WARNING: Beware of Cowboys selling “cheap” rugged phones
Some big rugged phones sites and TradeMe sellers are trying to flog-off phones that don’t work in rural areas, and which may not work anywhere once Vodafone and Spark switch off the 3G cellsites next year – and they’re lying to their customers about it, still promising “compatible with all NZ 3G/4G networks”.
To help you avoid being stung, we’ve compiled a database of all rugged phones and whether they are really compatible. Read more at the links
Ulefone Power Armor 18 Ultra 5G rugged phone – 12-24GB/512GB Dimensity 7050, Android 13, 108MP Samsung camera, Dual VoLTE, 9600 mAh
$849.00 – $1,299.00
90% EXPECTED DELIVERY TARGET: 1-7 days
ANTUTU BENCHMARK: 564,000
Ulefone’s Armor 18 Ultra series uses the Mediatek Dimensity 7050 chipset which makes it about as powerful as a Samsung Galaxy S20. A key feature of this phone is its ability to use storage space for a virtual 12GB RAM boost when necessary, so it can deliver up to 24GB of RAM for multitasking. With a big 9600 mAh battery this is another weighty phone but will do what you need at the site or in the office.
Most Ulefones are glued shut/not repairable/expensive-disposable-toys; THIS model is repairable.
Features
1. MediaTek Dimensity 7050 octa core 2x Cortex-A78 + 6x Cortex-A55 up to 2.6GHz CPU, good performance, run fast and operate smoothly.
2. 6.58 inch display, small body, large view, 2408 x 1080 pixel, high clear, vivid colors, good for watching video, playing games.
3. 360 degree all round protection, it is rugged and durable to use.
4. IP68/IP69K level waterproof dustproof shockproof(1.5m /30 minutes waterproof, 1m / 24 hours concrete deep dustproof, 1.5M drop resistance), it can be used in wide usage scenarios and applications.
5. Equipped with 4 cameras, 108MP HM2 CMOS sensor (F1.89) + 5MP S5K5E9 CMOS sensor macro lens(F3.0, 60x magnification, 2cm) + 8MP S5K4H7 CMOS sensor 118 degree wide angle lens (F2.2) and 32MP front in-screen cameras, take high quality pictures and excellent selfie.
6. Powered by 9600mAh high capacity li-polymer battery, support 66W superfast charge, support 15W wireless charging, makes phone charging safer and easier.
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| General | Certificate | CE , MSDS , ROHS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General | Model | Power Armor 18 Ultra | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Processing Unit(CPU) | MediaTek Dimensity 7050 5G Octa Core up to 2.6GHz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GPU | Arm Mali-G68 MC4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shell Material | PC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SIM Quantity | Dual SIM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SIM Types | Nano SIM Card | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| OS System | Android 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RAM | 12GB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ROM | 256GB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| External memory | TF card up to 2TB (not included) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sensor | G-sensor, Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Acceleration sensor, Gyroscope, compass, Fingerprint sensor, Pedometer sensor, Coulombmeter, Geomagnetic sensor, Air pressure sensor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Support Language | Arabic, Bengali, Bulgarian, Burmese, Dutch, Czech, Croatian, Catalan, Danish, French, English, Filipino, Finnish, Greek, German, Hindi, Hungarian, Hebrew, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Latvian, Malay, Norwegian, Persian, Portuguese, Polish, Russian, Romanian, Serbian, Swedish, Spanish, Turkish, Thai, UKrainian, Vietnamese, Simple Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Urdu, Sinhalese, Macedonian, Estonian, Lithuanian, Oriya, Slovak, Slovenia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Additional Features | OTG, FM, face unlock, NFC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fingerprint | Side-mounted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Google Play | Support | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | 5G | N1 (TX: 1920-1980MHz, RX: 2110-2170MHz), N2 (TX: 1850-1910MHz, RX: 1930-1990MHz), N3 (TX: 1710-1785MHz, RX: 1805-1880MHz), N5 (TX: 824-849MHz, RX: 869-894MHz), N7 (TX: 2500-2570MHz, RX: 2620-2690MHz), N8 (TX: 880-915MHz, RX: 925-960MHz), N20 (TX: 832-962MHz, RX: 791-821MHz), N25 (1900MHz), N28 (TX: 703-733MHz, RX: 758-788MHz), N38(2570-2620)MHz, N40 (2300-2400MHz), N41(2496-2690MHz), N66 (TX: 1710-1780MHz, RX: 2110-2200MHz), N77 (3.3-4.2GHz), N78 (3.3-3.8GHz), N79 (3.3-4.2GHz) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4G FDD-LTE | 600(B71)MHz, 700(B28A)MHz, 700(B28B)MHz, 