Ulefone Armor 29 Ultra 5G

The design of this device centers on durability, carrying a rugged build and an IP68 waterproof rating that keeps it protected at depths of up to 1.5 meters. It is not a folding handset, instead presenting a fixed form factor that measures 177.3 mm tall, 85.6 mm wide, and 33.8 mm thick, with a total volume of roughly 512.98 cm³. At 688 g, it sits on the heavier end of the spectrum, which is consistent with its reinforced, ruggedized construction.

The primary display is a touch-enabled 6.67″ OLED/AMOLED panel with a 1080 x 2400 px resolution and a pixel density of 395 ppi, running at a 120Hz refresh rate and reaching a typical brightness of 900 nits. It is covered by Gorilla Glass 3 for added scratch resistance, though it does not support HDR10, HDR10+, or Dolby Vision. A secondary screen with a 340 x 340 px resolution is also present, offering an additional display surface alongside the main panel.

This device is driven by the MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus, a 4 nm chipset built around an 8-thread CPU configuration running at speeds of 1 x 3.4 GHz, 3 x 2.85 GHz, and 4 x 2 GHz, with big.LITTLE and HMP scheduling managing workload distribution across cores. It does not use simultaneous multithreading. The SoC integrates LTE, an Arm Immortalis-G720 MC12 GPU clocked at 1300 MHz with DirectX 12, OpenGL ES 3.2, and OpenCL 2 support, and houses 22,700 million transistors. The device ships with 16GB of DDR5 RAM at 4800 MHz across two memory channels, a maximum memory bandwidth of 76.8 GB/s, an 8 MB L2 cache, an 18 MB L3 cache, and supports up to 24GB total memory. Internal storage stands at 1024GB, expandable to a maximum of 2000GB, and the system is 64-bit capable. Geekbench 6 scores are recorded at 2302 single-core and 7547 multi-core.

The rear camera system uses a triple CMOS setup with 64 MP, 50 MP, and 50 MP sensors at apertures of f/1.8, f/1.9, and f/2.2 respectively, covering a focal length range of 16 mm to 26 mm, though it does not include optical image stabilization, laser autofocus, or a back-illuminated sensor. Autofocus is handled through phase-detection and touch AF, with continuous autofocus available during video recording, and a single LED flash is present without dual-tone or RGB configurations. Video capture reaches up to 4320 x 30 fps, with slow-motion recording supported, while HDR10 and Dolby Vision recording are not available, nor is 3D recording. Manual controls cover exposure, ISO, focus, and white balance, but manual shutter speed is absent, and the camera can shoot panoramas and burst sequences but does not capture RAW files or 360-degree panoramas. The 50 MP front camera sits at f/2.5, is positioned conventionally rather than under the display, has no front-facing flash, and uses a single-lens configuration.

The device runs Android 15 as a free and open-source platform, supporting multi-user accounts, split-screen multitasking, Picture-in-Picture, widgets, app offloading, and the ability to play games while they are still downloading. Privacy tools include clipboard warnings, location privacy options, camera and microphone access controls, and the ability to block app tracking, though cross-site tracking blocking and Mail Privacy Protection are not present. Customization options extend to dynamic theming, theme customization, dark mode, and an extra dim mode, while notification permissions and customizable notifications give further control over the user experience. The OS also includes Live Text, full-page screenshots, a media picker, on-device machine learning, offline voice recognition, voice commands, phone tracking, a child lock, sharing intents, and a battery health check. Wi-Fi password sharing, focus modes, Quick Start, and the ability to use the device as a PC are not supported, and direct OS updates from the vendor are not available.

The device houses a 21200 mAh rechargeable battery that is not removable, and comes with a charger included in the box supporting 120W fast charging. Wireless charging and reverse wireless charging are not available. A battery level indicator is present, giving users a straightforward way to monitor remaining charge.

On the audio side, the device includes a built-in radio but lacks a 3.5 mm headphone jack and stereo speakers. Bluetooth audio codec support is limited as well, with no aptX, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless, or LDAC available.

The device supports 5G connectivity with a cellular module, dual SIM slots, and wireless coverage spanning Wi-Fi 4, Wi-Fi 5, Wi-Fi 6, and Wi-Fi 7, with download speeds up to 10000 Mbits/s and upload speeds up to 7000 Mbits/s. Bluetooth 5.4, NFC, and an external memory slot are all present, alongside a USB Type-C port running at USB 3.2. The sensor suite includes a fingerprint scanner, gyroscope, accelerometer, GPS with Galileo support, compass, barometer, and an infrared sensor, giving it a broad range of onboard sensing capabilities. Crash detection, emergency SOS via satellite, a heart rate monitor, ANT+ support, HDMI output, 3D facial recognition, an iris scanner, motion tracking, optical tracking, DLNA certification, and a built-in projector are all absent, and no stylus is included.

The device includes a video light for use during video recording, while the display is flat rather than curved and uses neither sapphire glass nor an e-paper panel.