The Doogee Smini measures 133.0 x 60.0 x 13.5mm and weighs 155g. For comparison, an iPhone 13 mini is 131.5 x 64.2 x 7.7mm and 141g. The Smini is not a slender phone, but that’s because Doogee is a fan of large batteries – the Smini has a 3,000mAh power cell (compared to 2,438mAh in the iPhone). The phone supports 18W charging.
Since we’re talking about size, the phone
is built around a 4.5” display with 480 x 1,170px display (an IPS LCD). Notice
the second display on the back – this shows the temperature and humidity, time
and date, battery level and charging status. Note that this is a old-school
7-segment style display to save on power.
Both the Doogee Smini and the N50 Pro are
advertised as phones for outdoor photography. But to photograph the outdoors,
first the phone must survive the wilderness. Like its bigger siblings, the
Smini is one tough cookie and is rated IP68 (dust and water resistance) and
IP69K (resistance against high-pressure, high-temperature water jets), plus it
is compliant with the MIL-STD-810H standard, so it can withstand falls too.
The phone is powered by the Helio G99 and
runs Android 13 out of the box. The chipset is paired with 8GB of RAM (you can
enable up to 7GB virtual RAM too) and 256GB storage, plus you can add a microSD
card (up to 2TB, note: this is a dual-SIM phone with a hybrid slot). The
Smini’s photography skills are built around the 50MP main camera and a 2MP
macro cam on the back. There is also an 8MP selfie camera on the front.
The phone has a fingerprint reader mounted
on the side for security as well as a custom button that can be set to launch
the apps you use most often. Small though it may be, the Smini has a 3.5mm
headphone jack too.
