I've had this phone for 5 days and I liked it. Unfortunately, it wouldn't turn on anymore after those 5 days. The manufacturer has reinstalled the software and now it works again!

Long battery life

Nice IR cam

Cat's S60 smartphone is designed to take a beating and keep working, with the added benefit of an infrared camera.

It has a Flir camera; Need I say more, Waterproof up to an hour, Battery life that keeps going, and going, and going

Big; heavy and cumbersome; Not the fastest phone on the block; Expensive

I must admit, I am far from the target customer for the Cat S60 ($599 unlocked), a rough-and-tumble phone made for people like contractors, firefighters and military personnel. After all, I spend most of my workday sitting on an ergonomically padded chair in a climate-controlled building while...

Great battery life; Unique built-in thermal imaging feature; Attractive; durable design; Superbright screen

Mediocre performance; Lackluster low-light photos; No 802.11 ac Wi-Fi

Owning a smartphone means you're also privy to the very particular fear of dropping that smartphone. And many of us go different lengths to mitigate this problem. Some of us slap our phones in big, fat, protective cases. Others are like me - we lie to ourselves and pretend we'll be fine without one.

Very rugged; Thermal camera is fun and useful; Good standard camera

Mediocre screen; Expensive; Hefty design; Thermal camera app is sluggish

Article Contents 1 Specs 2 Design and Display 3 Cameras 4 Performance and battery 5 Software 6 Conclusion The Cat S60 is the very first Cat phone we've reviewed on Android Police, and it should be obvious why. These are niche devices that mainstream consumers mostly don't care about.

Really rugged!, may need a little better resolution, but works excellent!

Have had this phone for about a year. A small screen that covers the part that I talk into came off. But that really hasn't impacted its use. It is still waterproof and works fine.

The S60 really is the smartphone version of Gordon Freeman's HEV suit. It ticks every box that will suit a hard outdoor life, and doesn't seriously skimp out on hardware to make that happen.

Better thermal vision than the Predator; Properly rugged; will survive a real beating; Battery life for days

Won't win any style awards; Overkill for most people; Costs as much as a flagship phone

Cat phones of the past have never been about having the best specifications, more about having the toughest phone build on the planet. That is also sort-of true with the Cat S60: a super-tough phone which recently became available for pre-order in the UK.

Incredibly durable build; can survive being in water up to 5m; long battery life; thermal imagery

Screen is small; bulky build; performance is hit-and-miss

The CAT S60 is one of the most interesting smartphones I've tested this year. Featuring a rugged, near-indestructible chassis, the S60 is the first phone I've seen with a built-in thermal imaging sensor.

It gives you Predator vision; Rugged; close to unbreakable design; Near untouched Android OS

CPU could be faster; Regular camera is slow