Caterpillar CAT S42 H+, Dual, 32GB 3GB, Black

I bought the Cat S42 as an upgrade from another CAT phone which made me fall in love with these phones. Unlike the phones I've had before, the screen is incredibly strong so I don't have to replace the screen if I accidentally drop it. Very happy.My personal reviews of this even saw others turn to these phones because I've found them reliable, relatively cheap and great quality.

My husband struggles with phones this is so simple for him to use great phone

I purchased this for work purposes, I'm a multi drop courier.I've used it for a good few weeks now and it's performed perfectly until yesterday.Let's start with the good, the battery easily lasts me a full day of work, screen on all day and in use (approx 10 to 11 hours).Touchscreen is nice and responsive even in torrential rain and a soaking wet phone.I've dropped it multiple times, even down a flight of concrete stairs and it's survived without even a scratch.I also use the phone to knock on doors with to save my knuckles in these freezing temperatures.The phone isn't super speedy but more than sufficient for my needs.I've been recommending this phone to everyone at work as I was so impressed with it but yesterday, it rained, constantly, extremely heavy for around 4 hours, the phone got wet, not a problem I thought as I'd got it wet before and it's been fine, however I had to make a call and water must have got into the speaker as the volume went extremely low and I couldn't hear the customers, they also couldn't hear me clearly.This has now cleared up overnight after drying out indoors and the volume levels are back to normal again but this is a major issue and now means this phone is no longer fit for purpose for my needs so I'll be replacing it.Such a shame as I really like the phone but if it can't do my job then it's no good.

Perfect for dusty environmentEasy to use, good touch screen

I enjoyed this phone for its strength and ability for the screen to take on so many bashes, but after about six months, it kept playing up by either freezing, crashing, or forcing me to delete apps for storage, but I could not re-add any or fix settings. Ultimately, I had to call it a day and buy a cheaper Samsung until I could afford a new, expensive, robust phone. It was an excellent phone for its price until it gave up on me. I couldn't even transfer files over to my New phone laptop or onto a USB as it was not recognised, and if it were, it wouldn't offload files. I like the phone, but its longevity is not guaranteed.

great device and seller. Would highly recommend both

I have owned this phone for a year and for the first time ever have decided to write a review to prevent other unfortunates from buying this phone. I owned a CAT S41 before this, the predecessor to the CAT S42. How mistaken I was to think that this phone would be an improvement on the already excellent S41, or at least of the same quality. The S42 is a massive step down in all regards. The speaker is poorer, with a tiny quality that the S41 never had. It also doesn't like being squished (funny for a tough phone) and the sound becomes unintelligible after it's happened. The battery life is not as good as the S41 by some margin. I am having problems with the screen flickering after only a year. But far and away the worst thing about this phone is the pathetic processor in it. It is so painfully slow and underpowered that it can barely run the operating system, with huge pauses whenever you require it do do anything (loading apps, using the internet etc). I assumed that it would be a similar processor to the S41, but it turns out the processor they have used for the S42 has less than half the CPU processing power of the S41. It is not fit for purpose. Don't make my mistake, avoid this awful phone.

The media could not be loaded. Really loved this phone for its strong built quality. Just by opening the box, it gives the impression that it is durable and will not easily break. I got it for my wife as kids usually break her phone but I am hopeful that this will survive for years as it is drop-proof for up to 1.8 meters. Also, it is water-proof so I will have no worries if it accidentally goes in the water. Due to this, it can also be easily washed if necessary.In terms of design, it is just okay in my opinion but could have been better. Though it is not very heavy and size is small so can be easily carried around. It has excellent battery life.It is based on Android, so all the common apps can be installed. The user-interface is not as good as premium brands. But this is not something that I should compare as this phone is designed to be strong and used in harsh environments.It arrived well-packed as shown in the attached photos.The price is reasonable in my opinion.Overall, I am happy with it and will recommend.If you think my review was useful, please click "Helpful", thanks.