We are very close to the end of the 3G era. Replacing you phone can be complicated and frustrating. Rugged phones are a great alternative to tradition smart phones because they give you a piece of mind. We have all been there. You buy a new expensive phone only for you to drop it and have to spend money on a costly repair or replacement.
The rugged phones we want to mention are going to be 4G or better; meaning you can surpass the shut down with them. These phones range in price but you can almost certainly expect them to outlive your ordinary run of the mill smartphone.
We are going to discuss these phones in 2 different categories. The first being Full touch screen phone and candy bar style phone with dial pad. While touchscreens are vibrant and easy to read with their large screens some professionals may prefer being able to dial with not so fancy gloves on. There are obviously pros and cons to both but we are going to give you the down and gritty specs and let you decide what will work best for you.
Touch Screen DISPLAY Size: 5.7 inches Resolution: 2160 x 1080 pixels, 18:9 ratio, 424 PPI Screen-to-body: 68.96 % Features: Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Capacity: 4000 mAh Type: Li – Ion, Not user replaceable Charging: Qualcomm Quick Charge 4, USB 3.0
CAMERA Rear: Dual camera Main camera: 12 MP (PDAF) Specifications: Aperture size: F1.8; Sensor size: 1/2.55″; Pixel size: 1.4 μm Second camera: FLIR thermal camera Video recording: 1920×1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) Features: EIS Front: 8 MP
DESIGN Dimensions: 6.24 x 3.02 x 0.47 inches (158.5 x 76.7 x 11.9 mm) Weight: 8.75 oz (248.0 g) Materials: Back: Plastic; Frame: Aluminum Resistance: Water, Dust, Shock, Vibration, Temperature, Humidity; IP68, 69; MIL-STD-810G certified Biometrics: Fingerprint (touch) Keys: Left: Other; Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Colors: Black
CELLULAR LTE (FDD): Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT) LTE (TDD): Bands 38(2600), 40(2300) UMTS: Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900) Data Speed: LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS SIM type: Nano SIM VoLTE: Yes
MULTIMEDIA Speakers: Earpiece, Loudspeaker Screen mirroring: Wireless screen share Additional microphone(s): for Noise cancellation
CONNECTIVITY & FEATURES Bluetooth: 5.0 Wi-Fi: 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, dual-band; Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot USB: Type-C (reversible), USB 2.0 Features: Charging, Mass storage device Location: GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning Sensors: Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass Other: NFC
DISPLAY Size: 6.53 LCD IPS Resolution: FHD+, 2340*1080 Screen-to-body: 87.89 % Features: 10-Point Multitouch
Capacity: 6250 mAh Arctic Battery Type: Li – Ion, Not user replaceable Charging: Wireless, USB 3.0
CAMERA Rear: Quad Camera Main camera: 48MP AF Sony IMX582, Specifications: Aperture size: f/1.79, 1/2.0“, 6P Second camera: 2; 20MP with 2 Infrared LEDs Video recording: 1920×1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) Features: 1; Macro 2MP Front: 1; 16 MP
DESIGN Dimensions: 174.8*84.2*17.5mm (max 23mm) Weight: 370g Materials: Double injection plastic with TPU protection Resistance: IP68/IP69K; 1.5m MIL-STD-810H Biometrics: Fingerprint (touch) Keys: Left: Other; Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Colors: Black
CELLULAR LTE (FDD): B1,B2,B3,B4,B5,B7,B8,B12,B13,B17,B18,B19,B20,B25,B26,B28AB,B66 LTE (TDD): B34 B38 B39 B40 B41 Other WCDMA: B1,B2,B4,B5,B6,B8,B19 Data Speed: LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS SIM type: Nano SIM VoLTE: Yes
MULTIMEDIA Speakers: 33mm 3.5W 110 dB Speaker Screen mirroring: Wireless screen share Additional microphone(s): for Noise Reduction
CONNECTIVITY & FEATURES Bluetooth: BT 5.1, BT LE Wi-Fi: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax-ready (2.4GHz,5GHz) MIMO 2×2 USB: Type-C (reversible), USB 2.0 Features: Charging, Mass storage device Location: A-GPS / GPS / Glonass / Galileo / Beidou Dual frequency GNSS; L1 and L5 Sensors: Gyroscope, Accelerometer (G Sensor), E-Compass, Proximity Sensor, Light Sensor, 2 Microphone, Fingerprint Other: NFC, ANT+, FM
DISPLAY Size: 5.0 inches Resolution: 1920 x 1080 pixels, 441 PPI Screen-to-body: 57.07 % Features: Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
HARDWARE System chip: Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 (14 nm) Processor: Octa-core, 2200 MHz, ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit GPU: Adreno 508 RAM: 4GB LPDDR4 Internal storage: 64GB, available to use: 45 GB Storage expansion: microSDXC up to 128 GB Device type: Smartphone OS: Android (7.0 Nougat)
BATTERY Capacity: 4900 mAh Type: Li – Ion, User replaceable Charging: Qualcomm Quick Charge 4
CAMERA Rear: Single camera Main camera: 12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Video recording: Yes Features: Video calling, Video sharing Front: 8 MP
DESIGN Dimensions: 5.98 x 3.13 x 0.71 inches (152 x 79.5 x 18 mm) Weight: 11.82 oz (335.0 g) Resistance: Water, Dust, Shock, Vibration, Temperature, Humidity; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified Keys: Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key; Right: Other Colors: Black
CELLULAR LTE (FDD): Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3) LTE (TDD): Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+) UMTS: Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100) Data Speed: LTE, HSPA, HSUPA Dual SIM: Yes SIM type: Nano SIM HD Voice: Yes
