Machine Heads 3: It's Pretty Hard to Destroy Caterpillar's S42 Smartphone

Fellow Machine Heads, welcome back to the third episode of our new video series. Keith Gribbins, publisher and resident guinea pig at Compact Equipment, hosts this new video series curiously called Machine Heads.

What's in store today? Cat phones?

Caterpillar, of course, is one of the biggest brands in the world. We work weekly with the famous earthmoving equipment company on the machine side, talking about everything from excavators to engines, but Cat also sells and licenses its name to everything from clothes to toys to smartphones.

Since 2012, the Reading, U.K.-based Bullitt Group has held the global license for phones and accessories for Caterpillar Inc. Today, Cat phones are sold in over 60 countries and range from classic, small push-button cells like the B26 up to the Cat S62 Pro smartphone. Words and phrases like waterproof, hygienic, drop proof, dust proof and meeting military standards are used to describe the ruggedness of these phones and accessories.

Some of these contractor-focused phones also come with some very cool contractor tools and applications. Some Cat phones come with thermal imagery tech for trades that need to locate hot or cool spots and/or view the world like a Predator. There’s a laser measurement assist app. There’s an indoor air quality monitor app. There’s impressive battery life for multiday use.

Now, Bullitt has released the Cat S42, a new entry-level smartphone. It’s on sale with an MSRP of $299 right now, so what does this new, low budget-ist smartphone offer for professionals?

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