Land Rover Unveils Rugged Explore Smartphone

In the marketplace for a rugged smartphone that can stand up to your outdoor adventures and/or klutzy ways? Land Rover has a new option you might desire to consider.

Land Rover Explore

Ahead of Mobile World Congress, the luxury SUV maker only unveiled the Country Rover Explore smartphone, which it developed with Bullitt Group, the visitor behind Caterpillar's rugged CAT phones. Inspired past the Country Rover Discovery SUV, the new smartphone "copes with h2o, impacts, and temperature changes," and features a large 4000mAh bombardment, which Land Rover said will provide enough juice for "a full days hiking, biking, or skiing with screen on constantly and GPS navigation mapping activated."

The Android vii.0 Nougat-powered handset features a 5-inch Hd display, which "works in bright sunlight and can be controlled with gloves or wet fingers," State Rover said. It'due south IP68 certified, meaning it can hold upward to water and dust, and is "drop-proof" to 1.8 meters with a factory-fitted screen protector.

"It tin survive underwater – including salt h2o – and can cope with extreme temperatures, humidity, thermal shock and vibration exposure," State Rover wrote. "This level of protection ensures the device can survive heavy downpours or muddy trails and will keep to piece of work, keeping you continued."

Its other specs include a 16MP rear camera, 8MP front camera, 4GB of RAM, 64GB of internal storage, and a deca-core 2.6GHz Helio X27 processor. Of course, this handset is fully compatible with Country Rover'southward in-car apps.

The Land Rover Explore will exist available to order starting Apr 26 for €649/£599 (effectually $800). Every bit a sweet bonus, information technology comes with an Gamble Pack, which includes an extra 3600mAh battery, a GPS antenna that offers improved mapping capabilities for off-route adventures, a protective case, and a stainless steel carabiner with a canvass strap.

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