[Device Reviews and Information] Alberto96:
Introduction

This is the OUKITEL U16 Max.

Hardware

This device is powered by a Mediatek MT6753 SOC clocked at 1.3GHz, the old CPU from Mediatek that seems to be still used by many manufacturers. It features 3GB of RAM and 32GB of ROM, together with a 13MP rear camera and a 5MP front camera. No Camera Interpolation is here, a great move from OUKITEL!

Unboxing

Packaging comes with basic accessories: 1x Micro-USB Cable, 1x 5V/1.5A USB Charger, 1x Quick Start Guide, 1x Warranty Certificate, 1x TPU Cover and the Smartphone (of course). A screen protector is already applied, but i recommend you to replace it. (low quality)

Just like most devices from OUKITEL, also this one has Metal Chassis that seems to be pretty well-built, and unlike previous models, this one features a nice design for the 3.5mm and USB ports, protecting the plug from any scratch.

It is 16.6x8.33x0.95cm, something expected considering the huge 6 inches screen. It weights 226g, again something expected.

On the front side there is the standard (well nowadays almost all devices have it) 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. A Notification LED is here, and seems to be RGB.

Here you can see the brightness of the Notification LED, one of the brightest i have ever found on a smartphone.

On the lower front side there is the soft-touch keys zone, with Recents, Home and Back buttons.

On the back side there is the Metal Back Cover (non-removable), with Plastic Bands on the upper and lower sides.

The upper rear side of the device features the Camera Sensor supported by a Dual-LED - Single-Tone Flashlight, and the fingerprint scanner.

On the lower rear side there isn't anything at all because the Speaker is positioned on the lower side of the device.

Device

Screen

Somehow OUKITEL choose to use an HD-only screen on this device, i do not like this choice due to the disappoiting pixel density and overall screen sharpness.

Light Sensor supports smooth light changes, this is its maximum brightness.

Viewing Angles are not the best compared to other devices i reviewed.

Camera

Similar to previous OUKITEL devices, also this one uses an OnSemi AR1335 13MP Rear Camera sensor that seems to provide a nice overall image quality. Something that i like about the implementation on this device is the absence of any kind of interpolation. The level of noise is a bit too high though.

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

On Medium Light conditions the camera struggles to keep the noise level low.

Even though there is a Dual-LED Flashlight, it isn't as bright as you would expect.

As regards Video Recording, 1080p30 videos are recorded with a decent level of details, just remember that there is no OIS so you can’t expect stable videos.

The Front Camera is a standard GalaxyCore GC5005 (5MP), with Wide-Angle.

Audio

Speaker Quality is average, with almost inexistent low-frequencies but with an high level of volume.

As regards the Microphone, it is decent, maybe not the best i have ever tried on a smartphone, but still acceptable. In-Call Quality is decent too, nothing to complain about.

GPS

GPS Quality is way better than most newer MT6737 devices i have reviewed, confirming that this MT6753 has one of the best GPS Chipsets you can find on a Mediatek device.

Indoors on the left, outdoors on the right.

Telephony, Mobile Network & WiFi

OUKITEL provides full european bands support, with 4G Band 20 (some other Chinese Smartphones don’t have it). My 4G connection was working just fine, with decent speed and pretty stable signal.

WiFi 5GHz is supported here. Connected at 81mbps, i was able to reach ~38mbps, not the best WiFi speed considering that i was connected to my 5GHz Connection.

Battery Life

I have measured the real battery capacity using my USB Tester, and it seems that the real battery capacity is much higher than the declared one. (declared 4000mAh, real ~4450mAh).

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

As regards battery charging times, the 5V/1.5A charger isn't enough to charge the device in less than 3 hours, so do not expect any Quick Charge here.

Software

Thankfully OUKITEL continues to use a clean Android OS release for their devices (excluding the U15s, a whole different negative story). There isn't just a clean OS, but there is Android 7.0 Nougat! The first device released by OUKITEL with Android 7.0 pre-installed. It works great, it is smooth and doesn't have any app that can't be disabled or might interfere with daily usage.

Standard Mediatek Features such as Gestures, Tap-to-Wake, etc... are still here. MiraVision is missing.

There is no Gyroscope or Magnetometer, just like all on all OUKITEL devices.

Thankfully there are no Malware pre-installed on this device, scanned using Malware-Bytes Anti-Malware.

As regards the Fingerprint Scanner management, this device has the best Fingerprint Scanner i have ever tried, even better than my daily LeEco Le 2. Well Done OUKITEL!

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