The Ulefone Armor X5 brings tough chassis to the budget smartphone level. It is one of the cheapest Android smartphones with an IP68 rating for water and dust resistance. In this article, we explore the Ulefone Armor X5 spec and price.
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Ulefone Armor X5 Key Specs and Features
- 5.5-inch, IPS LCD Display, 720 x 1440 pixels (293 ppi)
- Android 9.0 (Pie)
- Octa-Core Mediatek Helio P23 Processor
- 3GB RAM
- Water / Dust Resistance (IP68)
- MIL-STD-810G compliant
- 13MP + 2MP Dual Rear Camera
- 5MP Front Camera
- 32GB Built-in Storage, With Memory card support
- 4000 mAh Non-Removable Li-Po Battery
Design and Display
The Ulefone Amor X5 was designed to be a smartphone that reliefs the enthusiast from worrying too much about having his or her smartphone damaged by a fall or water.
Thanks to its IP68 rating, this smartphone can withstand drops from heights up to 1.2m and can also survive being submerged in water up to 1.5m deep for about 30 mins, which is way more than enough time for you to retrieve your mobile phone.
Aesthetically, this smartphone isn’t this most eye-catching. The need for a very tough chassis facilitated the absence of design features that make for a very beautiful smartphone design.
On the rear, you have dual-cameras, a camera flash and the Ulefone logo, which indicates its a smartphone manufactured by Ulefone.
Upfront, you get a 5.5-inch IPS LCD display with a screen resolution of 720 x 1440 and a screen density of 293ppi.
The Ulefone Armor X5 offers three color variants as it comes in black, orange and red.
The Cameras
The Ulefone may not feature the most basic camera setup on a smartphone, it’s certainly nothing to be wowed about. There isn’t any outstanding feature here, you have got a camera setup that has been seen on many mobile phones from the past.
Its rear camera setup is home to a 13MP primary camera with an aperture of f/1.8 and a 2MP secondary camera.
With this camera setup, you can shoot photos in HDR and panorama and also record videos maxed at 1080p at 30fps.
For selfies, you have got a 5MP camera, capable of also taking photos in HDR and recording 720p videos with frame rates capped at 30fps.
Hardware and Software
The Ulefone Armor X5 houses low-end specs. Specs capable of letting you run tasks that are not power intensive. I am talking about light gaming, surfing the internet with few tabs open etcetera.
Encased in its chassis, is an Octa-core Mediatek Helio P23 processor and a Mali-G71 MP2 graphics processor. You also have a 3GB RAM and 32GB of internal storage with an option for storage expansion via Micro-SD.
Powering this smartphone is a Non-Removable 5000mAh battery and supports 10W charging.
On the software side, the Ulefone Armor X5 runs its interface on top of the Android 9 (pie) operating system.
Connectivity
The Ulefone Armor X5 features a 3.5mm headphone jack, a micro USB 2.0 port, Bluetooth 5.0 and dual-band Wifi.
Internet connectivity is maxed at 4G, which indicates the absence of 5G support.
Ulefone Armor X5 Price and Availability
The price of the Ulefone Amor X5 is around $115, which is about 42,300 Naira, 621 Ghanian Cedi, and 11,636 Kenyan Shillings.
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Aliexpress The Ulefone Amor X5 is currently available for purchase and can be purchased from retail shops, as well as e-commerce websites.
Ulefone Armor X5 Specs
Here are a few specs of the Ulefone Armor X5:
General Features
- Platform: Android 9.0 (Pie)
- Processor: Octa-Core Mediatek Helio P23
- GPU: Mali-G71 MP2
- Memory: 3GB RAM
- Colours: Black, Orange, Red
- Dimension: 150 x 78.9 x 14.4 mm
- Weight: 223.8g
- SIM Type: Nano SIM
- SIM Count: Dual SIM
Display
- Display: 5.5-inch, IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 720 x 1440 Pixels
- Screen Protection: –
Camera
- Rear Camera: 13MP (Wide) f/1.8 + 2MP Camera
- Rear Camera Features: Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama, LED Flash, 1080p @ 30fps
- Front Camera: 5MP Camera, 720p@30fps
Storage
- Built-in Storage: 32GB
- Memory Card Support: Yes
- Bundled Cloud Storage: –
Network Support
- 2G GSM: Yes
- 2G CDMA 1X: –
- 3G WCDMA: Yes
- 3G CDMA EVDO: –
- 4G LTE: Yes, LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 19(800), 20(800), 28(700)
Internet & Connectivity
- GPRS: Yes
- EDGE: Yes
- 3G/WCDMA/HSPA: Yes
- HSPA+: Yes
- CDMA EVDO: –
- 4G LTE: No
- WLAN: Yes, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band
- Wi-Fi Hotspot: Yes
- Bluetooth: Yes, Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE
- NFC: –
- Infrared Blaster: –
- USB Port: microUSB 2.0
Messaging
- SMS/MMS: Yes
- Instant Messaging: Yes
- Push Emails: Yes
- Email Protocol: –
Entertainment
- Music Player: MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player
- Video Player: MP4/H.264 player
- FM Radio: Yes
- Loudspeaker: Yes
- 3.5mm Jack: Yes
Navigation
- Navigation: Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
- Maps: Yes
Sensors & Control
- Digital Compass: Yes
- Accelerometer: Yes
- Proximity Sensor: Yes
- Light Sensor: –
- Barometer: –
- SpO2: –
- Pedometer: –
- Heart Rate Monitor: –
- Gyroscope: –
- Fingerprint Scanner: –
- Iris Scanner: –
- Face Unlock: –
- Intelligent Digital Assistant: Yes
- Motion Sensing / Gesture Control: –
- Voice Control: Yes
Other Features
- Video Streaming: Yes
- Active Noise Cancellation: –
- Wireless Charging: –
- Built-in Mobile Payment: –
- Water Resistant: Yes (Survive in Water up to 1.5m in 30 minutes), IP68, MIL-STD-810G compliant
- Dust Resistant: Yes
- Image Editor: Yes
- Video Editor: Yes
- Document Viewer: Yes
- Document Editor: Yes
Battery
- Battery: 5000mAh Non-Removable Li-Po Battery
- Talktime: –
- Standby Time: –
- Fast Charging: 10W Battery Charging Capacity
