In the past, it’s possible you’ll smartly have viewed me wibble on at great size about tricky telephones. Ever for the reason that first JCB Tough telePhone was unveiled, I’ve had a bit of a gentle spot (which is an ironic factor to claim, when ye take into consideration it) for this specific classification of device, so it’s probably kind of peculiar that the query posed within the title of this publish even popped into my mind in any respect. On the other hand, pop in there it did, and so I find myself asking: can we in point of fact even need difficult phones to exist any further?

Y’see, the query popped into my head when I noticed an article on T3 concerning the Caterpillar CAT B15, a rugged Android phone, working Jelly Bean, and I experienced one of those moments that made me go, “Grasp on a minute…”

Y’see, the CAT B15 is tough, there’s surely about that, and it’s water-resistant, but it surely’s additionally, as tricky phones always are, technologically gutless. It’s bought a piddly little 1GHz dual-core processor, and the reveal simplest measures 4 inches from nook to corner. Mind you, that’s no longer essentially a foul factor, because the screen resolution is most effective 800 x 480 pixels. The specs are by no means going to scare the likes of Samsung or Sony.

Ah-ha! Sony! There’s the purpose, right there.

Imagine the Sony Xperia Z, y’see. It’s not as tough as the massive, cumbersome CAT B15, nevertheless it is water-resistant. It is designed to take a certain amount of punishment before it explodes and dies. It is additionally equipped with a 5-inch 1080p screen and a monstrously fast processor, and I reckon it’s simply the most superb cellphone at the moment on hand in the marketplace. So I’ve to ask the question once more…

When which you could get a Sony Xperia Z, why would you need a phone that’s admittedly a bit of more challenging, but that underperforms so colossally in the specs department?

‘Tis an enchanting notion to contemplate, anyway…

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