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Cat’s new S48C smartphone looks like a good deal, is first to launch with a U.S. carrier
Caterpillar's new S48C smartphone is designed specifically for the U.S. market, and it is the first to be supported and sold through a major U.S. carrier.
November 9, 2018
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Cat S61 brings HD thermal imaging, laser distance measuring to company’s FLIR-toting rugged phone
Cat has introduced an updated model of its excellent thermal imaging smartphone that boasts a better camera and a few new construction-centric features. Like the previous generation S60, the new Cat S61’s standout feature is its integrated FLIR thermal imaging camera. With the S61 Cat has improved the image quality of the FLIR camera to […]
April 11, 2018
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REVIEW: Cat S41 improves on a great rugged phone form factor
In the nearly five years since Caterpillar entered the smartphone market with its first Android rugged phone, the B15, the company’s phones have entered a state of refinement. No device to date better illustrates that than the new Cat S41. Cat announced this phone back in September and sent the device along to me for […]
December 6, 2017
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Caterpillar unveils the B15Q: a faster rugged smartphone with Android 4.4 KitKat (PHOTOS)
[imagebrowser id=93] A little over a year after releasing its first rugged smartphone, the B15, Caterpillar has upgraded the device with a new, more powerful processor, more RAM and the latest version of Android, 4.4 KitKat. In fact, the B15Q is the first rugged smarpthone to support KitKat. That’s due to the internal upgrades Cat […]
June 16, 2014
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Samsung updates its rugged smartphone with water- and shock-proof Galaxy S5 Active
Around this time last year, Samsung released what was at the time likely the sleekest water-, dust- and shock-proof smartphone ever made. The Galaxy S4 Active had an IP67 in a thin package with top-of-the line specs. The company then turned around and integrated that waterproof feature into its marquee smartphone, the Galaxy S5. But […]
May 30, 2014
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Samsung’s water- and dustproof Galaxy S4 Active redefines top-of-the-line in rugged smartphones
The design isn’t quite as exciting as Caterpillar’s take on rugged smartphones, but Samsung’s new Galaxy S4 Active certainly continues the recent and satisfying trend of water- and dustproof phones that aren’t hideous and a pain to use. In the past, most smartphones granted with an IP67 rating were bulky and badly specced—typically running an […]
June 6, 2013
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Caterpillar enters smartphone market with rugged Android-powered B15
Caterpillar’s latest unveil has nothing to do with horsepower or fuel efficiency. In fact, the latest piece of equipment from the company doesn’t even have an engine or wheels. But it’s still all about productivity in harsh conditions. During the Mobile World Congress show in Barcelona, Spain this week, CAT unveiled its super-rugged B15 smartphone. […]
February 27, 2013
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