Cubot Kingkong ACE 5 vs hotwav Note 16

At a glance

Brand: Cubot; Hotwav
Release date: December 2025, 5 months ago; September 2025, 8 months ago
AnTuTu: 312.997 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 62% of devices; 235.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 57% of devices

Size: 6.74"; 6.9"
Resolution: 720 x 1600 px HD+; 720 x 1640 px HD+
Type: LCD IPS; LCD IPS
Density: 260 ppi Medium Density; 260 ppi Medium Density
Aspect ratio: 20:9; 20:9
Features: Water Drop Notch, Refresh rate 90 Hz, Brightnes 400 cd/m² (typ), 1500:1 contrast ratio, 1200:1 contrast ratio, Color LED Notifications, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass, Capacitive, Multi-touch; Water Drop Notch, Brightnes 450 cd/m² (typ), Max brightness HBM - 500 cd/m², 2.5D curved glass screen, Panda glass, Capacitive, Multi-touch

Chipset: Unisoc T620 / T7280; Unisoc Tiger T606
CPU: 6 x ARM Cortex A55 1.8Ghz + 2 x ARM Cortex A75 2.2Ghz; 2x1.6 GHz Cortex A75 + 6x1.6 GHz Cortex A55
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 12 nm; 12 nm
Frequency: 2.2 GHz; 1.6 GHz
GPU: ARM Mali-G57 MP1; ARM Mali-G57
RAM: 8 GB; 4 GB
RAM type: LPDDR4X RAM; LPDDR4X RAM
64-bit: Yes; Yes

Resolution: 48 Mpx; 13 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 1.8; ƒ/ 1.8
Flash: LED; LED
Optical stabilization: No; No
Slow motion: No, 30 fps; No, 30 fps
Features: Digital zoom, Dual camera, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer; Dual camera, Autofocus, Touch focus, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer

Capacity: 256 GB; 64 GB
SD slot: Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card; Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card

Dimensions: 83.3 mm 177.2 mm 15.6 mm Print 3D Model; 78.3 mm 171.8 mm 8.2 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 352 g; 208 g
Materials: Rugged Smartphone, Polycarbonate; Plastic
Colors: Black; Black Blue Gold
Water/dust resistance: IP68, IP69 , MIL-STD-810H; —
Usable surface: 74 %; 82 %
Drop resistance: —; Class A B C D E 57 drops without defects
Repairability: —; Class A B C D E

Operating system: Android 16 Android 16; Android 14 Upside-down cake Android 14
Google services: With Google Mobile Services; With Google Mobile Services

SIM: Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM); Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 5.0 LELow energy consumption; Bluetooth 5.0 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy); A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy)
Wi-Fi: 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac; 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac
Wi-Fi features: Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display; Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display
USB: USB Type-C; USB Type-C
USB features: Charging, OTG; Charging, OTG
Navigation: GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo; GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

4G LTE: B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B17 (700), B20 (800), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100); B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100)
3G: B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900); B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B5 (850), B8 (900)
2G: B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)