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Samsung's small, cheap, and rugged Galaxy XCover5 is now official and landing this month
Though market availability is something of a crapshoot
Yesterday we saw a couple of leaks for a new Samsung rugged phone, and whaddya know, here it is. The Galaxy XCover 5 is a smaller, cheaper entry in the tough-as-nails series, a fraction of the cost of the XCover FieldPro. And crucially, it's actually running a current version of Android.
Ruggedized Samsung Galaxy Xcover 5 shows off its armor in spec-filled leak
It's smaller and presumably cheaper than the last one, and hopefully running much more current software
You gotta love a phone that can take a beating. Samsung has made a few, from the Galaxy Active series to the more recent Xcover Field Pro. That last one made a splash with its high price and ancient software, but an updated Xcover 5 was leaked in a software update schedule earlier today. Just a few hours later, both photos and specs are available.