Doogee V31 GT Review - Thermal Imaging Rugged Phone!

[@Techtablets]

More info and pricing here: amzn.to/3PkVN8Y (Non affiliate link) 00:00 - Intro and unboxing 01:32 - Build and design 04:18 - Display & ROM 05:58 - Infiray camera and sample 06:50 - Benchmarks and more info 08:48 - Audio and sample 09:29 - Gaming test 10:08 - Camera samples 11:54 - Final thoughts with Pros and Cons

[@parshakamarsh]

That dim 250 nit screen is a bit of a deal breaker, what's the point of a phone you can hardly see outside?

[@Techtablets]

Yes it's time they gave up on uses this screen and went with a brighter unit. Because my last 3-4 Doogee reviews always the same story dull screen and bad cameras. If they can fix those two things their unique rugged phones would become quite useful to many.

[@usmanabdulkadir3334]

Awesome review as always brother

[@Techtablets]

Thanks for the visit

[@mohammadzein504]

Totally agree there are several scenarios where a technician or even the average person utilizing that thermal camera! 👍 Overall a nice rugged phone, but definitely needs a brighter screen in that respect! And the cameras should be more optimized. It would be interesting to see how the readings from the thermal camera here, compare to your own thermal imaging device Chris! Maybe you could do a short video on that! 👌🙂

[@Techtablets]

The thermal readings seem to be fine, a difference of +/- 3 degrees to my probe and Flir type add-on camera. But the screen, it's not like it's something new Doogee have used this over and over in their phones and it's time to give it up for a brighter unit.

[@splinter2804]

Very good n fair review...u cover all the tings we need to know

[@Techtablets]

Thanks for watching!

[@alexclifford2485]

Yes good review on most of that, I agree with most of what you say. Ruggedness and battery life are good. Camera had a few glitches at times which solved after restarting. 4k video is a nogo. I like the near stock android. And it generally runs fast. I'd dispute the brightness issue - depends on your climate too. In midday English summer sun my screen is fine. In desert- like sun it may not work. From the footage it looks like the phone was on sleep as it was completely black. Anyway there are a few things that it lacks which other may do better. But it's got an odd mix of features that may serve many people well. I like it myself for my own needs. Anycase thanks again 👍

[@beep5406]

Glad to see a real review where its not just some bad music and just words of what the makers cliam it can do.

[@80GhostDog]

Hi! I own an doogee V30 for about 1,5 years and i had no problem with it.A very solid phone and a 2 day battery. It is an honest phone. Good video!

[@baires5740]

Good review as usual. I can back most of you saying, I'm using one of this device in the past week and a half. What caught me was the large battery, and the thermal sensor. Not a bad phone my concern is the updates from doogee in the future. Unfortunately none of these Chinese manufacturers support their devices for a long period of time so Im quite sure this would never get Android 14. Other than this it has a lots of potential. Other disadvantage is the price, in my opinion the HW is there but due the manufacturers limited support it should be cheaper. Keep up the good work 👍.

[@Raymaster7482]

Looks like the perfect phone for a delivery guy for scanning barcodes and collecting signatures... but the low brightness of the display kinda contradicts the main use should be an outdoor phone

[@Techtablets]

Would be great for that kind of use with the drop resistance but then again in direct sunlight they would struggle at times to see the screen.

[@johnburrows3385]

That's not a phone, it's a weapon.

[@mikethecarguy9387]

Thank you for the Review. For all this phone has including the weakness points, those front facing speakers are a dream feature to me. i wish more companies would realize how important these are and yes it has bezels', but those are multi purposed for protection and the speakers. i tried the AGM G2, didn't care for it. currently going back and forth with a DOOGEE V20pro and the iiiF150 RAPTOR. the V20 DOOGEE has an OLED screen, and it works well outside. not sure why DOOGEE stopped using this screen. DOOGEE - if you're paying attention, give us the OLED screen, headphone jack, and an IR BLASTER with these front facing speakers and people will come! may i ask you from your review- how well does this V31gt sound with true L&R front facing speakers? ( i understand they are small speakers and lack bass, but is the overall sound better than the common side/down firing speakers? ) i was for many years a SAMSUNG guy, but once you have a rugged device and a thermal camera, its hard to switch to a normal phone. The thermal camera is probably brushed off by most users, but once you have it, there is no going back. My wife who has a AGM G1 glory, took the mindset of, another gimmick, but a year later and she uses it all the time. looking back at the earlier thermal imaging phones up to all the ones currently on the market, the future is amazing. PS: the INFIRAY app takes a bit to load because its GPU based. You can also dig into the thermal app's settings within the app, for updating it. INFIRAY is the parent company that sells the thermal dies, and the manufacturing plant is near the Wuhan Institute.

[@jakupmadsen490]

What's the max distance of the thermal camera if used outdoors? Doogee claim that the V20Pro has a viewing distance of 1000metres, but I had doubts whether it was liable or whether to buy a different phone and a regular thermal monocular instead ( was thinking of buying it to find out where the fox hides when it steals chickens at night)

[@peterjago]

Thank you for the review. Food for thought. It would help if you could offer an alternative with acceptable screen brightness and camera.

[@freedomofmotion]

If doogee spent more time on software ( and also got better screens) these would be great phones just generally. My partner uses a dogee v30 as a daily driver because they're clumsy and like the battery life.

[@stalehelvik6316]

Dim screen is no no. Work outside in sun screen is important. Are there any good rugged phones at all

[@David_Denali]

GJ! I have two questions I'd love it If u could answer em. Is the difference between ufs 4.0 and 3.1 and 2.2 rly apparent? And do snapdragon 7 series feel slower in day to day tasks compared to the 8 series? Specifically: I got a Poco f3 (870) and I'm thinkin about upgradin to the Redmi note 13 pro (7s gen 2) bc I'm obsessed with good displays and also my phone is runnin outta updates and I don't game. Is it gonna be a worse experience? Tnx!

