Currently, all of the popular rugged smartphones run on the Android operating system. It is very easy for a smartphone manufacturer to use Android, opposed to building their own OS. This is great since Android is one of the world’s best mobile operating systems.
In this article, we enlist three most popular rugged Android smartphones for outdoors and sports. They are the Doogee S60, the CAT S41, and the Ulefone Armor 2. All these devices have different prices but they are all IP68-certified, meaning that they all have water and dust protection to be used while playing sports.
Although these three rugged smartphones don’t offer performance that can match a high end device such as the Galaxy S9, their hardware is still very impressive. You might be surprised to hear that each of the following rugged handsets have enough power to be great for your daily driver. Everything like GPS, Bluetooth, and mobile data are also available on these handsets.
The three handsets compare as follows:
Doogee S60
- Processor: Octa-core (4×2.5GHz and 4×1.6GHz)
- IP Rating: IP68-certified
- Display: 5.2” IPS Display
- Operating System: Google Android 7.0
- Screen Resolution: 1080×1920
- RAM: 6GB
- Storage: 64GB internal memory & up to 128GB micro-SD
- Battery: 5,580mAh
- Camera: 21 megapixels
- SIM Card Size: Nano SIM
- Approx. Price: Approx. £270 SIM-free
CAT S41
- Processor: Octa-Core (4×2.3GHz and 4×1.6GHz)
- IP Rating: IP68-certified
- Display: 5.0” TFT display
- Operating System: Google Android 7.0
- Screen Resolution: 1080×1920
- RAM: 3GB
- Storage: 32GB internal memory & up to 256GB micro-SD
- Battery: 5,000mAh
- Camera: 13 megapixels
- SIM Card Size: Nano SIM
- Approx. Price: Approx. £300 SIM-free
Ulefone Armor 2
- Processor: Octa-core (4×2.6GHz and 4×1.6GHz)
- IP Rating: IP68-certified
- Display: 5.0” IPS Display
- Operating System: Google Android 7.0
- Screen Resolution: 1080×1920
- RAM: 6GB
- Storage: 64GB internal memory & up to 256GB micro-SD
- Battery: 4,700 mAh
- Camera: 16 megapixels
- SIM Card Size: Nano SIM
- Approx. Price: £280 SIM-free
All three devices are compatible with giffgaff and have a larger battery capacity than everyday smartphones, which is another plus. This is particularly useful if you work outdoors or play sports.