Ulefone Armor X31 vs Ulefone Note 18 Ultra: Which is better?

Screen size

Armor X316.6"

Note 18 Ultra6.8"+3.2%

Technology

Armor X31

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE

Note 18 Ultra

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE / 5G

2G bands

Armor X31

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

Note 18 Ultra

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

3G bands

Armor X31

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

Note 18 Ultra

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

Resolution

Armor X31720 × 1612 px

Note 18 Ultra1080 × 2460 px+56%

Refresh rate

equal specs

Armor X3190 Hz

Note 18 Ultra90 Hz

Peak brightness

Armor X31600 nits

Note 18 Ultra—

Pixel density

Armor X31269 ppi

Note 18 Ultra396 ppi+32%

CPU speed

equal specs

Armor X31Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)

Note 18 UltraOcta-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)

RAM

equal specs

Armor X316.0 GB

Note 18 Ultra6.0 GB

Storage

Armor X31128 GB

Note 18 Ultra256 GB+50%

Main camera

Armor X3148.0 MP

Note 18 Ultra50.0 MP+4%

Front camera

Armor X3116.0 MP

Note 18 Ultra32.0 MP+50%

Battery

Armor X316,050 mAh+9.9%

Note 18 Ultra5,450 mAh

Wired charging

equal specs

Armor X3118 W

Note 18 Ultra18 W

Weight

Armor X31305 g

Note 18 Ultra211 g+45%

Thickness

Armor X3113.7 mm

Note 18 Ultra8.9 mm+54%

IP rating

Armor X31IP69K/IP68

Note 18 Ultra—

Wi‑Fi

Armor X31Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band

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

Bluetooth

equal specs

Armor X315.2, A2DP, LE

Note 18 Ultra5.2, A2DP, LE

USB

equal specs

Armor X31USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Note 18 UltraUSB Type-C 2.0

5G support

Armor X31No

Note 18 UltraYes+100%

NFC

equal specs

Armor X31Yes

Note 18 UltraYes

3.5mm jack

equal specs

Armor X31Yes

Note 18 UltraYes

SD card

equal specs

Armor X31Yes

Note 18 UltraYes

Stereo speakers

Armor X31—

Note 18 Ultra—

Speed

Armor X31

HSPA, LTE

Note 18 Ultra

HSPA, LTE, 5G

5G bands

Armor X31

Note 18 Ultra

1, 3, 5, 8, 20, 28, 38, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6

Announced

Armor X31

2025, April

Note 18 Ultra

2024, May

Status

Armor X31

Available. Released 2025, April

Note 18 Ultra

Available. Released 2024, May

Dimensions

Armor X31

173.8 x 82 x 13.7 mm (6.84 x 3.23 x 0.54 in)

Note 18 Ultra

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

Weight

Armor X31

305.5 g (10.79 oz)

Note 18 Ultra

211.6 g (7.48 oz)

SIM

Armor X31

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Note 18 Ultra

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Other

Armor X31

IP68/IP69K dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) Drop resistant up to 2m MIL-STD-810H compliant Dedicated flashlight 120 lm

Note 18 Ultra

Type

Armor X31

IPS LCD, 90Hz, 600 nits

Note 18 Ultra

IPS LCD, 90Hz

Size

Armor X31

6.56 inches, 103.4 cm2 (~72.5% screen-to-body ratio)

Note 18 Ultra

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

Resolution

Armor X31

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

Note 18 Ultra

1080 x 2460 pixels (~396 ppi density)

Protection

Armor X31

Corning Gorilla Glass 5, Mohs level 4

Note 18 Ultra

Corning Gorilla Glass, Mohs level 4

Armor X31

Android 14

Note 18 Ultra

Android 13

Chipset

Armor X31

Mediatek Helio G91 (12 nm)

Note 18 Ultra

Mediatek Dimensity 720 (7 nm)

CPU

Armor X31

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

Note 18 Ultra

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

GPU

Armor X31

Mali-G52 MC2

Note 18 Ultra

Mali-G57 MC3

Card slot

Armor X31

microSDXC (dedicated slot)

Note 18 Ultra

microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

Internal

Armor X31

128GB 6GB RAM

Note 18 Ultra

256GB 6GB RAM

Other

Armor X31

UFS 2.1

Note 18 Ultra

UFS 2.2

Triple

Armor X31

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

Note 18 Ultra

Features

Armor X31

LED flash, HDR, panorama

Note 18 Ultra

LED flash, HDR, panorama

Video

Armor X31

1440p@30fps, 1080p@30fps

Note 18 Ultra

1080p@30fps

Dual

Armor X31

Note 18 Ultra

50 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/1.31", 0.7µm, PDAF 50 MP, f/2.2, 117˚, (ultrawide), 1/2.8"

Single

Armor X31

16 MP, f/2.3, (wide), 1.0µm

Note 18 Ultra

32 MP, f/2.5, (wide), 1/2.8", 0.7µm

Video

Armor X31

1080p@30fps

Note 18 Ultra

1080p@30fps

Features

Armor X31

Note 18 Ultra

HDR

Loudspeaker

Armor X31

Yes

Note 18 Ultra

Yes

3.5mm jack

Armor X31

Yes

Note 18 Ultra

Yes

WLAN

Armor X31

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

Note 18 Ultra

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

Bluetooth

Armor X31

5.2, A2DP, LE

Note 18 Ultra

5.2, A2DP, LE

Positioning

Armor X31

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS

Note 18 Ultra

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS

NFC

Armor X31

Yes

Note 18 Ultra

Yes

Infrared port

Armor X31

Yes

Note 18 Ultra

Yes

Radio

Armor X31

Wireless FM radio

Note 18 Ultra

Unspecified

USB

Armor X31

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Note 18 Ultra

USB Type-C 2.0

Sensors

Armor X31

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

Note 18 Ultra

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

Type

Armor X31

Li-Po 6050 mAh

Note 18 Ultra

Li-Po 5450 mAh

Charging

Armor X31

18W wired

Note 18 Ultra

18W wired

Colors

Armor X31

Black, Black/Orange, Black/Green

Note 18 Ultra

Lustrous Black, Moonlit White, Titanium Gray

Price

Armor X31

About 130 EUR

Note 18 Ultra

About 180 EUR

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