Ulefone Armor 21 vs Ulefone Armor X16: Which is better?

Screen size

Armor 216.6"+0.3%

Armor X166.6"

Technology

Armor 21

GSM / HSPA / LTE

Armor X16

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE

2G bands

Armor 21

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

Armor X16

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 , CDMA 800 / 1900

3G bands

Armor 21

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

Armor X16

HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

4G bands

Armor 21

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 19, 20, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66

Resolution

Armor 211080 × 2408 px+55%

Armor X16720 × 1612 px

Refresh rate

equal specs

Armor 21120 Hz

Armor X16120 Hz

Peak brightness

Armor 21—

Armor X16910 nits

Pixel density

Armor 21401 ppi+33%

Armor X16269 ppi

CPU speed

Armor 21Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)+9.1%

Armor X16Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)

RAM

Armor 218.0 GB+25%

Armor X166.0 GB

Storage

Armor 21256 GB+50%

Armor X16128 GB

Main camera

Armor 2164.0 MP+25%

Armor X1648.0 MP

Front camera

equal specs

Armor 2116.0 MP

Armor X1616.0 MP

Battery

Armor 219,600 mAh

Armor X1610,360 mAh+7.3%

Wired charging

equal specs

Armor 2133 W

Armor X1633 W

Weight

Armor 21400 g

Armor X16395 g+1.3%

Thickness

Armor 2118.1 mm

Armor X1618.0 mm+0.6%

IP rating

equal specs

Armor 21IP69K/IP68

Armor X16IP69K/IP68

Wi‑Fi

Armor 21Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band

Armor X16Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band

Bluetooth

Armor 215.2, A2DP, LE+3.8%

Armor X165.0, A2DP, LE

USB

equal specs

Armor 21USB Type-C 2.0

Armor X16USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

5G support

equal specs

Armor 21No

Armor X16No

NFC

equal specs

Armor 21Yes

Armor X16Yes

3.5mm jack

equal specs

Armor 21Yes

Armor X16Yes

SD card

equal specs

Armor 21Yes

Armor X16Yes

Stereo speakers

Armor 21—

Armor X16—

Speed

Armor 21

HSPA, LTE

Armor X16

HSPA, LTE

Announced

Armor 21

2023, May 30

Armor X16

2025, July

Status

Armor 21

Available. Released 2023, May 30

Armor X16

Available. Released 2025, July

Dimensions

Armor 21

176 x 81.6 x 18.1 mm (6.93 x 3.21 x 0.71 in)

Armor X16

173.8 x 83.4 x 18 mm (6.84 x 3.28 x 0.71 in)

Weight

Armor 21

400 g (14.11 oz)

Armor X16

395.4 g (13.93 oz)

SIM

Armor 21

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Armor X16

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Other

Armor 21

IP68/IP69K dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) Drop resistant up to 1.5m MIL-STD-810H compliant Accessory connector (ulefone endoscope, microscope)

Armor X16

IP68/IP69K dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 2m for 30 min) MIL-STD-810H compliant

Type

Armor 21

IPS LCD, 120Hz

Armor X16

IPS LCD, 120Hz, 910 nits (peak)

Size

Armor 21

6.58 inches, 104.3 cm2 (~72.6% screen-to-body ratio)

Armor X16

6.56 inches, 103.4 cm2 (~71.3% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

Armor 21

1080 x 2408 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)

Armor X16

720 x 1612 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~269 ppi density)

Protection

Armor 21

Mohs level 4

Armor X16

Corning Gorilla Glass 5, Mohs level 5

Armor 21

Android 13

Armor X16

Android 15

Chipset

Armor 21

Mediatek Helio G99 (6 nm)

Armor X16

Mediatek Helio G91 (12 nm)

CPU

Armor 21

Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)

Armor X16

Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)

GPU

Armor 21

Mali-G57 MC2

Armor X16

Mali-G52 MC2

Card slot

Armor 21

microSDXC (dedicated slot)

Armor X16

microSDXC (dedicated slot)

Internal

Armor 21

256GB 8GB RAM

Armor X16

128GB 6GB RAM

Other

Armor 21

Armor X16

UFS 2.1

Dual

Armor 21

64 MP, f/1.9, (wide), 0.8µm, PDAF 24 MP, f/1.8, (night vision), 2 infrared night vision lights

Armor X16

Features

Armor 21

LED flash, HDR, panorama

Armor X16

LED flash, HDR, panorama

Video

Armor 21

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

Armor X16

1080p@30fps

Triple

Armor 21

Armor X16

48 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 0.8µm, PDAF 20 MP, f/1.8, (night vision), 2 infrared lights 2 MP (macro)

Single

Armor 21

16 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1.0µm

Armor X16

16 MP, f/2.3, (wide), 1.0µm

Video

Armor 21

1080p@30fps

Armor X16

1080p@30fps

Loudspeaker

Armor 21

Yes (122dB)

Armor X16

Yes

3.5mm jack

Armor 21

Yes

Armor X16

Yes

WLAN

Armor 21

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band

Armor X16

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band

Bluetooth

Armor 21

5.2, A2DP, LE

Armor X16

5.0, A2DP, LE

Positioning

Armor 21

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS

Armor X16

GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS

NFC

Armor 21

Yes

Armor X16

Yes

Infrared port

Armor 21

Yes

Armor X16

Yes

Radio

Armor 21

Stereo FM radio, RDS, recording

Armor X16

Wireless FM radio

USB

Armor 21

USB Type-C 2.0

Armor X16

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Sensors

Armor 21

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass, gyro, barometer

Armor X16

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Type

Armor 21

Li-Po 9600 mAh

Armor X16

Li-Ion 10360 mAh

Charging

Armor 21

33W wired

Armor X16

33W wired 5W reverse wired

Colors

Armor 21

Black

Armor X16

Wasteland Shadow/Sand Dune

Price

Armor 21

About 280 EUR

Armor X16

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