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Rugged Cell Phones

Perhaps many people still like the simple style of communication. Especially for outdoor workers, certainly a lot of risks that can occur with communication tools during activity. Here is a list of phones that are designed for the above, ordinary also named rugged phone, all equipped with military standard certification and almost all of them carry the PTT feature. Most are made by Kyocera, Samsung and the rest by Sonim.

Some are equipped with a large resolution camera, huge storage and a microSD slot, some standard features only. Some use CDMA networks, including 3G data through EVDO REV.A, some dual CDMA-GSM and some running only on GSM networks and data via GPRS or EDGE. Please compare one by one through rugged flip phone list below.

List of Rugged Cell Phones (Flip, Candybar models)

Name	Specifications
Dura XV  by Kyocera (Verizon)	Kyocera Dura XV Network: CDMA, GSM Band: CDMA 800, 1900 MHz, GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz Data: CDMA 1x2000, EVDO Rev.A, GPRS, EDGE Processor: Qualcomm QS6185 RAM: 256MB OS: BREW MP 1.0.4 Display: main: 2.3 inchs 240x320px TFT, external: 1.08 inchs 90x102px Camera: 5MP LED Autofocus, modes, edit, video 320x240px Memory ROM: 256 MB MicroSD slot: 4GB microSD, up to 32GB MMC Connectivity: B 3.0, EDR, MicroUSB 2.0 (PC connect, Charging) Battery: 1500mAh Rugged features: certified IP 68, MIL-STD-810
Carrier	Verizon
Notes	Known also as Dura XA by Kyocera on U.S. Cellular

Name	Specifications
Samsung Convoy 3  (Verizon)	Samsung Convoy 3 Network: CDMA 800, 1900 MHz Data: CDMA1x, EVDO Rev.A Processor: 480 GHz Qualcomm QSC6185 | RAM: 256MB OS: Samsung Main screen: 2.4 inches 240 x 320p, 262K TFT External display: 1.3 inches 128 x 128p, 65k TFT Storage: 512 MB ROM | card slot: Up to 32 GB memory Camera: 3.2mp, video capture, direct share GPS: ready Music: CMX4.4.5, 72 Poly MIDI, EVRC,  QCELP, I-Melody, MP3, AAC, AAC+, EAAC+, M4A, WMA;  MP3/MP4/Music Tones; Music Player; Ringtones, Polyphonic Battery: 1200mAh, up to 450h standby, 6.5 hours talk time Dimensions: 2.04" x 4.07" x 0.82", Weight: 4.4oz
Carrier	Verizon
Notes	model number SCH-U680,  the successor of Samsung Convoy 1 and 2

Name	Specifications
Sonim XP Strike  (Sprint)	Sonim XP Strike : Model: Rugged, candy-bar, old numeric keypad Network: CDMA Band: US CDMA Dual Band (800, 1900 MHz) Data: CDMA1xRTT, 3G EVDO Rev.A Processor: Qualcomm QSC6085 chipset RAM: 256 MB OS: Brew Display: 2-inch, Gorilla Glass Sonim XP Strike Camera: 2 MP, LED Flash Internal storage: Flash: 512 MB, Connectivity: Bluetooth 2.0 with AVRCP,  A2DP, GAVDP, HFP1.5, HSP, GOEP, OPP, SPP. 3.5mm sond jack, MicroUSB Srint Direct Connect: Ready Multimedia: FM Radio, MP3, AAC+, AAC, WAV Video: Recording playback, H.263 , WMV, 3GP Browser: WAP 2.0 Xhtml, NetFront v4.2 GPS: gpsOneXTRA
Carrier	Sprint
Notes	Non-porous casing blocks entry of dust and micro-particles Hardened rubber molded to Fiberglass casing mix by dualinjection

Name	Specifications
DuraXT by Kyocera  (Sprint)	Kyocera DuraXT Network: CDMA Band: 800/1900MHz Data: CDMA 20001x Model: Rugged phone with flip/clamshell form factor Display: 2-inch 240 x 320 px TFT External display: 1 inch 96x94px Camera: 3 mp, video recording Memory: MicroSD up to 32 GB (1 GB installed) Connectivity: bluetooth, MicroUSB Browser: WAP Messaging: SMS, MMS, Email GPS: Yes Dimensions: 4.00 x 2.11 x 1.12 Battery: 1360mAh, 8 h talk time
Carrier	Sprint
Notes	Others: Alarm, Vibration, Calendar, predictive text,  Loudspeaker, MIL-STD-810 certification, 2.5mm audio jack,  automatic speech recognition, bluetooth-based bar-code scanner

Name	Specifications
DuraPlus by Kyocera  (Sprint)	Kyocera DuraPlus Network: CDMA Band: 800, 850, 1900 MHz Data: CDMA 1x, EVDO Model: Candybar, Rugged Display: 2.0-inch QVGA TFT (240 x 320 pixels) Messaging: SMS, MMS, Email (POP3) Connectivity: Bluetooth 2.1 +EDR support  capable PTT headphone, barcode Military Standard: 810G Battery: 1650 mAh Dimensions: 5.3 x 2.2 x .93 inches Weight: 6.67 oz
Carrier	Sprint
Notes	-

Name	Specifications
Samsung Rugby 4  (AT and T)	Samsung Rugny 4 Water, Dust, Shock resistant IP certified: IP 67 GSM: 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz UMTS: 850, 900, 2100 MHz Positioning: GPS, A-GPS 2.4 inches 240 x 320 ppx 167ppi TFT External display: 1.3 inch 128 x 128 Camera: 3 MP 320x240 QVGA 15fps CPU: Intel XMM6230 RAM 128 MB MemoryL 256 MB Slot: MicroSD Bluetooth:3.0 Wi-Fi:802.11 b, g, n, n 5GHz USB:Yes, Mass storage device, USB charging Battery: 1300 mAh
Carrier	ATT
Notes	Known also as Samsung SM-B780A,  Available with ATT since June 2014.

Name	Specifications
DuraPro by Kyocera  (U.S. Cellular)	Kyocera DuraPro E4722 CDMA Network: CDMA | Band: 800, 1900 MHz Data: 3G CDMA1x 2000 Display: 2.0 QVGA TFT color External display: 1 inch monocrhome Camera: 3.2MP, video recorder Connectivity: Bluetooth 2.0 EDR, Sound jack, microUSB Internal memory: 512MB MMC Slot: microSD up to 32GB support Battery: 1360mAh Li-iOn
Carrier	U.S. Cellular
Notes	Known also as Kyocera E4722, available  with U.S. Cellular since February 27, 2013

Name	Specifications
Sonim Armox XP  (Alltel)	Sonim Armor XP Network: CDMA 1x, EVDO Band: CDMA 800, 1900 MHz Display: 2 " Gorilla Glass Camera: 2 MP with Led flash GPS: Yes A-GPS Data: 3G EVDO rev. A up to 3.1Mbps Messaging: SMS, MMS, Email (IMAP, SMTP, POP3) Connectivity: Bluetooth 2.1 EDR, MicroUSB sync Browser: WAP, HTML Battery: 1750mAh Memory: MicroSD slot up to 8 GB Dimensions: 4.95 x 2.30 x 0.95 (126 x 58 x 24 mm) Weight: 6.50 oz (184 g) Features: Speaker phone, FM analog radio, MIDI and  MP3 ringtones, Documents viewer, calendar, alarm
Carrier	Alltel
Notes	Available on carrier since Dec 2011

Those are some are seem in this 2015 officially available with some cellular providers. Actually there are many similar rugged mobile phones, but most already discontinue, but do not rule out the possibility is still available on the free market worldwide.