Doogee Note 56

The Doogee Note 56 has a standard, non-folding form factor with no rugged build and no water resistance. It measures 163.8 mm in height, 75.8 mm in width, and 8.4 mm in thickness, resulting in a volume of 104.29 cm³. The device weighs 195 g, placing it in a fairly typical range for a smartphone of this screen size.

The Doogee Note 56 uses an IPS LCD touchscreen measuring 6.56 inches with a resolution of 720 x 1612 px and a pixel density of 269 ppi. It runs at a 90 Hz refresh rate and offers a contrast ratio of 1500:1, providing reasonable depth for an LCD panel. The display does not feature branded damage-resistant glass, and it lacks support for HDR10, HDR10+, Dolby Vision, and Always-On Display functionality. There is no secondary screen present on the device.

The Doogee Note 56 is powered by the Unisoc SC9863A chipset, built on a 28 nm process with an octa-core CPU arranged in a big.LITTLE configuration running at 4 x 1.6 GHz and 4 x 1.2 GHz across 8 threads, with a TDP of 3W. It comes with 3 GB of DDR4 RAM at 933 MHz and 64 GB of eMMC 5.1 internal storage, supporting a maximum memory amount of 6 GB across 2 memory channels and a peak bandwidth of 7.464 GB/s. Graphics are handled by the integrated PowerVR GE8322 GPU, clocked at 550 MHz with a turbo of 800 MHz, featuring 4 execution units and 128 shading units, with support for DirectX 11, OpenGL ES 3.2, and OpenCL 2. The SoC includes integrated LTE, supports 64-bit processing, and carries an L3 cache of 0.512 MB. Benchmark scores include an AnTuTu result of 154,000, Geekbench 6 multi-core of 725 and single-core of 164, Geekbench 5 multi-core of 2,956 and single-core of 901, along with a PassMark score of 1,327 and a single-core PassMark of 478.

The Doogee Note 56 features a single-lens rear camera with an 8 MP CMOS sensor and an f/2.0 aperture, backed by phase-detection autofocus for photos, touch autofocus, continuous autofocus during video recording, and a 2-LED flash, though it lacks optical image stabilization, a BSI sensor, laser autofocus, and optical zoom. Manual controls include exposure, ISO, focus, and white balance, while shooting modes cover HDR, burst, and in-camera panorama; slow-motion video recording, timelapse, RAW capture, manual shutter speed, 360-degree panorama, and HDR10 or Dolby Vision recording are not supported. On the front, a 5 MP single-lens camera sits at an f/2.0 aperture without a front-facing flash or an under-display placement, and 3D photo and video recording capabilities are absent on both cameras.

The Doogee Note 56 runs Android 16, a free and open-source platform that supports multi-user operation, split-screen multitasking, Picture-in-Picture, widgets, dynamic theming, theme customization, dark mode, and an extra dim mode. Privacy features include clipboard warnings, location privacy options, camera and microphone access controls, and the ability to block app tracking, though Mail Privacy Protection, cross-site tracking blocking, and Wi-Fi password sharing are not available. The OS also offers customizable notifications with notification permission controls, a media picker, full-page screenshots, Live Text, sharing intents, offline voice recognition, voice commands, on-device machine learning, a child lock, battery health check, app offloading, and the ability to play games while they download. Device tracking is supported, but focus modes, Quick Start, and the ability to function as a PC are absent, and the device does not receive direct OS updates from the vendor.

The Doogee Note 56 is equipped with a 6150 mAh rechargeable, non-removable battery that supports fast charging, and a charger is 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 Doogee Note 56 has a notably limited audio feature set — it lacks a 3.5 mm headphone jack, stereo speakers, and a built-in radio. On the wireless audio side, none of the advanced Bluetooth codecs are supported, including aptX, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless, and LDAC.

The Doogee Note 56 supports dual SIM cards and connects via Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) and Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), with cellular connectivity but no 5G support, capping download speeds at 300 Mbit/s and upload at 150 Mbit/s. Bluetooth 5.4 and NFC are both present, and the device uses a USB Type-C port running USB 2.0, alongside an external memory slot for storage expansion. Location is handled through GPS with Galileo support, and an accelerometer is included, while a compass, gyroscope, barometer, and motion or optical tracking are all absent. Security relies on a fingerprint scanner, with no 3D facial recognition or iris scanner available. Features such as HDMI output, infrared sensor, ANT+, heart rate monitor, DLNA certification, satellite SOS, crash detection, built-in projector, and a stylus are not part of the device's specification.

The Doogee Note 56 includes a video light, which can be used during video recording or as a torch. The display is flat rather than curved, and the device does not feature sapphire glass or an e-paper screen.