Out of sheer curiosity or "for the hell of it", has anyone here actually ever used one of those Doogee/Umidigi/Oukitel type niche sketch Chinese brands?

I have an odd fascination with these more niche online-only brands (part of it is probably because *they actually offically sell in the USA* with warranty service, unlike the bigger more reliable brands like Xiaomi and Oppo).

I have been into them ever since I discovered Elephone back in the mid-2010's (Elephone is defunct and nonexistent now). I even actually used an Elephone S8, which was a clone of the original Xiaomi Mi Mix - it had razor-thin bezels on 3 sides, with the thicker chin that had the bottom-mounted selfie camera on it.

Anyone here actually use phones from these niche brands? I would be deeply amused and entertained by anyone who legit owns and daily drives some random Ulefone, Umidigi, Oukitel or Doogee device.

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