TUFF Phones

Short description: English manufacturer and supplier of strengthened mobile phones and rugged smartphones

TUFF Phones Ltd[1]Type| Private limited company[1]

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Industry| Telecommunications[1]
Founded| 5 November 2010; 14 years ago (2010-11-05)[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.

## Contents

* 1 Company history
* 2 Device ranges
* 2.1 2016 range
* 2.2 2017 range
* 3 Media
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## 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, shatterproof screens, and mobile operating systems. Production on TUFF's phones began in early 2016[2] at Shenzhen in China.[5] A notice on the company website in July 2022 says that they are no longer in business.

## Device ranges

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
* TUFF T500

## 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 microSD 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.

Sortable table of Smartphones from TUFF Phones 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
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RugGear
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
S40
[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

[9]

| 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

[12]

| 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

[13]

| 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
microSD

| 8 | 5 | 3,000 | Dual SIM (x2 micro SIM cards), 4G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0 | IP68  | Lollipop
5.1
TUFF
T400s

[15][16][17]

| 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

[20][21]

| 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

[22]

| 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

[24][25][26][27]

| 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

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "TUFF Phones Ltd". Cardiff: Companies House. https://Find-and-Update.Company-Information.Service.Gov.uk/company/07431588.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "About us – TUFF Phones, the home of tough, waterproof mobile phones.". Chichester, England: Tuff Phones Ltd.. https://www.TuffPhones.co.uk/about-tuffphones.
3. ↑ "TUFF Phones Ltd – officers". Cardiff: Companies House. https://Find-and-Update.Company-Information.Service.Gov.uk/company/07431588/officers.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "TUFF Phones Ltd – persons with significant control". Cardiff: Companies House. https://Find-and-Update.Company-Information.Service.Gov.uk/company/07431588/persons-with-significant-control.
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Kleinman, Zoe (16 August 2016). "Would you put your phone in a cement mixer?". BBC News. https://www.BBC.co.uk/news/technology-37057156.
6. ↑ "RugGear RG970". TUFF Phones Ltd. 2013. http://www.TuffPhones.co.uk/ruggear-rg-970.html.
7. ↑ "CAT S40". Chichester: TUFF Phones Ltd. 2016. http://www.tuffphones.co.uk/tough-mobile-phones/cat-s40.html.
8. ↑ "TUFF T400". TUFF Phones Ltd. https://www.tuffphones.co.uk/tuff-t400.html.
9. ↑ "TUFF T400". https://www.tuffphones.co.uk/tuff-t400.html.
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "MediaTek MT6735 (quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 1.3 GHz CPU". https://www.tuffphones.co.uk/tuff-t400.html.
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 "Mali-T720 MP2 650 MHz GPU". https://www.notebookcheck.net/ARM-Mali-T720-MP2.145232.0.html#:~:text=The ARM Mali-T720 MP2,clocks up to 650 MHz..
12. ↑ "TUFF T450". https://www.tuffphones.co.uk/tuff-t450.html.
13. ↑ "TUFF T1000". https://www.tuffphones.co.uk/tuff-t1000.html.
14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 "Mediatek MT6735P". https://www.notebookcheck.net/Mediatek-MT6735P-SoC-Benchmarks-and-Specs.200680.0.html.
15. ↑ "TUFF Phones T400s". https://whatismyphone.com/vendors/tuff-phones/t400s.
16. ↑ "TUFF T400S". https://www.co-star.co.uk/4994/tuff-t400s/.
17. ↑ "TUFF Phones TUFF T400s". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwSuKlAoydQ.
18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 "MT6737T" (in en). https://www.mediatek.com/products/smartphones/mt6737t.
19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 (in en) TUFF Phones TUFF T400s - Unboxing & Overview, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwSuKlAoydQ, retrieved 2021-03-16
20. ↑ (in en) TUFF Phones TUFF T1 - Unboxing & Overview, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHHRG6juPvs, retrieved 2021-03-16
21. ↑ "TUFF T1" (in en). https://www.tuffphones.co.uk/tuff-t1.html.
22. ↑ "TUFF T10" (in en). https://www.tuffphones.co.uk/tuff-t10.html.
23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 "MT6737" (in en). https://www.mediatek.com/products/smartphones/mt6737.
24. ↑ "TUFF T500" (in en). https://www.tuffphones.co.uk/tuff-t500.html.
25. ↑ "The T500 from TUFF Phones" (in en-US). https://www.get-connected.com/blog/2019/4/1/introducing-the-tuff-phones-t500.
26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 "MT6739" (in en). https://www.mediatek.com/products/smartphones/mt6739.
27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 "TUFF T500 - User manual". https://www.tuffphones.co.uk/Instruction manual/TUFF-T500-User-Manual.pdf.

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* TuffPhones.co.uk — TUFF Phones Ltd official website

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