Cubot Kingkong ACE 5 vs hotwav Note 18 Pro

At a glance

Brand: Cubot; Hotwav
Release date: December 2025, 5 months ago; November 2025, 6 months ago
AnTuTu: 312.997 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 62% of devices; 308.681 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 61% of devices

Size: 6.74"; 7.2"
Resolution: 720 x 1600 px HD+; 720 x 1560 px HD+
Type: LCD IPS; LCD IPS
Density: 260 ppi Medium Density; 239 ppi Medium Density
Aspect ratio: 20:9; 21:9
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, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Brightnes 450 cd/m² (typ), 2.5D curved glass screen, Panda glass, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless, In-cell

Chipset: Unisoc T620 / T7280; Unisoc Tiger T615 (T7250)
CPU: 6 x ARM Cortex A55 1.8Ghz + 2 x ARM Cortex A75 2.2Ghz; 2 x ARM Cortex A75 1.8Ghz + 6 x ARM Cortex A55 1.6Ghz
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 12 nm; 12 nm
Frequency: 2.2 GHz; 1.8 GHz
GPU: ARM Mali-G57 MP1; Mali-G57 MP1
RAM: 8 GB; 6 GB
RAM type: LPDDR4X RAM; —
64-bit: Yes; Yes

Resolution: 48 Mpx; 50 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; Digital zoom, Dual camera, Autofocus, Touch focus, Geotagging, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer
Sensor: —; Samsung

Capacity: 256 GB; 128 GB
SD slot: Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card; Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card
Type: —; eMMC 5.1 Storage

Dimensions: 83.3 mm 177.2 mm 15.6 mm Print 3D Model; 84.0 mm 176.2 mm 8.6 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 352 g; 225 g
Materials: Rugged Smartphone, Polycarbonate; Plastic
Colors: Black; Blue Gold Green
Water/dust resistance: IP68, IP69 , MIL-STD-810H; —
Usable surface: 74 %; 87 %
Drop resistance: —; Class A B C D E 180 drops without defects
Repairability: —; Class A B C D E

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 5.2
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy); A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile)
Wi-Fi: 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac; 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11ac
Wi-Fi features: Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display; Wi-Fi Hotspot
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), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), 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), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B8 (900)
2G: B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)