The CAT S60 handset has been launched in India, it is pricey and a lot different from the others smartphones that are available in the market. S60 is world's first smartphone to feature a built in FLIR Thermal Camera.

Hands-on with the Cat S60 smartphone

If you're reading this in a coffee shop sipping a skinny mocha Frappuccino, the Cat S60 is probably not for you. This beastly device was launched yesterday at The Tin Factory in Sandton, bringing with it extreme ruggedness, top of the line waterproofing, as well as a thermal image camera.

Solid and well constructed; great onboard sound; thermal imaging camera can make a difference; good specs

Smallish screen; heavy; pricey

Last month the Cat S60 was introduced in South Africa. It's one of those handsets that is not aimed at the regular consumer, but rather to professionals in very specific fields, like construction, mining, etc.

CAT S60 Review: The Toughest Phone Money Can Buy In India

Let us just start by saying that the phone under review here may not be anything that you have come across till date. Agreed that the iPhones and Samsungs dominate the smartphone industry.

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Should you buy the Cat S60 Almost certainly not. This is not a phone for the average consumer, but I could see businesses buying them for employees. Almost every contractor I've dealt with was carrying some sort of smartphone in a giant ruggedized case, but the Cat S60 doesn't really need a case.