CAT S61 using better-quality FLIR Thermal camera, air quality sensor launched onward of MWC 2018

Planned to be showcased on MWC 2018, the launch of the CAT S61 however came a pair of days early. As declared by the company, the CAT S61 will go on sale in select markets subsequent an initial showcase at the expo following week. The device has been rated at $999 (Rs 65,000 around).

The new CAT S60 rugged smartphone develops on the thermal camera, which is advertised to read temperatures up to 400-degree Celsius and contains a laser-assisted distance capacity solution as well as an interior air quality sensor. Also, there is a fixed laser that aids measure point-to-point detachments up to 10 meters. The laser technology addition can too be used towards compute areas.

As the adjective ‘rugged’ aimed at the device creates it clear, the CAT S61 is built through a robust body that has a die-cast aluminium frame, which is held to meet US Military’s MIL-SPEC 810G standard. The device is also advertised to resist drops from up to 1.8 meters and involvement in up to 3 meters for 60 minutes, with salt water. The device is also thought to be unaffected to all types of dirt.

CAT S61 Specification, Features

As for specification, the CAT S61 runs Android 8.0 Oreo out-of-the-box, and features a 5.2 inch fill HD (1080×1920 pixels) display along with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection. Under the hood , is a Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SoC clocked at 2.2GHz. There is also 4GB of RAM and 64GB storage. In standings of optics, it sports a 16-megapixel camera at the rear through PDAF support, also an 8-megapixel one arranged the front.

On the connectivity part, the handset takes Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth v5.0, GPS/ A-GPS, NFC, FM radio, and Micro-USB. Sensors arranged board contain the FLIR thermal camera also interior air quality also accelerometer, barometer, compass, gyro, then proximity. Also, the smartphone packs a 4,500mAh battery using Rapid Charge 4.0 support.