After using my ulefone armor 29 pro thermal for a solid 3 months, it finally happened. Exactly 10 minutes ago I was doom scrolling in bed and my phone slipped and dropped on my face... It hurts like fuck

Hey, i recently rooted Armor 24 and i made a big tutorial on how to root it on google drive folder, i made it all myself. Here you go: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/10nEBC3blRb7Vl3S6viQ4yq-6j2GpbGNJ?usp=sharing

I would appreciate if you would upvote the post because it took me 1 hour to type out all the instructions and upload every file you will be needing. Have a nice day!

Edited: Decoded super.img and removed encryption.

Edited 2: Got a new phone which means i am not planning on releasing any more updates. Thank you all.

A set of quick pics I took while taking my phone apart in an attempt to fix a battery issue. Torx T5 screws on either side to remove the metal button shrouds. Removing those will reveal additional six silver screws to a total of 15 that hold the back panel down.

What are the best things to setup ready on this phone, that's maybe different with other brands. What are some things I should know or at the least somewhat handy to know. Cheers

I received a package today that contained a new ulefone 27t pro. I don't know why. Straight from Ulefone China.

My 18T fell from my motorcycle handlebar mount (as it's so freaking thick) on a high speed road, while I was going 100 kph... Needless to say, it took me a good 100-150 meters before I could pull over and run back to recover it. While walking towards it I could see the phone 3 lanes over, having landed exactly where absolutely every car in that lane could and did run it over. By the time I got to it, over 30-40 cars felt that little rubbery bump under their wheels... I didn't expect it to be intact, let alone in one piece, with the screen unbroken, but it was! It was still unlocked even, with Waze still running. Only damage was that the tempered glass screen protector had disappeared, some of the rubber around the edges is slightly torn and scratched, and the metal bumper on the power button side was slightly bent but got easily fixed.

All in all I'm super happy with how this brick of a phone took the experience, and this is exactly why I bought one in the first place! Money well spent!

Hello guys! Hope you are all doing well!

** EDIT: My issue was resolved promptly and they sent me the correct part! I still fail to see the lack of customer service and care as i have only received exceptional service! **

I have recently purchased the armor mount next-gen for my ulefone 29 ultra.

Turns out the own brand of stand does not fit the phone 🫣 the box and the pictures i must add are incredibly deceiving. The image displayed a much longer base and sides of the stand and when I opened the box, they are tiny and stubby as anything.

Does anybody know if i may have received a defective stand and they manufactured it incorrectly?

Or do they simply not make stands that fit their OWN phones 👀 i have added a picture so you can see the difference in the picture compared to what they advertise. I have also put a picture mostly for humour of the phone obviously not fitting in the stand 🤣

Thank you in advance to anybody who reads this and responds ☺️

Hi, is there a way to turn off duraspeed notifications? There's no option to turn it off in notification settings. Well there is, but it's greyed out.

Armor 11

Follow up from my last post, when i upgraded from Armor 24, and now I'm writing a detailed review. Long post ahead, i will put a TLDR at the end.

Build quality: 10/10

As i said previously, the AMOLED screen is a huge upgrade from the older LCD.

The phone's housing as what you would expect from a Ulefone brick: tough, bulky, but the curved rear edges make it fit comfortably in your hand.

It also came with a factory installed screen protector. It's not tempered glass, it's TPU, a rubber-like material that allegedly absorbs shock better, i felt like it's worth mentioning.

Battery: 12/10

This is the main reason i considered Ulefone in the first place, and it did not disappoint. The battery holds a solid 20h of screen time from 100 to 20%, with moderate usage (social media, light gaming).

What impressed me more was the 120W charger: it goes from 20 to 90% in only 30 minutes!

OS and software: 8/10

Clean os with almost no bloatware. But i still don't understand the point of Duraspeed, so i just disable it.

Cameras: 5/10

I'm sorry, but the main camera is extremely mid for a "flagship" phone. Only 4x zoom, like for real?? It's not terrible, as you can see on the last 3 photos i posted, but my sister's Xiaomi 15T takes much better photos than this. Same goes for my friend's S23U.

There's barely any improvement from Armor 24's main camera. I was going to give a 4/10 but i gave +1 point for the night vision cam.

Performance: 10/10

Dimensity 9300 coupled with 16+16GB RAM, i don't think there's a need for me to comment any further.

Overall satisfaction: 9/10

I love it, it's just what i was looking for: a big battery phone with a powerful SoC. The increased weight and thickness took me a few days to get used to, but thats fine. I got it with a big discount so i can't complain.

TLDR: everything you read in the specs is true. An amazing phone if you dont mind the mid-range cameras on your "flagship" device.

Yesterday I was about to pay on a restaurant with my ARMOR 22 when google wallet suddenly told me I couldn't pay with this device. Then the cards disappeared and I can no longer add them because a message appears telling me that "this device can't be configured". I have not rooted or modified anything except enabling developer tools.

After looking what the problem is, I found that on the Google play store, the device appears uncertified despite being on the Google certification compatibility list.

Has anybody had a similar issue?

UPDATE:

Ulefone told me it's a problem with Google servers and that they're working with them to solve the issue.

UPDATE 2:

Received the update and everything is back to normal. Had to clear Play cache for it to recognize the device as certified.

