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UleFone Power Armor 18 vs ZTE Axon 40 Ultra

What Power Armor 18 does better (7) and where Axon 40 Ultra wins (20) — every spec side by side.

UleFone Power Armor 18
UleFone · 2022Power Armor 18
8.6Score
7 advantages≈ $430
vs
ZTE Axon 40 Ultra
ZTE · 2022Axon 40 Ultra
9.0Score
20 advantages≈ $410
Higher score
6.7Display8.7
7.6Camera9.6
9.2Battery6.9
8.2Features9.0
Dimensions

Size comparison

Power Armor 18Axon 40 Ultra
83.4 × 175.218.873.6 × 163.38.4
Power Armor 18Axon 40 UltraDifference
Height175.2 mm163.3 mm+11.9 mm
Width83.4 mm73.6 mm+9.8 mm
Thickness18.8 mm8.4 mm+10.4 mm
Weight409 g204 g+205 g

Drawn to the same scale from the official dimensions (front and side).

Why is Power Armor 18 better than Axon 40 Ultra?

  1. Battery capacity9,600 mAh vs 5,000 mAh+92%
  2. Main camera108 MP vs 64 MP+69%
  3. Wireless chargingYes · Axon 40 Ultra: No
  4. Storage (base)256 GB vs 128 GB2×
  5. Memory card slotYes · Axon 40 Ultra: No
  6. Selfie camera32 MP vs 16 MP2×
  7. 3.5 mm headphone jackYes · Axon 40 Ultra: No

Why is Axon 40 Ultra better than Power Armor 18?

  1. Storage (max)256 GB vs 1,024 GB4×
  2. Weight409 g vs 204 g2×
  3. OLED panelNo · Power Armor 18: Yes
  4. Optical stabilisationNo · Power Armor 18: Yes
  5. Telephoto cameraNo · Power Armor 18: Yes
  6. Stereo speakersNo · Power Armor 18: Yes
  7. RAM12 GB vs 16 GB+33%
  8. 4K video frame rate30 fps vs 120 fps4×
  9. Thickness18.8 mm vs 8.4 mm2.2×
  10. CPU frequency2.4 GHz vs 3 GHz+25%
  11. Max video4K vs 8K
  12. Screen size6.6″ vs 6.8″+3%
Specifications

Side by side

Design
Weight409 g204 g
Thickness18.8 mm8.4 mm
Height175.2 mm163.3 mm
Width83.4 mm73.6 mm
Frame—Aluminium
Back—Glass
Ingress protectionIP68—
Water resistance (IPx)IPx8—
Glass protectionCorning Gorilla Glass 5Corning Gorilla Glass
ColoursBlackBlack, Gold, Silver
Display
Screen size6.6″6.8″
PanelIPS LCDAMOLED
OLED panelNoYes
Resolution (width)1,080 px1,116 px
Resolution (height)2,408 px2,480 px
Pixel density401 ppi400 ppi
Refresh rate120 Hz120 Hz
Peak brightness—1,500 nits
Measured brightness—680 nits
Screen-to-body ratio71.4%92.9%
HDR—Yes
Performance
ChipsetMediatek Dimensity 900Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Chip makerMediaTekQualcomm
Process6 nm4 nm
CPU cores88
CPU frequency2.4 GHz3 GHz
GPUMali-G68 MC4Adreno 730
AnTuTu score—884,923
Geekbench 6 (multi-core)—3,189
Memory
RAM12 GB16 GB
Storage (max)256 GB1,024 GB
Storage (base)256 GB128 GB
Storage type—UFS 3.1
Memory card slotYesNo
Camera
Main camera108 MP64 MP
Main camera aperturef/1.9f/1.6
Main sensor size1/1.52"1/1.7"
Rear cameras23
Optical stabilisationNoYes
Ultra-wide cameraYesYes
Telephoto cameraNoYes
Optical zoom—3.5×
Max video4K8K
4K video frame rate30 fps120 fps
Selfie camera32 MP16 MP
4K selfie videoNoNo
Battery
Battery capacity9,600 mAh5,000 mAh
Battery typeLi-PoLi-Po
Wired charging66 W65 W
Charged in 30 min52%—
Wireless chargingYesNo
Wireless charging power15 W—
Connectivity
5GYesYes
eSIMNoNo
Dual SIMYesYes
Wi-Fi standardWi-Fi 6Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth55.2
NFCYesYes
USBUSB Type-C 2.0USB Type-C 3.1
USB version23.1
Dual-band GPSYesYes
Satellite navigationGLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, NavICGLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Features
Stereo speakersNoYes
3.5 mm headphone jackYesNo
Loudspeaker loudness—-25.8 LUFS
Fingerprint sensorSideUnder display
BarometerYes—
SensorsFingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, thermometerFingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Software
OS at launchAndroid 12Android 12
PlatformAndroidAndroid
Interface—MyOS 13
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