Samsung unveils rugged smartphone Galaxy Active Neo - Consumer electronics giant Samsung has introduced a rugged smartphone called Galaxy Active Neo in Japan. The Neo is a relatively upgraded version of the Galaxy Xcover 3 and has been priced at 20,000 yen (Rs 10,900 approximately).

Galaxy Active Neo is IP68 certified which makes it water and dust resistant up to 1.5 meter and 30 minutes. It has MIL-STD-810G certification for sea water, dust, salt, humidity, rain, vibration, thermal shock resistance and solar radiation. The device can withstand two tons of load and survive drops on concrete from a height of 1.5 meters.

The smartphone, which runs Android 5.1 Lollipop, includes a 4.5-inch WVGA (800x480p) display. It is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 chip with a 1.2GHz quad-core processor, 2GB of RAM and Adreno 306 GPU.

Galaxy Active Neo incorporates an 8MP rear camera and a 2MP front-facing camera and comes with 16GB storage expandable via microSD cards. The handset has a 2200mAh battery and supports Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.1, 4G LTE, GPRS and NFC connectivity options.