Cubot KingKong ES 3 vs hotwav Note 18 Pro

At a glance

Brand: Cubot; Hotwav
Release date: July 2025, 10 months ago; November 2025, 6 months ago
AnTuTu: 225.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 56% of devices; 308.681 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 61% of devices

Size: 6.74"; 7.2"
Resolution: 720 x 1612 px HD+; 720 x 1560 px HD+
Type: LCD IPS; LCD IPS
Density: 269 ppi Medium Density; 239 ppi Medium Density
Aspect ratio: 20:9; 21:9
Features: Water Drop Notch, Refresh rate 90 Hz, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, In-cell; 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 Tiger T606; Unisoc Tiger T615 (T7250)
CPU: 2x1.6 GHz Cortex A75 + 6x1.6 GHz Cortex A55; 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: 1.6 GHz; 1.8 GHz
GPU: ARM Mali-G57; Mali-G57 MP1
RAM: 6 GB; 6 GB
RAM type: LPDDR4X RAM; —
64-bit: Yes; Yes

Resolution: 48 Mpx; 50 Mpx
Aperture: Unknow; ƒ/ 1.8
Flash: Dual LED; LED
Optical stabilization: No; No
Slow motion: No, 30 fps; No, 30 fps
Features: Triple camera, Autofocus, Touch focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Geotagging, HDR, 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: 78.3 mm 162.5 mm 13.3 mm Print 3D Model; 84.0 mm 176.2 mm 8.6 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 284 g; 225 g
Materials: Rugged Smartphone, Metal; Plastic
Colors: Black Orange; Blue Gold Green
Water/dust resistance: IP68, IP69; —
Drop resistance: Class A B C D E 90 drops without defects; Class A B C D E 180 drops without defects
Repairability: Class A B C D E; Class A B C D E
Usable surface: 73 %; 87 %

Operating system: Android 14 Upside-down cake Android 14; Android 15 Android 15
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; Bluetooth 5.2
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile); 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), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500); 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), B6 (800), B8 (900), B19 (800); 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)