Ulefone Armor 25T Pro 5G Review

Overview

Ulefone has already gained expertise in creating ruggedized smartphones with thermal cameras. The Armor 25T Pro 5G is such a model featuring a snappy 5G chipset, a ThermoVue thermal camera, a 120Hz FHD+ display, a fast-charging battery, and a slim rugged body with all the standard ratings and certifications for being resistant to water, dust, drops, impact, and various environmental extremities. Here's our in-depth Ulefone Armor 25T Pro 5G review but before we begin, let's overview the specifications in detail and see what's in the box.

Specifications

Ulefone Armor 25T Pro 5G is built around a 6.78-inch IPS display with an FHD+ resolution of 1080 x 2460 pixels, a 120Hz refresh rate, and a Corning Gorilla Glass Victus for protection. It has an oleophobic coating and supports gloves touch. A punch hole in the top-center of the screen houses the 32MP Samsung S5KGD1 selfie camera with a 5-element lens, an f/2.45 aperture, and an 80.4° FoV. The rear camera department houses a 50MP Samsung S5KGN1 main shooter with a 7-element lens, an f/1.85 aperture, and an 85° FoV. It is adjoined by a 64MP OmniVision OV64B Night Vision camera with an f/1.79 aperture, a 79.4° FoV, and dual IR lights. Finally, there's the ThermoVuew thermal camera with a 160 x 120 px resolution.

The Armor 25T Pro 5G is based on the MediaTek Dimensity 6300 chipset. Built after TSMC's 6nm process, this SoC houses a 2.4GHz octa-core CPU and a dual-core Mali-G57 GPU. It is paired with 6GB of dual-channel LPDDR4X RAM that can be virtually expanded with up to 6GB. There are 256GB of UFS 2.1 storage on board that can be further expanded via a microSD card. A 6500 mAh battery keeps the lights on ensuring up to 48 hours of talk time and 487 hours of standby time. It supports 33W fast charging, 30W wireless charging, and 5W reverse wireless charging.

The smartphone is equipped with a triple-slot tray with a dedicated microSD card slot and two Nano-SIM card slots supporting the following network bands: 2G GSM (B2, 3, 5, 8), 2.5G (BC0, BC1, BC10), 3G WCDMA (B1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19), 4G FDD-LTE (B1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28A, 28B, 66, 71), 4G TDD-LTE (B34, 38, 39, 40, 41), and 5G (n1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79). The rest of the connectivity options include NFC, Bluetooth 5.2, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Hotspot, and Cast Display. The device also has a built-in antenna that does not require headphones to listen to the radio. Furthermore, the Armor 25T Pro 5G has an IR blaster that turns it into a convenient remote control, a USB Type-C 2.0 port, a headphone jack, a customizable button, a single 1.5W 1216 BOX speaker, and a side-mounted fingerprint sensor. The smartphone runs on Android 14 and works with GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, and Beidou.

Complete Ulefone Armor 25T Pro 5G specifications.

What's in the box

Ulefone Armor 25T Pro 5G is placed in the traditional Ulefone Armor box in yellow color with industrial-style accents. The model and brand names are imprinted on the lid with the respective ingress ratings. Ulefone has also standardized the accessories accompanying their Armor series and in addition to the smartphone itself, in the box you will also find the following:

• 11V/3A (33W) charger (EU plug)
• Thick, red USB Type-C cable
• Lanyard
• SIM tray pick
• Screen protector
• Paperwork