Samsung Rugby A836 and ZTE Rock F165 on Rogers

Samsung Rugby A836 and ZTE Rock F165 on Rogers. Two 'rugged' lineup of devices have been announced by Rogers in Canada, they are Samsung Rugby A836 and ZTE Rock F165.

Samsung Rugby is certified to U.S. Military Standard MIL-STD-810F compliance which means it can take tons of dust, shock, vibration, rain, humidity, solar radiation, altitude and extreme temperatures from - 21C degrees to +63C degrees. The mobile phone comes with a 1.3MP camera, 8GB expandable memory with micro SD, 3G, email, IM, HTML browser and external speaker. It is available for $149.99 on a 3-year contract.

ZTE Rock features a 2MP camera, 2GB expandable memory, a crisp display with a resolution of 176×220 and runs on Rogers’ 3.5G HSPA network with peak download speeds of 7.2 Mbps. The mobile phone costs $79.99 on the 3-year plan.

In case you're interested in one of the ‘rugged’ phones, more information is available from the website.