Cubot A5 has been quietly introduced by the OEM, this is to make sure the name “Cubot” won’t be forgotten anytime soon. The company won our hearts with the P20 which was built around a notch display and is quite a trend on shopping stores. We also saw the Quest smartphone with Android Pie at the CSES in Hong Kong. The A5, however, targets those on a budget that wants a bigger 3GB RAM and 32GB storage space.
Design
The device sports a Plastic body and a metal frame, looking like most affordable smartphones from the company. The rear camera and LED flash are visible at the top left corner, while the fingerprint scanner has been moved to the front. It measures 8.5 mm in thickness, weighs 188g overall as well and is available in Gold and Blue colors.
Display
The A5 is built around a 5.5-inch FHD IPS LCD standard display. The screen boasts of 1080 x 1920 pixels in resolution along with a 401 pixel per inch density for clear visuals. Overall, the beautiful screen stretches up to 72.62% screen-to-body as well.
Software and Hardware
It runs on Android 8.0 Oreo out of the box. Running the race here is the MT6753 chipset from MediaTek, it comes with 8-cores of processor clocking at 1.5GHz for a smooth ride.
The ARM Mali-T720 MP3 graphics card handles graphics. For storing files, the device packs 32GB internal storage space which is expandable up to 128GB using a memory card. It boasts of 3GB RAM space as well for multitasking through apps.
Camera
The Cubot A5 features a 13MP rear camera for photography. The camera is accompanied by a LED flash and other internal features listed in the table below. For taking selfies, there’s an 8MP Selfie camera for all your selfies.
Battery
Powering up the A5 is a 3000mAh battery capacity, there’s support for fast charging here. Charging the battery from 0% to 100% shouldn’t take up to 2 hours.
Cubot A5 Specs
・5.5-inch FHD IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 1080 x 1920 pixels
・Android 8.1 Oreo
・MediaTek MT6753
・Octa-core 1.5GHz
・3GB RAM
・32GB Internal Storage
・13MP rear camera
・8MP selfie camera
・3000mAh battery
Cubot A5 Features and Video Review
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Cubot A5 Full Specifications
General
Device Type | Smartphone |
Model | Cubot A5 |
Announced | September, 2018 |
Released | October, 2018 |
Status | Available on Shopping stores |
Network
2G Network | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz |
3G Network | WCDMA: HSDPA 850 / 900 /1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 MHz |
4G Network | LTE 800 MHz LTE 1800 MHz LTE 2100 MHz LTE 2600 MHz |
SIM Type | Nano + Nano |
SIM Count | Dual SIM |
Design
Type | Plastic |
Dimensions | 75 x 153.6 x 8.5 mm |
Weight | 188g |
Water Resistant | No |
Protection | Yes |
Colours | Gold Blue |
Display
Display Type | FHD IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen |
Size | 5.5-inch |
Resolution | 1080 x 1920 pixels |
Colors | 16M colors |
Pixel Density | 401ppi |
Screen-To-Body Ratio | 72.62% |
Aspect Ratio | 16:9 |
Touch Screen Model | Capacitive |
Touch Screen | Yes |
Multitouch | Yes |
Protection | Yes |
Features | Multitouch, Scratch Resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen OGS (One Glass Solution) GFF full lamination Anti-fingerprint coating 1300:1 contrast ratio 450 cd/m² 90% NTSC |
Secondary Display | No |
Camera
13MP | |
Yes | |
720p@30fps | |
Yes | |
Autofocus Continuous shooting Digital zoom Exposure compensation Face detection Geotagging HDR ISO settings Panorama Scene mode Self-timer Touch focus White balance settings |
|
Samsung S5K3L8 Phase detection 5-element lens Flash – 2 x 0.5A |
|
Yes, dual-LED | |
f/2.2 | |
1.127 µm | |
0.23 | |
8MP | |
– | |
– | |
f/2.2 | |
– | |
– |
Software
Android 8.0 Oreo | |
Modified | |
Yes | |
Skype | Yes |
Yes | |
Yes | |
Youtube | Yes |
Hardware
MediaTek MT6753 | |
Process Technology | 28nm |
CPU | Octa-core 1.5GHz |
Cores | 8-Cores |
Bit Architecture | 64-bit |
GPU (Graphics) | ARM Mali-T720 MP3 |
GPU (Cores) | 2-Cores |
GPU (Frequency) | 450MHz |
3GB | |
Memory Speed | 666MHz |
Internal Storage | 32GB |
Yes, up to 128GB | |
Card Type | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC |
Fingerprint (Front) |
|
Controls | Touchscreen, Lock Button, and Volume Key |
Connectivity
Yes | |
Infrared | – |
Wi-Fi | Yes |
Wi-fi Hotspot | Yes |
USB Type | Yes, Type C |
GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS |
NFC | – |
HDMI | Yes |
3.5mm jack | Yes |
Facial Identification | Yes |
No |
Battery
Battery Type | Li-Po Battery |
Capacity | 3000mAh |
Placement | Non-removable |
Fast Charging | No |
Standby | – |
Talk Time | – |
Video Play | – |
Normal Use | – |
Media
Yes, MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, MIDI, WAV, AC3, FLAC | |
Yes, 3GP, Mp4, MPEG4, H.263, H.264 player | |
– | |
– | |
Vibration, Ringtones | |
MP3, WAV | |
Yes | |
Yes |
Other Features
– MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FlAC player |
Cubot A5 Unboxing
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Cubot A5 Price
Starting From | $99 – $119 |
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