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  • RaichuPls - Monday, February 22, 2016 - link

    Was interested, but then saw the 4.7" 720p display...
  • LostWander - Monday, February 22, 2016 - link

    Maybe they're using it as a shortcut to extend battery life without making the phone even heavier? Still pretty crazy to see a 720p screen on a $599 device these days
  • jasonelmore - Monday, February 22, 2016 - link

    like a iphone 6S? its not noticeable really
  • close - Tuesday, February 23, 2016 - link

    The people targeted with this phone don't care if the screen is "just" 720p because they see it as a tool. If someone sees it as a toy or gadget the 720p screen is a bummer. But a high-res screen would just drive costs up and battery life down with no good justification as far as the target audience is concerned.
  • zinfamous - Tuesday, February 23, 2016 - link

    exactly. This isn't a toy and 720p is perfectly adequate for its intended use. The infrared camera is not a toy feature and you wouldn't find these applications on a toy phone. I think it's a smart decision for this device which is certainly not designed for Candy Crush aficionados. Overall, pretty cool tool for the people that would put this thing to work.
  • Kutark - Wednesday, February 24, 2016 - link

    I'm convinced it's just hipsters who want to be "different" that want to buy this so they can up their hipster cred that are concerned about the 720p screen. Like you said, the target audience needs reliability, battery life, and ruggedness. They're not gonna be sitting on a high beam at a construction sight watching 2 hours of youtube while they sip their non-fat soy whipped green tea latte.
  • Wolfpup - Tuesday, February 23, 2016 - link

    720p *IS* a high-res screen.
  • Wolfpup - Tuesday, February 23, 2016 - link

    The higher resolutions on Android phones are only for marketing. That should be so blatantly obvious it needs no explanation.
  • mooninite - Monday, February 22, 2016 - link

    At least it is shipping with Android 6.0!
  • nathanddrews - Monday, February 22, 2016 - link

    And physical buttons! :D
  • Hrel - Monday, February 22, 2016 - link

    4.7" is a good thing. I'd prefer 1080p, but wont' dismiss it just cause of 720p, as the other guy said, he doesn't think it's noticeable. It probably isn't.
  • Murloc - Monday, February 22, 2016 - link

    yeah seriously, I have a 854x480 4.5'' screen and I can see the pixels if I look closely, but it doesn't feel pixelated or blurry at all when reading text normally.
  • Alexvrb - Monday, February 22, 2016 - link

    I know a bunch of mechanics that would tolerate the "small" display if it meant it can withstand a few drops onto concrete. Steel + carbon fiber chassis, 1mm thick GG4? Sounds like they'll have a winner on their hands. The FLIR camera can come in handy in the automotive field as well.
  • name99 - Monday, February 22, 2016 - link

    If you think that's the most important spec, you're not in the market for this device.
    Your comment is like someone saying "Well, I was going to buy one of their bulldozers but then I saw it comes in that ugly yellow, so no thanks".
  • Kutark - Wednesday, February 24, 2016 - link

    Yeah. Or, "Where is the Bang and Olufsen stereo in this excavator?"
  • Alexvrb - Wednesday, February 24, 2016 - link

    "No heated leather seats in this steamroller? Unacceptable!"
  • close - Tuesday, February 23, 2016 - link

    The people targeted with this phone don't care if the screen is "just" 720p because they see it as a tool. You see it as a toy or gadget. A high-res screen would just drive costs up and battery life down with no good justification as far as the target audience is concerned.
  • ddriver - Tuesday, February 23, 2016 - link

    720p on a 4.7" isn't all that bad

    it doesn't have a headphone jack thou
  • Alexvrb - Tuesday, February 23, 2016 - link

    Possibilities exist for use with a wireless set, as well as USB Type C sets and/or adapters.
  • Kutark - Wednesday, February 24, 2016 - link

    Why? For actual work use 720p is plenty. Unless you're some hipster and you want to sit in a starbucks watching youtube on your super industrial phone that you don't actually need.

    Keep in mind this is designed for people doing actual work in sketchy conditions. The chances they're going to be doing a lot of media viewing at high resolutions is about squat. They need to be able to make calls, check maps, blah blah blah.
  • jann5s - Monday, February 22, 2016 - link

    Are those yellow things on the front (top and bottom) and back (next to the camera) switches of some kind?
  • icrf - Monday, February 22, 2016 - link

    According to TR, they're for sealing off speakers/ports for when you need to take it 16m underwater.

    http://techreport.com/news/29739/cat-s60-smartphon...
  • jann5s - Monday, February 22, 2016 - link

    thx for that find (btw it is 16 feet underwater, not meter)
  • Mr Perfect - Monday, February 22, 2016 - link

    Interesting phone. The usual companies' flagships are all very homogeneous these days.

    What's Cat's update record like? Is the phone unlocked? What carriers is it compatible with?
  • nathanddrews - Monday, February 22, 2016 - link

    So does Bullitt repurpose existing phones or just build from scratch? Seems like a smaller OEM like this would have to charge a LOT more for a phone with these features.
  • Murloc - Monday, February 22, 2016 - link

    founded in 2009 in the UK, and they make smartphones and audio stuff for various big brands, so it can't be trash.

    Also this is just the company, who knows who the chinese contractors are?

    I mean, apple has chinese contractors too and they have huge margins, so you probably can get quality products out of china with decent prices if you give up on some of those.
  • Pork@III - Monday, February 22, 2016 - link

    Middle class Hadware for €649 Hmm? China made rugget phones with this parameters for 1/3 of this prise.
  • Murloc - Monday, February 22, 2016 - link

    this is made in china for sure, the EU price is a bit high but the US price sounds good.
    1/3 of the price = 1/2 of the quality quite often, plus you can't find those in Europe.
  • Efen - Monday, February 22, 2016 - link

    They aren't using the FLIR sensor though. Off the shelf price from that is around £120 in single units- even allowing for bulk discounts that is a large proportion of the cost.
  • geekman1024 - Monday, February 22, 2016 - link

    FLIRT Camera.... Nice.
  • nicolapeluchetti - Tuesday, February 23, 2016 - link

    I Hope That the camer is 800X600, 80*60 looks like a bit low res
  • Azune - Saturday, March 5, 2016 - link

    No that infrared camera is actually 80*60. But it is overlayed onto the image of the normal camera, which makes it useable.
  • techielife - Monday, October 8, 2018 - link

    This is definitely a breakthough! I like most of its features ofcourse Thermal imaging is on top and 3800 mAh battery and front back camera as well. Though it has smaller screen size of 4.7" having 720 p resolution. I think it will bring revolution to the thermal imaging world.

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