What a brutal phone. I expected that i will get an upgrade in terms of a better SoC and camera, but man, that's not even the beginning.

I've been considering to replace my aging Armor 24 for months now, but i couldn't decide between the Armor 34, Doogee v max plus, or to wait for the new V Max 2. However, one day, my friend who imports rugged phones offered me this beast with a discount, and i accepted.

The first thing i noticed when i turned the 29 on is the AMOLED screen. The difference in quality between this and the older LCD is night and day.

The better SoC, the larger memory, the cameras, the overall build quality, the longer WiFi range, everything on this phone is flagship tier.

To those considering to buy this phone: you wont regret it. After using it for a couple weeks i will make a more detailed review.

The Armor 24 I use as my main phone is The Brick

After compliments , I suggest that ulefone create a survey to all ulefone lovers for them to describe the common software issues that they face so ulefone can overcome those issues in their upcoming updates ..

Wish you all the best

Ulefone Armor 34 Pro.

I've had this phone now for 2 months. I was a little skeptical at first but for only $1000, I thought I'd give it a crack. It was either that or another Samsung and let's face it, Samsung is good, but I feel you're paying more for the brand than the technology within. People buy Samsung's and Apples because they're less likely to be shit. I needed a device with a bigger battery and more computing power. There really isn't a like for like with any other major brand so it's hard to compare.

The camera is pretty good. It also has a night vision and underwater camera mode. That yellow but in the back is a torch and it's blindingly bright The battery capacity is unreal! I last charged this to 80% on Monday night. It's now Friday morning and I still have 37% The lens on the top is a projector and it's amazing - see image 4. Used it when we were stuck for 4 hours after that earthquake. It gets a bit warm when charging or using the projector but that's ok because it has its own cooling fan built in!

Only downside is that it weighs almost a kilogram! But to be expected! I've also dropped it a bunch of times and it's solid as a rock!

Highly recommend!

Good:

• Build Quality. As always, top notch. It's handsome for a rugged phone.

• Displays are good. Both front and back.

• Buttons are clicky. Little hard, not so great for my taste, but definitely durable.

• Even though it doesn't have a dedicated camping light, it's flashlight is still bright enough for most occasions.

• In my previous rugged phones, video stabilization was always a mess. Not so with this phone. Videos are smooth. I am impressed.

• Performance is good.

• Thermal camera is good.

• 1 TB storage is a generous feature.

Bad:

• Charge slot is a bit narrow, some fat type-C cable tips may not fit.

• In terms of temperatures, it gets hot when charging or in heavy use, like satellite navigation.

• Some apps tend to be buggy, like Instagram occasionally not responding to touches until I restart the app.

• Camera still shots are a bit on the sharp side. Not too bad, but still.

• There's a dynamic island feature but it's mediocre.

• Android user interface could be designed a bit neater. It's rough around the edges, especially the notification and system drawers.

Ugly:

• The speakers. Loud enough, but lacking depth, and shooting from a mono speaker. It would be great to have stereo sound.

• Again, personal preference, but the lack of a telephoto lens is an ugly experience. My old Unihertz Tank 3 had a 3x one.

That's all for now. I may edit in the future.

Try installing gCam for a slighty different photography outcome.

I only recently discovered Ulefone. In the process, I also discovered a lot of other brands like Doogee, AGM, Blackview and others who also make really wild and interesting phones.

As far as I can tell, these phones are made to every bit the quality of any "flagship" I've ever owned. Granted, these aren't on the same level as the most expensive "top tier" phones out there as far as software updates and processors, but I think they absolutely trounce any Samsung, Apple, or Motorola mid-tier phone. In fact, I'm pretty convinced that they offer normal people a far more useful device than any top-tier phone.

So, why do you guys and gals think all of these *other brands* get ignored by the tech media industry and the "big boys" reviewing devices on YouTube? I just watched a couple of them do their annual "Best Phones of the Year" videos, and good gawd what a yawn-fest. Listening to the typically entertaining Marquis Brownlee try to tell me why this rectangle is somehow better than that rectangle was boring as hell.

Meanwhile, I spent under $300 for a phone with an IR night camera, thermal camera, 6500mah battery, IP69K waterproofing, Mil 810 H "bomb-proofing" and looks friggin' cool to boot.

So... what am I missing?

To be clear, I may cite answers in an upcoming vid on YouTube...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z52_v0RFKp8

This is the best tutorial to remove duraspeed and throw it in space. It takes less than 15 minutes if you don't know nothing about the process. It needs a pc.

Besides, If you know how to setup shizuku, you can uninstall duraspeed with Canta (on f-droid), without needing a pc. Canta is an Android app that is a user friendly adb uninstaller. You can uninstall and reinstall system apps with it.

Shizuku is an app that gives the permission to apps link to it to modify protected files. It provides permission to various apps that is worth to know and use.

F-droid is a store of free open source apps.

I strongly recommend it.

Spread the word for a world free of duraspeed

This sounds like a proper flagship rugged phone! https://m.gsmarena.com/ulefone_unveils_the_first_rugged_phone_with_a_dimensity_9300_the_armor_28_ultra-news-64387.php

Now if only ulefone will start doing proper software support/updates to new versions of android we might be onto a winner. The hardware certainly gets my vote though.