TUFF Phones
Type | Private limited company[1] |
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Industry | Telecommunications[1] |
Founded | 5 November 2010[1][2] |
Founder | Howard Mark Cammell[3] |
Headquarters | First Floor, 1-3 South Street, Chichester, West Sussex, England, PO19 1EH, UK[1][2] |
Area served | Worldwide[2] |
Key people | Kevin Lee Nessling (director)[2][4] |
Products | Mobile phones, rugged smartphones |
Owner | Kevin Lee Nessling[4] |
Website | TuffPhones.co.uk |
TUFF Phones are strengthened mobile phones, including rugged smartphones; designed, manufactured, and sold by TUFF Phones Ltd of England.
Company history[]
TUFF Phones Ltd, registered in England and Wales, company registration number 07431588,[1] is a United Kingdom (UK) based company specializing in mobile phones and smartphones. TUFF Phones was established in 2010 as a retailer of several different brands of mobile phones.[1][2]
In 2014, the company began working on ideas regarding production of its own range of smartphones. A year later, talks began with a number of tier one manufacturers in mainland China on the pros and cons of different composite materials, , and mobile operating systems. Production on TUFF's phones began in early 2016[2] at Shenzhen in China.[5]
Device ranges[]
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The first generation of TUFF Phones products were released in Q3 2016, and featured four models of strengthened devices, including Gorilla glass touchscreens, and are certified to be dust-proof and waterproof.[5]
2016 range[]
- TUFF T300
- TUFF T400 (4G)
- TUFF T450
- TUFF T1000
TUFF Phones updated their range of handsets early in 2017, with the launch of two new handsets, the TUFF T400s and TUFF T1. They subsequently announced that the 2017 range will be increased later in Q2/Q3 2017, with the release of the TUFF T10 and TUFF T500.
2017 range[]
- TUFF T400s
- TUFF T1
- TUFF T10 (expected release Q2 2017)
- TUFF T500 (expected release Q3 2017)
Media[]
Certain generations of TUFF phones have implemented a removable tray that allows for the installation of two nano SIM cards; which allows the user of the phone to make use of two different phone numbers for calling and texting for example, or one nano SIM card with one microSIM card; which allows the user of the phone to use a single phone number and to increase the amount of storage capacity in the phone for music, pictures, contacts, etc.
brand, model |
release date |
dimensions, mass |
resolution (pixel) |
display size |
system on chip | random- access memory |
internal data storage |
expansion slot | rear camera (Mpx) |
front camera (Mpx) |
battery (mAh) |
wireless network protocols |
IP code |
Android version |
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RG970 [6] |
2012 | 155.6 mm × 82.9 mm × 15.55 mm (6.126 in × 3.264 in × 0.612 in) 245 grams (8.6 ounces) |
960×540 qHD 16:9 |
5.3 in (13.5 cm) capacitive multi-touch screen | MediaTek MT6577 (dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 1.0 GHz CPU & PowerVR SGX531 Ultra 522 MHz GPU) |
1 GB | 8 GB | up to 32 GB microSD |
8 1080p video |
2 | 2,900 | Dual SIM, quad-band, 3G, Wi-Fi, GPS + A-GPS, Bluetooth LE, FM radio |
— MIL-STD-810G |
Jelly Bean 4.1.2 |
CAT [7] |
2016 | 144.9 mm × 74.1 mm × 12.5 mm (5.70 in × 2.92 in × 0.49 in) 185 grams (6.5 ounces) |
960×540 qHD 16:9 |
4.7 in (11.9 cm) IPS Gorilla Glass 4 |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 'MSM8909' (quad-core ARM Cortex-A7 1.1 GHz CPU & Adreno 200 400 MHz GPU) |
1 GB (533 MHz LPDDR) |
16 GB | up to 64 GB microSD |
8 | 2 | 3,000 | Single SIM, quad-band, 3G, 4G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.1, Bluetooth LE |
IP68 MIL-STD-810G |
Lollipop 5.1 |
TUFF T300 [8] |
2016 Q3 |
140.4 mm × 75.8 mm × 16.3 mm (5.53 in × 2.98 in × 0.64 in) | 854×480 (~244 ppi) FWVGA |
4.0 in (10.2 cm) OGS IPS Gorilla Glass 2 |
MediaTek MT6582 (quad-core ARM Cortex-A7 1.3 GHz CPU & Mali-400 MP2 500 MHz GPU) |
1 GB (533 MHz LPDDR) |
8 GB | up to 64 GB microSD |
5 | 0.3 | 2,800 (removable) |
Dual SIM, quad-band, 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.1 | IP68 | KitKat 4.4 |
TUFF T400 |
2016 Q3 |
140.4 mm × 75.8 mm × 16.3 mm (5.53 in × 2.98 in × 0.64 in) | 854×480 (~244 ppi) FWVGA |
4.0 in (10.2 cm) OGS IPS Gorilla Glass 2 |
MediaTek MT6735 (quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 1.3 GHz CPU[10] & Mali-T720 MP2 650 MHz GPU[11]) |
