Caterpillar Releases Its Own Smartphone

[ThePointblank]

From Gizmodo and Android Police:

 

http://gizmodo.com/caterpillars-new-s60-is-the-first-smartphone-with-flir-1759685817

http://www.androidpolice.com/2016/02/18/the-cat-s60-is-the-first-phone-with-a-flir-thermal-camera-built-in/

And the official presser:

http://www.catphones.com/en-gb/news/press-releases/cat-s60-announced-as-worlds-first-smartphone-with-integrated-thermal-camera

 

You know Caterpillar? The company renown for making construction machines such as this?

 

 

And this?

 

 

Well, they launched a smartphone, of all things. Introducing the Cat S60:

 

 

And like it's big machine brethren, the Cat S60 is designed to be ultra tough. The chassis is made from a die cast steel frame, is drop proof to 1.8m under MIL Spec 810G, and can operate under 16 ft of water for an hour(if you flip a couple of switches on the front).

 

On the hardware specifications side, the phone's specs are remarkably competitive:

 

4.7” HD 540 nits, capacitive multi-touch with auto wet finger & glove support, covered in Gorilla Glass 4

3800mAh Li-Ion battery

Underwater 13MP main camera with dual flash, 5MP front-facing camera

4G LTE

Snapdragon 617 Octa-core processor

32GB ROM

3GB RAM

GPS, assisted-GPS, Glonass, Chinese Beidou satellite network

Bluetooth, NFC, an FM radio tuner

Barometer and altimeter sensors

 

The phone runs Android Marshmallow. But the specs omit one key feature of the Cat S60: It also has a FLIR camera built into the phone. Yes, it has an infrared camera, built by FLIR right in the phone. The infrared camera is paired with a dedicated app, which has MSX technology (Multi Spectral Dynamic Imaging), and can do still images, video, and panorama shots. You can also adjust heat palettes; temperature spot meter; and min, max, and average temperature data in the app.

 

The phone costs $599 USD, and Caterpillar has not yet announced a launch date.

 

 

 

 

[IAcKI]

That looks super nice actually!

[noisebomb44]

want one, hope its rivals the old nokias though

[BarisERY]

It looks cool but too thick and too unnececcary big for my pockets

[Nic]

7 minutes ago, ThePointblank said:

Well, they launched a smartphone, of all things. Introducing the Cat S60:

 

This isn't their first device, they have been making smartphones for a while now 

[noisebomb44]

1 minute ago, BarisERY said:

It looks cool but too thick and too unnececcary big for my pockets

it has a thermal camera though..

[IAcKI]

Just now, BarisERY said:

It looks cool but too thick and too unnececcary big for my pockets

explain how it's too thick? It looks no thicker than phones of two years ago?
Not meaning to come of confrontive. would just like to know your reasoning behind saying it is so thick?

[Katorice]

infrared camera, now thats sexy.

[IAcKI]

Just now, Nic said:

This isn't their first device, they have been making smartphones for a while now 

I know they used to do large brick style phones.

[SirRoderick]

17 minutes ago, IAcKI said:

I know they used to do large brick style phones.

My stepdad has a smartphone of theirs, had it for about a year now.

 

As for it being thick...well it's a a Caterpillar, it's supposed to be study and workmen-proof.

[IAcKI]

2 minutes ago, SirRoderick said:

My stepdad has a smartphone of theirs, had it for about a year now.

 

As for it being thick...well it's a a Caterpillar, it's supposed to be study and workmen-proof.

Ahh right!

This iteration doesn't look too thick though. Not considering how competitive it's specs are and the inclusion of an IR camera (Which would be insanely helpful at work). I really like the look of it and due to my hands in some sense being too big for my iPhone 6 Plus, the 'thickness' wouldn't be an issue. Looks no thicker than an iPhone 4 to me! I prefer function over thiness etc. On my galaxy s4 I used to have a large battery extension that almost tripled the thickness of the phone.

[Admiral Naismith]

Finally a smartphone that doesn't bend. kappa

 

Seriously though, I didn't know they made smartphones. I would love a smartphone that could take some abuse.

[deviant88]

How much can it lift bro?

[Ashaira]

23 minutes ago, deviant88 said:

How much can it lift bro?

About 11.75 linuses

[Dabombinable]

For what you get in it, its a big middle finger to other phones at the same price.

[AHaskin14]

I. Want. This.

[Prysin]

i want that phone. Ill say it, this is the modern version of the nokia brick.

[BarisERY]

3 hours ago, IAcKI said:

explain how it's too thick? It looks no thicker than phones of two years ago?
Not meaning to come of confrontive. would just like to know your reasoning behind saying it is so thick?

I dont wear pants i put my phone in between my butcheeks so it has to be as thin as possible for me to feel comfy, good enough for you?

[Tieox]

OK I need to get one of these.

[ADM-Ntek]

a person i know bricked her cat phone by accidentally going in the pool with it even tough supposed to be water prof worst of all it was jut a couple weeks out of warranty. 

i must say i like the design finally something that doesn't look like an apple clone.

[Trik'Stari]

I want one damnit.

[MoonSpot]

Like the previous iterations of this phone I like the the idea of it and am okay with most of its specs, but that processor just isn't good enough.  Single core performance is a max of 1.5GHz and, IMO, will likely be what ages the phone quickly in the field and relegate it to yet another slow & kludgy source of frustration for field techs long before their management authorizes a replacement.

[christianled59]

Interested in the infrared and the waterproof. Put that in a note 6 and I'll buy it. 

[michaelocarroll007]

5 hours ago, BarisERY said:

It looks cool but too thick and too unnececcary big for my pockets

Yeah but it does have a 3800mah battery you know so it gets you through the day... and its not meant for someone who wants a slim slick phone its meant for thoes that buy otter box for there phones and such thick and heavy cases but then you dont get the nice sized battery with it 

[BarisERY]

57 minutes ago, michaelocarroll007 said:

Yeah but it does have a 3800mah battery you know so it gets you through the day... and its not meant for someone who wants a slim slick phone its meant for thoes that buy otter box for there phones and such thick and heavy cases but then you dont get the nice sized battery with it 

yes i do know all that i just said that i dont like thick phones,  come on people dont make a big deal out of my personal preference