Cubot X18 Plus review
The Cubot X18 Plus finally has a 18:9 Full HD+ Display
With the specs on the Cubot X18 firmly in the super-budget I feared for the worst for Cubot’s future… but all is not lost as Cubot is releasing the X18 Plus. Is this the saviour and heir to the X17 I admired so much?
Update: Cubot held back the release of the Cubot X18 Plus for 6 months, going back to the drawing board and making some much needed improvements. This article now reflects the new & improved Cubot X18 Plus.
The Cubot X18 Plus is slightly larger at 5.99″, arrives with a much faster 8-core CPU, has extra RAM and double the storage compared to the X18 standard.
Design & Display
The X18 Plus features a 5.99″ full HD 18:9 display rocking a high PPI (403) resolution of 2160×1080 resolution.
What does this mean? That images and text are super crisp and there won’t be any pixels in sight. The screen on the Cubot X18 Plus is it’s shining glory as all other aspects are fairly average.
At 8.5mm thick and weighing only 178 grams for a 5.99″ smartphone, the X18 Plus means business.
Screen Tech Specs: 5.99 inch 18:9 Display, 2160× 1080 resolution, 403 PPI, IPS 2.5D
Colours Available: Black & Gold
Performance, Gaming & Software
The X18 Plus gets a boost up from the quad-core seen in the X18 to an 8-Core MediaTek chip. It still runs at the same 1.5GHz speed so single core application won’t see any speed improvements but in multi-core applications, the 8-cores are much faster.
There’s also a boost in RAM going up to 4GB and the storage has also doubled to 64GB.
The improved CPU has been upgraded to the more capable ARM Mali-T860 MP2. A big jump over the T720 we saw in the X18.
What does this mean for you? while not lightning fast, the X18 Plus tackles multitasking easily and is now good enough for casual gamers.
CPU: MediaTek MT6750T @ 1.5GHz x 8 Cores
GPU: ARM Mali-T860 MP2
RAM: 4GB
Storage: 64GB
Expandable: Yes (2nd SIM slot up to 128GB)
GPU: ARM Mali-T860 MP2
RAM: 4GB
Storage: 64GB
Expandable: Yes (2nd SIM slot up to 128GB)
Cameras
We’ll have the full Cubot X18 Plus camera review live soon. For now you can check out the tech specs below.
Rear Camera:
- Dual Camera Setup
- 20MP + 2MP
- Dual Flash
Front Camera (Selfie time):
- 13MP
- Selfie Flash
Final thoughts on the Cubot X18 Plus
I felt disappointed when I first saw the specs sheet for the Cubot X18 Plus, not having a full HD display was a deal-breaker.
Luckily for me, Cubot changed their minds and now we have a true Cubot Flagship on the table. While it doesn’t boast a high-performance CPU, or excellent cameras, it focusses on the most important aspect of any smartphone… the display.
The Full HD+ 18:9 screen looks impressive and leaves little room top and bottom. It’s a shame the side bezels are bigger than advertised, but this trickery is becoming more common.
The Full HD+ 18:9 screen looks impressive and leaves little room top and bottom. It’s a shame the side bezels are bigger than advertised, but this trickery is becoming more common.
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