Ulefone Armor 6 Review

Overview

Ulefone Armor 6 is the latest addition to Ulefone's Armor series of ruggedized smartphones. Up to now, every consecutive model has been better compared to its previous sibling and on paper, the Armor 6 seems to be the best of all - improved design and ergonomics, better display, more powerful chipset. All this comes as an addition to the already proven IP68, IP69K and MIL-STD-810G certifications for resistance to dust, water, shock, drops, humidity, pressure, acidic atmosphere, solar radiation and temperature extremes. Thin and elegant, compared to similar ruggedized smartphones, the Armor 6 has all the bangs and whistles to become one of the most preferred ruggedized smartphones in the first quarter of 2019.

Specifications

Ulefone Armor 6 is equipped with a 6.2-inch IPS display with an FHD+ resolution (1080 x 2264 pixels), 360 cd/m² typical brightness and covers 100% of the NTSC colour reference space. The display is protected by a Corning Gorilla Glass 5 while the rest of the body is a combination of metal, rubber and tough polycarbonate. All sensitive parts are properly sealed so that the IP68 and IP69K requirements are met. The device also has a MIL-STD-810G certificate for resistance to drops, shock, pressure, humidity, acidic atmosphere, temperature extremes, etc. The handset is based on a MediaTek Helio P60 (MT6771) chipset. Fabricated on TSMC's 12 nm process, it packs an octa-core CPU with 4x 2GHz Cortex-A73 cores and 4x 2GHz Cortex-A53 cores. A tri-core Mali-G72 MP3 GPU clocked 800 MHz handles the graphics. Power is supplied by a 5000 mAh battery which supports MediaTek Pump Express, 18W fast charging and 10W Qi wireless charging. There are 6GB of dual-channel LPDDR4X RAM clocked at 1600MHz and 128GB of storage that can be expanded with up to 256GB. The display has a wide notch that houses a LED notification light and the front-facing camera, which employs an 8MP Sony IMX134 sensor with an f/1.8 lens and supports face unlock. On the back, there's a fingerprint sensor adjoined by a dual camera module with a dual LED flash as well as a UV sensor. The main shooter combines a 16MP Samsung S5K3P9 ISOCELL Bright sensor with an f/1.8 lens and PDAF, while the auxiliary snapper has an 8MP GalaxyCore GC8034 sensor. The Armor 6 has a hybrid, dual Nano-SIM trays with both SIM cards supporting 4G LTE Cat. 7 and VoLTE simultaneously. The network bands supported by both cards are as follows: 2G GSM (2/3/5/8), 2.5G CDMA (BC0/BC1), 3G WCDMA (1/2/4/5/8), 3G TD-SCDMA (34/39), 4G TDD-LTE (34/38/39/40/41) and 4G FDD-LTE (1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/17/19/20/2BA/28B). The wireless connectivity options of the Ulefone Armor 6 include Bluetooth 4.2, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Display. The smartphone also supports NFC with Android Beam and works with GPS, GLONASS and Beidou. The model is equipped with a USB Type-C 2.0 port with OTG support and an FS1610S smart audio chip. There's no 3.5 mm jack, which as usual is compensated by a headphone adapter included in the package. The model runs on Android 8.1 Oreo with Ulefone's skin on top. It also includes a number of software tools for active outdoor experiences, including a UV sensor.

Complete Ulefone Armor 6 specifications.

What's in the box

Ulefone Armor 6 arrives inside what has already become a traditional box for the Armor smartphones - on a yellow background there are the black silhouettes of a hill and trekkers. The brand and model names are imprinted on it together with the IP69K and IP68 rating icons. On the back, the usual data about main specs, features and certifications are provided. In addition to the phone, which sits on top of everything, the box contains:

• 5V/2A~7V/2A~9V/2A~12V/1.5A charger (EU plug)
• USB Type-C data cable
• OTG cable
• Headphone adapter
• Opening tool
• Screen protector
• SIM-tray pin
• User manual in several languages
• Warranty card