Oukitel K9 has the “world’s largest” smartphone display, a 6000mAh battery, and costs $200 at launch

While the high-end smartphone segment is a world of ever-increasing prices and incremental upgrades, mid-range phones have been killing it lately. Many companies are striving to give customers the biggest bang for their buck possible, and often times the offers seem to good to be true. However, many of them actually are true.

Such is the case with the new Oukitel K9, which is a budget-oriented phone with a huge display—the “world’s biggest,” in fact, according to Oukitel—an equally massive battery, and a modest price tag to boot.

The biggest differentiating feature of the Oukitel K9 is, well, just how big it is. The phone has a 7.12-inch display, which is almost pushing it past phablets and into tablet territory. Fortunately, however, since the Oukitel K9 has respectably thin bezels, it manages to offer a good screen-to-body ratio and is not as unwieldy as it would have been, had it had thicker bezels.

The display has a 19:9 aspect ratio with a resolution of 1080x2244 pixels, and easily dwarfs any other phone you put next to it. Just check out this video from Oukitel to see how big this phone is when compared to some other popular devices:

Around the back, the Oukitel K9 sports a dual-camera setup that combines a 16MP Sony IMX298 main camera with a second snapper that’s used for depth detection. Above the display, in a tiny waterdrop-style notch, resides an 8MP selfie camera with various scene and filter settings.

Killer price

Oukitel K9’s third stand-out feature is its price tag. The phone's pre-sale will kick off this week: if you buy one before May 20, you’ll get it for just $199.99! After the initial promotional period, the Oukitel K9 will retail at $249.99, which is still a lot of bang for your buck, considering the size and battery of the phone.

If you’re eager to get in on the promotion yourself, you can snag one up at a reduced price at Banggood. And since you’re probably already wondering, yes, the Oukitel K9 works perfectly fine in both Europe and the US! It supports the following bands: 2G: 850/900/1800/1900, 3G: 1/2/4/5/8, 4G: FDD1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/17/19/20 TDD40.