I reviewed the Oukitel WP300 rugged phone and somehow packs in a earpiece, lamp, and a smartwatch too

Oukitel WP300: 30-second review

As a follow-up to the Oukitel WP200 Pro, the WP300 offers an alternative configuration where battery capacity is given top priority and processing power is reduced.

This is a reasonably powerful phone, and the MediaTek 7000 series SOC, combined with 12GB of RAM, provides a better-than-average user experience.

It also sports a 108mp primary camera sensor that can capture high-quality images, and a 32mp selfie camera for those who like to be both seen and heard.

As with all Oukitel rugged designs, this one can handle being dropped, submerged, and having a clumsy owner without breaking immediately. For a phone, it’s incredibly robust, and in the hand, it feels like you could use it to knock nails into wood.

That, and a massive 16,000mAh battery capacity, make it perfect for adventures away from civilisation. It can even share its power with other devices.

A feature that the WP200 Pro also offers is modules that fit in the back of the phone but can be transferred to a provided watch strap. With this phone, you get the watch and a lighting module, and you can put either of these in the phone, depending on which would be most useful. And, with the watch strap, you always have somewhere to put the module that’s not in the phone.

The catch to this design is that with a 6.78-inch screen, the thickness needed for the modules and the large battery, this isn’t a small device that will fit into every pocket.

Its weight makes it unsuitable for a child or an elderly person with limited wrist strength, or those looking to travel light. But if its scale isn’t a deal breaker, the price is reasonable for a phone of this specification.

That limits the appeal, though the price still makes it one of the best rugged phones I’ve reviewed.

Oukitel WP300: price and availability

• How much does it cost? $399
• When is it out? Available now
• Where can you get it? Available via Kickstarter

Officially, this phone will be released on Kickstarter on the 20th of May 2025, and the price I’ve been quoted is $399.

There is no good reason why Oukitel needs to use Kickstarter for a phone that’s already made (you can check out out here). However, as long as Kickstarter doesn’t enforce the rule that only those that require investment can use its platform, businesses like Oukitel will use it as a marketing tool.

The asking price is ballpark for a phone built around the Dimensity 7050 chip, although some, like the Doogee V Max Pro, can be found for about $35 less.

• Value score: 4/5

Oukitel WP300: Specs

Oukitel WP300: design

• Big and thick
• Smartwatch module
• App and documentation

Like the WP200 Pro, this rugged design is much thicker than most devices. At 21.2mm, or more than 53/64ths of an inch, the WP300 isn’t a phone that will easily slip into a pocket.

But it’s not just thick; it’s also large in every dimension, and at 512g (1.129 lbs), it’s not something that a child or elderly person would wish to carry.

The only phone I’ve reviewed that was heavier than this was the Ulefone Armor 26.

However, like its WP200 Pro brother, the WP300 is built to handle high levels of abuse. It is IP68 and IP69K dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min) and MIL-STD-810H certified.

At this mass, I am begining to wonder if the device’s toughness is starting to be counterproductive. Making it so damage-resistant requires more protection, which increases the weight and requires even more protection, especially from falls.

This is a classic by-the-numbers Oukitel design with the classic power and volume rocker button layout on the right and user-definable button and SIM tray on the left.

The only other edge feature is the USB-C port, which is located behind a rubberised plug, is not replaceable and tends to hinder the cable when trying to recharge.

More annoying than the plug, the USB-C recess is also so narrow that it only works with a subset of USB-A cables, including the one supplied with it, and not the better quality ones made by the likes of Ugreen.

But the stand-out feature of the WP300, one it shares with the WP200 Pro, is a slot on the rear next to the camera cluster that accepts different modules depending on how you intend to use the phone.

The phone is supplied with the same mini display that can also be removed and used in an included watch strap. That’s the same watch strap that didn’t fit around my Marvel villain-sized wrists that was with the WP200 Pro. This module also has a single earphone on the rear, enabling it to be used for more private conversations, should you need those.

As an alternative, included in the box is another module that operates as a bright light, ideal for camping or working in dark spaces. Both modules are charged by the phone when in place, and can be used in the watch strap independently.

This feature hints at the possibility that Oukitel might make more modules, perhaps with night vision or a microscope, and it would be nice to see something like that.

When I reviewed the WP200 Pro, the biggest issue was the lack of documentation for the modules. Thankfully, the WP300 does provide a QR code for downloading an app, enabling the watch module to be configured on the phone.

This has come along since the WP200 Pro was launched, and can enhance the experience on both devices.

Except for the narrow USB-C port channel and the sheer scale of this device, the WP300 adheres to the high construction standards that I’d expect from Oukitel. It’s not for everyone, but those who hike on holiday or want a phone that can cope with outdoor working might find it appropriate.

Design score: 4/5

Oukitel WP300: hardware

• MediaTek Dimensity 7050
• 16000 mAh battery

When I saw this phone use the Mediatek Dimensity 7050, I assumed this SoC would be new to me, but curiously, I had already experienced this chip.

My confusion stems from this chip, which was previously designated the Dimesnity 1080, silicon that Mediatek first released in Q4 2022 and was previously seen in the Doogee V30T. It transitioned to being the Dimensity 7050 in Q2 2023, making it a relatively recent design.

Since its release, Mediatek has added the 8000 and 9000 series chips to its inventory, and many of those chips use a 5nm, 4nm and 3nm fabrication, whereas this SoC was from a prior 6nm process.

