#rugged-smartphone

#rugged-smartphone

I love my iPhone 17 Pro Max, but even this phone gives me battery anxiety on days when I know I'll be away from a charger for an extended period. So I'm forever attaching wired or wireless power banks. I'm turning a sleek, thin, and light phone into a gigantic, unwieldy brick. So why not start with a gigantic, unwieldy brick instead of a power bank? Also: I thought this iPhone screen protector was overrated - until I hit it with a brass knuckle

The Unihertz 8849 Tank 4 Pro -- the world's first rugged smartphone to pack a 720p DLP (Digital Light Processing) projector is a huge smartphone -- measuring 174.9 x 87 x 22.5 mm and weighs a massive 530 grams (that's over a pound). This is built for durability with high levels of shock proofing, and is water and dustproof to IP68 and IP69 standards.

Doogee launched the Doogee Fire 5 Ultra last month with dual camping lights on its rear, and we've learned from a reliable source that the brand is set to launch another rugged smartphone with dual camping lights, called the Doogee Fire 7 Pro. The dual camping lights on the Doogee Fire 7 Pro, like those on the Fire 5 Ultra, have a brightness of 1,200 lm.

As usual, the first thing I noticed about the WP60 is its heft. Yeah, this phone is just as heavy as most of their devices. Coming in at 360g, that's 161g more than my Pixel 9 Pro. When I took it out of the box, I realized just how big it is: measuring 7.244 x 3.42 x .58 inches, with a whopping 7.2-inch display and 85% screen-to-body ratio.

Aptly named, everything about the S200 Max has been turned up to the max. This Android 15, 5G-enabled smartphone features a big 6.72-inch 2,400 x 1,080 pixel (2.4K) display that can hit 120Hz refresh rate. But this isn't the only screen -- on the back is a 1.3-inch IPS always-on secondary screen that allows you to peek at things like notifications, the time and date, and battery status without having to be distracted by the big display.

The Oppo A6 Pro is official, and it's one tough smartphone. Rated for IP66, IP68, and IP69, it can handle 8,000KPa of hot water pressure, can soak in 1.5 meters of water for half an hour, and can be used with wet or oily hands. Oppo says that the A6 Pro can resist a drop of 2.5 meters, continuous drops from 1.5 meters, and can even last up to 1,830 times if dropped from half a meter.