Doogee V Max Play 5G ZDNET's key takeaways The V Max Play 5G is available now for $649.
It's an absolute brick of a handset with a massive battery, and the HD projector with autofocus is surprisingly immersive.
It's much thicker and heavier than a typical smartphone. $649.99 at Amazon
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There's no doubt the smartphone is the most successful convergence of technology in modern times. This one gadget has combined the functions of multiple, previously separate devices, from cameras to music players to calculators. Even keys and wallets aren't safe from being assimilated into this slab we all seemingly have in reach 24/7.
And it isn't showing any signs of slowing down, with companies adding things to the smartphone that I would have once thought both crazy and impossible.
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Take the Doogee V Max Play 5G, which is adding an entire home entertainment system to the smartphone.
On the surface, the V Max Play 5G is, well, massive. It's a literal brick, measuring 7.2 x 3.4 x 1.2 inches and weighing 1.51 pounds. This is a phone that's not happy in a pocket and needs its own form of transportation.
It houses a 6.78 inch, 1,080 x 2,460 pixel IPS LCD screen with a refresh rate of 120Hz, which, when combined with the almost 400 pixel-per-inch screen density, results in a display that's easy on the eyes under most viewing conditions.
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