Samsung's XCover 4s rugged smartphone goes official with Android 9 Pie

Concluding updated: June 10th, 2019 at 20:46 UTC+01:00

We knew that it was only a matter of time before Samsung unveiled a new rugged smartphone and it has done that today. The Galaxy XCover 4s is official with a familiar design and the latest software in the form of Android 9.0 Pie.

Some printing renders of the Galaxy XCover 4s had already been leaked online almost a week ago so the design doesn't come as a surprise. The handset had also picked up some crucial certifications over the past few weeks. That was a sign of its impending launch.

Samsung officially launches the Milky way XCover 4s

The Galaxy XCover series has been around for a few years now. It's meant for a certain type of consumer, one that operates in an environment where your boilerplate smartphone may not exist able to survive.

Like its predecessors, the Milky way XCover 4s gets enhanced impact resistance through its rubber coating. It's besides built to the MIL-STD 810G standards for ruggedness and has an IP68 water and grit resistance rating. There's even a dedicated 'XCover Central' which can exist used to launch any app or feature.

The specs are pretty normal. There'southward a 5.0-inch TFT HD display and an Exynos 7885 processor with 3GB RAM and 32GB of expandable storage. It too features a sixteen-megapixel f/1.seven aperture rear and 5-megapixel f/two.2 front end camera. The device measures in at 145.9 10 73.1 ten 9.7 mm. It'south powered past a 2,800mAh removable bombardment, a trait that it shares with its predecessor. The Galaxy XCover 4s ships with Android 9.0 Pie out of the box.

Galaxy Xcover 4s goes in auction in July for €299

Samsung but tends to brand its XCover devices available in express markets. That will be the case with this latest add-on to the serial likewise. According to the printing release sent out in Italia, Galaxy XCover 4s volition be available starting next month for €299.