700(B17)MHz, 700(B13)MHz, 700(B12)MHz, 800(B20)MHz, 800(B26)MHz, 800(B18)MHz, 850(B5)MHz, 850(B19)MHz, 900(B8)MHz, AWS-3(B66)MHz, 1700(B4)MHz, 1800(B3)MHz, 1900(B2)MHz, 1900(B25)MHz, 2100(B1)MHz, 2600(B7)MHz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4G TDD-LTE | 1880-1920(B39)MHz, 2010-2025(B34)MHz, 2300-2400(B40)MHz, 2570-2620(B38)MHz, 2496-2690(B41)MHz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3G | WCDMA 850(B5)MHz, WCDMA 900(B8)MHz, WCDMA 1700(B4)MHz, WCDMA 1900(B2)MHz, WCDMA 2100(B1)MHz, WCDMA 850(B19)MHz, WCDMA 850(B6)MHz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2G | GSM 850(B5)/900(B8)/1800(B3)/1900(B2)MHz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type | WCDMA, GSM, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes | The actual network and frequency band usage depends on the deployment of local operators | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WIFI | 2.4G/5G, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, support Wi-Fi 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GPS | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BT | Yes, V5.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Display | Screen Size | 6.58 inch | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Screen Type | IPS, Capacitive | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Screen Color | 16.7M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Resolution | 2408 x 1080 pixels | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Refresh Rate | 120Hz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pixel Density | 401PPI | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aspect Ratio | 20:09 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Display Area | 95% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Glass | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Multi-Touch | 10 Points, Multi-point | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Camera | Camera Quantity | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Front Camera | 32MP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Back Camera | 108MP Main + 5MP Macro + 8MP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rear Flashlight | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aperture | Rear: F1.89 + F3.0+F2.2; Front: F2.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Video recording | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Media Format | Audio | MP3, AAC, WAV, FLAC, AMR, APE, M4A, MKA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Video | 3GP, AVI, MOV, MPEG-4, MKV | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Picture | PNG, BMP, GIF, JPEG | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| E-book | TXT, HTML | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connectivity | Ports | 1 x Type C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 x Nano SIM card or (1 x Nano SIM card + 1 x TF card) slots | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Battery | Battery Types | Undetachable, Li-polymer Battery | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capacity | 9600mAH | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quick Charge | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charging Power | 66W 11V 6A, support 15W wireless charge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions & Weight | Size | 175.2*83.4*18.8 mm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 409g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Package Include | Package Contents | 1 x Phone | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 x User Manual | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 x Eject Pin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 x Sling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 x USB Cable | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 x Warranty Card | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 x EU Plug Power Adapter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 x Pre-protective film | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 x Tempered Film | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Choose warranty and price options | I am a trade buyer and I do not need any warranty, I do not need the screen breakage warranty, just the Premium Ultra 12 months warranty, I do not need the screen breakage warranty, just the Premium Supreme 24 months warranty, Yes, I need one free screen replacement if broken in first two years and 24 mth Premium Supreme warranty |
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7. Storage Extend: TF card up to 2TB (not included)
8. Sim-card type: Nano Sim card + Nano Sim card + T card (choose two from three)
9. Charge & Earphone Port: Type-C
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