[Device Reviews and Information] Alberto96:
Review (part 1)

Introduction

This is the DOOGEE BL7000.

Hardware

After the first battery phone released by DOOGEE, the BL5000, this higher capacity successor BL7000 isn't much different when it comes to the hardware, excluding the higher capacity battery of course. It is still powered by a Mediatek MT6750T, with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of ROM. The main difference is the chassis together with its back cover.

Unboxing

Packaging comes with a pretty good amount of accessories: 1x Micro-USB Cable, 1x 5/7/9/12V Pump Express USB Charger, 1x User Manual, 1x Warranty Certificate, 1x TPU Cover, 1x SIM Card Tray remover, 1x OTG Cable, 1x Plastic Screen Protector and the Smartphone (of course). A screen protector is already applied.

The device feels really solid even though it doesn't feature an unibody metal chassis, even though, just like on the predecessor BL5000, there are some imperfections here and there. There is no key rattling and the power button features a nice texture that makes it different from the volume buttons.

It is 15.4x7.61x1.06cm, as big as you would expect from a battery phone, with a weight of 244g, a bit too much considering that the back cover isn't even made of metal.

On the front side there is the usual 2.5D Curved Display and the upper front side of the device features a Front-Facing Camera supported by a Single-LED Flashlight, an Earpiece, and the Sensors hole that includes Light, Proximity and Gesture Sensors. Unfortunately, there is no notification LED here.

As regards the lower front side, all the space has been properly used, with Recents and Back buttons on the sides and a Fingerprint Scanner in the center.

On the back side there is the Leather Back Cover (not sure whether it is real leather or not), non-removable.

The upper rear side of the device features the Dual Camera Sensor supported by a Single-LED - Single-Tone Flashlight, and the DOOGEE logo just below.

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

Considering that this isn't a device made with screen quality in mind compared to the BL5000, the panel doesn't look that bad, actually better than what i would have expected. Color accuracy is decent, and white balance is pretty good.

Its light sensor supports smooth light changes, but the brightness isn't really high so it might not be 100% visible outdoors.

Viewing Angles are decent, but a minor gap between the screen and the glass is noticeable.

Camera

With its 13MP Samsung Sensor, known for the higher than usual noise level on Mediatek devices, confirms the same quality here, with a decent amount of detail. HDR seem to not work as should though, increasing too much the brightness instead of making darker spots more visible. Also, macros are out-of-focus.

There is a serious issue with the flashlight here, with a noticeable blue tint that messes up colors.

As regards Video Recording, the noise issue persists also here, even though videos are recorded at 1080p.

Something interesting about this device is the front camera, the first time ever i find a front-facing camera that supports auto-focus. Basically, there it is identical to rear camera sensor, with the same issues mentioned before. (noise, blue tint, etc...)

Audio

Speaker's quality is great, with high sound pressure meaning that some low frequencies are present and an overall clear sound. A big improvement compared to the one found on the BL5000.

As regards the Microphone, well it is just fine, average quality. The same can't be said for the earpiece, that seems to lack volume and low-frequencies.

GPS

GPS Quality is pretty good with high-accuracy even indoors and GLONASS support.

Indoors on the left, outdoors on the right.

Telephony, Mobile Network & WiFi

Providing full european bands support (with 4G Band 20), the device was able to keep a stable connection to my 4G Network, with mid-high signal but a bit capped download speeds.

Connected to my 5.0GHz Network, the device was able to reach almost the maximum possible from my internet connection.

Battery Life

I don't know why, but this is the first device i review that keeps using some current from the USB Charger even after having fully-charged the battery. Thus, this result might be extremely inaccurate. Declared Battery Capacity: 7060mAh.

PCMark Battery Test seems to provide a quite decent result: 15h 15m. Test run at minimum brightness with Sync and WiFi on.

As regards battery charging times, thanks to the Mediatek Pump Express charger (that keeps running at maximum 9V though just like on the BL5000) it is possible to recharge the device completely in more or less 2 hours.

Software

Just like all latest DOOGEE devices, also this one runs on "DOOGEE OS" that is basically Android 7.0 Nougat with some minor customizations. No major bloatware is preinstalled, and the OS runs pretty smooth with no major lags or any type of annoying issue.

Mediatek features such as MiraVision, Gestures, Double tap-to-wake, etc... are there.

Unfortunately there is no Gyroscope or Magnetometer/Compass.

No malwares detected with Malware-Bytes Anti-Malware using latest definitions.

The fingerprint scanner is accurate but slower than usual, it takes a while to recognize the finger and turn on the screen. Hopefully this will be improved with an OTA Update.

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