SpecEagle review · Doogee

Doogee V Max Plus review: A 22,000 mAh battery in a rugged phone — five days of normal use.

SpecEagle Editorial·Aug 2024·$299
Overall
60/100
Class rank
#156 of 171
Tier
Mid-range
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

Five-day battery in a phone.

V Max Plus packs a 22,000 mAh cell — the largest in any 2024 smartphone — plus a real IR night-vision camera and IP69K rugged certification, all under $300. For off-grid use (camping, fieldwork, emergencies), no mainstream phone is in the same conversation.

01Display

80/100

80/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2024.

Main6.8" AMOLED, 120 Hz
Cover1.32" circular LED
Resolution (main)2,460 × 1,080 px

02Camera

62/100

62/100 is one of the weaker camera results among mid-range phones of 2024 — 9 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

Main50 MP Samsung S5KGN1, f/1.8
Ultrawide20 MP Sony IMX350
Night-vision20 MP, IR-illuminated for true-dark capture
Selfie32 MP

03Performance

60/100

60/100 is one of the weaker performance results among mid-range phones of 2024 — 9 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

ChipsetMediaTek Dimensity 7050 (6 nm)
RAM8 / 12 GB LPDDR4X
Storage256 / 512 GB UFS 2.2

04Battery

99/100

At 99/100 this is one of the strongest battery showings among mid-range phones of 2024 — 15 points above the cohort average.

Capacity22,000 mAh
Wired66 W
Reverse wired27 W (powerbank to other devices)

05Build

92/100

At 92/100 this is one of the strongest build showings among mid-range phones of 2024 — 16 points above the cohort average.

06Value

84/100

At 84/100 this is one of the strongest value showings among mid-range phones of 2024 — 7 points above the cohort average.

What works
  • 22,000 mAh — outlasts any mainstream phone by 5×.
  • Real night-vision camera (IR-illuminated).
  • IP69K + MIL-STD-810H + reverse-wired power-bank mode.
  • Sub-$300 with AMOLED + 5G.
What doesn't
  • 530 g is half a kilogram.
  • Dimensity 7050 is mid-tier.
  • 2-year OS update floor.
  • Limited Western retail availability.
Cross-shop it against
Xiaomi 15T
$649 · score 84/100

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 171-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .