{"id":659413,"date":"2013-05-21T16:06:55","date_gmt":"2013-05-21T20:06:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.talkandroid.com\/?p=162930"},"modified":"2013-05-21T16:06:55","modified_gmt":"2013-05-21T20:06:55","slug":"caterpillar-launches-incredibly-durable-cat-b15-android-phone-in-north-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/659413","title":{"rendered":"Caterpillar launches incredibly durable Cat B15 Android phone in North America"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a  href=\"http:\/\/www.talkandroid.com\/162930-caterpillar-launches-incredibly-durable-cat-b15-android-phone-in-north-america\/caterpillar_cat_b15\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-162936\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-162936\" alt=\"caterpillar_cat_b15\" src=\"http:\/\/img.talkandroid.com\/uploads\/2013\/05\/caterpillar_cat_b15.jpg\" width=\"576\" height=\"384\" \/><\/a>Caterpillar &#8211; yes the same Caterpillar that manufactures construction equipment &#8211; has created a tough and rugged phone for users who work and play in extreme conditions. <a  href=\"http:\/\/www.talkandroid.com\/151956-caterpillar-introduces-the-cat-b15-smartphone-a-rugged-smartphone-in-a-jelly-bean-package\/\">We told you about the Cat B15 in February, <\/a>and now the phone designed to be the\u00a0&#8221;most progressive, durable and rugged device available on the market&#8221; is\u00a0ready to launch in North America.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0dust-proof\u00a0and scratch resistant phone can survive drops up to 5.9 feet, and can be submerged in water as deep as 3.2 feet for up to 30 minutes without a problem. The 4-inch touchscreen display on the Cat B15 can even be used with wet fingers and can operate in temperatures from -4\u00b0 to 131\u00b0 F. Of course, it&#8217;s a smartphone after all, and comes with Jelly Bean 4.1, a dual-core 1GHz processor, and 4GB of internal memory. \u00a0Pretty impressive.<\/p>\n<p>The phone is available online now at $349. You can read all of the specifications \u00a0after the break.<span id=\"more-162930\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Specification:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Operating System: Android 4.1 Jelly Bean<\/li>\n<li>Processor: MediaTek MT6577 Dual 1GHz Cortex\u2122-A9<\/li>\n<li>Size: 4.9 x 2.5 x 5.9 inches<\/li>\n<li>Weight: 5.99 oz<\/li>\n<li>Screen details: 4\u201d WVGA 480&#215;800 LCD, Capacitive Multi-touch, Gorilla glass, wet finger tracking<\/li>\n<li>Memory: 4GB storage + 1 GB<\/li>\n<li>Camera: 5.0 MP Rear, VGA Front<\/li>\n<li>Video: 720P recording 30 FPS Codecs H.263, H.264\/AVC, mpeg4\/SP, VP8<\/li>\n<li>Talk time: Up to 9 hours<\/li>\n<li>Standby: Up to 9.5 days<\/li>\n<li>Connections: microUSB, microSD 32GB, 3.5mm audio<\/li>\n<li>GPS: A-GPS mode<\/li>\n<li>Temperature Operational range: -4\u00ba F to 131\u00ba F<\/li>\n<li>Drop testing: 5.9 feet onto concrete<\/li>\n<li>IP rating: IP67 waterproof to 3.2 feet for 30 min; impervious to dust<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Source: <a>Business Wire<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Come comment on this article: <a  href=\"http:\/\/www.talkandroid.com\/162930-caterpillar-launches-incredibly-durable-cat-b15-android-phone-in-north-america\/\">Caterpillar launches incredibly durable Cat B15 Android phone in North America<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:right;\"><small>Visit <a  rel=\"dofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.talkandroid.com\/\">TalkAndroid for Android news<\/a>, <a  rel=\"dofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.talkandroid.com\/guides\/\">Android guides<\/a>, and much more!<\/small><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/AndroidNewsGoogleAndroidForums\/~4\/hdlHE5vlSks\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Caterpillar &#8211; yes the same Caterpillar that manufactures construction equipment &#8211; has created a tough and rugged phone for users who work and play in extreme conditions. We told you about the Cat B15 in February, and now the phone designed to be the\u00a0&#8221;most progressive, durable and rugged device available on the market&#8221; is\u00a0ready to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8248,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-659413","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/659413","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8248"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=659413"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/659413\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=659413"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=659413"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=659413"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}