That said, this is still an effective octo-core design with support for up to 200MP camera sensors and 4K@30 video recording. Alongside these Cortex-A78 and A55 processors, it this SoC sports a Mali-G68 MC4 GPU that’s effective enough for most phone games and applications.

It also supports WiFi 6E (2×2) and Bluetooth 5.2, along with 5G NR Sub-6 GHz and mmWave. That last feature was missing from many subsequent designs, presumably because it wasn’t considered necessary. The Mediatek NPU 550 provides some AI capability, but this is the lowest-specified NPU that Mediatek uses.

Where the SoC might now be considered middle-order, the battery capacity on the WP200 is at the higher end of what’s available. While a few phones like the Doogee S100 Pro (22000mAh), Fossibot F102 (16500mAh) and Ulefone Armor 24 (22000mAh) do have even greater capacities, 16000mAh of battery is nothing to be sniffed at.

Wired charging is at 45W using the provided charger, enabling the phone to be fully refreshed in around 2.5 hours. For those using this phone as a power reserve for other devices, it can output 18W by reverse charging. However, given that some power is always lost in the transfer, you would get more operational time by keeping that capacity in the WP300.

This is not especially new hardware, but what the WP300 got was in flagship phones two years ago, and it is still respectable today.

• Hardware score: 4/5

Oukitel WP300: cameras

• 108MP, 2MP sensors on the rear
• 32MP on the front
• Three cameras in total

The Oukitel WP300 has three cameras:

Rear camera: 108MP Samsung S5KHM6SX , 2MP GalaxyCore GC02M1 macro
Front camera: 32MP Sony IMX615

The camera configuration of the WP300 apes the WP200 Pro in many ways, with the primary sensor being the 108MP Samsung S5KHM6SX, backed up by a 2MP GalaxyCore GC02M1 for macro work.

What it didn’t get was the 0.3 MP sensor for creating depth separation. Therefore, this phone isn’t well-suited for those who like Bokeh effect shots. It has the same overspecified 32mp Sony IMX615 for the front sensor, which is a decent camera relegated to 1080p video capture in this context.

While the 108MP spec of the Samsung sensor might seem huge, that detail is mostly designed to be culled by processing to deliver clear and colourful 13MP captures.

Samsung describes this as a 1/1.67-inch format sensor, using a stacked imager featuring 0.64 µm pixel pitch, ISOCELL 2.0 pixels, and Nonacell Bayer RGB colour filters.

The problem with this sensor in the WP300, as was in the WP200 Pro, is that there is no optical zoom, making all zooming digital using the scope of the 108MP sensor.

With good lighting conditions, the results can be excellent, but newer Samsung 50mp sensors with telephoto optics can produce better pictures, in my opinion.

It’s not that the camera in this phone is bad, but given the vertical depth in this chassis for optics, it might have been better.

The 2MP macro sensor is a token gesture at best, and the results are disappointingly soft.

Oukitel is one of those Chinese phone makers that won’t pay for Widevine L1 video encryption. Therefore, if you stream using one of the bigger services like Netflix or Disney+, the Widevine L3 that this phone supports will only render 480p resolution streams, even if 5G comms connect you.

Overall, it can take decent pictures, but typically, the camera app doesn’t fully exploit the sensors or what they can do.

Oukitel WP300 Camera samples

• Camera score: 3.5/5

Oukitel WP300: performance

• Decent SoC
• GPU is game-friendly
• Big battery

Compared to the platform on the WP200 Pro, the chips in the WP300 are slightly less powerful. The Dimensity 7020 isn’t comparable to the 8200 in the other Oukitel, although it’s not a huge difference.

Depending on the test, the performance is around 75% of what the WP200 Pro offers, but it’s a cheaper device and offers a few areas where it’s superior.

Specifically, the 16000mAh battery increases running time to a whopping 35h 37m using the PCMark battery test. If you take this on a trekking holiday and curate the power by disabling WiFi and mobile comms when those things aren’t available, an operating life of a week isn’t implausible. In a working environment, an operating life of four working days is realistic.

To balance that advantage, this isn’t as powerful as its brother device, and it weighs considerably more. If this phone had a vehicle mount or even a belt clip, that might be easier, but at this point, Oukitel has only produced the phone.

Performance is pretty good for a device of this type, even if it doesn’t use the latest Mediatek silicon, which has more than enough power for the majority of Android applications. The scale of the battery is good for how long it lasts, but it increases the weight dramatically over the WP200 Pro.

Another caveat of having a battery this big is how long it takes to recharge. Oukitel does include a 45w charger in the box, and it can recharge from empty to full in about 3.5 hours, but a battery this size needs 66W charging technology ideally.

• Performance score: 4/5

Oukitel WP300: Final verdict

The WP300 is the answer to the question, what would the WP200 Pro be like with a bigger battery, for the most part. By slightly reducing the SoC performance, the battery life gets a backdoor boost making it look even better.

The downside of these choices is less performance, but it’s also less portable. Now with documentation and a configuration app, the watch module is much more usable, even if it doesn’t fit my wrist in watch mode.

For those not interested in the watch feature, there are cheaper devices around with similar performance and battery capacity.

However, most of them suffer from being over 500g, making them not ideal for those moving on foot and carrying equipment.

If the WP300 had a vehicle cradle, it might be more attractive for those who work outdoors, and I hope that Oukitel develop this series in that way.

Typically for this maker, the WP300 offers plenty of phone for the asking price. But that’s only if you don’t own a watch already and want one for this form factor.

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