Ulefone Note 18 Pro

The Ulefone Note 18 Pro has a conventional, non-folding form factor without any rugged certification or water resistance rating. It measures 168.8 mm tall, 76.8 mm wide, and 8.9 mm thick, resulting in a volume of approximately 115.38 cm³. At 211.6 g, it sits on the heavier side for a standard smartphone design.

The display on this device is a 6.78″ IPS LCD touchscreen running at a 90Hz refresh rate, which helps keep scrolling and navigation feeling relatively smooth. It renders content at a resolution of 720 x 1640 px, translating to a pixel density of 264 ppi. The screen is covered by branded damage-resistant glass for added durability. HDR10, HDR10+, Dolby Vision, and Always-On Display are not supported, and there is no secondary screen present.

The device is powered by the MediaTek Helio G91, a 12 nm chipset with an eight-thread CPU arranged in a big.LITTLE configuration running at 2 x 2 GHz and 6 x 1.8 GHz, with a TDP of 5W and Heterogeneous Multi-Processing support. Graphics are handled by the integrated Mali G52 MC2 GPU clocked at 850 MHz with a turbo ceiling of 1000 MHz, supporting DirectX 12, OpenGL ES 3.2, and OpenCL 2.0. The chip also features integrated LTE and ARM TrustZone security. It is paired with 6GB of DDR4 RAM running at 1800 MHz across two memory channels, delivering a maximum bandwidth of 13.41 GB/s, with the platform supporting up to 8GB. Storage stands at 256GB on eMMC 5.1, and the system is fully 64-bit capable. Geekbench 6 scores come in at 425 for single-core and 1262 for multi-core workloads.

The rear camera system consists of a dual-lens setup with 64 MP and 50 MP CMOS sensors at apertures of f/2.2 and f/1.9 respectively, though neither optical image stabilization nor a back-illuminated sensor is included. Autofocus is handled via phase detection and touch AF, with continuous autofocus active during video recording, while laser autofocus is absent. Video capture tops out at 1080p at 30 fps, with slow-motion recording supported but no HDR10 or Dolby Vision recording available. Manual controls cover exposure, ISO, focus, and white balance, though manual shutter speed is not available; additional shooting modes include HDR, burst, panorama, and timelapse. A single LED flash is present at the rear, with no dual-tone or RGB configuration, and there is no optical zoom. On the front, a 32 MP single-lens camera sits at f/2.5 without a dedicated flash, and the front camera is not positioned under the display. RAW capture and 360-degree panorama shooting are not supported on either camera.

The device ships with Android 14, a free and open-source platform that supports multi-user profiles, split-screen multitasking, Picture-in-Picture, widgets, sharing intents, and the ability to play games while they are still downloading. Privacy tooling covers clipboard warnings, location controls, and camera and microphone access management, though Mail Privacy Protection and cross-site tracking blocking are absent. Customization options include dark mode, dynamic theming, and theme customization, while notification controls and customizable notifications give users granular control over alerts. Additional features include Live Text, full-page screenshots, a media picker, battery health check, extra dim mode, on-device machine learning, offline voice recognition, voice commands, device tracking, and a child lock. Focus modes, app offloading, Wi-Fi password sharing, Quick Start, and the ability to use the device as a PC are not available, and direct OS updates from the vendor are not provided.

The device is equipped with a 5450 mAh rechargeable, non-removable battery that supports 18W fast charging, and a charger is included in the box. A battery level indicator is present for monitoring charge status. Wireless charging is not supported.

The audio setup includes a 3.5 mm headphone jack and a built-in radio, though stereo speakers are not present. On the wireless audio side, none of the higher-quality Bluetooth codec options — aptX, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless, or LDAC — are supported.

The device supports dual SIM cards and connects via Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) and Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Bluetooth 5.1, and NFC, though 5G is not available. The USB Type-C port operates at USB 2.0 speeds, and an external memory slot is present for storage expansion. Cellular download speeds reach up to 300 Mbit/s with uploads up to 100 Mbit/s. Location is covered by GPS with Galileo support, and onboard sensors include a gyroscope, accelerometer, compass, and infrared sensor. A barometer, fingerprint scanner, heart rate monitor, iris scanner, and 3D facial recognition are all absent, and there is no HDMI output, ANT+ support, DLNA certification, satellite SOS, crash detection, motion or optical tracking, built-in projector, or included stylus.

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