The Ulefone Armor Pad Pro features a rugged build designed to handle tough conditions, carrying an IP68 rating with a waterproof depth of 1.5 meters. Its physical dimensions measure 213 mm wide and 128.8 mm tall with a thickness of 14 mm, and the tablet weighs 560 g with a total volume of 384.08 cm³. The device does not include a stylus, detachable keyboard, or backlit keyboard, keeping the form factor straightforward and focused on durability rather than accessory-driven versatility.
The display on this tablet measures 8″ and uses an IPS LCD panel with a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels, resulting in a pixel density of 189 ppi. It supports touch input and is protected by Gorilla Glass 5, offering a degree of resistance against scratches and accidental impacts. The screen does not support HDR10 or HDR10+, and it is neither a sapphire glass nor an e-paper display.
The tablet is powered by a MediaTek MT8788 chipset built on a 12 nm process, featuring an eight-core CPU running at 2 GHz per core with a thermal design power of 5W, and it supports 64-bit processing but does not use big.LITTLE technology. Graphics are handled by an integrated Mali G72 MP3 GPU clocked at 900 MHz with 48 shading units, supporting DirectX 12 and OpenGL ES 3.2. The device comes with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage, with the memory capped at 8GB maximum, and it includes an external memory slot that accepts cards up to 2TB. Integrated LTE is built into the SoC, and the tablet runs Android 13 out of the box. The PassMark benchmark result for this configuration is 778.
The main camera offers a 48 MP sensor with an f/1.8 aperture and records video at 1080p 30 fps, with support for slow-motion recording, timelapse, and a video light for low-light situations. It includes a single LED flash and provides a solid range of manual controls covering ISO, exposure, focus, and white balance, while touch autofocus and continuous autofocus during video recording are also available. HDR mode is built in, though the camera does not support optical image stabilization, burst mode, panorama or 360-degree panorama shooting, manual shutter speed, or 3D recording, and the flash is neither dual-tone nor RGB. The front camera resolves at 32 MP with an f/2.2 aperture and does not have its own flash. Neither sensor uses a BSI or CMOS configuration according to the available data.
Audio output is handled through stereo speakers, and the tablet includes a 3.5 mm headphone jack for wired listening. A built-in FM radio is also present, adding a passive broadcast listening option without requiring a data connection.
The tablet houses a 7650 mAh rechargeable battery that supports fast charging and includes a battery level indicator for monitoring remaining capacity. Wireless charging is not supported, and the battery is non-removable.
Wireless connectivity covers Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) and Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) alongside Bluetooth 4.2, NFC, and a cellular module with dual SIM support, though 5G is not available and there is no Ethernet or HDMI output. The USB Type-C port runs on USB 2.0, and GPS, a gyroscope, an accelerometer, and a compass are all present for location and motion sensing. On the software side, the tablet supports split screen, Picture-in-Picture, widgets, dark mode, dynamic theming, theme customization, a media picker, full-page screenshots, customizable notifications, and the ability to play games while they download. Privacy options include location controls, camera and microphone access management, app tracking blocking, and clipboard warnings, though cross-site tracking blocking, Mail Privacy Protection, and Wi-Fi password sharing are absent. Biometric security includes a fingerprint scanner, while 3D facial recognition and an iris scanner are not featured. Voice commands and offline voice recognition are supported, and on-device machine learning is available. The system accommodates multiple users and includes a child lock, but does not offer focus modes, app offloading, battery health checks, Quick Start, or direct OS vendor updates. Device tracking is supported, and the platform is noted as free and open source.
The tablet uses DDR4 memory and achieves a Geekbench 5 single-core score of 284 and a multi-core score of 1306, providing a measured indication of its processing capability across both single-threaded and parallel workloads.
