Ulefone Armor X16 vs Ulefone Note 18 Pro: Which is better?

Screen size

Armor X166.6"

Note 18 Pro6.8"+3.2%

Technology

Armor X16

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE

Note 18 Pro

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE

2G bands

Armor X16

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

Note 18 Pro

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

3G bands

Armor X16

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

Note 18 Pro

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

4G bands

Armor X16

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66, 71

Resolution

Armor X16720 × 1612 px

Note 18 Pro720 × 1640 px+1.7%

Refresh rate

Armor X16120 Hz+25%

Note 18 Pro90 Hz

Peak brightness

Armor X16910 nits

Note 18 Pro—

Pixel density

Armor X16269 ppi+1.9%

Note 18 Pro264 ppi

CPU speed

equal specs

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

Note 18 ProOcta-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)

RAM

equal specs

Armor X166.0 GB

Note 18 Pro6.0 GB

Storage

Armor X16128 GB

Note 18 Pro256 GB+50%

Main camera

Armor X1648.0 MP

Note 18 Pro64.0 MP+25%

Front camera

Armor X1616.0 MP

Note 18 Pro32.0 MP+50%

Battery

Armor X1610,360 mAh+47%

Note 18 Pro5,450 mAh

Wired charging

Armor X1633 W+45%

Note 18 Pro18 W

Weight

Armor X16395 g

Note 18 Pro211 g+87%

Thickness

Armor X1618.0 mm

Note 18 Pro8.9 mm+102%

IP rating

Armor X16IP69K/IP68

Note 18 Pro—

Wi‑Fi

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

Note 18 ProWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band

Bluetooth

Armor X165.0, A2DP, LE

Note 18 Pro5.1, A2DP, LE+2%

USB

equal specs

Armor X16USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Note 18 ProUSB Type-C 2.0, OTG

5G support

equal specs

Armor X16No

Note 18 ProNo

NFC

equal specs

Armor X16Yes

Note 18 ProYes

3.5mm jack

equal specs

Armor X16Yes

Note 18 ProYes

SD card

equal specs

Armor X16Yes

Note 18 ProYes

Stereo speakers

Armor X16—

Note 18 Pro—

Speed

Armor X16

HSPA, LTE

Note 18 Pro

HSPA, LTE

Announced

Armor X16

2025, July

Note 18 Pro

2024, November

Status

Armor X16

Available. Released 2025, July

Note 18 Pro

Available. Released 2024, November

Dimensions

Armor X16

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

Note 18 Pro

168.8 x 76.8 x 8.9 mm (6.65 x 3.02 x 0.35 in)

Weight

Armor X16

395.4 g (13.93 oz)

Note 18 Pro

211.6 g (7.48 oz)

SIM

Armor X16

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Note 18 Pro

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Other

Armor X16

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

Note 18 Pro

Type

Armor X16

IPS LCD, 120Hz, 910 nits (peak)

Note 18 Pro

IPS LCD, 90Hz

Size

Armor X16

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

Note 18 Pro

6.78 inches, 109.2 cm2 (~84.2% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

Armor X16

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

Note 18 Pro

720 x 1640 pixels (~264 ppi density)

Protection

Armor X16

Corning Gorilla Glass 5, Mohs level 5

Note 18 Pro

Corning Gorilla Glass, Mohs level 4

Armor X16

Android 15

Note 18 Pro

Android 14

Chipset

Armor X16

Mediatek Helio G91 (12 nm)

Note 18 Pro

Mediatek Helio G91 (12 nm)

CPU

Armor X16

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

Note 18 Pro

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

GPU

Armor X16

Mali-G52 MC2

Note 18 Pro

Mali-G57 MC2

Card slot

Armor X16

microSDXC (dedicated slot)

Note 18 Pro

microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

Internal

Armor X16

128GB 6GB RAM

Note 18 Pro

256GB 6GB RAM

Other

Armor X16

UFS 2.1

Note 18 Pro

Triple

Armor X16

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

Note 18 Pro

Features

Armor X16

LED flash, HDR, panorama

Note 18 Pro

LED flash, HDR, panorama

Video

Armor X16

1080p@30fps

Note 18 Pro

1080p@30fps

Dual

Armor X16

Note 18 Pro

64 MP, f/1.9, (wide), 1/1.73", 0.64µm, PDAF 50 MP, f/2.2, 117˚, (ultrawide), 1/2.8"

Single

Armor X16

16 MP, f/2.3, (wide), 1.0µm

Note 18 Pro

32 MP, f/2.5, (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm

Video

Armor X16

1080p@30fps

Note 18 Pro

1080p@30fps

Features

Armor X16

Note 18 Pro

HDR

Loudspeaker

Armor X16

Yes

Note 18 Pro

Yes

3.5mm jack

Armor X16

Yes

Note 18 Pro

Yes

WLAN

Armor X16

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

Note 18 Pro

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

Bluetooth

Armor X16

5.0, A2DP, LE

Note 18 Pro

5.1, A2DP, LE

Positioning

Armor X16

GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS

Note 18 Pro

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS

NFC

Armor X16

Yes

Note 18 Pro

Yes

Infrared port

Armor X16

Yes

Note 18 Pro

Yes

Radio

Armor X16

Wireless FM radio

Note 18 Pro

FM radio, RDS, recording

USB

Armor X16

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Note 18 Pro

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Sensors

Armor X16

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

Note 18 Pro

Accelerometer, proximity, compass

Type

Armor X16

Li-Ion 10360 mAh

Note 18 Pro

Li-Po 5450 mAh

Charging

Armor X16

33W wired 5W reverse wired

Note 18 Pro

18W wired

Colors

Armor X16

Wasteland Shadow/Sand Dune

Note 18 Pro

Lustrous Black, Moonlit White, Titanium Gray

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