MULTIMEDIA Headphones: No 3.5mm jack Speakers: Earpiece, Multiple speakers Features: Album art cover, Background playback Screen mirroring: Wireless screen share Radio: FM Additional microphone(s): for Noise cancellation
CONNECTIVITY & FEATURES Bluetooth: 5.0, EDR Wi-Fi: 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, dual-band; Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot USB: Type-C (reversible) Features: Charging, Headphones port, Mass storage device Location: GPS, A-GPS Sensors: Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer Other: NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Infrared, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync Hearing aid compatible: M3, T4
Candy Bar DISPLAY Size: 2.4″ Resolution: 240×320 LCD Screen-to-body: 87.89 % Features: Traditonal Keypad, Coupled with Touchscreen
Capacity: 2500 mAh, 15h Talk, 312h Standby Type: Li – Ion, Removable Charging: Wireless, USB 3.0
CAMERA Rear: Single Main camera: 2MP Rear Specifications: Effects, Self Timer Second camera: n/a Video recording: VGA (640 x 480)+ Megapixels Features: LED torch, Anti-skid Grip Front: 0.3M
DESIGN Dimensions: 4.5 x 2 x 0.35 inches Weight: 15.1 oz. Materials: Double injection plastic with TPU protection Resistance: IP68/IP69K; 1.5m MIL-STD-810H Biometrics: None Keys: Left: Other; Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key, DNS Cache, D-pad, Touchscreen Colors: Black
CELLULAR LTE (FDD): 4G LTE (TDD): n/aGPRS, EDGE, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE Other 3G, 2G Data Speed: n/a SIM type: Nano SIM VoLTE: Yes
MULTIMEDIA Speakers: 33mm 3.5W 110 dB Speaker Screen mirroring: n/a Additional microphone(s): for Noise Reduction
CONNECTIVITY & FEATURES Bluetooth: A2DP, AVRCP, 4.2 Wi-Fi: 802.11 b/g/n USB: Type-C (reversible), USB 2.0 Features: Charging, Android 8.1, 128GB Expandable Location: A-GPS Sensors: Water Resistant Other: ANT+, FM
DISPLAY Size: 2.6 inches Resolution: 432 x 320 pixels, 204 PPI Technology: TFT Screen-to-body: 24.35 % Colors: 262 144 Touchscreen: Capacitive, Multi-touch Features: Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 2), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
HARDWARE System chip: Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8926 Processor: Quad-core, 1200 MHz, ARM Cortex-A7 GPU: Adreno 305 RAM: 1GB Internal storage: 8GB Device type: Smartphone OS: Android (4.4)
BATTERY Capacity: 4800 mAh Type: User replaceable
CAMERA Rear: Single camera Main camera: 5 MP (Autofocus) Video recording: 1280×720 (HD) (30 fps)
DESIGN Dimensions: 5.39 x 2.54 x 0.81 inches (136.9 x 64.5 x 20.6 mm) Weight: 9.52 oz (270.0 g) Resistance: Water, Splash, Dust, Shock, Vibration, Temperature, Humidity; IP69; MIL-STD-810 certified Features: Numeric keypad, Soft keys, D-Pad Colors: Gray
CELLULAR LTE (FDD): Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 17(700 b) UMTS: Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100) Data Speed: LTE, UMTS
MULTIMEDIA Headphones: 3.5mm jack Speakers: Earpiece, Loudspeaker Features: Album art cover, Background playback Radio: FM Additional microphone(s): for Noise cancellation
CONNECTIVITY & FEATURES Bluetooth: 4.0 Wi-Fi: 802.11 a, b, g, n, dual-band; MIMO, Hotspot USB: Proprietary Features: Mass storage device, Charging Location: GPS, A-GPS, Glonass Sensors: Accelerometer, Compass Other: NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync Hearing aid compatible: M3, T4
PHONE FEATURES Notifications: Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone Other features: Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD, Push-to-Talk
DISPLAY Size: 2.4 inches Resolution: 320 x 240 pixels, 167 PPI Technology: TFT Screen-to-body: 21.30 % Colors: 262 144 Features: Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3)
HARDWARE System chip: Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 8926 Processor: Quad-core, 1200 MHz, ARM Cortex-A7 GPU: Adreno 305 RAM: 1GB Internal storage: 4GB, available to use: 1.8 GB Storage expansion: microSDXC up to 64 GB Device type: Feature phone
BATTERY Capacity: 3180 mAh Type: Li – Ion, User replaceable
CAMERA Rear: Single camera Main camera: 5 MP Video recording: 1280×720 (HD) (15 fps)
DESIGN Dimensions: 5.43 x 2.39 x 0.92 inches (137.8 x 60.8 x 23.4 mm) Weight: 8.29 oz (235.0 g) Resistance: Water, Dust, Shock, Vibration, Temperature, Humidity; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified Keys: Left: Volume control Colors: Black
CELLULAR LTE (FDD): Bands 2(1900), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 17(700 b) UMTS: Bands 5(850), 2(1900), 1(2100) Data Speed: LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA SIM type: Micro SIM
MULTIMEDIA Headphones: 3.5mm jack Speakers: Earpiece, Multiple speakers Radio: FM Additional microphone(s): for Noise cancellation
CONNECTIVITY & FEATURES Bluetooth: 4.0 Wi-Fi: 802.11 a, b, g, n, dual-band; Multiple antennas, MIMO, Hotspot USB: Full-size USB, USB 2.0 Features: Mass storage device, Charging Location: GPS, Glonass Other: Tethering Hearing aid compatible: M3, T3
Stay Safe As always, we say; stay safe. These phone will most certainly be used by semi-pro and professionals in their field of infrastructure and have all been manufactured to meet these standards. If you are one of these personal and use one of these phones please leave a comment below. If you have another phone that you use of love let us know. Log in below with your social profile and let us know.
