The rugged phone niche continues to thrive, and Ulefone is doubling down with its boldest release yet – the Ulefone Armor 34 Pro. This device isn’t just a smartphone; it’s a camping light, a projector, and a power bank with a gigantic 25,500mAh battery.
Priced around €650 ($574–$700 / £600 / INR 81,500), it offers an unusual mix of utility and endurance at a surprisingly fair cost.
Unboxing
The box includes a 66W charger, USB-C cable, tempered glass protector, and a wrist strap – generous additions for the price point.
Design & Durability
The Armor 34 Pro is enormous, weighing 825g and measuring 32.7mm thick, making it closer to a tank than a phone. But that bulk comes with serious toughness: IP68/IP69K water and dust protection, plus MIL-STD-810H compliance for shock and extreme conditions.
On the back sits a camping light powered by 585 LEDs, shining up to 1,100 lumens with multiple modes including SOS and strobe. Control buttons and custom keys are well-placed, with a fingerprint scanner in the power button and a dedicated projector button.
The Projector
Its built-in DLP projector produces a 480p image at up to 100 inches. Brightness is capped at 150 lumens, good enough for dark settings. Auto-focus and keystone correction help, though tripod support would have made it more practical. In testing, the phone delivered over 7 hours of projection on a single charge.
Cameras
The triple rear setup includes a 50MP main, a 64MP night vision camera, and a 50MP ultrawide. A 32MP front camera handles selfies. Despite the specs, results are mixed, with limited dynamic range and inconsistent colors, though the camping light works brilliantly as a flash.
Battery & Performance
The star of the show is the 25,500mAh battery, which lasts nearly 57 hours of browsing, 60 hours of video, and over 32 hours of gaming. Inside, it runs on the MediaTek Dimensity 7300 with 16GB RAM and 512GB storage. Performance is solid, rivaling Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 in CPU tasks, though gaming graphics lag slightly behind.
Conclusion
The Ulefone Armor 34 Pro is more than a rugged smartphone – it’s a portable power hub, projector, and flashlight rolled into one beast. While it’s not for everyone, adventurers, campers, and professionals who need toughness and utility will find it a unique all-in-one tool at a price that makes sense.