Doogee X3 -

Just don’t install Facebook. It will cry.

The X3 looks like a phone a movie prop master would create for “generic smartphone #2.” Plastic back, removable battery (remember those?), a screen with bezels thick enough to land a small drone on. It’s unapologetically basic. And somehow, that’s charming. doogee x3

5.5 inches, 960 x 540 pixels. Yes, qHD. Text looks like it was printed on a sponge. Viewing angles? Don’t. But in direct sunlight? Surprisingly usable, because there’s not enough resolution to reflect glare. Just don’t install Facebook

Here’s an interesting, slightly humorous write-up for the Doogee X3 — a phone that, even when new, felt like a time capsule from 2015: removable battery (remember those?)