Cubot X100

The Cubot X100 is a standard, non-folding smartphone with no rugged build certification and no water resistance. It stands 171.9 mm tall and 78.1 mm wide, with a thickness of 8.9 mm and a total volume of approximately 119.49 cm³. The device weighs 207 g, placing it on the heavier end of the typical smartphone range.

The Cubot X100 features a 6.88-inch IPS LCD touchscreen with a resolution of 720 x 1640 px and a pixel density of 260 ppi, paired with a smooth 120Hz refresh rate. The display is protected by branded damage-resistant glass, though it does not support HDR10, HDR10+, Dolby Vision, or an Always-On Display mode. A secondary screen is also present at a resolution of 320 x 380 px, while the main panel does not support HDR10 video playback in any form.

The Cubot X100 is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 7025 chipset, built on a 6 nm process with a CPU configuration of 2 x 2.5 GHz and 6 x 2 GHz cores using big.LITTLE technology with HMP support, alongside the IMG BXM-8-256 GPU clocked at 900 MHz with 18 shading units, DirectX 12 support, and OpenCL 2. The device comes with 12GB of DDR5 RAM running at 2750 MHz across 4 memory channels, a maximum supported memory amount of 16GB, and a peak memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s, complemented by 256GB of internal storage. The chipset supports 64-bit processing, multithreading, integrated LTE, integrated graphics, and an NX bit for security, while Geekbench 6 scores land at 884 single-core and 2291 multi-core, with Geekbench 5 results of 690 and 1890 respectively.

The Cubot X100 includes a triple rear camera system with sensors at 64 MP, 5 MP, and 2 MP, using a CMOS sensor and supporting phase-detection autofocus, touch autofocus, and continuous autofocus during video recording, though optical image stabilization and laser autofocus are absent. Video recording tops out at 1080p at 30 fps, with slow-motion recording supported, while HDR10 and Dolby Vision recording are not available. Manual controls cover exposure, ISO, focus, and white balance, and the camera also offers burst mode and in-camera panoramas, though it does not shoot in RAW format and lacks a manual shutter speed option. A single LED flash is present on the rear, with no dual-tone or RGB flash, and the 16 MP front camera is a single-lens unit with no front-facing flash and is not positioned under the display.

The Cubot X100 runs Android 15 as a free and open-source operating system, offering a broad set of privacy controls including clipboard warnings, location privacy options, camera and microphone access management, and the ability to block app tracking, though cross-site tracking blocking and Mail Privacy Protection are not included. On the usability side, the OS supports dark mode, dynamic and manual theme customization, customizable notifications, notification permissions, a media picker, widgets, split-screen multitasking, Picture-in-Picture, full-page screenshots, Live Text, sharing intents, app offloading, and the ability to play games while they are still downloading. Additional features include on-device machine learning, offline voice recognition, voice commands, device tracking, multi-user support, a child lock, battery health check, and an extra dim mode, while focus modes, Wi-Fi password sharing, Quick Start, and the ability to use the device as a PC are not available. Direct OS updates from the vendor are not supported on this device.

The Cubot X100 is equipped with a 5100 mAh rechargeable, non-removable battery that supports 33W wired fast charging, with a charger included in the box. A battery level indicator is present, making it easy to monitor charge status. Wireless charging and reverse wireless charging are not supported.

The Cubot X100 features stereo speakers but omits a 3.5 mm headphone jack, so wired audio relies on the USB-C port. On the wireless audio side, none of the high-quality Bluetooth codecs are supported — aptX, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless, and LDAC are all absent. The device also does not include a built-in radio.

The Cubot X100 supports 5G connectivity and accommodates two SIM cards, with download speeds reaching up to 2770 MBits/s. Wi-Fi coverage spans Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) and Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), while Bluetooth 5.1 and NFC round out the wireless options. The device connects via USB Type-C with USB 2.0, but lacks an external memory slot, HDMI output, and DLNA certification. For navigation and sensors, it includes GPS with Galileo support, a gyroscope, accelerometer, and compass, though a barometer, infrared sensor, heart rate monitor, and motion or optical tracking are all absent. Security is handled through a fingerprint scanner, while 3D facial recognition and an iris scanner are not present, and no stylus is included. Emergency SOS via satellite, crash detection, ANT+, and a built-in projector are also not supported.

The Cubot X100 includes a video light for recording in low-light conditions. The display is flat rather than curved, and neither sapphire glass nor an e-paper panel are used.