- [Austin] Nothing like a package straight from China
to tell you that it's going to be a good video.
Hey guys, this is Austin.
And this is a $160 iPhone X clone.
The description of goods here lists it as a phone
with a total value of $159.99.
The idea here is that this is one of the very first,
which I'm sure it's going to be Android phones,
that actually does have not only Face ID,
but it also does have the notch.
The good news though is that we get support for a
gravity sensor, which of course is very important
in your smartphone.
Well from the front if we remove the little screen protector
that actually does kind of look like an iPhone X.
You've got the notch and it actually is not that far off.
So take off the rubber case that comes with it
and you'll see that the back is actually a little different
even though we do have the dual cameras,
we get something that even the iPhone X doesn't have.
A fingerprint sensor.
Also like the iPhone X, we do have a USB-C port
which is close enough to Lightning,
but what we don't get is a headphone jack.
Even though this phone is clearly
thick enough to easily fit one.
I'm surprised with just how heavy this is.
Now I think part of it is because it is so thick
and it does have such a large battery.
Especially when you put it side-by-side
with something like the iPhone X.
It really does not feel anywhere near
the same sort of level of polish.
Now part of that is of course the fact
that this guy is rocking a glass back versus,
I assume it's metal?
Oh you know what, that's plastic.
Ooh, we have Google Assistant built in.
Alright, I actually will say that that's not
what I was expecting on a kinda low-end device.
I think we're actually running Android 7 here.
So, with the U18 set up it actually looks
like a fairly stock-looking Android.
So there is a couple of weird apps on here but
for the most part it actually looks fairly straightforward.
Now the notch, the notch is a little bit interesting.
Put this side-by-side with the actual iPhone X
and you'll see they actually look fairly close.
So especially with the notch, while it's a little bit bigger
it's not actually that far-off.
Although it does have a big chin compared to the iPhone X.
One of the nice things is,
Android actually does have native support for the notch.
So in an app like Google Maps here, you actually can see
that we do get pretty much the full screen even though
it is going to be a little bit grayed-out on top.
Now this is also shared with something
like the Essential phone.
So even though this is a much smaller notch that's just for
the front-facing camera, it actually does also take
advantage of it in interesting ways,
so it's not like that space is always going to be wasted.
So you're getting pretty much the same sort of setup
with your icons up on the top right
as well as your time on the top left.
Now the only thing I will say is a little bit weird
is the fact that even though it is going to be curved
it's not going to be quite that same level as the iPhone,
but at first glance it is very, very close.
One of the weird things with the iPhone X is
if you pull down from the normal part you're going to
be getting all of your information, all your notifications,
but if you pull down from the right you're
actually going to be getting control center.
Now here, if you pull down from either side,
you're going to be getting some different notifications.
If you pull down from the middle, nothing happens.
So, you know, don't do that.
Considering that it only costs $160,
inside it actually has pretty decent specs.
You're going to be getting a 4,000 mAh battery
which is going to be powering an octa core processor
with four gigs of RAM and 64 gigs of storage.
When it comes to the screen, you're getting a 5.8" display
with a resolution of 1512x720.
Definitely on the lower side, but it is a pretty okay panel,
I mean it's not really exactly going to blow you away
but it's fairly bright, the colors are decent,
the viewing angles though just aren't that great.
Again though, $160.
Now in addition to the notch,
you're also going to be getting Face ID.
Or well, face unlock.
"Please note.
"Appearance, shape similar to people or items,
"you may unlock success."
Oh boy. (laughs)
"Check the face, keep this position
"and wait for the countdown to finish."
Oh, it added it.
Wait, my face wasn't even totally in the frame.
Hold on a second, does that actually work though?
Oh okay, it worked.
The real test though, is will it be fooled
by a picture of me?
So with this awesome selfie,
can we actually unlock the phone?
Alright so I'll put it like this,
and face recognition failed.
Failed.
I don't necessarily think that was the most accurate thing
in the world but at least based on first impressions,
it kind of works.
Alright so, something like this?
- [Ken] Yeah.
- Okay.
Yep. (laughs)
Alright, nevermind, I take all that stuff back.
It is easily fooled with just a single photo of you.
Well I mean, you know, they're trying.
It's $160.
Thankfully you don't have to rely on Face ID,
as you do have that fingerprint sensor.
So we turn it on, drop your finger on it,
it sort of works. (laughs)
The second time, at least.
- No matter how strong Apple claims this
glass is, it can absolutely be cracked if you drop it.
- Oh, okay.
Well, I mean, you've got a decent-sized screen
but because the way that the phone is treating the notch,
unlike the iPhone where you can actually punch in,
especially when you're watching widescreen video,
here it's just like you always have that much
of the screen that doesn't exist.
The only time you really get it
is if you have an app that specifically supports it,
or you've got something like the home screen,
which does allow you to get a little bit
of your information up top.
Put these two side-by-side and around back,
they look absolutely nothing alike.
However this guy is rocking the same, at least in theory,
rear-facing camera.
Or well, cameras.
Whoa.
Wow.
They straight ripped the iPhone interface.
Like it's totally identical.
You can hit the little button to go to 2x. (laughs)
Let's do a little side-by-side.
So, first of all let's take a photo on the U18.
And now let's take that same photo on the iPhone X.
At first glance, it's actually not that bad.
But if you take a closer look,
you'll see that there's just not a lot of detail there.
So this is what video looks like
on the $160 iPhone X clone.
It's not exactly what I would call crispy.
The blur mode is literally just,
like, a blurred edge around the photo.
Hold on, wait.
Let me try this.
Are you serious?
That might be the worst portrait-mode photo
I have ever seen.
Literally nothing is in focus, it's just like this
circle of vague focus around the middle part.
We have face beauty mode.
Alright, I could use some beauty on my face.
I don't think I would call that beautiful,
it's just a little blurry.
Okay, so, the camera.
Not exactly so great.
But you are getting the notch and I mean,
if you wanna fool someone into thinking that you're using
an iPhone with like a really thick case, I guess?
So, for $160 should you pick up the Oukitel U18?
Well some parts of it they did a really good job of copying.
I think the notch is actually done better
than I was expecting, and especially over the next year
or so I think we're going to be seeing
a lot of Android phones with the notch.
However, the face unlock as well as the cameras
are certified garbage town.
So what do you guys think?
Lemme know in the comments below
and I will catch you in the next one.