8849 Tank 2 Pro by Unihertz Review - the current battery life champion

Overview

8849 Tank 2 Pro by Unihertz is here as a refined version of its predecessors. It takes the best from all of them and fine-tunes it as to offer an improved user experience and meet customers' expectations. The new model arrives with almost stock Android 14 out-of-the-box. It has the same projector as the Tank 3 Pro but adds a dual camping light with an RGB warning/alamr light. The device packs a huge battery with 120W fast charging. The camera department is a mix-and-match from the previous models. The displays remains almost unchanged and the processing power depends on the well tried and tested Helio G99 chipset. Let's delve into the detailed specifications and check what's in the box before we proceed with our in-depth Tank 2 Pro review.

Specifications

8849 Tank 2 Pro by Unihertz is equipped with a 6.79-inch in-cell IPS display with an FHD+ resolution and a 120 Hz refresh rate. The unit is protected by a 1.1 mm thick Youji Glass. There's a punch hole in the top center of the display for the 32MP Samsung S5KGD1 selfie camera. The rear camera department consists of three shooters - the 100MP OmniVision OVA0B40 main camera with an f/1.75 aperture, the 64MP OV64B40 Night Vision one with four IR lights, and the 8MP SK Hynix Hi-847 telephoto unit with an f/2.2 aperture. Dual analog noise-canceling microphones, a 1134 waterproof loudspeaker with Smart PA, and a 0809 receiver are also on board. A 23800 mAh battery keeps the lights one. 8849 by Unihertz mentions 150 hours of talk time and 2800 hours of standby time. The en-masse used MediaTek Helio G99 (MT6789) ticks under the hood. It combines a 2.2GHz octa-core CPU with a 1GHz dual-core Mali-G57 GPU, 8GB of LPDDR4X RAM, and 256GB of UFS 2.2 storage.

The Tank 2 Pro has a triple-slot tray for two Nano-SIM cards and a microSD card. Both SIM cards support the following network bands 2G GSM (B2/3/5/8), 2.5G (BC0/BC1), 3G WCDMA (B1/2/4/5/8/19), 4G TDD-LTE (B34/38/39/40/41), and 4G FDD-LTE (B1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/13/17/18/19/20/25/26/28A/28B/66). The wireless connectivity options of the model include Bluetooth 5.3, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Hotspot, and Cast Display. The smartphone also supports NFC and has an IR blaster. It works with GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, and Beidou and is fitted with a USB Type-C 2.0 port with OTG, a 3.5 mm jack, and a side-mounted fingerprint sensor. A dual ultra-bright camping light with blue, green, and red emergency lights is on the rear shell. The Tank 2 Pro features a built-in projector with a resolution of 854 x 480 px, a 100 lumens brightness, and a 120 Hz refresh rate. It arrives with a built-in fan for improved thermal management and a focus dialer - just like the Tank 3 Pro. The Tank 2 Pro runs on stock Android 13 and has an IP68 and MIL-STD-810H rating for being resistant to water, dust, dirt, drops, extreme temperatures, etc.

Complete 8849 Tank 2 Pro by Unihertz specifications.

What's in the box

The 8849 brand is now highly recognizable. All 8849 smartphones by Unihertz arrive in one and the same stylish black box that have a debossed outline of the rear shell of the model with the 8849 logo imprinted on the top. The model name appears on its sides and the bottom. The Tank 2 Pro is no exception. It arrives in such a box with the following accessories:

• 20V/6A (120W) charger (EU plug)
• USB Type-C to Type-C cable
• Hard screen protector with wipes
• Paperwork