Samsung expands Tactical Edition Portfolio with Flagship, Rugged devices (s23 and Xcover6 pro)
https://insights.samsung.com/2023/09/20/samsung-expands-tactical-edition-portfolio-with-flagship-rugged-devices/
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MossyFeathers@pawb.social · 23 pts · 2y
Ah, an ad for a phone the average person can't buy. No seriously, I tried to find a way to buy it and it looks like the only way to do it is contact Samsung's sales on behalf of a company. Why bother posting this here if it's about a phone that's completely out of reach for basically everyone not in the military?
ladfrombrad@lemdro.id · 12 pts · 2y
Why not, post something here that's like you say pretty niche and generates discussion about it?
If it wasn't posted here I wouldn't have heard about it and why I subscribe to such places for news on these devices.
MossyFeathers@pawb.social · 6 pts · 2y
True, I'm just confused I guess. The article feels consumer-facing, but the consumer can't buy one of them, so what's the point of the article?
glimse@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 2y
If I had to guess, they died out in the consumer market when a lot of their unique features got baked into normal phones (water resistance, etc). A thick case and a heavy duty screen protector could get you the rest of the way which is probably good enough for 95% of their consumer sales.
My friend (HVAC technician) loved his S6 Active but is getting by fine with his S21+protection accessories
BasedGod@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
I miss my s8 active
glimse@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
That might have been what he actually had, not the 6
dabu@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
Well, I am unsure in this partical case but XCover phones are available in Europe for everyone and can be bought from online stores.
jsnfwlr@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Xcover, sure, but not the Tactical Edition, right? These phones have extra radio hardware to support connections to things like night vision googles etc.
CookieJarObserver@sh.itjust.works · 14 pts · 2y
CluckN@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
I’d pay millions if the firmware could suck my ass