CAT S52
Specifications
Secondary Camera: 8 MPix
Pricecompare
Average of 12 scores (from 18 reviews)
Reviews for the CAT S52
The CAT S52 has slimmed down considerably so that it no longer passes for a chubby outdoor phone but more for a fancy smartphone with special skills. However, only a small battery fits into the well-protected case. In the review, we look at how this affects the suitability for everyday use.
Source: Techradar Archive.org version
With an eye beyond just the building site, the Cat S52 is a good-looking device that’s equally aimed at butter-fingered mainstream users as much as those who work in extreme conditions. It’s easily the most aesthetically pleasing work phone out there, and there are no major corners cut when it comes to durability. However, its middling performance and dated screen will make it a hard sell for regular users at this price point.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 03/17/2020
Rating: Total score: 70%
Source: Tech Girl Archive.org version
The sceptic in me wondered if it was really as good as they said it was, and so, I decided to have a little bit of fun. This is a review of the CAT S52 Smartphone, but it is, hopefully, like no review you’ve seen before. The idea was to have fun while also giving the phone a really hard time.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 02/11/2020
Source: What Hi-Fi Archive.org version
The S52 largely does what it sets out to do. As a mid-range device, you’d definitely find it lacking were it not for its rugged specs, which manage to successfully merge mainstream design with beefy defence-against-the-element capabilities. It especially proved its worth when it survived 10 minutes in a jug without being made fully watertight, and came away with some temporary camera damage.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 01/25/2020
Rating: price: 80% mobility: 80% workmanship: 80%
Foreign Reviews
Source: [link] Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 02/19/2020
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Tech Stage DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 07/27/2020
Source: Android User DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 04/16/2020
Source: PCtipp.ch DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 01/14/2020
Rating: Total score: 90%
Source: Computerbase DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 11/19/2019
Source: Heute DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 11/17/2019
Source: Computerhoy ES→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 02/08/2020
Rating: Total score: 74% features: 70% display: 60% mobility: 70% workmanship: 60%
Source: PC Guia PT→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 01/18/2020
Rating: Total score: 72% price: 70%
Source: GadgetGear.nl NL→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 03/08/2020
Rating: Total score: 90%
Source: AndroidWorld.nl NL→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 01/28/2020
Rating: Total score: 60%
Source: Tech Testers NL→EN Archive.org version
Positive: Premium design; great built quality; powerful hardware; high performance; nice cameras.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 12/24/2019
Source: Tabletowo PL→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 02/22/2020
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Lyd og Billede DA→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 04/01/2020
Rating: Total score: 50%
Source: Mobil.se SV→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 02/11/2020
Rating: Total score: 68%
Source: M3 PC för alla SV→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 12/02/2019
Rating: Total score: 70%
Comment
Imagination PowerVR GE8320: Integrated graphics card for mid-range ARM SoCs.
These graphics cards are not suited for Windows 3D games. Office and Internet surfing however is possible.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
Helio P35 MT6765: ARM based octa core SoC (8x ARM Cortex-A53) clocked at up to 2.3 GHz. The chip also includes a Cat.7 LTE modem (300 Mbps download).» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
5.65":
It is a very small display format for smartphones. You should by no means be mis-sighted and you will generally see very little on the screen and only have a small resolution available. In return, the device should be very small and handy.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.CAT:
CAT, which can be easier found under CAT Phones in the web, gets seldom reviewed, does hardly have any market shares and achieves average ratings (as of 2016).
73.43%: This rating is poor. More than three quarters of the models are rated better. That is rather not a purchase recommendation. Even if verbal ratings in this area do not sound that bad ("sufficient" or "satisfactory"), they are usually euphemisms that disguise a classification as a below-average laptop.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.