The 10 most reliable cell phones to buy today may be the difference between life and death in a dire situation. When you trust a device that may or may not decide it has a mind of its own just when you need it the most, you can never be safe enough. Unlike the devices you can see in the 10 most sold cell phones in America in 2015, these phones take the extra step or two to ensure they can handle a beating, whether it be by extreme temperatures, or the rocks you hit on your way down to the bottom of the cliff you fell from. These phones will be more than eager to dial 911 for you after being dropped into mud. Most of them have an extended battery life and a few models even feature an extra loud speaker in case you can’t hear well or if there’s ambient sound near you.
However, have you ever wondered why there was never such a niche of phones in the first place. Why doesn’t durability come to mind when considering the newest and greatest phone? If you give it a moment you might realize that the phones we used in the past were already durable enough. You could probably throw your phone across a busy square and the device itself would not suffer much more than cosmetic damage. Broken screens, bricked OS’s and dislocated camera lenses are all things nobody ever had to worry about, especially when their phone had no camera and the screen was too small and indented to break.
Any Spiderman fan will tell you that with great power comes great responsibility. The way we currently use our phones like they are eternal and invincible seems kind of stupid, quite honestly. Going out into the mountain? People are ready to trust their phones for navigation and contact without any third parties. Going out for a drive in a non-populated and dangerous place? Still, your phone’s got you covered. Even so, batteries run out, software spits errors at you and technology is generally unpredictable in when and how it could turn rogue on you, especially with the complexity of today’s devices.
The ones you are about to see are made with all this in mind and more. When you’re heading out in rough conditions you need a tough phone which won’t go out dramatically the moment you need it most. Let’s take a look at a special group of devices – the ones with highest (actual) protection ratings, combined with reasonable prices – the 10 most reliable cell phones to buy today, in no particular order, as surveyed by PhoneArena, Android Authority users and PC World:
10. Samsung Galaxy S6 Active
Probably the only phone on this list that fits the widespread definition of a smartphone you could take with you on a daily basis and then also on a ten hour trek in the rain. The Galaxy S6 Active is dust and waterproof.
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9. Conquest S6
The Conquest S6 is a Chinese phone that brings its toughness in a very suitably designed package, which kind of makes you feel like chopping trees down every time you look at it. The phone is IP68 certified which means full water protection for everyday risks and more and strong dust protection.
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8. VeryKool Rock RX2
While looking like something you could throw at someone trying to assassinate you, the VeryKool (indeed) Rock RX2 also packs quite a punch with processing power. However, its battery is rather disappointingly standard.
7. Plum Gator Plus
This simple looking device is for the very budget-oriented of you who need a device that won’t break when you put it in your pocket and bend down to tie your shoes. The Plum Gator Plus is supposedly IP67 certified, which means dust protection and promising water protection.
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6. Kyocera Brigadier
With a tough-looking phone that has a tough-sounding name, you can only expect the Sapphire glass display this model has, as well as its shock and water resistance, packed behind a four and a half inch screen.
5. Kyocera DuraForce
Another mean-looking, mean-sounding cell phone on the list, the DuraForce is slightly more expensive but boasts better protection from extreme weather conditions such as temperature.
4. Sonim XP7
Even more expensive than the DuraForce, the Sonim XP7 is IP69 certified which means full dust protection and an allegedly impressive protection against water. The device also comes with an LTE radio with an embedded antenna, just in case.
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3. Sonim XP6
Another Sonim XP-number- phone, still offering the same level of protection, only this version has a physical keyboard and a smaller screen which could work better for some people.
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2. CAT S50
A licensee of Caterpillar, the company behind the machines that just scream raw power, the people behind this phone tried to blend the best of both world with a smartphone with reasonable specs and a lot better than average protection.
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1. Samsung Galaxy XCover 3
The last device on the list of the 10 most reliable cell phones to buy today is the yet unreleased Samsung Galaxy XCover 3 which will feature shock, water and dust protection, making it worthy of a spot on this list of phones that can take more beating than they ever should.
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