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

Screen size

Armor 9E6.3"

Armor X166.6"+4%

Technology

Armor 9E

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE

Armor X16

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE

2G bands

Armor 9E

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

Armor X16

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

3G bands

Armor 9E

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

Armor X16

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

Resolution

Armor 9E1080 × 2340 px+54%

Armor X16720 × 1612 px

Refresh rate

Armor 9E—

Armor X16120 Hz

Peak brightness

Armor 9E—

Armor X16910 nits

Pixel density

Armor 9E409 ppi+34%

Armor X16269 ppi

CPU speed

Armor 9EOcta-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 9E8.0 GB+25%

Armor X166.0 GB

Storage

equal specs

Armor 9E128 GB

Armor X16128 GB

Main camera

Armor 9E64.0 MP+25%

Armor X1648.0 MP

Front camera

Armor 9E8.0 MP

Armor X1616.0 MP+50%

Battery

Armor 9E6,600 mAh

Armor X1610,360 mAh+36%

Wired charging

Armor 9E18 W

Armor X1633 W+45%

Weight

Armor 9E324 g+22%

Armor X16395 g

Thickness

Armor 9E15.0 mm+20%

Armor X1618.0 mm

IP rating

equal specs

Armor 9EIP69K/IP68

Armor X16IP69K/IP68

Wi‑Fi

Armor 9EWi-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 9E5.0, A2DP, LE

Armor X165.0, A2DP, LE

USB

equal specs

Armor 9EUSB Type-C 2.0, OTG, accessory connector

Armor X16USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

5G support

equal specs

Armor 9ENo

Armor X16No

NFC

equal specs

Armor 9EYes

Armor X16Yes

3.5mm jack

equal specs

Armor 9EYes

Armor X16Yes

SD card

equal specs

Armor 9EYes

Armor X16Yes

Stereo speakers

Armor 9E—

Armor X16—

Speed

Armor 9E

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

Armor X16

HSPA, LTE

Announced

Armor 9E

2020, September 08. Released 2020, September 08

Armor X16

2025, July

Status

Armor 9E

Discontinued

Armor X16

Available. Released 2025, July

Dimensions

Armor 9E

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 9E

324 g (11.43 oz)

Armor X16

395.4 g (13.93 oz)

Build

Armor 9E

Front glass, aluminum back with rubber, aluminum frame

Armor X16

SIM

Armor 9E

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Armor X16

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Other

Armor 9E

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 9E

IPS LCD

Armor X16

IPS LCD, 120Hz, 910 nits (peak)

Size

Armor 9E

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 9E

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 9E

Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating

Armor X16

Corning Gorilla Glass 5, Mohs level 5

Armor 9E

Android 10

Armor X16

Android 15

Chipset

Armor 9E

Mediatek MT6779 Helio P90 (12 nm)

Armor X16

Mediatek Helio G91 (12 nm)

CPU

Armor 9E

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 9E

PowerVR GM9446

Armor X16

Mali-G52 MC2

Card slot

Armor 9E

microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

Armor X16

microSDXC (dedicated slot)

Internal

Armor 9E

128GB 8GB RAM

Armor X16

128GB 6GB RAM

Other

Armor 9E

UFS 2.1

Armor X16

UFS 2.1

Quad

Armor 9E

64 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF 8 MP, f/2.4, 100˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm 2 MP (macro) Auxiliary lens

Armor X16

Features

Armor 9E

Quad-LED flash, HDR, panorama

Armor X16

LED flash, HDR, panorama

Video

Armor 9E

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

Armor X16

1080p@30fps

Triple

Armor 9E

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 9E

8 MP, f/2.2

Armor X16

16 MP, f/2.3, (wide), 1.0µm

Features

Armor 9E

HDR, panorama

Armor X16

Video

Armor 9E

1080p@30fps

Armor X16

1080p@30fps

Loudspeaker

Armor 9E

Yes

Armor X16

Yes

3.5mm jack

Armor 9E

Yes

Armor X16

Yes

WLAN

Armor 9E

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 9E

5.0, A2DP, LE

Armor X16

5.0, A2DP, LE

Positioning

Armor 9E

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS

Armor X16

GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS

NFC

Armor 9E

Yes

Armor X16

Yes

Radio

Armor 9E

FM radio, RDS, recording

Armor X16

Wireless FM radio

USB

Armor 9E

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG, accessory connector

Armor X16

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Infrared port

Armor 9E

Armor X16

Yes

Sensors

Armor 9E

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

Armor X16

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

Other

Armor 9E

Endoscope mount (camera sold separately)

Armor X16

Type

Armor 9E

Li-Po 6600 mAh

Armor X16

Li-Ion 10360 mAh

Charging

Armor 9E

18W wired

Armor X16

33W wired 5W reverse wired

Colors

Armor 9E

Black

Armor X16

Wasteland Shadow/Sand Dune

Price

Armor 9E

About 290 EUR

Armor X16

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