CAT S50 Rugged Smartphone Specs Price and Availability

Caterpillar is going to launch a new rugged smartphone called the S50. The key features of the phone are ruggedness and durability. Cat has promised that the smartphone is IP67 certified dust and waterproof. Apart from these cool features, the 4.7 inch screen can respond to wet fingers and is capable of executing wet finger tracking. The screen has been made from Gorilla Glass 3.

Apart from the durability factor, Cat S50 comes with Android 4.4 KitKat - the latest Android version and is equipped with an MSM 8296 Quad-core 1.2 GHz processor. That being said, it comes with a 2GB RAM and an internal storage worth 8GB. The rear camera is 8 MP with the front facing camera being a VGA camera. The videos recorded by the rear camera can manage resolution up to 1080p with 30 fps. The 2,630-mAh battery, gives, as per Cat, 16 hours of talk time.

The S50 comes with complete access to Google Play and with Cat's own app store by the name of Cat Phones App Store as well. Cat has promised over 1,000 apps. Although it is being branded as Cat's smartphone, you all should know that the device was actually manufactured by Bullitt Mobile who is working with Cat since 2012. The new phone will cost $499 however there is no news about when it will be launched and where it will be launched.



