Oukitel C38

The device measures 164.3 mm tall, 75.5 mm wide, and 8.8 mm thick, with a weight of 200 g. It is a standard fixed-form smartphone — it cannot be folded and does not feature a rugged build. No water resistance is provided, which is worth noting for use in wet or demanding environments.

The display is a 6.6-inch IPS LCD touchscreen with a resolution of 1080 x 2408 pixels and a pixel density of 400 ppi. The screen is covered by Gorilla Glass 5, offering a degree of protection against scratches and accidental drops. HDR10, HDR10+, and Dolby Vision are not supported, and there is no Always-On Display mode or secondary screen.

The device is powered by the MediaTek MT8788 chipset, built on a 12nm process with an octa-core CPU running at 2 GHz across all cores and a TDP of 5W. It is paired with 8GB of DDR4 RAM — the maximum supported — and 256GB of internal storage. Graphics are handled by the integrated Mali G72 MP3 GPU clocked at 900 MHz, with 48 shading units, support for DirectX 12 and OpenGL ES 3.2, and no use of big.LITTLE technology. Benchmark results include an AnTuTu score of 255,000, a Geekbench 5 multi-core score of 1,306, a single-core score of 284, and a PassMark result of 778. The chipset also features integrated LTE and supports 64-bit processing.

The rear camera system uses a dual-lens setup with a 48MP primary sensor at f/2.2 and a 2MP lens at f/1.8, both using a CMOS sensor without back-side illumination. Autofocus options include phase-detection and touch autofocus, as well as continuous autofocus during video recording, though laser autofocus is absent. Manual controls cover ISO, exposure, focus, and white balance, and shooting modes include HDR, burst, and in-camera panorama. Video recording tops out at 1080p at 30 fps, with no slow-motion, timelapse, HDR10, or Dolby Vision recording support. There is no optical zoom and no optical image stabilization. A single LED flash is present, with no dual-tone or RGB flash options. The 32MP front camera sits at f/2.3 in a single-lens configuration with no front-facing flash, and it is not positioned under the display.

The device runs Android 13 and includes a broad set of privacy controls, covering camera and microphone access management, location privacy options, clipboard warnings, and app tracking blocking, though cross-site tracking blocking and Mail Privacy Protection are not available. On the usability side, it supports dark mode, dynamic theming, theme customization, extra dim mode, customizable notifications, a media picker, widgets, split screen, Picture-in-Picture, full-page screenshots, Live Text, sharing intents, child lock, and the ability to play games while they download. Multi-user support is present, as are offline voice recognition, voice commands, and device tracking. Features not included are Wi-Fi password sharing, battery health check, focus modes, app offloading, Quick Start, and the ability to function as a PC. Direct OS updates from the vendor are not provided.

The phone is equipped with a 5150 mAh rechargeable battery that supports 18W fast charging, and a charger is included in the box. A battery level indicator is present for monitoring charge status. Wireless charging is not supported, and the battery is not removable.

The audio setup is fairly limited — there is no 3.5mm headphone jack and no stereo speaker configuration. None of the advanced Bluetooth audio codecs are supported, including aptX, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless, or LDAC. A built-in radio is the one notable audio feature present on the device.

The device supports dual SIM cards, Wi-Fi 4 and Wi-Fi 5, and Bluetooth 5, with a USB Type-C port running on USB 2.0. GPS and Galileo are both supported for location tracking, and an accelerometer is included, though there is no gyroscope, compass, or barometer. A fingerprint scanner handles biometric authentication, as 3D facial recognition and iris scanning are not available. An external memory slot is present for storage expansion. Notably absent are NFC, 5G support, HDMI output, infrared sensor, ANT+, DLNA certification, crash detection, satellite SOS, and any form of motion or optical tracking. No stylus or built-in projector is included.

The device includes a video light for use during video recording. The display is flat rather than curved, and it uses neither sapphire glass nor an e-paper panel.