**A Closer Look at the Heka Ulefone Power Armor 14**

The Heka Ulefone Power Armor 14 is a phone that promises great value for its price, but when put to the test, it falls short of expectations. The phone's performance is hindered by its outdated Mediatek Helio G35 chip and only 4GB of RAM, which resulted in disappointing scores on Geekbench 5. A single-core score of 159 and a multi-core score of 769 are not impressive, especially when compared to other phones on the market.

The phone's GPU chip is also eight years old, which explains its low performance in Geekbench tests. The real-world experience of playing light games like Crossy Road was a mixed bag, but serious mobile gamers will want to look elsewhere. Even with the iPhone SE, which has an A15 Bionic chip, scores over 11,000 on Geekbench 5, this phone's lack of performance is noticeable.

Despite its limitations, the Heka Ulefone Power Armor 14 offers great value for its price. The user interface is noticeably laggy, but overall, the phone feels premium, thanks to its chunky design and rose gold finish. The buttons are also a nice touch, with a power button featuring a fingerprint reader and a customizable button that can be set to perform various tasks.

The phone's build quality is another standout feature, despite being a bit chunky. The phone doesn't feel cheap, but rather premium, which is unusual for a phone at this price point. The sides of the phone have a power button with a fingerprint reader and a volume rocker on one side, while the other side has a customizable button that can be set to perform various tasks.

On the bottom of the phone, we find a USB-C charging port with a rubber cover, and on the top, there's a headphone jack with the same rubber cover. The back of the phone features an 18-megapixel front-facing selfie camera with face detect and auto focus, as well as a 20-megapixel main camera with a Sony sensor, 2-megapixel macro lens, depth sensor, and flash.

The camera app is straightforward, but there's no option to change the frame rate, which was a minor annoyance. The images taken by the phone are possible, but not award-winning. The macro lens is a bit pointless at 2 megapixels, resulting in mushy images that don't compare well to samples shown on Heka's website.

In an unusual move, Heka decided to watermark every image by default. This feature can be annoying for some users and may be unnecessary. Overall, the phone's design isn't everyone's cup of tea, with no color variants available and a chunky design that may not appeal to everyone.

However, for those who need a rugged phone that doesn't require daily charging, this phone is an option. Despite its limitations, everything works as expected, making it possible to make calls, text, take photos, and browse the web. With all things considered, the Heka Ulefone Power Armor 14 represents good value at its price point, but it's clear that Heka missed an opportunity by not putting a better chip in this phone.

If you're willing to overlook the phone's limitations, the Heka Ulefone Power Armor 14 has a lot going for it. The display is smooth and responsive, making it a joy to use. With all of its features and value for money, it's worth considering for those who need a rugged phone that won't break the bank.

