Review on Phone Caterpillar Cat B26, 2 SIM, black by Franciszka Mrz ᠌

Name: Phone Caterpillar Cat B26, 2 SIM, black
Item: Phone Caterpillar Cat B26, 2 SIM, black
Rating: 4

May 26, 2023

I like everything, the price and quality are acceptable.

So, after 3 years, the B30 ordered to live for a long time, blinking a white screen and no longer turning on. Impressions about the B26 are contradictory - something is done extremely well and pleases, something important was cut to please the victorious march of KaiOS across the planet. If you're looking for a durable, good looking handset with a slight musical twist, this is definitely the way to go. Something more - think carefully. For now, a solid 4.

Pros

- OS has been finalized - no obvious problems are visible, dialogs for SMS have been added; - appearance and tactility - looks good, solid plastic and buttons; - a new battery with a larger capacity - lasts much longer than the B30 (probably in conjunction with point 1 - the consumption was reduced) - inactive use, but with calls, a flashlight and listening to music - 10 days without recharging; - very solid split connector plugs without rubber bands; - radio works without headphones; - powerful LED in the flashlight; - a high-quality speaker for playback - it sounds like a stereo, it does not muffle if the phone is on the surface, the volume is even excessive; - Conversational speakers are also in order; - viewing angles of the screen are still not very good, but in the sun it's excellent; - at the bottom there is a hole for a lace (I remember some users here lacked this).

Cons

- price (although this is more of a exchange rate problem than a phone one? :)); - built-in memory when connected to a PC - 800 kb, almost according to Bill Gates. Without a card there will be sadness; - the camera is even worse than on the B30. It’s not that it’s directly needed, but it’s just a shame in 2022 (I’m attaching a photo for it); - 2022 localization of the menu is not done, despite the presence of the 2022 keyboard. If you enable Ukrainian typing, UCS2 encoding works correctly - you can save sms and data inside the phone with 2022. If the menu in English is not critical (as for me), everything is quite convenient. The manufacturer is not sure whether there will be a full-fledged localization; - Removed support for Java, completely. Formally, there is GPRS, but where to apply it if there is no built-in browser either; - a very small diameter of the headphone jack - the absolute minimum of what exists in nature climbs into it. - when trying to expand the functionality of saving names for numbers, adding dialogs for SMS, the interface was somewhat overloaded - tabs in the top line, which contain additional windows, are not always visible. You look through - they appear; - became more; apparently in the name of protection. The size already resembles a small smartphone.