Help! Need Rugged smartphone recommendations.

[samileo311]

Hi everyone

please suggest to me the best-rugged smartphone with advanced features and quality.

waiting for your professional advice.

thanks

 

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! CAT is probably the best known brand for rugged phones: https://www.catphones.com/en-gb/. AGM is another: https://www.agmmobile.com/. I would be very cautious with any off-brand or no-name phone direct-from-China.

 

[pseudoware]

Nokia XR20
https://www.nokia.com/phones/en_us/nokia-xr-20

Not sure of your use case, but putting out the rugged case alternative, as well
https://www.androidauthority.com/best-rugged-phone-cases-1218437/

 

[mrsmumbles]

Another vote for Nokia XR20, I have one and it's pretty rugged. It gets 4 years of security updates and 3 years of OS updates. The only thing that they should have done is use a faster processor. Other than that, it's a good everyday phone. It's meant to last at least 4 years. Good luck

 

[Mooncatt]

The only thing that they should have done is use a faster processor.

Such is the case with most, if not all rugged themed phones. It's a niche market to begin with, so they have to make tradeoffs to keep them price competitive. You won't get the latest and greatest of everything in addition to the added protection.

If the OP wants top end specs plus extra durability, I suggest getting the phone with the specs they want, then a protective case for impact protection.

 

[samileo311]

according to the forums post, now I am looking the models of the following brands:
CAT
AGM
Doogee
thanks for your response.

 

[samileo311]

top end specs plus extra durability
please suggest some models from the brands

 

[B. Diddy]

I'd avoid Doogee. They're maybe a step above the terrible no-name "Welcome" phones from Wish, but support will be minimal from the manufacturer.

 

[samileo311]

thanks for the support

 

[methodman89]

What about the new S Active phone I've been hearing about?

 

[mustang7757]

[Moved this from general news forum to buyers Forum]

 

[kingmoe]

ok so this thread is a lil older now but does anyone have input on this...iv been looking at the rugged phones with big batteries but so far cant find one compatible with verizon...tia

 

[mustang7757]

ok so this thread is a lil older now but does anyone have input on this...iv been looking at the rugged phones with big batteries but so far cant find one compatible with verizon...tia

Welcome to AC!
I would look at like Samsung s23/s24 series , Google pixels 8pro and put a rugged case on it ?

 

[kingmoe]

Welcome to AC!
I would look at like Samsung s23/s24 series , Google pixels 8pro and put a rugged case on it ?

im actually looking for much larger batteries...the battery life is the main thing im looking at and then the specs

 

[mustang7757]

im actually looking for much larger batteries...the battery life is the main thing im looking at and then the specs

Hmm that's tough besides the ones mentioned earlier on in the thread and not sure they work with Verizon

 

[kingmoe]

Hmm that's tough besides the ones mentioned earlier on in the thread and not sure they work with Verizon

iv been lookin for a couple days and sofar the only one iv found that definitely works on vzw is the unihertz tank...the tank3 has 5g but is super fat...the tank 2 is thinner but only 4g but bein as i live in a rural area idk if id really miss the 5g

 

[Windroid 2483]

im actually looking for much larger batteries...the battery life is the main thing im looking at and then the specs

Perhaps you should get a phone with a replaceable battery. You could carry a changed battery with you.

 

[Mooncatt]

Another option would be see if there there's a case with a built in battery pack that fits a phone you'd want. They aren't super popular, so your options will be limited. It'll also make your phone bulky, as will any large battery. If that's a problem, then you'll need to decide which is more important. You can't fit a giant battery into a slim phone.

 

[winmod21]

im actually looking for much larger batteries...the battery life is the main thing im looking at and then the specs

The batteries are surprisingly not as large as the S22's/23's/S24's ... but they're removable 4050 mAh batteries. So you could keep an extra battery at hand, per @Windroid 2483 's suggestion.

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