It’s being 3 weeks since I took delivery of the Oukitel K6000 Pro. The useless 5MP front facing camera and loudspeaker volume issues aside, the experience has been wonderful. I got it for $150 (insurance included) from Everbuying and it’s still on sale for interested parties.
The main specs as follows.
- 5.5inch 1920 x 1080 pixels, 2.5D Arc capacitive touchscreen with Dragontrail 2 glass protection.
- CPU: 64bit MTK6753 Octa Core, 1.3GHz
- GPU: Mali-T720
- Android 6.0 OS , 3 GB RAM + 32 GB ROM (26GB available to user)
- Dual SIM card dual standby
- Dual Cameras, 5MP front camera, 13MP back camera with dual LED flashlight and auto focus
- Support FDD LTE/4G/3G/GPS/Wifi/Bluetooth
- Networking:2G: GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz, 3GWCDMA 900/2100MHz, 4G: FDD LTE: 800/1800/2100/2600MHz
- Fingerprint sensor
- 6000mAh non-removable SCUD Li-Po battery with MTK Pump Express Flash Charging
The package is pretty simple and we some very good information here on how well it will perform for games. You get the phone, user manual, warranty certificate, usb cable, 5V/7V/9V – 2A wall adapter, OTG cable, free silicone case, screen protector, SIM slot pin. No ear phones included.
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Pros Of The Oukitel K6000 Pro
Over-The-Air Updates: One major complaints from Oukitel users is the lack of functional OTA software update deliveries. I had already made up my mind that this would be the case of the K6000 Pro too but I was pleasantly surprised when I checked and got an update notification on turning on the device for the first time.
Nice 13 MP Back Camera Output: Interpolated to 16MP and coming with an F/2.0 aperture, the camera does deliver some clear shots.
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Excellent Battery Life: Just like the Oukitel K4000 Pro, the K6000 Pro doesn’t disappoint in the battery department.The K6000 Pro offers double the battery life of the Infinix Zero 3. Playing videos with earphones, in airplane mode and with brightness at 50 % consumed 90% of the battery in 14 hours.
Regular social media chatting, web browsing, calls and SMS, emails and other regular day to day mobile usage activities with brightness set to the lowest depleted 76% of the battery for a screen on time of almost 8 hours with 3G Only data turned on. The device should be able to hold for almost 9 hours before hitting 10%. This result may be better for you though as the mobile network data service wasn’t so good during testing.
Same scenario above but played out on a stable Wi-Fi connection, delivered a screen on time of almost 12 hours.
UPDATE 20th July, 2016: You can increase the battery life by 2 hours by installing Greenify Beta. Check out How To Increase Battery Life (SOT) On Android Marshmallow by 2 Hours
Stunning FHD Display: The display is quite bright with sunlight legibility being a little bit better than I experienced on the Infinix Zero 3. At the lowest brightness setting, the display is still quite legible for indoor use and that helps save battery. Unfortunately Adaptive Brightness is quite buggy at the moment so I basically have to manually tweak the brightness settings each time I step outdoors.
Stable Performance: Just like on the K4000 Pro, performance on this device is easy breezy and way better than on the Infinix Zero 3. Lags are very rare and apps tend to stay in RAM for long before being shut down. The device runs on vanilla Android Marshmallow 6.0 with just a few tweaks like the launcher and gesture controls such as tap to wake and lock amongst others.
Multitasking is quite limber too. I ran a quick gaming test with Asphalt 8 Airborne and I have to admit the device struggled a bit in high definition mode. I had to take it down to mid levels for optimal play.
The fingerprint sensor works pretty fast though I feel it’s not located in an accurate spot for accurate access. My fingers sometimes misses it.
Flash Battery Charging: The hardware is quipped with MediaTek’s Pump Express charging technology. This coupled with the 5V/7V/9V – 2A wall charger ensures that your device is fully charged in 3 hours (switched off). This flash charger isn’t readily available in the market so endeavor to use and maintain it well less you end up with a 5V – 2A replacement charger and say 5 – 6 hours charging time.
Ultra Battery Saving Mode: This was added in the last OTA update and enables you stretch out the battery life further by only activating Calls and SMS only.
OTG Reverse Charging and Data Access: I was able to access my 32GB and 64GB USB flash drives using the included OTG cable. The Oukitel K6000 Pro supports reverse charging which means it can be used to charge other devices. I haven’t been able to test this yet as the devices I tried it with support reverse charging too and as such were charging the K6000 Pro instead of the other way around.
I’ll try it on another device which doesn’t support reverse charging and update this review later. I’m really interested in seeing how that OTG key works.
UPDATE 20th July, 2016: So I finally tested the OTG cable with my LG bluetooth earphones and it works. You simply connect your device to the phone using the OTG cable, press the button and charging begins immediately.
Not to worry, I tested it with a regular OTG cable and it worked just fine.
Cons Of The Oukitel K6000 Pro
Front Facing Camera: This is the most annoying thing about the phone. It simply SUCKS and as such I won’t be posting samples.
Bizarre Sound Output: The speakers suck when playing music and answering calls but not when watching YouTube videos. I tried tweaking the volume settings via MTK Engineering Mode but that made things worse as it started sounding like one of those annoying chinese phones with ridiculously loud ringtones.