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"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enbuying a brand new phone is often a big purchase for many of us even the iphone se will set you back by around 420 pounds and if you're anything like me it will end up looking far from presentable fairly quickly dave took one look at my phone and then gave me this to review you said it's a lot more errand proof i introduced you the eulophone power armor 14 by heka retailing at just 157 pounds can the eulophone provide a pleasant phone experience at a low price let's find out before we start a quick disclaimer heka sent this product to us free of charge but we only accept it on the basis that we retain full editorial control over our video and we're free to express our personal opinions straight away the packaging for the phone gives us a clue as to who the target audience is the bright yellow and industrial look seems to be targeted towards people who have an outside job such as a builder or a construction worker the phone itself is big and very well protected this isn't the case although hacker claimed to be fashion pioneers i have to say i don't think i'll be seeing the power armor 14 on the cover of vogue anytime soon don't be fooled by the pictures on hecker's website as they seem to have made the phone look a lot slimmer than it is we think it would be better to show the product just as it is so consumers know what they're getting and what you're getting is a large rugged phone that is apparently built to a certified military standard heka claim ip68 compliance basically that means that if you drop it in a puddle or in some water deeper than a meter it should be fine for 30 minutes and still function you do have to make sure that the charging port and headphone jack port have their respective covers over them otherwise it will not survive a swim if you happen to damage these covers then it's probably safe to say the phone will drown ip68 also means that it should be duster and sand resistant so it's very ideal for anybody working on a construction site we haven't tested all the manufacturers claims however i accidentally dropped it and it unironically left a small dent in my floor the phone itself was completely fine the display has gorilla glass however heka hasn't specified which version it is it also came with a screen protector already installed and there's another one in the box heka also claimed compliance of the ip69k standard which is really weird for a phone unless you're in a habit of jet washing your phone we should jet wash the phone so let's geek out on all the specs using this handy totally not copied from apple guide we can see a list of amazing almost unbelievable specifications which includes 64 gigabytes of storage which you can expand with a microsd the screen is six and a half inches with a resolution of 720 by 1600 which is 269 pixels per inch it's a nice high resolution display and the colors look good there's also a headset free radio which is perfect if you were born in the 1930s like pete i will say that the sound quality of the speakers isn't great for enjoying the radio the audio from the phone does sound really bad it's almost like it's being played for a tin can it comes of all the usual sensors for things like gps and nfc and this phone also supports google pay and we have 15 watts wireless charging for this huge battery 10 000 milliamp hours that's more than double the size of a battery in the iphone 13 pro max i used the ulefone for a weekend texting phoning and taking photos the battery lasted the entirety of the weekend or for dave it would last a week because no one ever calls him it's a really impressive battery wire charging is handled by a usb type-c port which supports 18 watts fast charging and there's this really nice red type a to type c charging cable included there's also a usb charger in the box as came with an eu plug which isn't any good for us here but it's also available with a us plug but of course you can use any charger with it there's a fingerprint scanner built into the power button which works great and you can also log into it with face recognition and that also seems to work fine too and as you expect the phone is running android this has the latest version 11 with full access to google play store and it looks pretty stock so it seems like you're getting an awful lot for your money here so what's for catch it's fair to say that this isn't the fastest phone i've ever used inside we have the mediatek helio g35 chip and four gigabytes of ram a combination that is not going to set any speed records we ran a geekbench 5 test and honestly it was painful the cpu managed a single core score of just 159 and the multi-core score of 769. this is not a powerful phone and things don't get much better if we run the geekbench gpu compute test using the vulkan framework the power armor 14 scored just 90 which seemed far too low so we ran it again and it got 89. this is a ridiculously low score and it seems that it's happening because the chip isn't able to complete one of the tests to be fair this phone has a gpu chip which is eight years old so it was never going to score well on a geekbench test in the real world you can actually play light games i played a little bit crossy road on it but serious mobile gamers will want to look elsewhere and if you can stretch to the iphone se the a15 bionic scores over 11 000 in geekbench 5 using the metal graphics test perhaps that isn't a fair comparison because the sc is about three times the price when you factor in all the discounts you can get on this phone and of course we know apple silicon is ahead of the competition but take something like the samsung a13 or the redmi note 10 both available for 150 pounds and you get a much more powerful chip inside this lack of performance is noticeable the user interface is noticeably laggy and that's a shame because in other areas the phone offers great value the phone