Score from 10
7.7

Ulefone Armor 9

Score

Camera
5.8
Performance
5.8
Screen
9.7
Battery
7.6
Connectivity
8.1
Appearance
4.1
Futures
8.2

Pros and cons

GoodScreen, Battery, Connectivity, Futures
NormalCamera, Performance, Appearance
BadNothing

Ulefone Armor 9 specifications


BrandUlefone
Model
Armor 9
Ulefone Armor 9E
CategoryMobile phones
Weight320 grams
Density424 ppi
Memory size8 Gigabytes
Battery capacity6600 mAh

Width82 milimeters
Height168.2 milimeters
Thickness15.03 milimeters
Weight320 grams
MaterialsRugged Smartphone, Aluminium alloy
ColorsBlack, Orange
Effective area70 percents
Resistance certificateIP68, MIL-STD-810G
Operating systemAndroid 10
Interface
Google playYes

Screen typeLCD IPS
Screen futuresWater Drop Notch, LED Notifications, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 5, Capacitive, Multi-touch
Aspect Ratio18 : 9
Screen resolution1080 x 2340
Resolution typeFHD
Density424 ppi

Audio futures
Headphone JackYes
RadioYes

NFCYes
Voice over LTEYes
PC syncYes
OTA syncYes
Infrared
TetheringYes
Sim cardsDual SIM
Wi-Fi standards802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac
Wi-Fi futuresDual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth versionBluetooth 5
NavigationGPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

Memory size8 Gigabytes
RAM typeLPDDR4X RAM
CPU nameMediaTek Helio P90 (MT6779)
CPU cores2 cores Cortex A75 with speed 2.2 GHz
6 cores Cortex A55 with speed 2 GHz
GPU nameIMG PowerVR GM9446

Storage size128 Gigabytes
ROM typeUFS Storage 2.1
Card slotYes
Slot typeIndependent SD slot

Battery capacity6600 mAh
Battery typeLi-Polymer
Battery futuresReverse charging, Non-removable, Fast Charge 18W
USB Type CYes
Fast chargeYes

FingerprintYes
Fingerprint locationOn the side
ProximityYes
Light sensorYes
AccelerometerYes
GyroscopeYes
Gravity
Cooling systemNo
Gaming buttonsNo
NotificationsLED Notifications

2GCDMA (800)
B2 (1900)
B3 (1800)
B5 (850)
B8 (900)
3GB1 (2100)
B2 (1900)
B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F)
B5 (850)
B8 (900)
B34 (TD 2000)
B39 (TD 1900+)
4G LTEB1 (2100)
B2 (1900)
B3 (1800)
B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1)
B5 (850)
B7 (2600)
B8 (900)
B12 (700)
B13 (700)
B17 (700)
B18 (800)
B19 (800)
B20 (800)
B25 (1900+)
B26 (850)
B28B (700)
B28A (700)
B34 (TDD 2100)
B38 (TDD 2600)
B39 (TDD 1900)
B40 (TDD 2300)
B41 (TDD 2500)
B66 (1700/2100)

Benchmarks

Antutu
v8
Total Score 196 851
17.02.2021
AI-Benchmark
Score, K  19.8
03.03.2021
UL-Benchmark
Performance 8 608
03.03.2021
UL-Benchmark
Battery Life 2 198
25.04.2021
Geekbench
v5
Single-Core  392
09.08.2021
Geekbench
v5
Multi-Core 1 478
09.08.2021

Chipset

Model Manufacturer GPU Cores Speed
Helio P90 (MT6779) MediaTek IMG PowerVR GM9446 8 cores 2 GHz - 2.2 GHz

Cores list

Cortex A55 2 GHz
Cortex A55 2 GHz
Cortex A55 2 GHz
Cortex A55 2 GHz
Cortex A55 2 GHz
Cortex A55 2 GHz
Cortex A75 2.2 GHz
Cortex A75 2.2 GHz

Camera sensors

Main camera
Sensor model Bright S5KGW1
Manufacturer Samsung
Resolution 64 MP
Aperture ƒ/1.89
Sensor type ISOCELL
Portrait mode (depth)
Sensor model -
Manufacturer -
Resolution 2 MP
Aperture ƒ/2.2
Sensor type Unknown
Thermal sensor
Sensor model -
Manufacturer -
Resolution 5 MP
Aperture ƒ/2.4
Sensor type Unknown

