[Device Reviews and Information] Alberto96:
Introduction

This is the OUKITEL C5 Pro.

Hardware

This device, an evolution of the great OUKITEL C4, is powered by a Mediatek MT6737 SOC clocked at 1.25GHz, just like its predecessor, together with 2GB of RAM and 16GB of ROM. It features a 8MP (interpolated from 5MP) rear camera and a 5MP (interpolated from 2MP) front camera.

Unboxing

Packaging comes with some accessories: 1x Micro-USB Cable, 1x 5V/1A USB Charger, 1x Quick Start Guide, 1x TPU Cover, and the Smartphone (of course). Unlike the C4, there the TPU Cover is included here.

Talking about the dimensions, it is 14.46x7.22x0.98cm, not the smallest 5 inches device you can find. It weights 178g, similar to other metal devices.

The chassis is interesting, with rounded corners, solid metal and antenna bands (that should be useless with a Plastic Back Cover). The device feels rocking solid just like almost all OUKITEL devices, and doesn't have any minor design issue.

On the front side there is the standard 2.5D Curved Display and the upper front side of the device features a Front-Facing Camera, an Earpiece, and the Sensors hole that includes Light, Proximity and Gesture Sensors. No Notification LED is here, just like all C-series devices.

On the lower front side there is the Touch Keys area, with Menu, Home and Back buttons.

On the back side there is the removable back cover, with a 3D-textured surface that feels and looks great.

The upper rear side of the device features the small rounded Camera Sensor supported by a single Flashlight.

On the lower rear side there is the OUKITEL logo together with the nice Speaker holes.

Device

Screen

Screen Quality seems to be slightly worse compared to the C4, colors looks a bit washed out and the brightness isn't high at all.

The Light Sensor supports smooth light changes, with a proper auto-brightness management. This is its maximum brightness. There may be some issues under direct-sunlight.

Viewing Angles matches IPS screen capabilities, with no major issues.

Maximum 2 points are supported here.

Camera

Just like the C4, this C5 Pro features exactly the same camera sensors. A GalaxyCore GC5005 (5MP) for the Back Camera and another GalaxyCore (2MP) for the front camera. The result is almost identical, decent photos considering the price target. Of course this isn't a camera-focused device so do not expect miracles.

"HDR off" on the left and "HDR on" on the right.

Photos taken on medium light conditions are average, with an high amount of noise.

Something that isn't working properly is the flashlight, it is completely out of sync with the shot, and a result you get an almost dark photo. This is a Software Bug that OUKITEL MUST fix. Looking forward to an OTA Update.

As regards Video Recording, 720p videos are decent but with low framerate, starting from 15fps up to 25fps.

Front Camera records some barely sufficient photos that might be useful for Video-Chats or similar. It isn't a Wide-Angle variant.

Audio

Speaker Quality is slightly worse compared to the C4, it lacks low frequencies and also a bit of volume. Maybe they had to reduce the cost of the Speaker in order to provide the Metal Chassis, a bit disappointing considering that both C3 and C4 had such a great and loud speaker.

As regards the Microphone, it works decently well in any case (in-call, VOIP, etc...), and the earpiece is loud enough (maybe a bit too much) to be used in any condition.

GPS

GPS Signal is as good/bad as other MT6737M devices, nothing serious to complain about it.

Indoors on the left, outdoors on the right.

Telephony, Mobile Network & WiFi

NOTE: If you see "WIND" (Operator Name) on some screenshots, that's my secondary SIM with no Mobile Data, Signal and Speed Tests are made using my Primary SIM Card. This is used only for minor tests.

OUKITEL provides full european bands support, with 4G Band 20 (some other Chinese Smartphones don’t have it).

3G Signal Reception is accurate too, actually I never managed to get connected to the 2G Network of my Mobile Operator because there was always some 3G Signal available. (luckily there are no coverage issues here)

4G Network Speed is average, even though it highly depends on your Mobile Operator and mine isn’t pretty good.

WiFi 5GHz isn't supported here. With my 2.4GHz network, i was able to reach almost 39mbps, connected at 65mbps, with the same ping that i get on my Desktop PC.

Battery Life

As always, i have measured the real battery capacity using my USB Tester, and it seems that the real battery capacity is nearly exact compared to the declared value (declared 2000mAh, real ~1960mAh).

This is the PCMark Battery Test. Minimum Brightness, WiFi On, SIM Card Inserted and Active.

As regards battery charging times, the 5V/1A charger is enough for a normal charging runtime, but you can't expect super-fast times.

Software

Just like almost all OUKITEL devices, also this one uses a clean Android 6.0 OS with some minor customizations. I know, it doesn't have Nougat, but OUKITEL has already planned the update so don't worry about it.

Just like other last-gen Mediatek Devices, there are some typical features such as Gestures, Scheduled Power On/Off, etc…

I haven't noticed any lag/stutter while using this device, except the usual MT6737M animations issue that no one is able to fix.​