Nearly two years after the launch of its first flagship smartphone, the Cat S60, the Bullitt Group has put its follow up, the Cat S61, on sale. First unveiled at MWC 2018 in February 2018, it is a significant improvement on its predecessor, but also bumps the price quite considerably – more on that later.
Other than the generic hardware improvements, it also boasts an indoor air quality sensor as well as a laser-assisted distance measurement tool.
Design
There’s no phones on the market quite like the S61 when it comes to the design. For one thing, it is the only handset that has a prominent bulge, one which Bullitt describes as being a design choice which makes it distinctive from the rest of the competition.
Indeed, while its predecessor, the S60, needed a bulge to house the extra FLIR sensor, that is no longer the case in the S61, and yet the bulge is present more for, shall we say, branding reasons.
The S61 has been built with a particular audience in mind. If you’re looking for a Galaxy S9 or an iPhone X lookalike with the notch, then this is not where you will find it. This is no skinny device: at 162 x 77 x 13mm with a weight of 259g, this is a substantial piece of kit. There are no concerns about its build quality – Bullitt has fashioned this product to last.
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