Supported bands

Carrier 2G
GSM
3G
UMTS
4G
LTE
AT&T
B5 (850)
B2 (1900)
B2 (1900)
B5 (850)
B2 (1900)
B4 (1700 / 2100 AWS 1)
B17 (700)
B30 (2300)
Bluegrass Cellular
B12 (700)
Boost Mobile
B2 (1900)
B5 (850)
B41 (TDD 2500)
B25 (1900+)
B26 (850)
C Spire
B2 (1900)
B4 (1700 / 2100 AWS 1)
B5 (850)
B41 (TDD 2500)
B12 (700)
Carolina West Wireless
B14 (700)
Cellular One
B5 (850)
Chariton Valley
B5 (850)
B14 (700)
Commnet Wireless
B5 (850)
B2 (1900)
Cricket
B5 (850)
B2 (1900)
B2 (1900)
B5 (850)
B2 (1900)
B4 (1700 / 2100 AWS 1)
B17 (700)
B30 (2300)
Indigo Wireless
B5 (850)
B2 (1900)
B5 (850)
iWireless
B2 (1900)
B4 (1700 / 2100 AWS A-F)
B2 (1900)
B4 (1700 / 2100 AWS 1)
Limitless Mobile
B2 (1900)
B2 (1900)
Lycamobile
B2 (1900)
B2 (1900)
B4 (1700 / 2100 AWS A-F)
B2 (1900)
B4 (1700 / 2100 AWS 1)
B12 (700)
Metro
B2 (1900)
B2 (1900)
B4 (1700 / 2100 AWS A-F)
B2 (1900)
B4 (1700 / 2100 AWS 1)
B12 (700)
B66 (1700 / 2100)
B71 (600)
Pine Cellular
B5 (850)
Plateau Wireless
B5 (850)
B4 (1700 / 2100 AWS A-F)
B5 (850)
Sprint
B2 (1900)
B5 (850)
B41 (TDD 2500)
B25 (1900+)
B26 (850)
Straight Talk
B5 (850)
B2 (1900)
B2 (1900)
B4 (1700 / 2100 AWS A-F)
B5 (850)
B2 (1900)
B4 (1700 / 2100 AWS 1)
B5 (850)
B41 (TDD 2500)
B12 (700)
B13 (700)
B17 (700)
B26 (850)
T-Mobile
B2 (1900)
B2 (1900)
B4 (1700 / 2100 AWS A-F)
B2 (1900)
B4 (1700 / 2100 AWS 1)
B12 (700)
B66 (1700 / 2100)
B71 (600)
Ting
B2 (1900)
B4 (1700 / 2100 AWS A-F)
B2 (1900)
B4 (1700 / 2100 AWS 1)
B5 (850)
B17 (700)
Union Telephone
B5 (850)
B2 (1900)
US Cellular
B5 (850)
B2 (1900)
B2 (1900)
B5 (850)
B2 (1900)
B4 (1700 / 2100 AWS 1)
B5 (850)
B12 (700)
Verizon
B5 (850)
B2 (1900)
B2 (1900)
B5 (850)
B2 (1900)
B4 (1700 / 2100 AWS 1)
B13 (700)
Viaero
B5 (850)
B2 (1900)
B2 (1900)
B5 (850)
B2 (1900)
B4 (1700 / 2100 AWS 1)
B14 (700)
Virgin Mobile
B2 (1900)
B5 (850)
B26 (850)
B25 (1900+)
West Central Wireless
B5 (850)
B2 (1900)
B5 (850)

Compare Ulefone Armor 9

Comments

PERFECT

good phone received on time thank you received with protective glass in beautiful box with the slushes that you need super charger

No customer support.

Just received a new armor 9 from Ulefone. Had a huge glitch the first day and will not work now. Been begging Ulefone for a replacement now a refund for over a week now. The only response I got was that I need to do a factory reset. Seeing as you can't navigate through the phone, you cannot get settings to open. No way to reset. Point... Read more

Fast delivery. Phone for Real

Ordered on Nov 20 and received the phone in Toronto, Canada on Dec 7.
No damage in the package or the contents.
Box was sealed with thin vinyl cover.
A thin protected film was already placed on the screen, so I put the tempered glass on top of it. Touch screen works fine.
So far so

Excellent product, good price, fast delivery - one

A must have

I all around love the phone. Battery life is amazing lasts multiple days. The thermal camera is awesome. And your regular camera picks up every blimish with such a high pixel rating. The only downside I have is the finger print reader. It's small so it takes a few tries to get the device unlocked. But all around a awesome awesome... Read more

This is the phone, for real men. Not a phone to repair after every slipoff table, or overpriced lame iPhone kids use these days. I love it. I used Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 PRO before this, it has almost same functions, for me even better UI (I like standard Android 10 newsfeed, not Xiaomi distracted like Times square billboards). It has... Read more

Great Phone, Just wish they had included more options in the android shell.

Love the phone, the FLIR camera is awesome. Not sure why Ulefone didn't include an app drawer in this version of

Quit charging

Overall liked the phone, but it quit charging after a week and a half of

Bulky but durable phone/tool

Neat phone. Kind of bulky and heavy but that's what makes it durable and have long battery

Ulefone Armor 9 - news and reviews

Ulefone Armor 9 FLIR rugged smartphone
TechRadar
One of the big three Chinese rugged smartphone vendors ups the ante
The Most Durable Smartphone | Blackview BV9900 Pro vs The Ulefone Armor 9 FLIR
SOFREP
Find out which of the two smartphones is our top pick for soldiers. And no, iPhones didn't make the cut.
Ulefone Armor 9: The best Android 10 smartphone for engineers ...
ZDNet
The smartphone is excellent. And the accessories take this to the next level.
Ulefone Armor 9 Passes Rather Brutal Durability Tests
Android Headlines
The Ulefone Armor 9 is one of the company’s newest rugged smartphones, and it just passed a series of rather brutal durability tests. Well, there were
Android Headlines Ulefone Armor 9E Is Now Available As The Armor 9 Alternative The Ulefone Armor
Android Headlines
The Ulefone Armor 9E is now available to purchase. The device is priced at $329.99, and it is the company’s new flagship smartphone. This phone is