Ulefone Power Armor 16S

The Ulefone Power Armor 16S features a rugged build designed to withstand harsh conditions, backed by an IP68 ingress protection rating that confirms full waterproof capability. It measures 173.4 mm in height, 83.4 mm in width, and 18.3 mm in thickness, resulting in a total volume of approximately 264.65 cm³. The device weighs 406 g and does not support a folding form factor.

The Ulefone Power Armor 16S uses an IPS LCD touchscreen measuring 5.93″ with a resolution of 720 x 1440 px and a pixel density of 271 ppi. The display does not include branded damage-resistant glass, and it lacks support for HDR10, HDR10+, Dolby Vision, and Always-On Display functionality. There is no secondary screen present on this device.

The Ulefone Power Armor 16S is driven by the Unisoc T616 chipset, built on a 12 nm process and featuring an octa-core CPU with two cores clocked at 2 GHz and six at 1.8 GHz, using big.LITTLE technology across 8 threads. It is paired with 8GB of DDR4 RAM running at 1866 MHz, a maximum supported memory amount of 14GB, and 128GB of eMMC 5.1 internal storage. Graphics are handled by the Mali G57 MP1 with an integrated GPU turboing at 750 MHz, supporting OpenGL ES 3.2 and OpenCL 2, while the chipset also includes integrated LTE and TrustZone security. The maximum memory bandwidth reaches 14.928 GB/s, and the device supports 64-bit processing with 1 MB of L3 cache. In benchmarks, it scores 7941 on PCMark Work 3.0, 1391 on Geekbench 5 multi-core, and 380 on the single-core test.

The Ulefone Power Armor 16S features a dual-lens rear camera system combining a 50 MP sensor at f/2.4 aperture with a 2 MP lens at f/1.8, backed by a CMOS sensor and phase-detection autofocus for stills, along with touch autofocus and continuous autofocus during video recording. Main camera video tops out at 1080p at 30 fps with slow-motion recording support, while a single LED flash assists in low-light situations — dual-tone, RGB, and front-facing flash options are not available. Manual controls cover ISO, exposure, focus, and white balance, and the camera also supports burst mode and in-camera panoramas, though manual shutter speed, RAW capture, 360-degree panorama, HDR10 recording, Dolby Vision recording, and 3D photo or video are not included. Optical image stabilization and laser autofocus are absent, and there is no optical zoom. The front camera is a single-lens 8 MP unit with an f/2.0 aperture, and it is not positioned under the display.

The Ulefone Power Armor 16S runs Android 13, a free and open-source platform that supports multiple user accounts and includes a solid set of privacy controls — among them clipboard warnings, location privacy options, camera and microphone access management, and the ability to block app tracking, though cross-site tracking blocking and Mail Privacy Protection are not available. The OS offers considerable customization through dynamic theming, theme customization, dark mode, extra dim mode, customizable notifications, and widget support, while productivity is aided by split-screen multitasking, Picture-in-Picture, full-page screenshots, a media picker, sharing intents, and the ability to play games while they download. Voice functionality is covered with both voice commands and offline voice recognition, and the device supports Live Text, phone position tracking, and a child lock. Features such as focus modes, Wi-Fi password sharing, app offloading, battery health check, Quick Start, and the ability to function as a PC are not included, and the device does not receive direct OS updates from the vendor.

The Ulefone Power Armor 16S houses a 9600 mAh rechargeable battery with a battery level indicator and support for 18W fast charging, with a charger included in the box. The battery is not removable and does not support wireless charging.

The Ulefone Power Armor 16S includes a 3.5 mm headphone jack, offering a wired audio connection option. It does not feature stereo speakers, and wireless audio codec support is absent — there is no aptX, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless, or LDAC. The device also lacks a built-in radio.

The Ulefone Power Armor 16S supports dual SIM cards and connects wirelessly via Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) and Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Bluetooth 5.0, and NFC, though 5G is not available. Wired connectivity is handled through a USB Type-C port running USB 2.0, and there is no HDMI output. Download speeds reach up to 300 Mbits/s with upload speeds of up to 100 Mbits/s, and the device includes an external memory slot for storage expansion. Navigation is covered by GPS with Galileo support, and onboard sensors include a gyroscope, accelerometer, and compass, while a barometer, infrared sensor, heart rate monitor, and ANT+ are absent. Security options include a fingerprint scanner, though 3D facial recognition and an iris scanner are not present. The device does not support crash detection, emergency SOS via satellite, DLNA, motion tracking, optical tracking, or a built-in projector, and no stylus is included.

The Ulefone Power Armor 16S includes a video light for use during video recording, while the display is flat and uses neither sapphire glass nor an e-paper panel.