Fossibot F106 Pro in Testing

Fossibot F106 Pro attracts with strong manufacturing, giant batteries and night vision cameras. This is good for external adventures-but are equipment enough in everyday life?

As a strong outdoor mobile phone, Fossibot F106 Pro is an interesting and inexpensive option for camps or nature lovers. The larger battery ensures a long battery life, a bright light LED light acts as a flashlight, and thanks to the night vision camera that you can look for animals in the dark.

There is some extent dark LCD with cuts cut in technical equipment, camera quality and full HD+resolution. How good is the outdoor deal 157 Euro (Code: BG05B44F) There is a test report.

Like many smartphones of its kind, Fossibot F106 Pro is a very thick block. With dimensions of 174.2 × 82.4 × 22.3 mm, the outdoor cell phone is thicker as two fingers and is overweight as a tablet with 470 grams. There is a lot for him. Metal housing is also rubber at edges and corners.

The mandatory certificate for the US military standard MIL-STD-810H and the conservation class IP69K is on the board. It is extremely strong, dust and waterproofing- even under hot water. We have thrown it several times in the office, and it still works perfectly. The camera at the back is arranged in a line with two pulses and LED flash. Below are a speaker and an LED light. The red button is freely programable.

The LCD with the IPS panel measures 6.58 inches in the diagonal and dissolves 2408 × 1080 pixels not for an outdoor cell phone in this price range. The result is a high viewing angle stability and a razor -sharap picture with loyal colors.

However, there is wind with brightness. The manufacturer specifies about 420 cds/m, but we measured only about 380 CD/M KUSS. It is very rare – and it is what becomes a problem outside. In direct sunlight, it is difficult to read performance, which is particularly annoying with an outdoor smartphone.

The fossibot F106 Pro 48-megapixel depends on the main camera, which is complemented by the 20 megapixel infrared lens for the night vision in Black and White. There is a 16-megapixel front camera for selfie.

However, you should not expect too much from the camera. Acceptable recording with adequate sharpness is successful in daylight. However, the dynamic range is limited, the colors look slightly lighter, and the fine image details can be much better. Even with a double zoom, strong image noise is noticeable.

At night, the main camera quickly reaches its limit – hardly anything is recognized without electricity. The night vision camera is a good gimmick for external fans, but the image’s acuity leaves for some desired. At least in full darkness, it saves an usable black and white image, although with moderate extension.

Selfies are disappointed with yellow colors, which they see milky. In portrait mode, Bokeh is rather impure. The video is also restricted: maximum resolution is on full HD, but clips are often carefully out, unstable and suffer from washed colors.

In Fossibot F106 Pro, MediaTek Helio G85-A- Ordinary mid-range processor which is now getting a bit old. The performance remains manageable: With the PCMark benchmark, the device only reaches 7800 points and thus ends in the lower third of our testing area. In everyday life it happens sometimes and graphic performance is weak – what is 700 points on 3DMark Wildlife. So the smartphone is unsuitable for the demand for the game, but it is sufficient for a simple game like solitude or Sudoku.

The F106 Pro can score with memory equipment: 256 GB with internal memory, which can be expanded via microSD card, has enough space for apps, photos and videos. Ram is enough for everyday life with 8 GB.

The location through GPS, Glonas, Beedau and Galileo works accurately – the accuracy is about three meters. When it comes to connectivity, however, the smartphone lives on the ground of facts: there is only 4G (LTE). With Wi-Fi 5, WiFi is not yet, but there is no surprise in this price range. The USB-C2.0 rather fit for a slow data broadcast.

According to our measurement, loudspeakers on the back reaches a maximum amount of 85 dB. However, the sound is rather tinary and provides a little depth and volume. This is enough as an emergency solution, but each Bluetooth speaker provides a better sound. There is a good additional programable additional button, which can be covered with three tasks (short, long or double pressing) at the same time – for example to open the camera.

Fossibot F106 Pro 5G comes with Android 14 and a user interface, which is strongly based on “Vanilla Android”, but with a slightly modified app icon. An app is on the board. At the time of testing in March, the device was still running with a security patch since December 2024-so it is not yet. Not better to make big updates from Fosibot. We think there is no possibility of upgradation to Android 15.

The F106 Pro has a large battery with 12,000 mAh. Battery life is still somewhat quiet than other outdoor phones. We were able to determine for about 20 hours with Pcmark battery test. Other equipment lasts for 30 hours. The battery still lasts about two to three days in everyday life before going into a socket.

There is a charger with a 30 W output. A charging process takes about two and a half hours. The F106 Pro does not offer wireless charging.

The RRP is about 249 euros. Most dealers demand 180 to 230 euros for outdoor mobile phones. In Banggood you can currently get for F106 Pro 157 Euro With code BG05B44FShipping occurs from the Czech Republic within a few days.

As a strong outdoor smartphone, the Fossibot F106 Pro provides a large 12,000 mAh battery, a night vision camera and a bright light LED light. This is a sensible option, especially for nature lovers or camp holidays. LCD with full HD+ is also impressive.

However, the performance of the elderly Helio-G85 chips is only average, the performance is very dark for external use, and the camera only gives moderate results. Even with software support, you should not have high expectations. If you are looking for a cheap outdoor mobile phone with a long battery life and night vision camera, you can get a solid tool for some use. In particular, the price is appropriate.