may be chunky but it doesn't feel cheap in fact i'd go as far to say that it feels premium the rose gold finish on the buttons and around the camera is a really nice touch speaking of buttons we have the power button with a fingerprint reader and a volume rocker on one side and a customizable button on the other side you can choose what you want this button to do and you can use it as a shutoff of a camera or quick access to the flashlight or screenshot or run an app lots of choice there's also a sim card and sd card tray which you can remove without the tool if you have fingernails on the bottom we have a usbc charging port with a rubber cover and on the top a headphone jack with the same rubber cover let's talk about cameras there's an 18 megapixel front-facing selfie camera it has face detect and auto focus and the quality is actually okay it would be fine for video calls on the rear we have a 20 megapixel main camera which apparently has a sony sensor a 2 megapixel macro lens a depth sensor and a flash apparently it has ai scene recognition to help you get the most from your photos and they're claiming underwater photography too you can shoot 1080p video too here are some samples we'll put the frame rate on the screen as there's no option to change that and the camera doesn't tell you what it's shooting overall the images and video are possible you wouldn't expect an award-winning camera on a phone this cheap but it's okay for a quick snap the macro lens is a bit pointless at 2 megapixels for images are very mushy and nothing like for samples shown on heka's website which was definitely not taken with the power armor 14. for some strange reason they decided to watermark every image by default i can't imagine anybody would want that the general look of the phone isn't my favorite there's no color variants and it is chunky i don't think it would be wrong to describe it as a bit of a man's phone but i totally get that people who work in harsh environments would probably appreciate a cheap functional rugged phone that doesn't need to be charged every single day despite our comments about the chip if you can put up with a slightly laggy interface everything works it's a phone you can make calls you can text you can take photos and browse for web we just think heca missed an opportunity put the price up a little the build quality and the features are plenty good enough for a higher price point and then put a better chip in it it doesn't need to be topping the geekbench charts just deliver a smoother experience that honestly this display and the phone deserve even with the negatives the price of this phone for all of the features it offers represents good value so as long as you know what you're buying the heka ulefone power armor 14 has a lot going for it we've got links in the description and discount codes if you want to try one for yourself i hope you enjoyed the video if you did please leave a like or a dislike comment subscribe and share the video and like always i'll see you again for some more geekery youbuying a brand new phone is often a big purchase for many of us even the iphone se will set you back by around 420 pounds and if you're anything like me it will end up looking far from presentable fairly quickly dave took one look at my phone and then gave me this to review you said it's a lot more errand proof i introduced you the eulophone power armor 14 by heka retailing at just 157 pounds can the eulophone provide a pleasant phone experience at a low price let's find out before we start a quick disclaimer heka sent this product to us free of charge but we only accept it on the basis that we retain full editorial control over our video and we're free to express our personal opinions straight away the packaging for the phone gives us a clue as to who the target audience is the bright yellow and industrial look seems to be targeted towards people who have an outside job such as a builder or a construction worker the phone itself is big and very well protected this isn't the case although hacker claimed to be fashion pioneers i have to say i don't think i'll be seeing the power armor 14 on the cover of vogue anytime soon don't be fooled by the pictures on hecker's website as they seem to have made the phone look a lot slimmer than it is we think it would be better to show the product just as it is so consumers know what they're getting and what you're getting is a large rugged phone that is apparently built to a certified military standard heka claim ip68 compliance basically that means that if you drop it in a puddle or in some water deeper than a meter it should be fine for 30 minutes and still function you do have to make sure that the charging port and headphone jack port have their respective covers over them otherwise it will not survive a swim if you happen to damage these covers then it's probably safe to say the phone will drown ip68 also means that it should be duster and sand resistant so it's very ideal for anybody working on a construction site we haven't tested all the manufacturers claims however i accidentally dropped it and it unironically left a small dent in my floor the phone itself was completely fine the display has gorilla glass however heka hasn't specified which version it is it also came with a screen protector already installed and there's another one in the box heka also claimed compliance of the ip69k standard which is really weird for a phone unless you're in a habit of jet washing your phone we should jet wash the phone so let's geek out on all the specs using this handy totally not copied from apple guide we can see a list of amazing almost unbelievable specifications which includes 64 gigabytes of storage which you can expand with a microsd the screen is six and a half inches with a resolution of 720 by 1600 which is 269 pixels per inch it's a nice high resolution display and the colors look good there's also a headset free radio which is perfect if you were born in the 