Ulefone Armor 9 vs Ulefone Armor X16: Which is better?

Screen size

Armor 96.3"

Armor X166.6"+4%

Technology

Armor 9

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE

Armor X16

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE

2G bands

Armor 9

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

Armor X16

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

3G bands

Armor 9

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 , CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

Armor X16

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

4G bands

Armor 9

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66

Resolution

Armor 91080 × 2340 px+54%

Armor X16720 × 1612 px

Refresh rate

Armor 9—

Armor X16120 Hz

Peak brightness

Armor 9—

Armor X16910 nits

Pixel density

Armor 9409 ppi+34%

Armor X16269 ppi

CPU speed

Armor 9Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)+9.1%

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

RAM

Armor 98.0 GB+25%

Armor X166.0 GB

Storage

equal specs

Armor 9128 GB

Armor X16128 GB

Main camera

Armor 964.0 MP+25%

Armor X1648.0 MP

Front camera

Armor 98.0 MP

Armor X1616.0 MP+50%

Battery

Armor 96,600 mAh

Armor X1610,360 mAh+36%

Wired charging

Armor 918 W

Armor X1633 W+45%

Weight

Armor 9320 g+23%

Armor X16395 g

Thickness

Armor 915.0 mm+20%

Armor X1618.0 mm

IP rating

equal specs

Armor 9IP69K/IP68

Armor X16IP69K/IP68

Wi‑Fi

Armor 9Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct

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

Bluetooth

equal specs

Armor 95.0, A2DP, LE

Armor X165.0, A2DP, LE

USB

equal specs

Armor 9USB Type-C 2.0, OTG, accessory connector (endoscope)

Armor X16USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

5G support

equal specs

Armor 9No

Armor X16No

NFC

equal specs

Armor 9Yes

Armor X16Yes

3.5mm jack

equal specs

Armor 9Yes

Armor X16Yes

SD card

equal specs

Armor 9Yes

Armor X16Yes

Stereo speakers

Armor 9—

Armor X16—

Speed

Armor 9

HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps, LTE Cat12 600/150 Mbps

Armor X16

HSPA, LTE

Announced

Armor 9

2020, June 29. Released 2020, June 29

Armor X16

2025, July

Status

Armor 9

Discontinued

Armor X16

Available. Released 2025, July

Dimensions

Armor 9

168.2 x 82 x 15 mm (6.62 x 3.23 x 0.59 in)

Armor X16

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

Weight

Armor 9

320 g (11.29 oz)

Armor X16

395.4 g (13.93 oz)

Build

Armor 9

Front glass, aluminum back with rubber, aluminum frame

Armor X16

SIM

Armor 9

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Armor X16

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Other

Armor 9

IP68/IP69K dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) Drop resistant up to 1.2m MIL-STD-810G compliant

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 9

IPS LCD

Armor X16

IPS LCD, 120Hz, 910 nits (peak)

Size

Armor 9

6.3 inches, 97.4 cm2 (~70.6% screen-to-body ratio)

Armor X16

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

Resolution

Armor 9

1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~409 ppi density)

Armor X16

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

Protection

Armor 9

Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating

Armor X16

Corning Gorilla Glass 5, Mohs level 5

Armor 9

Android 10

Armor X16

Android 15

Chipset

Armor 9

Mediatek MT6779 Helio P90 (12 nm)

Armor X16

Mediatek Helio G91 (12 nm)

CPU

Armor 9

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

Armor X16

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

GPU

Armor 9

PowerVR GM9446

Armor X16

Mali-G52 MC2

Card slot

Armor 9

microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

Armor X16

microSDXC (dedicated slot)

Internal

Armor 9

128GB 8GB RAM

Armor X16

128GB 6GB RAM

Other

Armor 9

UFS 2.1

Armor X16

UFS 2.1

Triple

Armor 9

64 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF FLIR thermal camera (Lepton module) Auxiliary lens

Armor X16

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

Features

Armor 9

Thermal imaging, heat palettes, temp. spot meter, quad-LED flash, panorama

Armor X16

LED flash, HDR, panorama

Video

Armor 9

1080p@30fps

Armor X16

1080p@30fps

Single

Armor 9

8 MP, f/2.2

Armor X16

16 MP, f/2.3, (wide), 1.0µm

Video

Armor 9

1080p@30fps

Armor X16

1080p@30fps

Loudspeaker

Armor 9

Yes

Armor X16

Yes

3.5mm jack

Armor 9

Yes

Armor X16

Yes

WLAN

Armor 9

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct

Armor X16

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

Bluetooth

Armor 9

5.0, A2DP, LE

Armor X16

5.0, A2DP, LE

Positioning

Armor 9

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS

Armor X16

GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS

NFC

Armor 9

Yes

Armor X16

Yes

Radio

Armor 9

FM radio, RDS, recording

Armor X16

Wireless FM radio

USB

Armor 9

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG, accessory connector (endoscope)

Armor X16

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Infrared port

Armor 9

Armor X16

Yes

Sensors

Armor 9

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

Armor X16

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

Type

Armor 9

Li-Po 6600 mAh

Armor X16

Li-Ion 10360 mAh

Charging

Armor 9

18W wired

Armor X16

33W wired 5W reverse wired

Colors

Armor 9

Black

Armor X16

Wasteland Shadow/Sand Dune

Price

Armor 9

About 550 EUR

Armor X16

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