Armor 27T Pro Plus, 5G Rugged Phone, Thermal Imaging 64MP+50MP Camera, 24GB+256GB MTK Dimensity 6300, 10600mAh(33W), 30W Wireless Charging, 6.78" FHD+ 120Hz Corning Gorilla Screen, Android 15

This device is an upgrade from a Ulefone 18T, which I ran for nearly three years. This is day three, and from the box, the easiest setup I've done with a new device. Clean, simple, quick. The instruction booklet pretty much showed the location of the SIM and micro SD tray, and little else. That's all you need. Power the phone up, follow the prompts, and you're ready to change the settings to your preferences. Ulefone has made serious improvements in my opinion. This phone has a refinement well beyond price point. Android is fast and efficient. Three days and I'm just now at 50% on the battery. The cameras work well. The 18T had an amazing macro, which this one lacks. However, I've the microscope for that, and in it's place you have night vision. The IR can illuminate across a large room. So it's effective. The FLIR seems improved both from a physical and software perspective--quicker. Another improvement is the button on the side of the phone does not protrude as it did on the 18T, so you do not press it at inopportune moments. One other comment, and it regards the manufacturer. My 18T took a tumble down a stairwell at work from the 5th floor. It still worked, the only damage seemingly the headphone jack. I was mistaken. About three weeks out from that fall, the phone died in a spectacular fashion. I thought it a good idea to share with Ulefone events leading up to the event, and the event itself. They're in the business of rugged phones, and I felt they needed to know the nature of the failure for future improvements. I'd been completely satisfied with the device, and felt it was no failure caused by a manufacturing defect, more a testimony of what the device went through in its time with me. I put it through its paces, and it did above and beyond. Ulefone support immediately responded, and was very interested and concerned of my well-being and exactly how the phone died. They even wanted to know what position it was sitting in. They were thorough. That's the attitude that a customer likes to see and experience. A company that communicates with its customers, and has an interest in improving their products. I'll update this much as I did my review with the 18T, after a couple of months.

This is my third Ulefone over many years of phone abuse. This 27T Pro Plus is definitely my favorite so far. The FLIR camera is improved over my previous two phones and the added night vision is a nice addition. All of the typical features and menus I've become accustomed to are improved. I am extremely hard on phones, to the point I can remember breaking at least two on the very first day I owned them. But Ulefone has proven to be far tougher. I actually have not broken my last Ulefone and it's battery life is still impressive after many years of rigorous use. This 27T has a slightly larger battery capacity that did not increase the overall size of the phone and I'm sure it will perform as well as my previous Ulefones. I definitely recommend this phone. I would even be tempted to purchase another as back up, but based on my experience with Ulefone phones so far, I won't need another for a quite a while

I've had the Ulefone Armor 27T Pro Plus 5G phone for 45 days now. I liked the FLIR and Night Vision features, and the "medium" weight of this rugged phone, but had never had a Ulefone product before. I'll start with the physical characteristics. I would call this a medium-sized rugged phone. It's definitely not tiny, and also not huge like the jumbo units with camp lights and over 20,000mAh. This phone has 10,600mAh and weighs 450g. For comparison, my wife's Pixel 7a in an overstuffed bi-fold wallet was 400g total. The Armor 34+ Pro is 825 grams, which is closing in on 2 lbs(!). The phone actually came with one tempered glass protection screen, but also has a plastic protector you will need to remove first to install the glass protector. My screen had one stuck pixel. Ulefone was quick to remedy the issue, and is quite pleasant to deal with. The fingerprint sensor is on the power button. It generally works well, but can be a little finicky, as can the screen, which is very touch sensitive. I think this is made worse by all the AI tools Android has now, as I get the Circle area to search prompt far too often. The camera login works well, although it can be a little slow in bright lighting. The USB-C connector and a 3.5mm audio connector (yay!) are under protected covers. I've used several connected chargers, all with good rates. The 33W charger will definitely get over 30 watts and keeps it's cool. The 50W wireless charger only hits 30W max with the Armor 27. This is probably a good time to mention you should definitely check compatibility with the Ulefone options. The E01 is no go, it flickers large blocks of the screen and is unusable (the 27 is not listed with the E01). The E02 has a bit of small flickers across the image, but is definitely usable. I would skip the Protective Case, unless you need a belt clip. It doesn't offer much in the way of additional protection and is quite bulky, especially the large release tab at the top. Battery life has been very good, but the cellular reception is not as good as other modern phones. I wonder if the rugged case is costing some reception coverage? This could be an issue in rural areas (it is for me). The flashlight is weak while the speaker is nicely loud. You can't really use the speaker while on the wireless cradle though, it's completely blocked. I should mention here that the cradle has a small fan that will always be on when the phone is in the cradle, but luckily it is surprisingly quiet (under 45dB) for a small fan (tiny fans are usually silly loud). I use the phone in harsh environments; mechanical work, paint work, carpentry, agriculture, etc. The build quality feels rugged. It is NOT solvent resistant though, and matte surface on the back will come right off with even weak solvents. The normal camera takes clear pictures. Be sure to use tap-focus on closer objects though, and be patient for the beep. Otherwise you'll get lots of blur on closer subjects. The 50MP camera can be selected as an option on the camera, which is nice to avoid taking HUGE photos when you just need good ones. Night vision is also an option directly in the camera option bar. I hate that android puts the Google Lens button nearly on top of the shutter button. I end up using the side button to avoid pressing it. That's not a Ulefone issue, it's another Android AI annoyance. Flir (MyFlir) creates some handy images. It could use some documentation. I know that in this AGILE development world that documentation should be unnecessary, but it's just not the case with all the features that MyFlir Pro has. Registration of the thermal overlay could definitely be easier to get to. I still like the auto high/low point finders of my dedicated handheld thermal camera, which also has a much higher upper heat range. Overall, the phone meets most of my work & personal needs. Reception could definitely be better, the stuck pixel was a bummer, and I wish the back material was solvent resistant. Flir could use a bit more range, since you can't even get a good measurement on exhaust components, but I'll forgive it for the lovely VividIR enhancement mode. MediaTek's DuraSpeed app is abysmal, and will cause more issues than it fixes. Scroll to it in settings and either disable it, or deselect most of your daily apps. I'm going to roundup to 4 stars here, due to Ulefone support being so eager to help. That went a long way for sure.

