Ulefone Armor 33 Review: specs and features, camera quality test, gaming benchmark, user opinions and photos

Ulefone Armor 33 - complex simplifications

The Chinese company Ulefone often releases several variations of the same smartphone for different price categories. Usually, the "ordinary" version comes out first, and then its Pro version. However, a completely different situation happened with the hero of today's review. It did not lose the competitive advantages of its expensive brother, but still underwent a number of not the most pleasant changes.

The appearance of the new product has undergone metamorphoses. So, the additional screen has disappeared, but a camping flashlight has appeared. The block of photo modules is successfully combined into a single element of the exterior with a huge cutout for the speaker, there is also a side fingerprint scanner. But the huge thickness of the case and its incredibly large weight (more than 750 grams) are in place. On the other hand, these shortcomings are explained by moisture protection according to IP68 standards and a fantastic battery of 25500 mAh. With such a battery, you can increase autonomy to a week. A bonus is fast charging with a solid power of 66W. The 6.95-inch IPS display cannot be considered outstanding. The resolution of 2460x1080 pixels is barely enough for image clarity with the diagonal in use, the brightness reserve of 550 nits is still too small for visibility of content in direct sunlight. But there is a 120-Hz image refresh rate, and the color rendering is not bad.

A noticeable downgrade occurred in the technical specifications. The MediaTek Helio G100 chipset has lost support for 5G networks, even with 12 GB of RAM and the Mali G57-MC1 video chip, it scores less than 400 thousand points in the AnTuTu test. The device is definitely not suitable for gamers now, because even the resource-intensive, but not the newest Genshin Impact with freezes functions at medium graphics settings. But there is no throttling. The permanent memory is 512 GB, the slot for MicroSD cards will not be needed by everyone. But at the same time, it was possible to sacrifice the ROM volume and install a better processor.

The photo capabilities are about the same, which is good. Yes, the 64-megapixel night vision sensor is still necessary only for a small percentage of the audience, but the large 50-megapixel sensor from Omnivision and the wide-angle lens from Samsung in the same 50 MP are ready to give detailed shots without a critical amount of noise even in the evening. And this is without optical stabilization. You can’t get a stereo effect from mono sound, but it is loud (more than 100 decibels), and the bass is audible. NFC contactless payments and a gyroscope close the list of advantages of the device. As a result, we have a much less productive follower of a successful phone, which still retains positive features.