- Analysis by KJ David
A 3G-only 
budget-class smartphone (Don't forget to check out our list of 4G-ready phones here), the OUKITEL C12's biggest cons include a heavily-outmoded 1.3GHz quad-core processor coupled with only 2GB of RAM -- several other low-end alternatives released around the time of this specs-driven review at least run on elementary eight-core processors.
Its hardware components also include an unpromising 16GB internal memory that can be expanded by only up to 64GB -- many tantamount 2019-released models support 128GB microSD cards. Given its aforementioned lapses on the hardware front, though, its 3300mAh battery 
winds up as an appreciable pro in our book, especially since a good number of other 3G-only low-enders listed here on Phonerated settle for somewhere around 2600mAh of raw power only.
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Even though it is measly compared to what the best imaging smartphones in town offer, the C12's 8- plus 0.3-megapixel rear camera sounds tolerable to us, since it makes this model one of the cheapest dual-camera-equipped smartphones on the market. Regrettably, its pros and cons also include a dinosaur-esque 2-megapixel-only selfie camera .
Also part of its introductory-level offering is a wide 6.18-inch IPS display mimicking some higher-tier models with its 19:9 aspect ratio , although it won't be leaving the low-end category any time soon, settling for a disgruntling 960 x 480 screen resolution only. It offers a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner as well as facial user authentication for security, with Bluetooth v4.0 and dual nano SIM card slots tagging along.
With a coating of either Gold, Purple, or classic Black rounding out its pros and cons, the C12 makes for a decent starter-class smartphone for battery-cautious shoppers who want to dip their toes in dual-lens imaging.
On-paper Review score: 
It's nice that the OUKITEL C12 has a 6.2 (actual diagonal size is 6.18 inches)-inch display, but a resolution of only 960 x 480 pixels boils down to barely 172.97 dots per inch -- for comparison's sake, the average 2011 smartphone has a DPI of around 220, and sometimes over 300 dots per inch.
By today's standards, we demand more than just 2-megapixel of selfie cam resolution.
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We were unable to get this phone's radiation level. Therefore, we can't determine how close it is to the limit.
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It's frustrating that we were not able to find information about its weight.
Not only does it clock at 1.3GHz, it's also quad-core.
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It includes a high-megapixel camera (8-megapixel (combined with a 0.3-megapixel sub-cam))
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