This phone has exceeded all expectations so far. The durability and functionality/performance of this phone is excellent. The thermal imaging camera has come in handy several times. It does weigh just under a pound so not the lightest phone. Was able to get it working on straight talk using the t mobile network in USA with a new sim card. Overall a great value considering many phones cost much more and offer way less in terms of battery life and durability. The night vision camera also works well. This phone will survive and provide functionality to an extent most other phones do not.

Not very good smartphone at all. The touch screen is horrible and the phone itself is incredibly slow. Anything that requires you to tap near the edge of the screen is almost impossible to actually trigger. So essentially anytime you try to do something that has a button down in the corner of the screen like send an email or post a comment or send a text it is incredibly difficult most of the time because no matter how many times you tap the button it simply doesn't work. Half the time you end up completely erasing anything you've written in the message you want to send because the the phone confuses what you're trying to do and thinks you're trying to go back one screen instead of actually doing what you wanted to do. It's so slow I have to restart once or twice a day just to make it so it's actually usable. Flashlight is horrible. Have yet to find a situation where it's actually even remotely bright enough. Every single smartphone I've ever had has been a lot brighter than this one. And the battery life is absolutely nothing like what's advertised. Yes you can use your phone all day but it's not some super battery like they claim. I have to charge my phone every night or I'll run out the next day. Sure that's usually what you have to do with a normal smartphone but this was supposed to be more than that when it came to the battery. As far as the thermal camera: I guess.. well... yes, it's gotthat. It's the reason why I bought this particular phone. Is it a good thermal camera, versatile enough that I can actually get some good use out of it for a lot of different things? No. Not at all. The phone is incredibly durable though. I'll give them that. I mean seriously this thing is a tank. That's why I'm giving it two stars instead of one. The truth is this is just a gimmick phone that they're selling. They literally took a very cheap smartphone, put a thermal camera on it, and put it inside of a really durable case. Think about a really cheap prepaid smartphone from like Walmart or something in a really tough case. That's literally all this is. I definitely regret buying it. Update: I really have tried to give this phone a chance. Yes it is extremely durable, but that is the ONLY good thing about this phone. The touchscreen is an absolute nightmare. It barely works at all. The camera is horrible. The light is horrible. The battery lasts about 8 minutes longer than a regular battery. The infrared camera is almost useless. I will NEVER buy another phone from this company. All that said, customer service not bad

Exactly as advertised. The FLIR camera is precise and easy to use. A true rugged device.

I bought this as an upgrade from the Power Armor 18, and I can honestly say this feels like I really did upgrade. It's still hefty, but in a good way. I don't have to worry about dropping it and it really is rugged. The battery is a huge plus for me as it lasts for a couple days at a time while still being used normally and even watching videos throughout the day. Some of the software glitches that I worked around on the Power Armor 18 have been fixed and the updated android 15 is perfect with tons of features and modern customization options on your home screens. It's not light, but they did send a wrist strap with the phone which helps if you're prone to dropping it, along with a screen protector but this phone can handle drops no problem. The camera and thermal is really easy to use and it's amazing how small the thermal lens is compared to some of the other brand thermal phones. If you've liked another phone from Ulefone this is an easy upgrade :)

Pros: extremely tough, I've dropped this thing allot and zero damage so far. The battery is just insane. It's charges pretty quick with the supplied charger. Hit and miss with other fast chargers. If it's not fast charging, it's painfully slow. Even with gaming and watching you tube the battery lasts 2 days from a full charge. The processor seems decently quick. I experience lag every once in a while but usually when the battery is low and charging always fixes that. The thermal camera is way awesome. I use it at work all the time for electrical diags and cooling system diags. It also has a phenomenal IR night vision camera you can see clearly even in pitch black darkness up to about 10 or so feet. Farther when I use my IR flashlight. Haven't bought any of the Accessories like the microscope or boroscope but will soon. The camera is really awesome. Great quality front and back. Cons: 1: volume issues: When you're watching a video and your phone rings or you get a notification, the video volume raises up to the same as what you've set the others for. 2: screenshot sound: screenshot shortcut is power button with volume down keys pressed simultaneously. It's fairly easy to do this accidentally. Not a big deal except it makes a camera shutter sound at a fairly loud volume. There's no way to turn it off or silence it. Apparently it's how the default Android ROM is releases and the devs have to add functionality to this. 3: fb Messenger calls: when receiving Facebook Messenger calls, it rings but does not show an answer button on the screen. Just the lock screen. Even after unlocking it's still not in the notification bar. You have to unlock your phone, open the app and only then will you see a button across the top of your conversation that says return to call. This might be a problem on Facebooks side of things and I'm gonna leave a review on play store for that.