1930s like pete i will say that the sound quality of the speakers isn't great for enjoying the radio the audio from the phone does sound really bad it's almost like it's being played for a tin can it comes of all the usual sensors for things like gps and nfc and this phone also supports google pay and we have 15 watts wireless charging for this huge battery 10 000 milliamp hours that's more than double the size of a battery in the iphone 13 pro max i used the ulefone for a weekend texting phoning and taking photos the battery lasted the entirety of the weekend or for dave it would last a week because no one ever calls him it's a really impressive battery wire charging is handled by a usb type-c port which supports 18 watts fast charging and there's this really nice red type a to type c charging cable included there's also a usb charger in the box as came with an eu plug which isn't any good for us here but it's also available with a us plug but of course you can use any charger with it there's a fingerprint scanner built into the power button which works great and you can also log into it with face recognition and that also seems to work fine too and as you expect the phone is running android this has the latest version 11 with full access to google play store and it looks pretty stock so it seems like you're getting an awful lot for your money here so what's for catch it's fair to say that this isn't the fastest phone i've ever used inside we have the mediatek helio g35 chip and four gigabytes of ram a combination that is not going to set any speed records we ran a geekbench 5 test and honestly it was painful the cpu managed a single core score of just 159 and the multi-core score of 769. this is not a powerful phone and things don't get much better if we run the geekbench gpu compute test using the vulkan framework the power armor 14 scored just 90 which seemed far too low so we ran it again and it got 89. this is a ridiculously low score and it seems that it's happening because the chip isn't able to complete one of the tests to be fair this phone has a gpu chip which is eight years old so it was never going to score well on a geekbench test in the real world you can actually play light games i played a little bit crossy road on it but serious mobile gamers will want to look elsewhere and if you can stretch to the iphone se the a15 bionic scores over 11 000 in geekbench 5 using the metal graphics test perhaps that isn't a fair comparison because the sc is about three times the price when you factor in all the discounts you can get on this phone and of course we know apple silicon is ahead of the competition but take something like the samsung a13 or the redmi note 10 both available for 150 pounds and you get a much more powerful chip inside this lack of performance is noticeable the user interface is noticeably laggy and that's a shame because in other areas the phone offers great value the phone may be chunky but it doesn't feel cheap in fact i'd go as far to say that it feels premium the rose gold finish on the buttons and around the camera is a really nice touch speaking of buttons we have the power button with a fingerprint reader and a volume rocker on one side and a customizable button on the other side you can choose what you want this button to do and you can use it as a shutoff of a camera or quick access to the flashlight or screenshot or run an app lots of choice there's also a sim card and sd card tray which you can remove without the tool if you have fingernails on the bottom we have a usbc charging port with a rubber cover and on the top a headphone jack with the same rubber cover let's talk about cameras there's an 18 megapixel front-facing selfie camera it has face detect and auto focus and the quality is actually okay it would be fine for video calls on the rear we have a 20 megapixel main camera which apparently has a sony sensor a 2 megapixel macro lens a depth sensor and a flash apparently it has ai scene recognition to help you get the most from your photos and they're claiming underwater photography too you can shoot 1080p video too here are some samples we'll put the frame rate on the screen as there's no option to change that and the camera doesn't tell you what it's shooting overall the images and video are possible you wouldn't expect an award-winning camera on a phone this cheap but it's okay for a quick snap the macro lens is a bit pointless at 2 megapixels for images are very mushy and nothing like for samples shown on heka's website which was definitely not taken with the power armor 14. for some strange reason they decided to watermark every image by default i can't imagine anybody would want that the general look of the phone isn't my favorite there's no color variants and it is chunky i don't think it would be wrong to describe it as a bit of a man's phone but i totally get that people who work in harsh environments would probably appreciate a cheap functional rugged phone that doesn't need to be charged every single day despite our comments about the chip if you can put up with a slightly laggy interface everything works it's a phone you can make calls you can text you can take photos and browse for web we just think heca missed an opportunity put the price up a little the build quality and the features are plenty good enough for a higher price point and then put a better chip in it it doesn't need to be topping the geekbench charts just deliver a smoother experience that honestly this display and the phone deserve even with the negatives the price of this phone for all of the features it offers represents good value so as long as you know what you're buying the heka ulefone power armor 14 has a lot going for it we've got links in the description and discount codes if you want to try one for yourself i hope you enjoyed the video if you did please leave a like or a dislike comment subscribe and share the video and like always i'll see you again for some more geekery you\n"