% similar, 63% worse
» The best had a delta of 12%, average was 36%, worst was 134%
Compared to all devices tested
» 48% of all tested devices were better, 8% similar, 44% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%
Battery life
| Battery Runtime - WiFi Websurfing | |
| Oukitel WP30 Pro | |
| Average of class Smartphone (476 - 3244, n=204, last 2 years) | |
| CAT S75 | |
| Nokia XR21 | |
| Samsung Galaxy XCover 6 Pro | |
Pros
Cons
Verdict - Tough and interestingly equipped
With the WP30 Pro, Oukitel builds a phone that cannot be said to be boring by any means: The exterior alone is striking due to the industrial design and the bulky casing, the secondary display on the back offers interesting possibilities, and the night vision camera provides fascinating insights into areas otherwise hidden by darkness.
The SoC brings decent power and the huge and fast memory also makes working with the WP30 Pro comfortable. Water and dust do not bother the phone. It can access the Internet quickly and can also be used well when traveling thanks to many mobile frequencies. There is pure Android installed, although the update supply is probably rather sporadic.
Sure, you have to like the high weight and the massive case, and the screen should clearly be brighter in a phone designed for outdoor use. There is also a noticeable warming on the case under prolonged heavy load.
The Oukitel WP30 Pro is not a delicate, elegant lifestyle device. On the other hand, it fascinates with interesting equipment ideas, and a mud bath doesn't bother it either.
The design of the Samsung Galaxy XCover 6 Pro is much more restrained and lighter - at the time of testing, it was available for less than 450 Euros at notebooksbilliger.de or amazon.de. If you are looking for a secure and long update supply, you can choose the lightweight Nokia XR21, which tries to be particularly sustainable.
Price and availability
The Oukitel WP30 Pro is currently only available at Aliexpress for just under 560 Euros.
However, the smartphone should also be available on amazon.de at the end of November.
Oukitel WP30 Pro
- 11/01/2023 v7 (old)
Florian Schmitt
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