SpecEagle review · Doogee

Doogee S99 review: A rugged phone with a 108 MP camera, IR night vision and 6,000 mAh battery.

SpecEagle Editorial·Aug 2022·$330
Overall
56/100
Class rank
#114 of 125
Tier
Mid-range
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

A 108 MP camera in a tank.

Doogee S99 squeezed a 108 MP Samsung HM2 sensor and dedicated infrared night-vision cameras into a 345 g rugged body — for industrial users, hunters and security work where a normal phone wouldn't survive.

01Display

64/100

64/100 is one of the weaker display results among mid-range phones of 2022 — 14 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

TypeIPS LCD
Size6.3 inches
Resolution2,340 × 1,080 px (FHD+)

02Camera

70/100

70/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2022.

Main108 MP, f/1.75 (Samsung HM2)
Night vision20 MP IR + 8 MP IR cam
Macro2 MP
Selfie32 MP

03Performance

56/100

56/100 is one of the weaker performance results among mid-range phones of 2022 — 11 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

ChipsetMediaTek Helio G96
RAM8 GB + 7 GB virtual
Storage128 GB · microSD

04Battery

86/100

At 86/100 this is one of the strongest battery showings among mid-range phones of 2022 — 6 points above the cohort average.

Capacity6,000 mAh
Wired33 W
Wireless15 W

05Build

88/100

At 88/100 this is one of the strongest build showings among mid-range phones of 2022 — 13 points above the cohort average.

06Value

66/100

66/100 is one of the weaker value results among mid-range phones of 2022 — 6 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

What works
  • 108 MP main camera in a rugged body.
  • Dedicated IR night-vision cameras.
  • 6,000 mAh + 33 W + 15 W wireless.
  • IP68/IP69K + MIL-STD.
What doesn't
  • 345 g — exceptionally heavy.
  • Helio G96 entry-mid.
  • No 5G.
  • 18 mm thick.
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Pixel 7a
$499 · score 81/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 125-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .