Non Sponsored Honest Opinion: Ulefone power Armour 18t: A nightmare for Advanced Mobile Users(geeks)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ม.ค. 2023
- This is Part 1 of Non sponsored honest review after a month's usage with piling frustration upon every usage.
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I had it for few weeks now and really love it. One of the better phones I ever owned. No problem with fingerprint sensor. But the other stuff that bothers you a lot doesn't make no difference to me.
I agree to it. It is something that bothers someone who's a geek and needs full access over the device. The problem is with chinese manufacturers. They don't put any additional effort at all in software management.
@@fusionmaniagroup Well actually that's totally real with all Ulefone brand but at leats to me having a thermal camera in this Beats it's a real deal i think this kind of devices goes for people in industrial stuff like electrical engineers or HVAC technitians (as i am).
I dont share the same opinion at all, sometimes we do bad choices and i think you bought the phone just because you like the shape of it or so.
First the finger sensor works very very good in my 18t, probably you configurated your fingertip at the top and youre using it with the non registered part of your finger (side), second i bought the phone for what he has been designed for, in my case to work with, to go over 4x4 trips, excalating, camping and so, and it overfilled my expectations in every single aspects. I needed a thermo camera, so thats the best option in the market within the rest of the features it has that i also needed.
If it doesnt had a camera like that, i probably pondered other equipment, if it doesnt had a battery like this and very very fast charging, or a micro camera as this one that i also need for work, i wouldnt chose it just because i just liked the apearence. This is my oppinion that worth what it worth, from someone that need a very very rugged phone that wouldnt buy for example an iPhone expecting it to last wen i let it droop 10 times a day.
Recording a phone call is not even allowed here as most of the countries mb thats why you cannot do it at this one, thats something i didnt bought the phone for, i dont do it, so its not frustrating at all for me, and most likly neither 95% of those who watched your video.
At the end, with all the features that this phone has, i deeply recomend it to everyone that wants a long term phone that has 12gb ram expansive to 17gb ram and 256gb rom expansive to 2TB, 120hz screen almost unbreakable that will be a very reasonable phone for several years at a very low price.
With all respect, Its very unfair to be posting such a comment about this phone for those who search this type of phone for the usage that it has been built for. I think you should reformulate it somehow.
The phone recording is allowed if both parties consent and I need it coz it is very difficult for me to keep track of venues, date, time and cost finalized for multiple clients. Finger sensor is elongated rather than being rounded and that is why it has lesser surface area and hence gives relatively slower responses.
I did not really say anything bad about the build of the phone, all I have told is about features available and optimisation for user experience.
Totally agree
Hey man..most of the consumers of the phones dont know how to root, neither they don't know what it is, ang this phone is not for the things that your saying, remember this phone is marketed as a RUGGED PHONE, thats the main thing, the things that your saying is just the side ways. Man its your own opinion and we all do have our own, so dont say dont buy this thing just because of that!? Come on man...
he probably bought the phone for a wrong reason. 1 is to look for minor faults and talk bad about the phone. 2. is to try persuade other people not buy the phone. i believe there is no cellphone in this world that can do everything you might want. just like iPhone you can not add SD card for external storage. each phone was designed differently. i have ordered mine because i work in harsh environment. sensor, root and voice recorder he is talking about are not needed at all for me.
Long time Ulefone user here: These phones have a lot of quirks and are very unpolished (although they do actually tend to fix some or most of them later on), and after a while tend to get screen issues like not registering touch or randomly registering input which is extremely annoying. I do however still put up with it all because of the battery life, decent durability, and the fact that I can get dirt cheap replacement parts and then replace them using only screwdrivers.
Edit: Also, internally they have a chassi, meaning screen replacement is made by simply pushing on the back of the screen making that replacement extremely easy as well.
Oh wow 😯
I have this phone. And the fingerprint sensor works very quickly and reliably. It unlocks Quickly EVERY time . I agree that the date can’t be removed on the home screen. It doesn’t allow me to remove the date from the Home Screen. But that is a minor inconvenience. It’s not perfect. But it’s pretty good. It doesn’t really have bloatware . It’s mostly stock Android.
True about bloat ware. I've somehow managed to root the phone but it is useless. You can't remove system apps and replace them with better ones, neither can you install any custom ROM to enable Google assistant on locked screen. It has good things but is a deal breaker for not having basic facilities including google assistant not working on locked screen.
@@fusionmaniagroup Each person likes what they like. But I really don’t care about that because I pick up the phone, my thumb hits the fingerprint scanner . And it unlocks instantly every time, and I can then use Google Assistant. I think you got a defect as far as the fingerprint sensor is concerned because everyone else had the same experience that I’d did in that it works perfectly and quickly. I guess I’d feel differently if I was the type to want to root a device. But I generally use them as they are. I do WISH they’d send an update to allow me to at least change the date display to time and move it to the top of the screen . But I’m not hopeful. Many of these brands only send one or two updates that fix major bugs. Other than that, they don’t really update. That’s the one major flaw with these Chinese phone makers
thank you for this video! You save me to use money in this phone! I had a blackview with many problems that I don't even want to remember and I thought maybe it was the brand and I wanted to try Ulefone because having a mobile that doesn't break is very tempting. The truth is that all these companies do not solve the problems that arise because they do not have workshops or headquarters in any country. They sent me blackview parts to fix it myself and the mobil had so many problems that to the end I giving the phone away. lost money for nothing
If the only purpose is to buy a phone that does not break, then you should buy this phone. It does not break and that is true. Hardware is all good. But the software has issues...like the Google Assistant will not work on locked out screen, call recording not being available, not being able to use third party rooted/full version apk files as the phone will keep on restarting randomly, not a good experience of restoring data from previous device.... For rugged phones, it really is good. I'd say buy it if OS and optimisation does not matter..
Thanks for the bloatware headsup.
Thanxs for this video , You save me swithing to Ulefone power Armorur 18t .... I have Doogee S98 Pro, I am satisfied now . The thermal imager does a great job of checking for lack of insulation and other things, a very good camera. Night vision camera ok, good outside and inside. Memory good enough. The main camera is not bad, but not great. The biggest problem is the screen of the phone, lack of colors and refreshing very bad, compared to my last phone of the same price it is a poor screen. but he didn't buy this phone for himself. Thermal camera, night vision camera, large battery, water dust and shock resistance are the main reason I have it. it's a tool in my hands... For the price it's amazing, well worth phone. Thanx again to stopping me :P
I own 3 x Ulefone Power Armor phones. I will continue to buy them and will be buying this 18T next month when I am in South Africa. Ulefone make great phones - and I also own the flagship Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max and Samsung S23 Ultra, so I am coming from top phone experience. Most, is not all of your conjectures are incorrect and misleading
Unfortunately I beg to differ. Seems like you like collecting expensive gadgets rather than utilising them or getting the worth of it.
That's ok to differ. Nothing wrong. Thank you for dropping in your outlook for 18T :)
Mate I think you bought the phone for the entirely wrong purpose. You wanted all those features you probably should have stuck to Samsung or one of the main brands. As you say in your video it is or video it is a brick but most of the advertising around of the advertising around this device is for its ruggedness not for its software or anything like that. I've had mine for about 3 weeks now , I know it does have a couple of bugs here and there but the fingerprint reader is not one of them. You need to check if your fingers because if your fingers are unusually dry or Wet you will have trouble. By this I mean when you set the fingerprint if your finger is dried out and then when you go to use it and your finger is a little bit moist it won't work. this could be because of the weather conditionst. This common for all phones including my Samsung Galaxy note 20 Samsung Galaxy note 20 ultra. If I was a particularly humid day My fingerprint sensor wouldn't recognise my finger and if it was a really low humidity day and my skin was extra dry The sensor wouldn't recognise it. When I set my fingerprints I always make sure that my finger is not dry By using a little moisturiser rubbed in to whatever finger I need to use. My fingerprint sensor is super responsive I am entirely overwhelmed with how responsibility overwhelmed with how responsibilities. The battery is excellent it'll give me up to 5 days of use Because I don't use the phone for everything I do as I have other devices. I chose this phone because I'm sick of Samsung phones cracking there curved edge screens even when even when using an autobox defender case. I work in a industry where the phone is going to get to beaten around delete all my expectations. As for customising the screen you can use And aftermarket app from Google play to customise virtually. No you can't route the phone but personally I don't think it would be worth rooting at anyway as its processor is not as its processor is not that great.. The only thing that I really need to be of better quality was it was the camera but I can live with that but I can live with that by going back to the old days and making sure the old days and making sure I have a good digital camera a good digital camera with me when I need to take good photos need to take good photos. I'd be happy to buy both phones off you but but it's possible .
Another thing I'm very impressed with the phone is the lack of blotewear. So I'm not sure what bloke where you are referring to.My last point is that voice to text is outside is outstanding. It's one of the best it's 1 of the best voice to text systems I have used. Of course to write-up to the note 20 ultra and none of them with the accuracy of the voice to text on the Armour 18T.
Like I said perhaps you've chosen the wrong type of phone For your needs.
Anyway thanks for for the video it's probably the only negative probably the only negative video I've seen on the phone Hopefully you can get the issues sorted out or it's probably better to go back to the xiao MI.
Glad it's meeting your needs. This is the only video coz the other users are not users but just testers and most likely paid commission to promote the brand. They have misled by providing partial information... They didn't say anything wrong, correct...but they didn't divulge the complete information which comes under providing partial information for monetary gains :-)
Say, if you're buying a new blender which is irreparable, but works well and you pay 1k for that and then it gets damaged in 2 months and then you get to know that it is actually irreparable but nobody told that and all reviews just boasted about it hiding information :-)
$900+ phone being a let down....is indeed heart wrenching 😊🙂
M glad the phone is meeting your expectations.. 🎉🎂
Sounds to me like you did not do proper research on rooting the Media Tek SOC chipsets. They are very hard to root and not just that but asking any phone manufacture how to root their device, you will almost always get the same response NO!. You should rename this to "My Opinion of the Power Armor 18t". Ulephone is one of the better rugged phone companies out there. We actually use the phones in this capacity and they always supply a steady stream of parts as needed. We don't need to root the devices to record phone calls.
How long have you already had the phone?
As I understand it, the manufacturer has mentioned that most of the errors and bugs have been removed after installing the OS update.
Had it since December. The OS is a nightmare.... They're stating it wrong. There has just been one update and that too was rolled out in the month of August 22 and that's it.. don't fall for their claims...
They just fixed the bugs and that too didn't resolve the issue of google assistant working on lock screen..
Hey, everyone said to use the 3rd launcher to solve the home screen problems, but if you use the 3rd launcher, you cannot use the gesture navigation function. The OS of rugged phones from China always has the same problemsreen problems, but if you use the 3rd launcher, you cannot use the gesture navigation function. The OS of rugged phones from China always has the same problems. I used a Doogee phone, and I had the same problems. Beside, the battery performance of the rugged phones is always bad, although they have a large battery. The OS always kills the app in the background, even though you set it to run in the background with no battery limit, add it to the white list for security system apps, and always get the same results. For those who want to buy the rugged phone from China, please think carefully before deciding to buy one. If you just want a rugged phone and don't care too much about the smartphone functions, you can buy one. If not, please buy a normal phone for daily use.
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what phone you reccomend ? and what is best phone for rooting?
Any phone with Snapdragon chipset... If you're new to rooting, try hands on a used less costly Snapdragon chipset phone so that the risk of bricking the device is significantly lower.
Bro, I believe that the bloatware you have on your PA 18T is from a Chinese/India ROM.... mine does not had that much bloatware... Mine was almost stock Android. However, I do complain about the camera which is cr@p quality.... I feel like using an old 2012 phone camera.... It's terribly slow, leading to blurry shots or just bad quality overall... The battery is amazing, however, the phone does heat quite a lot while charging. Screen is nothing to be proud of... And the software lacks polishing... I've got a bug where I turn on the phone and instead of showing me the dots for the pattern unlock... It showse a blank screen and this makes it unable to unlock the phone unless restarted... Honestly, I do not recommend this phone... Shame... It has some special features which made it appealing, but, the camera and software are definitely not up to par.
I don't have any problems with the print sensor. I love the phone so far. The only problem I have with the phone is that I wish there are more tutorial in here where you can find how to customize your phone.
Hi Vicky,
Just download the Microsoft Launcher or Nova Launcher and then you can customise your phone to a good extent. I did the same...
@@fusionmaniagroup Thank you so much for taking the time to reply. I did that with a previous phone I had, and as much as I loved it I decided to don't do the same because made the phone very slow. Perhaps that could be the problem why your phone is slow too? Could it be? Thank you again.
@@VickyLatorreArt apparently this device has the top of the line processor…it can accomodate with the Microsoft launcher… I’d give it a shot, at the most if I would not like it I’ll remove it…. It may work.. Give it a try :-)
Hey Google doesn’t work? That’s a deal breaker.
Nah, not on the lock screen. So when you need to find the phone using the command, or when you're driving, or when your hands are occupied, or anytime when you just want it to do anything for you, you'll have to find the phone to unlock which defeats the purpose of using it without using hands. it won't respond and you'll keep on repeating.
Maybe if you use another launcher it might work better with icons/ customize etc etc
True... I installed Nova launcher and that problem is solved....
hilarious.... all the problems you said can be solved with apps
Not in Ulefone OS
It is stupendous to the core. You install a third party launcher and the phone will start hanging, you root the phone and install mod apps it'll keep on restarting until you configure the denylist in magisk for each single third party mod app, even after you configure denylist the phone will still lag and even fail to start basic apps like Facebook instantly, third party call recorder doesn't work either on this device no matter whichever one you install, you cannot install a custom ROM because it then takes you in the bootloop so you're stuck with the frustrating stock ROM which isn't customizable for even one bit..
They don't care about OS optimisation and user friendliness. They've got no direct line, just an email to which they don't pay a heed.
Thanks a lot! This is a terrible phone for a poweruser.
there must be a reason to root it, right? 😊
never heard anyone to root iphone, right? 😊
Absolutely, rooting is done to replace the default laden OS with a highly optimised one and super user friendly UI
So everyone of your concerns revolve around simply downloading a different launcher from the play store. I never use the stock launcher on any phone. The best part is that most of the launchers that are better are actually free 🤷🏾♂️...... 🤔.... Wait; you actually called the manufacturer and asked them could you jailbreak/root their phone?..... 😶
Yup! I did coz I was unable to find a way out. Nevertheless, I found it later and rooted it but it was just useless so had to unroot it. If you pay attention to the video the issues are of Google Assistant not responding on lock screen, call recording not being available. I did download another launcher and it is working well but another issue with the phone is that if you download a Mod APK it will keep on restarting randomly. The OS is the issue on the phone.
@@fusionmaniagroup I got that, but all of those issues are non existent if you simply get a different launcher
@@TaurasSinco unfortunately not with this one, I've tried what not believe me...but it didn't work out
@@TaurasSinco to get mod files, the phone has to be rooted and then every mod apl has to be added to the denylist in magisk
@@fusionmaniagroup can you link the launcher or comment which one you got that works. Also thanks for the video it's really good review and your point of view.
This is the exact video I needed
There's more to it bro, I've posted part 2 of this a few days ago...
My friend. Unfortunately you tested a wrong phone. The Armor 18T made for professionals, and designed to be rugged, which means probably it is almost impossible to damage its hardware and even its SOFTWARE. Never mind how hard you tried to destroy its system. Bad news for you: this phone is not for rooting (simply not needed to root). If you want to root-risking some devices, then better you choose a cheaper toy. By the way my 18T fingerprint reader is lightning fast. Best luck!
Nope. Absolutely wrong. Software testing is totally different from hardware. Unfortunately my friend you've never experienced an optimised system.... I'd suggest you to try POCO F1 on MIUI 12 and compare both. POCO F1 and MIUI 12 has been the best handset and official OS I have ever tested intrinsically.
I never felt the need to root that phone despite it being a Snapdragon chipset.
That OS has every single thing in every simple and optimised way. Unfortunately, we're not on the same page.
18T is only for its ruggedness, and bigger battery. Plus louder speakers. That is it.
Very Very bad performance 108 mp camera, very slow , shaky, if zoom pictures seems like painting art, videos recording also very very bad quality... 108 MP camera totally waste..
True. Phn hangs a lot
Probably Not really 108, just upscaled.
BRO ITS ON THE SETTING YOU'RE GIVING IT A BAD REPUTATION
Not the settings bro, it is the optimisation and convenience for a device that we pay a good amount for...
I appreciate your time and I will never buy it based on your review .
If your only concern is good battery life and a really strong phone, then I would recommend this phone. If you're a technical geek or a superuser then I won't recommend
This guys a clown ive had this phone 2 weeks and none of this is true