[Device Reviews and Information] Alberto96:
Review

Unlike all Mediatek Smartphones i have reviewed in the past, this one is kinda different. Why? For two main reasons:

1) No Fake Dual Camera setup

2) Headphone Jack even with a Type-C port

This is a synonym of serious attidude from a company, something lacking recently in the Chinese Market, even from big brands.

The CUBOT Power comes with a standard accessories set with a nice thick TPU case. No Mediatek Pump Express support is here sadly, reason why the charger is a basic one with a 5V/2A power output. Also, unlike previous recent CUBOT devices (Magic, H3, X18 Plus), this one comes with a screen protector pre-installed (finally).

Starting from the design, this device looks good enough for me, for others that like glossy surfaces it may look gorgeous. Personally i prefer a full-metal body with a matte surface that doesn't attract fingerprints.

Something really noticeable due to the big battery inside is the thickness, as you can probably notice from the photos. Surprisingly, the weight is reasonably low (~220g), and thanks to the rounded design the device can be easily handled with one hand (and i don't have big hands BTW).

As regards the screen, it is just perfect. Bright enough for a decent outdoor usage, and with excellent color accuracy. Nothing to complain about. Bezels could have been slightly smaller on the top and the bottom, but they are already decent compared to previous gen devices.

It is clear, based on my photo samples, that the camera is one of the things that can't impress about this device. The Samsung 16MP ISOCELL sensor seem to be handled improperly, sometimes i was not able to focus on anything and the level of noise is really high. I expect to see some improvements with an OTA update just like what happened with the X18 Plus that featured the same camera sensor (where updates helped a lot).

The GPS is good, decent accuracy outdoors (left, 2.5m) and impressive accuracy indoors (right, 6m). GLONASS is supported.

NOTE: For some reasons, CUBOT decided to disable LTE-CA (Carrier Aggregation) on the device, meaning that the maximum 4G speed is 150mbps (4G) instead of 300mbps (4G+) as supported by the Helio P23 chipset. This has been reported already to the company and i am waiting for an answer.

Thanks to my new Mobile Operator, i can finally test the 4G connection speed properly for my devices, and in 4G (read the note above) i was able to reach ~50mbps, a good result, but it could even been better with CA since with my Xiaomi i reach up to 80mbps in the same position. Looking forward to an OTA update that will enable this feature.

5GHz WiFi Connection speed is OK, not the best, neither the worst. I was not able to use completely my internet bandwidth (~70mbps).

Battery Life is as good as you would expect from a 6000mAh battery on a Helio P23 powered device. Excellent, almost able to reach Qualcomm competitors. Here is the PCMark Battery Test result. As already said before, expect to wait for a few hours (3+) in order to charge the battery completely.

Finally, the software. Is Mediatek getting better with their BSPs starting from Oreo? Sort of. Some apps are finally back to 2018 instead of ancient Android times, with a modern in-call UI and Dialer, and most Google apps are there taking place of AOSP ones (except Calculator, Sound Recorder and Camera).

The software is bug-free (or at least i haven't noticed any) and the device runs 100% smooth with no hiccups. I don't recommend to use the "CUBOT Battery Master" app since it is just a "Mediatek DuraSpeed" rebrand that was only causing issues messing up all apps included in there.

No malwares have been found by my trusty Malware-Bytes Anti-Malware app, and the device is reported as Google Certified with Project Treble support.

In conclusion, is this device worth to be considered? Well...it depends. For photos, definitely not, for everything else, it is really solid and does perform great.

Pros: Battery Life, Screen, Performance | Cons: Camera, Thickness, Disabled 4G+

For all benchmarks plus photos in high-res, follow this link: https://imgur.com/a/wnDfUn5​