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Samsung Rugby Smart

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User ratings:
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4.2 out of 5
35 user ratings
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4 stars
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3 stars
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2 stars
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Editorial reviews:
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3 editorial reviews
I've been using AT&T's Samsung Rugby Smart for the past two weeks — at times as my primary device and at others as a secondary device that I'd carry around for the sake of my review. AT&T bills the Android phone as a life proof device that can withstand drops, scratches, salt fog (please, let us know where we can find salt fog), a drop into 3 meters of water for up to 30 minutes...Read more
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We recently got our hands on a review unit of the Samsung Rugby Smart, a smartphone designed for rough conditions. We immediately filmed an unboxing video andRead more
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Pros

  • camera's photo quality is perfectly adequate
  • responsive AMOLED screen makes graphics incredibly bright and crisp
  • Video chatting through Google+ also was good

Cons

  • it usually lacks in great smartphone features
  • the objects get grainy close up
  • The window light is washed out and colors are a little paler in

Key specs

  • 5 Mpx
  • 3.7 in
  • 800, 480 px
  • Super AMOLED
  • 252 ppi
  • 1650 mAh
  • Single-core
  • 1.3 Mpx

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Samsung Rugby Smart - Pros & Cons

Samsung Rugby Smart

Pros

  • camera's photo quality is perfectly adequate
  • responsive AMOLED screen makes graphics incredibly bright and crisp
  • Video chatting through Google+ also was good
  • ruggedness was particularly fun
  • it turned on and functioned perfectly
  • The quality of the videos was also great
  • sleek
  • compact
  • and well-rounded
  • Color representation was clean
  • details fairly sharp

Cons

  • it usually lacks in great smartphone features
  • the objects get grainy close up
  • The window light is washed out and colors are a little paler in
  • images are grainy and not as smooth
  • not too keen on rugged devices
  • poor battery life
  • small display and relatively slow data speeds
  • The HD video turned out pretty bad
  • not a brick
  • the upload speeds are terrible and my top peak download speed
  • somewhat annoying Touchwiz UI overlay

Samsung Rugby Smart - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
3.7 in
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Screen size: 8 in
IconBattery capacity
1650 mAh
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Doogee BL12000
Battery capacity: 12000 mAh
IconPixel density
252 ppi
Best:
Sony Xperia Z6
Pixel density: 891 ppi
IconCPU clock speed
1.4 GHz
Best:
Motorola Moto G100
CPU clock speed: 3.2 GHz

Samsung Rugby Smart - Full Specifications

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Hardware
Operating systemAndroid 2.3
CPU clock speed1.4 GHz
CPU coresSingle-core
RAM memory512 MB
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Rear camera
Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.6 f
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px
3D Captureyes
Autofocusyes
Digital zoomyes
Geo-taggingyes
LED Flashyes
Panoramayes
Touch focusyes
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Storage
Memory card readeryes
Maximum card storage32GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
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Dimensions
Height4.82 in
Width2.59 in
Depth0.48 in
Weight4.2 oz
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Connectivity
Sim card sizeMini-SIM
Bluetoothyes
Bluetooth version3.0 HS
Charging connectionUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
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Battery
Battery typeLithium ion
Battery capacity1650.0 mAh
Standby time384.0 h
Talk time8.0 h
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Display
Screen size3.7 in
Number of colors16.7M
Panel typeOLED
Resolution800 x 480 px
TechnologySuper AMOLED
Pixel density252.0 ppi
3D supportyes
Multi touchyes
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Front camera
Primary resolution1.3 Mpx
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Design
Shock resistantyes
Dust resistantyes
Fully waterproofyes
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Sensors
Accelerometeryes
Proximityyes
Digital compassyes
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Cellular
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
Data transmissionHSPA+
Navigation systemGPS
2G GSMyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyes
Mobile hotspotyes

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