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Cubot J8 Specs Review – Budget Smartphone Under $70

The Chinese company Cubot has announced some midrange smartphones that sell under $100. One of the smartphones is Cubot J8. It’s a nice device that comes with a nice body and sells for around $60. This you can easily grab the phone with little money.

Design And Display

The Cubot J8 features a plastic body on its entire body. This is expected considering the phone price. The panel is housing triple cameras with an LED flash. There is no Fingerprint scanner on the phone. It measures 146.8 x 71.2 x 9.2 mm in dimensions and weighs 155 grams.

On the front, it has a waterdrop notch with a screen size of 5.5 inches under the IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen. The screen has a resolution of 540 x 960 pixels, an 18:9 ratio, and 219 PPI density.

Cubot J8
Cubot J8

Cameras Features

The camera setup on the phone includes a 13 MP primary camera with an additional 0.3 MP shooter and another 0.3 MP camera as well. The camera has Geo-tagging, touch focus, PDAF, HDR and can shoot 720p while the front camera is 8 MP for selfies.

Hardware And Software

On the performance, Cubot J8 has a Mediatek MT6580 chipset with a quad-core processor clocking at a speed of 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7. It has a Mali-400MP2 GPU graphics card and runs on Android 10 OS out of the box.

Storage Capacity And Sensors

The inbuilt storage on the inside is just 16GB and 2GB RAM. The memory is below average that’s why there is a dedicated slot for micro SDcard. You can use the slot to expand the memory up to 64GB. The sensors are FaceID, Accelerometer, and proximity.

Battery Power And Network Connectivity

The Cubot J8 has a removable battery of 3100 mAh without fast charging. Apart from that, the phone comes with dual SIMs and 3G network. Other features include Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot, GPS, FM radio, and Micro USB 2.0.

Cubot J8 FAQs

Is Cubot J8 Good For Gaming?

Yes, Cubot J8 will runs gaming smoothly.

Is Cubot J8 Good for PUBG?

Yes, the Cubot J8 will runs PUBG smoothly without lagging.

Is Cubot J8 Available Offline?

Yes, You can buy the Cubot J8 offline and online as well.

Is Cubot J8 Waterproof?

No.

Is Cubot J8 Water-Resistant?

No.

Is Cubot J8 a 4G Phone?

No.

Is Cubot J8 a 5G Phone?

No.

Does Cubot J8 Support Wireless Charge?

No.

Does Cubot J8 Support Fast Charging?

No.

Will Cubot J8 Work in Canada?

Yes for some carriers.

Will Cubot J8 Work in the USA?

Yes, for some carriers.

Cubot J8 Full Specifications

Model Name Cubot J8
Announced 2020, November
Market Availability Available

Network

Network Type GSM / CDMA / HSPA
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network No
5G Network No
Network Speed HSPA, LTE-A
Network GPRS Yes
Network EDGE Yes
SIM Type Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Body

Body Build Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
Body Dimensions 146.8 x 71.2 x 9.2 mm
Body Weight 155 g
Protection n/a
Body Colors Cool Blue, Poco Yellow, Power Black

Display

Display Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Display Size 5.5 inches
Display Resolution 540 x 960 pixels, 18:9 ratio
Display Multitouch Yes
Display Pixel Density 219 ppi density
Display Screen Protection Yes

Camera

Primary Camera 13 MP + 0.3 MP + 0.3 MP
Secondary Camera 8 MP
Video 1080p@30fps
Camera Features LED flash, HDR, panorama
Camera Flash Yes

Platform

Operating System Android 10
OS Version
User Interface Yes

Hardware

Chipset Mediatek MT6580
CPU Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7 (32nm)
Graphics processor (GPU) Mali-400MP2
System Internal Memory 2GB RAM
Internal Storage 16GB
Storage Card Slot Yes
Sensors FaceID, Accelerometer, proximity

Connectivity

Wi-Fi Yes, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-Fi Hotspot Yes
Bluetooth Yes, 5.0, A2DP, LE
USB Type Type – C
GPS Yes, with A-GPS
NFC

Battery

Battery Type Li-Ion Battery
Battery Capacity 3100 mAh battery
Battery Placement Removable
Fast Charging No
Wireless Charging No
Battery Standby
Battery Talk Time
Battery Music Play Time

Media

Audio Playback Yes, MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, MIDI, WAV, AC3, FLAC
Video Playback Yes, 3GP, Mp4, MPEG4, H.263, H.264 player
Video Out n/a
FM Radio n/a
Alert Types Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones
Ring Tones MP3, WAV
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack Yes

Other Features

Messaging SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email
Browser HTML5
Java n/a
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Cubot J8 Price And Availability

The Cubot J8 will sell for $52 and will ship in Phantom Black, and Champagne Gold colors.

Where To Buy Cubot J8


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