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hey I'm Nate and today we're checking out the rugged cat beef 15q now the phone comes to us from Caterpillar a company that's probably better known for those big yellow construction vehicles I doubt this is gonna be able to stand up to a quite as much punishment in those behemoths but it's definitely built to last and start to $350 unlocked the specs here aren't really impressive the 4-inch screen has a measly 800 by 480 pixel resolution and doesn't hold up too well in direct sunlight viewing angles aren't great either colors look fine but hold the phone at the wrong angle and the contrast degradation becomes really noticeable there's also only four gigs of total storage space it does have a micro SD card slot though with support for up to 32 gig cards so you're gonna want to pick one up if you plan on installing mini apps performance on the other hand isn't bad a 1.3 gigahertz quad-core CPU isn't all that stellar on paper but the phone never get on the ways I flip through apps and websites during my testing more importantly simpler casual games like Angry Birds transformers handle really well so any downtime can be spent productively there's a five megapixel camera on the back and while I was able to tease out the occasional usable shot and ideal condition bright lighting that sort of thing it mostly cranks out grainy noisy shots the autofocus elves are pretty sluggish so you're gonna want to stick to slow-moving or static objects but you probably aren't buying the rugged smartphone for gaming and photography this thing is solid with the scratch resistant Gorilla Glass 2 display it's also pretty light just under six ounces that's thanks to the silver anodized aluminum body rubber bumpers keep the corners safe and also make sure the phone is really comfortable to hold the b15 cue is ip67 certified that means it's dust proof and water resistance in this case up to three feet for 30 minutes the phone's USB port and headphone jacks are covered and you'll get a little warning when unplugging the phone and removing the headphones reminding you to seal it back up pretty nice touch now on the back you'll find the locking switch slide that over to the right and you'll see the yellow that means it's unlocked and then you're gonna pry the backplate off it's a little tough to get off which is a good thing actually because that's how the phone keeps its water resistance underneath you'll find the two thousand milliamp hour battery the micro SD card slot and the Simcoe this particular model has dual SIM slot so that's the cat b15 queue now if you're just a little clumsy this phone is probably gonna be overkill especially at $350 but if you work outdoors or spend a lot of time camping and are worried about you know dropping your phone or inclement weather this is gonna be a pretty strong contender the glossy display does give me pause though so you're gonna want to beware if you spend a lot of time in bright sunny areas I'm Nate Ralph thanks for watching