[@Techtablets]

Ufs 4 vs 2.2 in game loading times maybe but not by much. Redmi note 13 pro (7s gen 2) will be a very minor upgrade for you nothing drastic but yes a better display and main camera.

[@johnM-Jr]

TT, could you do a v31 vs the ulefone thermal phone?

[@angelisone]

why not start at the beginning tell us how many Mega pixels are the thermal sensor & is it dated with a 720P or much slower resolutions?

[@Techtablets]

Yes

[@hippopothomas1980]

This is a very fun phone to use, I would use it when travelling, not, The infrared is an added fun for me. But I think Doogee V30T is more superior minus the infrared.

[@virgoking1995]

I was just wondering if you would check out the 111f150 raptor phone??? Ik it’s a crazy name 😅

[@rlifeh]

I think their max cpu is G99

[@Techtablets]

Crazy name yes. But sorry no plans to buy that one!

[@Techtablets]

G99 is okay but a bit old.

[@rlifeh]

@@Techtablets I thought its old before, but its from 2022 only. there are better alternatives from dimensity series, 1xxx, 8xxx.

[@gorebish7950]

Dropped the ball with that dim screen. Shame! The night vision and thermal camera is very interesting. Is there another model of rugged phone that has night vision and thermal cameras?

[@Techtablets]

There is a couple of older models with the thermal cameras, or night vision. But this is the first to have both I believe. As for the dim screen it's sadly nothing new with Doogee they really need to find a new IPS screen that's at least 600nits bright.

[@supersonic249]

​@@Techtabletsunsure on Doogee but my 2 year old AGM glory pro has both night vision, thermal and a huge torch

[@johnM-Jr]

​@@Techtabletsi think the v20 has both, but not sure.

[@johnM-Jr]

ulefone has flir.

[@GHTSolarElectric]

Bought this phone recently but the infiray app wont load. Anyone else have this issue and how do you fix it?

[@TeutonicTrickster]

No wireless charging, & considering ive had usb c ports stop working on me & be the reason i now own a wireless charging phone, im going to pass. Plus the no dark thene option & bad brightness for outside, thats another 2 big things i don't like. Disappointed, because on paper the specs seem awesome

[@SnowFall-g4v]

But wt about 48mp camera?

[@richardd8352]

There is absolutely no issue with screen brightness outside?? Just purchased one. - A complete non issue.

[@Techtablets]

They must have used a new screen or fixed it my is as per this video very dull in the sun.

[@richardd8352]

@@TechtabletsI had that very same issue on another phone. I later discovered there was a setting which automatically darkened it. And what was strange is the brighter it was outside the dimmer the screen got. But once I deactivated that it was fine. Perhaps it was a setting.

[@paulocosta319]

Hulk phone! 🙂

[@Techtablets]

It's a chunky one!

[@paulgaurav72]

how accurate is Thermal camera ?

[@Techtablets]

I tested with my flrr and it's our by around 3 degrees c according to my other unit.

[@asan1050]

TechTablets ! , Thanks Much !.......

[@Techtablets]

You're welcome!

[@bbwblk]

U would think a rugged phone would benefit from strong haptic feedback

[@Techtablets]

It certainly would and a brighter screen!

[@MikelCatcher-qu6sj]

5G?

[@WarisAmirMohammad]

Rugged phones should come with extra bright displays by default. Rugged laptops already do this

[@Techtablets]

Yes makes no sense for an outdoor phone to have such a dull screen.

[@EverythingKaraoke]

Limited capabilities. Usb C Port only charges. It won't allow me to use wireless microphones via usb c. Also can't transfer files to a computer through usb c. Very annoying. I like the battery life and speakers but the camera is terrible. It has many disadvantages over an extremely old Samsung note 9 from many years ago. Even the old Samsung can use microphones and transfer files.

[@rlifeh]

I think my old LeTV x600 can take photos and video better than this new phone 😂 Doogee offer good value, but sadly they need to work with camera optimization, thanks.

[@randomtalk3236]

is it 【du-kee】，or 【du-G】？

[@mahdiabdolahi-pz6ge]

i like it

[@drobostoko5714]

Dim screen and bad camera. What could go wrong. All phones should have usuable video/photo quality it costed them 30$ to build this.

[@horacered]

Amazing telephone and this man is worried for the quality of photos and video

[@Techtablets]

Lol no just when you compared that to others they are well ahead of Doogee in that area.

[@horacered]

@@Techtablets blackview, ulefone , unihertz , etc , all they are the same , slow, bad quality camera ... But they have a purpose ! I can check the temperature of my parrot in winter , check the temperature of my car , my Ac, use the night vision to see behind my house , some people don't use the telephone for selfies or play games , we use the telephone to fix the sink , car , to work in home . We need more reviews of this telephone in real situations , people working and using the device for real situations

[@deanbashford3524]

How's the phone calls the old version was awful

[@Techtablets]

Average mic call quality it's not the best I've heard.

[@aynjeleyes]

I had this for 3 months. Hate it. The camera is crap, my old phone Samsung S5 had a better camera the thermal is ok, i can use that for work. no file transfer cable to pc etc old phone to new wont work. There are next to no case covers available. Its basically a Google/windows phone. In Australia they turning 3G off & guess what this might be a 5G phone but it uses 3G for Emergency calls 000 Wont work from August onwards

[@DavidOlajide-7]

Doogee---poor screen terrible cameras

[@easton_alecsandré_ephiccza]

too bad that Doogee phones usually turn out to be dookie