Cubot is a brand of
Android smartphone
A smartphone is a portable computer device that combines mobile telephone and computing functions into one unit. They are distinguished from feature phones by their stronger hardware capabilities and extensive mobile operating systems, whic ...
s manufactured in
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
by Shenzhen Huafurui Technology Co., Ltd. The company is based in
Shenzhen
Shenzhen (; ; ; ), also historically known as Sham Chun, is a major sub-provincial city and one of the special economic zones of China. The city is located on the east bank of the Pearl River estuary on the central coast of southern province ...
and was founded in 2012.
Hardware
Cubot phones use the
MediaTek
MediaTek Inc. () is a Taiwanese fabless semiconductor company that provides chips for wireless communications, high-definition television, handheld mobile devices like smartphones and tablet computers, navigation systems, consumer multimedia pr ...
system on a chip
A system on a chip or system-on-chip (SoC ; pl. ''SoCs'' ) is an integrated circuit that integrates most or all components of a computer or other electronic system. These components almost always include a central processing unit (CPU), memory ...
and the
ARM architecture
ARM (stylised in lowercase as arm, formerly an acronym for Advanced RISC Machines and originally Acorn RISC Machine) is a family of reduced instruction set computer (RISC) instruction set architectures for computer processors, configured ...
.
Provided without additional GUI to Android nor
bloatware
Software bloat is a process whereby successive versions of a computer program become perceptibly slower, use more memory, disk space or processing power, or have higher hardware requirements than the previous version, while making only dubious use ...
s pre-installed.
Smartphones series
* C, R, P:
low-end market
In the USA, as well as in most developed countries, the low-end market consists of lower-priced products suitable for customers who are not willing or able to spend large amounts of money.
Many well known companies, such as Wal-Mart or British s ...
.
* KingKong, Quest:
rugged smartphone
A rugged smartphone is a specific type of toughened smartphone which is designed to be completely sealed within a durable housing to protect it against damage from, among other things, water, shock, dust, and vibration.low-end market
In the USA, as well as in most developed countries, the low-end market consists of lower-priced products suitable for customers who are not willing or able to spend large amounts of money.
Many well known companies, such as Wal-Mart or British s ...
.
* P: below the X serie.
* S: ?
* X: Cubot's most expensive smartphones.
Models released
Previous and current models include:
2013
*T9
*A890
*A6589S
*GT99
*C10+
*C9+
*C9W
*GT72
*C7+
*P9
*C6
*P5
*GT90
*Bobby
*C11
*One
*P6
2014
*X6
*S208
*S222
*S308
*S108
*P7
*GT88
*GT95
*P10
*S168
*Zorro 001
*S200
*X9
2015
*S350
*X10
*X11
*X12
*X15
*H1
*P11
*X16
*X17
*P12
*S600
*Note S
2016
*S550
*S550 Pro
*Z100
*CheetahPhone
*S500
*H2
*X17 S
*Dinosaur
*Rainbow
*X16 S
*Max
*Echo
*Z100 Pro
*Manito
*Cheetah 2
2017
*Rainbow 2
*R9
*Magic
*Note Plus
*X18
*H3
*King Kong
2018
*R11
*X18 Plus
*J3
*J3 Pro
*Nova
*Power
*P20
*A5
*King Kong 3
2019
*Quest
*Quest Lite
*X19
*J5
*R15
*MAX 2
*J7
*X20
*X20 Pro
*P30
*R15 Pro
*R19
*Note 20
*KingKong Mini
2020
● P40
● Note 7
● X30
2021
Cubot X50
Cubot Note 20 pro
Cheetah Phone
In February 2016, Cubot and
Cheetah Mobile
Cheetah Mobile Inc () is a Chinese mobile Internet company headquartered in Beijing. , it has more than 634 million monthly active users.
History
Formation
Chen Rui ( :zh:陳睿 current CEO of Bilibili) founded Cheetah Mobile. The company wa ...
launched the CheetahPhone, an
Android 6.0 Marshmallow
Android Marshmallow ( codenamed Android M during development) is the sixth major version of the Android operating system developed by Google, being the successor to Android Lollipop. It was announced at Google I/O on May 28, 2015, and release ...
based smartphone, at MWC in
Barcelona
Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ...
,
Spain
, image_flag = Bandera de España.svg
, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
.
In 2016, Cubot and Kilimall launched the Cubot Note S,
which includes an eight megapixel primary
camera
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. The secondary camera is five megapixels. The 5.5" scratch resistant screen comes with an extra layer of security in the form of a protector. It has a high definition resolution of 720p. The device has a mono
speaker
Speaker may refer to:
Society and politics
* Speaker (politics), the presiding officer in a legislative assembly
* Public speaker, one who gives a speech or lecture
* A person producing speech: the producer of a given utterance, especially:
** In ...
and a 3.5mm jack. The device has 16 gigabytes of internal storage, expandable to 64 gigabytes.
References
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External links
Cubot Mobile
Android (operating system) devices
Manufacturing companies based in Shenzhen
Mobile phone manufacturers
Chinese brands