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It's a shame because I am a huge fan of Doogee's approach. It seems to me that if someone brought out a phone at this price with no gimmicks - just tough as nails, big battery, and crucially, a fantastic camera, it would be a truly useful daily phone. So many rugged phones come with a standout feature that in reality isn't all that useful to have built in to a phone. This isn't entirely just on Doogee, it's a product of the rugged smartphone market in general. Unfortunately, the combination of the weak side buttons, average main camera, and shoddy connectivity make it less than ideal for the average user too.
#Smart tool angle finder pro#
Unfortunately, if you already work in those environments you are likely to trust things like accurate measurement and toxic substance detection to industry-standard tools rather than a budget rugged smartphone.įor most everyday users, this would be forgivable if you just treat the S97 Pro as a large form factor rugged phone with a big battery life. The idea behind it is great - a phone that can not only survive harsh working environments but has actual utility as a tool within them. If you are hoping this phone will act as a useful tool, probably not. You'll get a lot of fun out of the macro lens too, and the distance measurement tool has some use in getting ballpark figures.
#Smart tool angle finder android#
If you are looking for a basic android phone that can be used when wearing gloves, take a bashing, and has a huge battery life, then the S97 pro might be for you - just maybe make sure it gets its own pocket.
If you have ever been in a position where you are awaiting an important phone call, this becomes a game-breaking problem, and one it seems ironic that a rugged phone would fall foul of.
After all, rugged phones should be able to at the very least stay switched on in an environment as dangerous as a pocket with some keys. The side buttons are incredibly easy to press, meaning that I'd frequently pull the phone out of my pocket to find that it had reset and I needed to unlock my sim before I could receive calls and messages. For example, it might sound like a tiny detail, but the automated Google Pay setup didn't work because not one of the 4 rear cameras managed to focus on my card in normal daylight.
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Using Bluetooth outside on network data is better but still gives all of the artifacts of a poor connection on headphones I know to work perfectly well with other phones.Īs I said, I used this phone as my daily driver, and I think that may be why I'm noticing problems here that I haven't really seen mentioned elsewhere. Using Bluetooth and WiFi at the same time will cause one or the other to lose connection. This hasn't happened with any other device. I live in a pretty small flat, but I was getting WiFi drops frequently, sometimes in the same room as the router. Unfortunately, there are a few glaring problems that really make the S97 Pro not all that fun to use as a daily driver. I suspect that's why I've noticed some things about it that I've not seen reported elsewhere.
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This particular review is a little different, too, as my faithful Google Pixel 4a died just as I received this phone, so I ended up using the S97 Pro as my daily driver for longer than most reviewers would. I test things thoroughly, and that has resulted in me being blacklisted by one un-named vendor for giving their rugged device a low score for breaking under what I deemed to be fair and normal circumstances.
I have also used and reviewed a large variety of rugged tech, and know what claims are worth paying attention to, along with what marketing claims are worth taking with a pinch of salt. I've used them working in theatres, music festivals, building sites, and perhaps most crucially around small children, the ultimate destroyers of all unguarded technology. Today, we are going to see if the Doogee S97 Pro measures up to the ever-increasing budget-rugged smartphone competition.īefore we get going - why should you care what I think about rugged smartphones? Well, I've been a rugged smartphone enthusiast for a number of years. However, the rugged phone market is flooded with competition, and while this may be a good thing, the rush to pack as many features into a cheap phone as possible can have dubious outcomes. It's currently available for just $360, making it on paper one of the best value phones in terms of features, speed, and battery life. It's clearly aimed at tradespeople, but the MediaTek Helio G95 chip running this phone makes it a speedy handset in its own right.