Dewalt MD501

Great phone for tradies – The MD501 is sturdy, with a thick rubberised body that makes it more durable than any other phone I've ever owned except my cat S60. Dewalt has put the handset through Military Standard testing (810G), which involves repeatedly dropping the phone onto a hard surface from a distance of 1.2 metres, and they even increased this up to two metres just to make sure the MD501 can take what's thrown at it. No worries if you work in a wet environment either, as the MD501 is IP68 water resistant. The micro USB charging port and headphone jack are covered by slightly fiddly flaps, which helps to keep out dust and dirt even when the phone is submerged totally in water. The phone can withstand half an hour in up to two metres of water, while also coping with a temperature range between -20 and 60 degrees celsius, you get the usual assortment of buttons, plus a shortcut button on the left edge of the phone that opens up the app of your choice. That’s particularly handy if you need quick access to an important application. The back of the phone can be opened up by loosening the screws, which gives you access to the micro SD memory card slot and dual SIM card slots which both support 4G. With support for two SIMs at once, you can slip in both your personal and work sim cards if required, It’s also pretty weighty at 245g. The 5-inch HD display can be used with gloves, which is handy if you need to wear protection. And while it’s not exactly a premium panel, it’s sharp and bright enough to provide respectable clarity even in bright sunlight. Android 6 runs well on the 1.3GHz quad core Mediatek processor. You get all of the features that you’d expect, including some pre installed apps of Dewalt’s choosing that construction pros may find useful. You can of course download more from Google Play store if needed. And you also get a 13 megapixel rear camera and 5-megapixel front facing camera, complete with a physical shutter button for taking snaps all in all I'm very impressed with their first entry into the phone market place, I've found Telstra 4G network works brilliantly on the MD501 just keep in mind that it still uses micro sim cards not nano sim which has become the normal today in most Mobile phones.