Rugged phones are not for everyone. They're generally huge and heavy, though most come with a long-life battery and all can withstand a beating. A relatively new name in the space has gone mini for a tough cookie that's also an actioncam.
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Category: Mobile Technology, Consumer Tech, Technology
Tags: Rugged, smartphones, Actioncam, Compact
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Oppo’s Find X9 Ultra takes smartphone photography to the next level with a 10x optical zoom telephoto and dual 200MP cameras built around a Hasselblad-tuned system, plus an externally mounted teleconverter lens option to reach even farther.
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Category: Mobile Technology, Consumer Tech, Technology
Tags: Oppo, Hasselblad, Photography, Lens, smartphones
Bigme’s HiBreak Dual pairs a 6.13-inch E Ink display with a secondary LCD screen, aiming to create a distraction-free reading device which also offers the functionality of an everyday smartphone.
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Category: Mobile Technology, Consumer Tech, Technology
Tags: E-Ink, smartphones, LCD
Aside from being tough as nails, rugged gadgets typically prioritize long battery life, but increasingly, newer models have been adding in specialized tools for fieldwork. A projector, for example.
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Category: Mobile Technology, Consumer Tech, Technology
Tags: Rugged, iTablet, Projectors
Shanghai-based Unihertz has made a name for itself in recent years with its varied lineup of rugged phones, tiny phones, and BlackBerry-style handsets with full physical keyboards.
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Category: Mobile Technology, Consumer Tech, Technology
Tags: Phone, Unihertz, Keyboard, MWC 2026, Kickstarter
The iPhone has always been great for photography, but when you're taking selfies, you're at the mercy of the handset's less-capable front camera. This new phone case we just came across solves that with a second mirror-like screen.
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Category: Mobile Technology, Consumer Tech, Technology
Tags: iPhone, Accessories, iPhone case, Kickstarter
Big screen, big battery and useful tools for outdoor enthusiasts – that's what we expect from rugged phones. But hefting one around can be like putting a brick in your pocket. Fossibot's latest effort shrinks the formula down a bit.
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Category: Mobile Technology, Consumer Tech, Technology
Tags: Rugged, smartphones, Actioncam, Kickstarter
While Honor grabbed MWC 2026 headlines with a phone camera on a robot gimbal that spins and tracks your face like a mechanical puppy, Ulefone quietly arrived in Barcelona with a more practical, if less theatrical, idea: a rugged smartphone packing an actioncam module you can physically pop off and wear on your helmet or shirt, or mount to your bike handlebars.
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Finnish smartphone brand Jolla isn't in the business of competing with the dizzying array of Android handsets out there. In fact, it took a long break before announcing its latest model – but from the sound of things, it might be worth the wait.
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Category: Mobile Technology, Consumer Tech, Technology
Tags: smartphones, MWC 2026, Jolla, Privacy, Linux, Finland
HMD's new phone is purpose-built for military personnel, law enforcement agents, first responders, and infrastructure operators who find themselves in super hot or cold environments on the job. It's all about essential features for tough conditions with this one – starting from how you interact with it.
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Chinese rugged phone maker Ulefone has equipped its new Armor 27T Pro+ model with an unusual party trick for a smartphone: a triple camera system that includes both thermal imaging and dedicated infrared night vision. While rugged phones typically focus on surviving drops and dunks, this model aims to give users superhuman vision in challenging conditions.
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