There’s always an assumption that phones designed to take a substantial beating will be ugly. We generally think tough phones should be like a pair of walking boots, ready to wade through mud, and ...

With advanced thermal-imaging tech, laser-assisted distance measuring and an air-monitoring sensor, the Cat S61 is one seriously high-tech phone. Katie is a UK-based news reporter and features writer.

Update, November 12, 2019 (09:58 AM ET): The Cat S52 rugged phone detailed below is now available for purchase in the United Kingdom. Simply visit the official Cat website and grab one for yourself ...

Ryan is a tech/science writer, skeptic, lover of all things electronic, and Android fan. In his spare time he reads golden-age sci-fi and sleeps, but rarely at the same time. His wife tolerates him as ...