Flashback: a look back at Samsung's rugged flagships in the Galaxy S Active series
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Anonymous, 22 Oct 2023I wish the major companies would make rugged phones again. ... moreYou forgot the XR series from Nokia, they're far from questionable support yet, at least for a relatively tiny brand
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DarlingYext, 22 Oct 2023Bring the real S Active series back!Possibly my favorite series of phones from Samsung to date. Durable and functional, without an overload of bells and whistles.
Also these phones featured a unique set of ringtones, not found on any other Samsung phones to date, which is another reason to love this series!
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The only set of phones that serve as the true successors to these series of phones is the Nokia XR series, all thanks to similar or better craftsmanship, features and practicality.
I think this article misses out on the rare "Galaxy XCover FieldPro", which is basically a Galaxy S9 without the heart rate sensor, a removable battery and 16:9 display
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- 23 Oct 2023
Yeah. LCD is dying technology. Even for sub 150$ phone use amoled nowadays.
With finite lifespan of amoled, manufacturer are happy with that. Guaranteed phone replacement.
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- 23 Oct 2023
Prsut i paski sir, 22 Oct 2023Insane how these phones were only 1-2mm thicker than their ... moreMost Android phones have 4500-5000mAh battery nowadays, and their battery life is good. The only company that cut corners on battery life is Apple.
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- Anonymous
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- 23 Oct 2023
They don't make such phones, because they need less repairs and replacing of parts and it hurts the profits of evil companies
- you have to suffer
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- 23 Oct 2023
Anonymous, 22 Oct 2023I wish the major companies would make rugged phones again. ... moreeven both of those companies having difficulties finding spare parts. mainly LCD panels.
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- 22 Oct 2023
Wish they were globally released! And still made instead of the extremely ripped expensive xcover.
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- 22 Oct 2023
Insane how these phones were only 1-2mm thicker than their standard version but it made a huge difference on battery life. Really makes you think why we are not given a choice between design and useful features. I would take a thicker phone any day if it meant truly unkillable battery life.
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- 22 Oct 2023
S7 edge stil has the best Amoled ever made by Samsung my father still using this phone since 2015 and still screen burn in.
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- 22 Oct 2023
Anonymous, 22 Oct 2023I wish the major companies would make rugged phones again. ... moreThis makes me sometimes wonder, if the phone that survives fall, but is frozen with system is better or phone that you can put the case on, is fast, got many years of updates is better.
Now the biggest difference is extra sensors and functions.
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- 22 Oct 2023
Then came awesome tests of iphones falling from space in rugged cases making them obsolete.
Best Rugged flagship now have IR cameras, Thermal cameras, ptt, 10k battery etc..
Now if it was with uw and tele cameras it would be perfect flagship, at least for those not afraid of slight weight increase.
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- 22 Oct 2023
I wish the major companies would make rugged phones again. Right now it's basically just phones of questionable quality and zero support from companies like ulefone and doogee
