List of Android 9.0 Pie Supported Ulefone Devices

Here we will list all the eligible Android 9.0 Pie Supported Ulefone device (Android Pie). As we know manufacturers are still working on rolling Oreo out to customers before the end of 2018-19.

Dive into this immersive list of Android 9.0 Pie Supported Ulefone Devices. Google finally revealed the next version of Android OS called Android 9.0 Pie. The update was made available for Google Pixel, Pixel XL, Pixel 2, Pixel XL 2 and one smartphone each from its top partners including Vivo, Oppo, OnePlus, Nokia, and others. 

As we know Google always prefer to name the Android version with some dessert, Google finally made a surprise of choosing the name Android Pie as the 9th iteration of the Android OS after Android Oreo. In recent days, Oukitel started rolling Android Oreo update for their most recent device and they will soon roll Android 9.0 Pie for the eligible device by the end of 2018.

List of Android 9.0 Pie Supported Ulefone Devices

With Android Oreo, Google introduced project treble to support fast OS update. We hope Oukitel will implement the project treble to update every device at a much quicker pace. However, devices which came out by the end of 2016 and 2015 has less chance to receive the Android 9.0 Pie update.

There are many factors that will influence the timeline of receiving the updates, however, it is to be noted that smartphones released last year or late 2016 with minimum hardware requirements stated for the Android Pie update will receive it starting later this year.

What’s on Android 9.0 Pie?

Finally, Google started rolling the next major version of Android for the supported Google Pixel device. After the Android 8.0 Oreo, this is the 9th iteration from Google. The Android P developer preview is out for the for developers (and eager Android enthusiasts) to take for a test drive. With Android Pie, Google has revamped many UI changes which include the notification panel, Settings, Quick Toggles and more. The main highlighted features of Android Pie is notification panel, indoor WiFi positioning, support for iPhone X-style notches, Material Design 2, Dark Mode, Enhanced Auto-fill, Dual Camera API, Neural network API implementation and many more.

Features of Android 9.0 Pie:

Here is the list of top features in Android 9.0 Pie:

New Notification Panel: With Android Pie, Google has completely changed the interface on the notification panel. The quick toggle button now resides inside the dark circle while date, time and carrier name have been removed. With the new notification, Google will also let you select the reply from Google’s machine learning-powered Smart Replies, which scans your messages and will suggest custom replies for you.

iPhone X Like Notch Support: With phone screens getting bigger and bigger and bezels getting slimmer and slimmer, the smartphone manufacturers now have no room for camera, and earpieces> If you like it or not, Google has introduced Notch supports in Android Pie for developers to test how their app will behave on devices with notches.

Multi-camera API: Google finally introducing the Multi-Camera API which enables developers to “create innovative features not possible with just a single camera.” Also, this feature allows every app to request multi-camera instead of the single camera.

WiFi Round-Trip-Time (RTT): This feature allows apps to receive indoor positioning data at an accuracy of 1-2 meters of your position.

New UI for settings/quick settings: Google once again revamped the settings menu and quick settings after the Android Oreo. With the new settings UI, Google introducing new icons for each settings menu.

Power Saving: In Android Nougat, Google introduced the Doze mode which enables more battery backup while your phone is not in use. With Android Pie, Google has worked hard to bring the more advanced doze mode with App Standby, and Background Limits to further improve battery life.

Enhanced Auto-fill: Auto-Fill one of the best features which will save all your username and password. Google rolled this feature in Android Oreo and now they have improvised it with Android Pie.

and more features such as:

  • New Animation/Transition
  • Pixel launcher has been improved
  • Battery saver no longer shows orange warning
  • About phone screen now shows additional info in a popup window.
  • Screenshot button in power menu
  • Text selection zoom (like iOS)
  • Battery saver can now be scheduled.
  • Do Not Disturb has been simplified down to a single mode
  • Volume buttons now control media volume by default
  • Adaptive Brightness is now much more useful as it actually changes the base brightness level
  • Hotspot can be turned off automatically if no devices are connected
  • Rotation can be locked to landscape mode

List of Android 9.0 Pie Supported Ulefone Devices

List of Android 9.0 Pie Supported Ulefone Devices

Ulefone Armor 3T

The Ulefone Armor 3T is one of the latest Andriod Devices from the company. The device has a 5.7 inch Full HD+ IPS Panel. The colors are vivid and bright on the display. Under the hood, the device is powered by a 4x 2.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A53, 4x 1.65 GHz ARM Cortex-A53, Cores: 8 CPU. With that being said, this device is much likely to get an update for Android 9 Pie.

Estimated Date: Yet to be announced

Ulefone Armor 3

The Ulefone Armor 3 is another new device from Ulefone. The device sports a 5.7 inches IPS LCD, FHD+ Display. Under the hood, the device is powered by a MediaTek Helio P23 processor along with 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of Storage. There is a massive 10,300 mAh capacity battery powering this device. That being said, this device is also expected to get the latest version of Android, the Android 9 Pie in the coming days.

Estimated Date: Yet to be announced

Ulefone Power 5S

The Ulefone Power 5S has a 6.0 inches IPS LCD, FHD+ Display which looks quite good. Talking about the internals, the device is powered by a MediaTek MT6763T Helio P23 chip inside along with 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of Storage. The device has a Dual (21+5) MP camera setup as well. With that being said, this device is much likely to get an update for Android 9 Pie.

Estimated Date: Yet to be announced

Ulefone T2

The Ulefone T2 was released back in February 2018. This device has a 6.7 inches IPS LCD, FHD+ Display. Taking a look underneath, we can find the MediaTek Helio P60 processor inside along with 6 GB of RAM and 128 GB of RAM. There is a 3,900 mAh capacity battery powering all this. This device is much likely to get an update for Android 9 Pie.

