Samsung
Galaxy Active Neo
Samsung
announced a new rugged smartphone - the Galaxy Active Neo. It's a Japan
exclusive, but is expected to go international in few months.
The
Galaxy Active Neo is a mid-range device with a 4.5" WVGA (480p) display
and powered by the Snapdragon 410 chip - quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 CPU,
Adreno 306 GPU and 2 GB of RAM.
The
Active Neo packs an 8 MP rear snapper and a 2 MP selfie shooter, 16 GB expandable
storage and 2,200 mAh battery. Its connectivity package includes LTE, Wi-Fi,
Bluetooth 4.1 and NFC, while the OS in charge is Android 5.1 Lollipop.
As
it is an 'Active' phone, this means you'll get IP68 certification - that's dust
and water resistance up to 1.5 meter and 30 minutes, plus MIL-STD-810G
certification for salt and sea water, dust, humidity, rain, vibration, solar
radiation, transport and thermal shock resistance. It can withstand 2 tons of
load and survive a drop on concrete from 1.5 meters.
NTT
DoCoMo will be offering the smartphones starting November for JPY 20,000 or
€ 150. There is a good chance the phone makes it to other markets later on.