No LED Notification and No Backlit Navigation Buttons: This seems to be regular with their devices for now. Hopefully this changes in the nearest future.
No Dedicated SD Card Slot: If you need to use an SD card, you’ll have to sacrifice SIM Slot 2. Personally I have decided to stop using SD cards as a security measure thus I’ll only be buying devices with at least 26 GB of end-user internal storage. I haven’t felt the urge to insert an SD card since I started using the device.
No Call/SMS Spam Protection: Google decided to restrict these features to only Nexus and Android One phones running Android Marshmallow. Worthy alternatives are TrueCaller, TrueMessenger and Contacts+ apps.
Conclusion
Oukitel’s K6000 Pro is one device I might just hold on to long term if Oukitel fixes the camera output. As it is I’m already eyeing the upcoming Oukitel U13 Pro which promises a 5.5 inch FHD display with 3GB RAM, 64GB ROM, 13MP front camera, 16MP back camera, Fingerprint Sensor and Infrared sensor. No word on the battery capacity and processor yet
If you’ve got any questions about the Oukitel K6000 Pro, don’t hesistate to leave a comment and I’ll get back to you asap.
Have a great weekend ahead.
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Do you camera picture samples of the GT6000. I just saw a video test where it beat the Oukitel K10000 Pro slightly
I have problem with the oukitel K6000 when speaking to viber Skype etc can’t switch to the front camera only the back please any help welcome!!! From Greece
Unfortunately I’ve sold mine so I can’t troubleshoot this for you
Features of the Oukitel K6000 Pro smartphone and the price aside, I found it very difficult to root the smartphone. After I tried to install TWRP, it went into a boot loop. I tried clearing the cache and then it hang in the Oukitel logo screen. I can’t even get into the TWRP recovery mode at all. In other words, my smartphone became a soft brick. I had to send it to an expert who spent a number of hours to root the phone and get it running again. My two earlier Android smartphones, Samsung Galaxy Note 2 and Xiaomi Mi 3, that I used were not difficult to root. In fact, the Mi 3 was easy to root. Therefore, I can’t recommend the Oukitel K6000 Pro if you intend to root the smartphone.
@Ken I quit rooting my phone as it was stressful getting OTA updates after each root. Also there’s the problem with malware attack. :(
I can’t recommend anyone to get the Oukitel K6000 Pro. The rooting of the smartphone was a difficult process. I had two previous Android smartphones. One was a Samsung Galaxy Note 2 and the other a Xiaomi Mi3. The Mi3 was very easy to root and the Note wasn’t that difficult either.
On the other hand, the K6000 Pro was difficult to root and I encountered problem when installing TWRP that caused the phone to go into a boot loop. Furthermore, it was hard to get into the stock recovery mode, though I managed to. But I never managed to get into TWRP. In the end, my K6000 Pro was brick and I had to send it to an expert to repair it.
Besides, Oukitel’s support is poor. Their support didn’t reply to a message that I sent, and you can’t download many support files like drivers for the phone on their website.
@Ken: Try joanna@oukitel.cc. She replied me when I had problems with updating my phone and fixing IMEI problems.
Oh, I have IMEI problem now too. When I put my SIM card into the SIM card slot 1 and 2, I’ll get the message invalid IMEI. Did you get the same problem? If so, what did you do to resolve the problem?
@Ken Fix = https://www.patchworkoftips.com/no-root-fix-imei-mtk-android-marshmallow/6059/
Thanks for the review bro. I’m looking to get a new phone. And At least 3gb RAM and 5,000 mAh are absolute necessities for me. What’s the cheapest (Naira value) device presently on sale with those specs? Any idea?
@Trae Maybe you should be looking at Gionee Marathon M5 abi na M5 Plus.
this phone is normal except the bettary. i would rather buy the maya max from bluboo, this one is more arractive!
@Leon the Bluboo Maya Max looks attractive but the battery capacity is just 4200mah. Also I wonder if it runs vanilla Android or not
I always look forward to your reviews. It always guide me in what to buy and what not to. Keep it up
Thanks man. You’re welcome 😄
Hopefully Oukitel will upgrade K6000 Pro and Oukitel K10000 to Android 7.0 in nearest future. Regular OTA updates will definitely instill confidence in Nigerians
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Guy you’re asking for three much. Baba! It’s not like we paid $500 for the phone. Where the money to hire boys to work on Nougat for them?
How is your experience with one hand use, does it feel bulky ?
No wahala whatsoever. It’s even lighter than the K4000 Pro by some 30g.
💪💪💪💪💪💪💪 more grease to your elbow for doing a proper review of Oukitel K6000 Pro. I read some reviews of Tecno C9 recently which r below par. Apart from the front camera hiccup Oukitel k6000 Pro spec supersedes Tecno C9 in every other departments. I wish Oukitel can partner with Konga and make her phones plus accessories available locally. Getting accessories of Chinko brands like Oukitel, Ulefone, Umi, Vernee , Elephone , Leagoo , Xiaomi is almost impossible locally.
What’s killing them is that over ambitious drive to customize Android. Why waste resources? Mscheew. I don search Aliexpress and most chinko sites tire and accessories are just difficult to get. I wonder if infinix Hot Note dem original charger dey Naija sef. I think it should be compatible with the K6000 Pro