The American brand CATerpillar is one of the largest and most famous manufacturers of construction and mining equipment, which is familiar to many people not so much for combines and tractors, but for its indestructible boots and sneakers. And when Caterpillar announced that they were planning to start producing smartphones, it would be strange to expect that these would be powerful camera phones or designer handsets for zoomers. Instead, the company, as expected, decided to focus on producing rugged smartphones for working in less than favorable weather conditions.


For the most part, Caterpillar S handsets are simple mid-range Android smartphones with far from the most modern designs, ordinary IPS screens and not the most impressive cameras. The emphasis is on shockproof properties, the ability to withstand sudden temperature changes and other adversities. When producing cases, CATerpillar uses several layers of protective material, additional metal supports, reinforced protective glass and rubberized plugs for connection ports. In most S smartphones, the case meets the military standard MIL-810G, in some cases an additional antibacterial coating is applied to the surface. Also a huge part of the show is the long-lasting battery and the free side button you can hang an emergency call on. Some models also have a built-in thermal imager.

However, everything that has just been said is not an axiom. Sometimes, in an attempt to escape from a boring template, Caterpillar engineers experiment with shape and release quite interesting and powerful smartphones with a modern design a la Cat S75. In his case, the manufacturer has brought the overall protection to the IP69K level, as a result of which his case does not allow sand, dust, dirt or water to pass through, can operate in a temperature range from -30°C to +75°C and, in general, does not just comply military standards, but exceeds them. In many ways, this required abandoning the audio jack and charging port, which is replaced by wireless charging. Another key feature of the Cat S75 is its support for satellite communications for emergency calls.