[Android General] mohammad ahamad:
The good: Cubot X6 well interprets why MTK6592 is better than previous generations of MTK chipsets, with decent backing to smooth operation and fast gaming. Pure Android 4.2.2 and Google Play Store are pre-installed.

The bad: The camera has low resolution and low contrast. No LTE.

Bottom line: Cubot X6 is what a mobile phone with MTK6592 should be, faster, and no more.

I didn’t expect Octa-core Chinese phones would be marked down so sharp so soon. At first Zopo ZP998 and THL T100s came out as USD300 stuff; then some USD350 and USD 250 ones with MTK6592 sprung up in the meantime; and now Cubot X6 hit the bottom with a price of USD190.

The X6 has a lower display resolution of 1280x720 pixels compared with Zopo and THL 8-core products, both of which are equipped with a 1080P full HD screen. Besides, Cubot X6’s 13MP camera takes worse-than-mediocre photos. The two degradations contribute to a price gap of more than USD110.

But with the same chipset, the X6 doesn’t have to deal with 2 million pixel points (1920x1080) in every switch of image. Instead, it only fills in 900 thousand pixels (1280x720) each time, so it’s reasonable that the Cubot handset is faster.

Anyway, less than USD200 is a price people can accept for a lesser known brand.

1.Design:

Cubot X6’s look reminds me of the elapsed SonyEricsson design by first sight. Its front side is generally a retangle with top and bottom edges slightly curved outside, sighter than SonyEricsson; Its protective glass curves into the bottom lip; and its back cover also curves into the left and right edges like the Xperia Arc S does.

The X6’s rear side adopts an HTC One-style matte finish, which delivers a premium feel. By the way, Cubot’s last knockout Cubot One was almost a counterfeit of HTC One.

The new Cubot handset does have something different, such as its aluminum-rounded swelling back camera and gilded earpiece mouth. These features, though not ridiculous, are not very inspiring, either.

The real clever part of Cubot X6 is that the two lips and the back cover are joined to replace the top and bottom edges. This design, plus the “arc s”, make the phone look quite thin. Besides, the X6 has no redundant physical buttons except the volume rocker and power key.

Between the edges and protective glass, the seams are a little bit wide for dust, an evidence of mediocre-end craftsmanship.

2. Display:

A 5-inch IPS display of 1280 by 70 pixels shouldn’t be bad. The X6’s pixel density, namely 294 PPI, is not as high as 401 of Zopo ZP998 or THL T100s, so its color is not that astonishing as a consequence. However, you never see granules or mosaic from the operational interface or HD images with the Cubot handset’s display. Only if the screen was edge-to-edge, the whole phone would be more compact and neat.

I don’t have any complaint about the X6’s 720P display, which, in addition, comforts my eyes with mild contrast.

3. Performance:

I’m not going to talk about the 8-core MTK6592 CPU or Mali-450 GPU, as you may all know that they are the strongest powerhouse available on cheap Chinese phones presently. If a manufacturer just wants to forge a “faster” phone out of the chipset, it’s easy.

Not as greedy as THL or Zopo, Cubot made it.

Switch between home screens, app trays, widget layouts, and photos are very smooth; open and close of apps are twice as faster as on Zopo ZP998; and hiccups or after-image is seldom seen.

As usual, I tried Temple Run Oz and NFS: Most Wanted to test the phone’s processing ability, as the two HD games never worked perfect on second-tier Chinese phones, including the Octa-core Zopo ZP998 and THL T100s.

The Cubot new monster surprised me in the pleasant way, finally. Skip of frames almost disappeared in both games, and most importantly, I felt my heartbeat at the speed of the runner and cars as I had felt on some brand name handsets. You can go to the video to see if I was right.

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The X6 even outperformed Samsung Galaxy S4 by the astonishing score of 27706. I don’t know why Chinese-brand phones always notched high scores on Antutu, given that Xiaomi MI3 and TCL Idol X+ are among the best of best, too. Maybe Antutu should open a special section for Chinese phones. But Anyway, Cubot X6 also outscored Zopo ZP998 by 1,000 points (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=50195346#post50195346).

4. Camera:

Camera is the least part I want to mention, because the alleged 13MP back camera hardly record details and the color is pretty lifeless.

5. Battery life:

I’ve lived with the phone for about 4 days. Though once-a-day charge is still needed, this phone gives me more confidence that I don’t need to charge it twice a day.

If you don’t expect using the X6 to play NFS all day, the 2200mAh battery is enough for you.

6. Others:

Cubot X6 is not equipped with gesture sensor or NFC module, which, I think, are useless. MTK6592 itself is not compatible with the LTE network, so it’s natural that the X6 cannot be used for 4G. According to latest news, MediaTek has released an LTE-compatible 8-core chipset named MTK6595.

7.Conclusion:

Cubot X6 is cheaper than any other MTK6592-powered smartphone available on the market, at the expense of stunning visual effects, fashionable functions, and even passable imaging system. The producer didn’t expect too much from the chipset, so it shows us what a 8-core CPU should be like through the phone. And now there is is something 40 US dollars cheaper, but not worse in quality，have a look at my review on Mijue M10:　http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2647933&page=7