2 GB (533 MHz LPDDR) |
16 GB | up to 64 GB microSD |
13 | 5 | 2,800 (removable) |
Dual SIM, quad-band,4G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.1 | IP68 | Lollipop 5.1 |
TUFF T450 |
2016 Q3 |
149 mm × 75.6 mm × 14.8 mm (5.87 in × 2.98 in × 0.58 in) | 720×1280 (~312 ppi) FWVGA |
4.7 in (11.9 cm) TFT IPS Gorilla Glass 2 |
MediaTek MT6735 (quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 1.3 GHz CPU[10] & Mali-T720 MP2 650 MHz GPU[11]) |
2 GB (533 MHz LPDDR) |
16 GB | up to 64 GB microSD |
13 | 5 | 3,800 | Dual SIM Standby (x1 standard size SIM & x1 micro SIM card), quad-band,4G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.1 | IP68 | Lollipop 5.1 |
TUFF T1000 |
2016 Q3 |
144 mm × 74 mm × 12.6 mm (5.67 in × 2.91 in × 0.50 in) | 720×1280 (~312 ppi) FWVGA |
4.7 in (11.9 cm) IPS HD Gorilla Glass 4 |
MediaTek MT6735P (quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 1.0 GHz CPU[14] & Mali-T720 MP2 650 MHz GPU[11]) |
2 GB (533 MHz LPDDR) |
16 GB | up to
32 GB |
8 | 5 | 3,000 | Dual SIM (x2 micro SIM cards) , 4G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0 | IP68 | Lollipop 5.1 |
TUFF T400s |
2017 Q1 |
146 mm × 75.9 mm × 13.95 mm (5.748 in × 2.988 in × 0.549 in) | 720×1280 (~294 ppi) FWVGA |
5.0 in (12.7 cm) IPS HD Gorilla Glass 4 |
MediaTek MT6737T (quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 1.5 GHz CPU[14] & Mali-T720 MP2 650 MHz GPU[18]) |
2 GB (733 MHz LPDDR3) |
16 GB | up to 128 GB microSD (Located in SIM Card Tray [19]) | 13 | 5 | 5,000 | Dual SIM (x2 nano SIM cards or x1 nano SIM & x1 microSD card for storage) , 4G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0 | IP68 | Marshmallow 6.0 |
TUFF T1 |
2017 Q1 |
145.4 mm × 75 mm × 10.3 mm (5.72 in × 2.95 in × 0.41 in) | 720×1280 (~294 ppi) FWVGA |
5.0 in (12.7 cm) IPS HD Gorilla Glass 4 |
MediaTek MT6737T (quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 1.5 GHz CPU[14] & Mali-T720 MP2 650 MHz GPU[18]) |
3 GB (733 MHz LPDDR3) |
32 GB | up to 128 GB microSD (Located in SIM Card Tray [19]) | 8.0MP (Interpolation to 13.0MP) (Sony IMX219 sensor) | 2.0MP (Interpolation to 5.0MP) | 3,000 | Dual SIM (x2 nano SIM cards or x1 nano SIM & x1 microSD card for storage) , 4G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0 | IP68 | Marshmallow 6.0 |
TUFF T10 |
2017 Q2 |
145 mm × 75 mm × 10.8 mm (5.71 in × 2.95 in × 0.43 in) | 720×1280 (~320 ppi) FWVGA |
4.7 in (11.9 cm) LTPS-TFT HD Gorilla Glass 3 |
MediaTek MT6737 (quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 1.3 GHz CPU & Mali-T720 MP2 650 MHz GPU[23]) |
2 GB (640 MHz LPDDR3) [23] |
16 GB | up to 64 GB microSD (Located in SIM Card Tray [19]) | 8.0 | 2.0 | 3,000 | Dual SIM (x2 nano SIM cards or x1 nano SIM & x1 microSD card for storage) , 4G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0 | IP68 | Nougat 7.0 |
TUFF T500 |
2017 Q3 |
158 mm × 77.2 mm × 14.8 mm (6.22 in × 3.04 in × 0.58 in) | 720×1280 (~282 ppi) FWVGA |
5.7 in (14.5 cm) IPS Incell Gorilla Glass |
MediaTek MT6739 (quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 1.5 GHz CPU & PowerVR GE8100 MP2 570 MHz GPU[26]) |
3 GB (667 MHz LPDDR3) [26] |
32 GB | up to 128 GB microSD (Located in SIM Card Tray [27]) | 13.0 | 8.0 | 5,000 | Dual SIM (x2 nano SIM cards or x1 nano SIM & x1 microSD card for storage) , 4G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0 | IP69 | Oreo 8.1 |
References[]
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- ^ a b "MediaTek MT6735 (quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 1.3 GHz CPU". MediaTek. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ a b c "Mali-T720 MP2 650 MHz GPU". Notebookcheck.net. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
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- ^ "TUFF T10". www.tuffphones.co.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ a b "MT6737". MediaTek. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ "TUFF T500". www.tuffphones.co.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ "The T500 from TUFF Phones". Get Connected. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ a b c "MT6739". MediaTek. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ a b "TUFF T500 - User manual" (PDF). tuffphones.co.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
External links[]
- TuffPhones.co.uk — TUFF Phones Ltd official website
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