Estimated Date: Yet to be announced

Ulefone S1

The Ulefone S1 is another great device from the Company. This device has a 5.5 inches IPS LCD Display. Under the hood, the device is powered by a MediaTek MT6580 processor along with along with 1 GB of RAM and 8 GB of Storage. There is a 3,000 mAh capacity battery powering all this. With that being said, this device is much likely to get an update for Android 9 Pie.

Estimated Date: Yet to be announced

Ulefone Armor 5

The Ulefone Armor 5 has a 5.85 inches IPS LCD display which looks pretty good. The device is powered by a MediaTek MT6763V Helio P23 chip inside along with 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of Storage. There is a 5,000 mAh capacity battery powering this device up. This device is much likely to get an update for Android 9 Pie.

Estimated Date: Yet to be announced

Ulefone S9 Pro

The Ulefone S9 Pro is another decent offering from the Company. The device has a 5.5 inches IPS LCD Display. Under the hood, the device is powered by a MediaTek MT6739 chip inside along with 2 GB of RAM and 16 GB of RAM. There is a 3,300 mAh capacity battery inside powering this device up. This device is much likely to get an update for Android 9 Pie.

Estimated Date: Yet to be announced

Ulefone X

The Ulefone X is another great Android Device from the company. The device has a 5.85 inches IPS LCD Display. Under the hood, the device is powered by a MediaTek MT6763 Helio P23 chip inside along with 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of RAM. This device is much likely to get an update for Android 9 Pie.

Estimated Date: Yet to be announced

Ulefone T2 Pro

The Ulefone T2 Pro is another decent device from the Company. This device has a 6.7 inches IPS LCD Display. The colors are vivid and the display looks sharp. Under the hood, the device is powered by a MediaTek Helio P70 chip along with 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB of Storage. There is a 5,000 mAh capacity battery powering this device. With that being said, this device is much likely to get an update for Android 9 Pie.

Estimated Date: Yet to be announced

Ulefone Power 5

Ulefome Power 5 is one of the latest offerings from Ulefone. The device is powered by an Octa-Core MediaTek MT6763T chip inside along with 6 GB RAM. This device is much likely to get an update for Android 9 Pie.

Estimated Date: Yet to be announced

Ulefone Armor X

The Ulefone Armor X is an 18:9 All Screen IP68 rated Smartphone which is a quite popular device in countries like China. The device is powered by a 4-Core 1.5GHz CPU along with 2 gigabytes of RAM. That being said, this device is also expected to get the latest version of Android, the Android 9 Pie in the coming days.

Estimated Date: Yet to be announced

Ulefone Power 3

The Ulefone Power 3 is another popular AndroidDevicee by Ulefone. This device is powered by a Octa core, 2 GHz, Cortex A53 processor along with massive 6 GB of RAM. The device is currently running on the Android 7.1 Nougat. That being said, this device is also expected to get the latest version of Android, the Android 9 Pie in the coming days.

Estimated Date: Yet to be announced

Ulefone Power 3S

The Ulefone Power 3S has a massive 6350 mAh battery. This device is powered by a MediaTek P23 chip inside along with 4 GB of RAM. This device is also expected to be updated to the latest version of Android 9, the Android Pie.

Estimated Date: Yet to be announced

Will I receive the Android Pie update?

Talking about the smartphones that will receive the update, your smartphone must have released in late 2016 or in 2017 and 2018 based on the smartphone brand and other factors. It must meet the minimum hardware requirement in order to be eligible to receive the update. It must have Android device drivers installed to support Android Pie aka the new update. There are certainly other factors involved in the eligibility too. Check out our compilation of a list of Android 9.0 Pie Supported Ulefone Devices here.

Why my smartphone is not eligible?

Unfortunately, the global penetration of newer Android versions has seen a steep decline since the minimum hardware requirement increases with every iteration along with driver requirement and based on other components. In fact, many smartphones which are eligible for Android Oreo (8th version) hasn’t received the update even after it has been a year since it was launched. Older Android smartphones can be updated by its manufacturers but it doesn’t have any incentive for the manufacturing firm. Instead, phone manufacturers release newer smartphones every year to allow users to switch to the newer models thereby declining the need to invest time and money in updating older phones. So, if your smartphone is older than 2 years, your smartphone manufacturer has already stopped supporting the device.

Even if your phone is eligible and enlisted, there are many factors that can influence the incidence of the update via OTA. First of all, the smartphone manufacturer tweaks into the settings before sending it to the devices. Then, if your smartphone is locked by any carrier, they will perform further tweaking in order to fit their needs only after which, the update is sent via OTA which could take good months to actually roll out even after the update was originally rolled out months ago.

What should I do if my phone isn’t eligible to get the upgrade?

Looking for something like Android Pie or in fact, better than it? Get yourself a custom ROM that will provide adequate support for your smartphone even after your smartphone manufacturer has stopped supporting any updates on it. Custom ROMs maximizes the functionality and features in your smartphone which would or wouldn’t have been possible with Android versions.

Custom ROMs like LineageOS 16 which is under development and will be officially rolled out in December 2018 is being developed based on Android Pie. It means even if your phone is ineligible to receive the official update, you can still use it via custom ROMs. There are a bunch of other ROMs as well such as AOSP, Resurrection Box, Paranoid Android, etc that you can try as well.

Comments

    1. Keep dreaming of Android updates from Ulefone! If there is an update, you have to flash you’re phone! Ulefone sucks about updates.

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