There’s a continual stream of new entries into the phone market, unfortunately many of them suffer the same affliction: Fragility. If you’re in a work role where you’re at high risk of bumps, bangs and drops to your phone then that’s a problem. Aspera mobile has introduced the R40, a rugged phone that’s IP68 rated making it dust and waterproof to approximately 1 meter for up to 30 minutes. Best of all, at $129.00 it won’t break the bank.

It’s a small, lightweight feature phone — running KaiOS — with a number of useful apps preloaded such as Google Maps, WhatsApp, YouTube, Facebook and Google Assistant. Aspera Mobile MD Allan Robertson commented:

The R40 shifts the game a bit as itโ€™s deliberately designed and pre-loaded as a rugged device for mobile users who do not want or need a full smartphone experience.

Together with our recently released R9 rugged smartphone, retailers can now offer choice of Asperaโ€™s rugged devices at very compelling retail prices. These models continue the Aspera tradition of delivering quality mobiles to Australian consumers.

Other useful features of the R40 include:

  • 4G connectivity and a Wi-Fi hotspot to share your mobile connection.
  • The 2500mAh battery gives the R40 up to 15 day standby and a 40 hour talk time.
  • Expandable storage of up to 32GB via an SD card

It’s clear though from the 2MP rear and 0.3MP front camera, this is a phone aimed at users who need the phone features not “smart” features including the camera. For more information you can take a closer look online at the Aspera website, or check it out in a nearby retail store.

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Bob

Can you install Duo on it? Got the Nokia Tough Phone for a non-digital friend, KaiOS has Duo but can’t install on the Nokia…