And now for something completely different ;-) Will a smartphone survive a quadcopter drop from 50 meters, into the desert? Let's find out. The Doogee T5 phone is designed to be very tough, especially to impact. Doogee felt so confident, that they recently asked me to send one up high on one of my quadcopters, and drop it to the ground. Find it here
(Before purchasing, make sure that the following frequencies are compatible with your network. For example, it won't work with my AT&T network.)
Network type: FDD-LTE+WCDMA+GSM
2G: GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz
3G: WCDMA 900/2100MHz
4G: FDD-LTE 800/1800/2100/2600MHz
Pros
- It is very tough, and survived drops from 30 meters and 50 meters. Water resistant too (as long as the port plugs are in place).
- Unlocked
-CPU: MTK6735
Cores: 1GHz,Quad Core
RAM: 2GB RAM
ROM: 16GB
External Memory: TF card up to 32GB (not included)
- Wireless Connectivity: 3G,4G,A-GPS,Bluetooth 4.0,GPS,GSM,WiFi
- WIFI: 802.11b/g/n wireless internet
Screen type: IPS
Screen size: 5.0 inch
Screen resolution: 1280 x 720 (HD 720)
Back camera: 8.0MP,with flash light and AF
Front camera: 5.0
Cons
- It's also waterproof, but as I discovered, it requires first ensuring that the USB and audio plug port covers are in place before submerging.
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