Broadband  |  2024-06-07

RugGear RG880 Wins Red Dot Award 2024

Source: The Critical Communications Review | Gert Jan Wolf editor

The RG880 is an innovative product that combines push-to-talk functionality with smartphone features, catering to the needs of industry professionals.

RugGear announced that the RG880, has been honored with the Red Dot Award 2024. 

The RG880 is an innovative product that combines push-to-talk functionality with smartphone features, catering to the needs of industry professionals. 

The large PTT button on the side, the red SOS button and the Talkgroup Rocker Switch for individual or group PTT calls has an important role in emergency industrial communication. 

It is rugged and durable with IP68 certification for water and dust, yet it has a slim and easy to handle design/body. Furthermore, the entire unit remains drop-proof and water-resistant even when the cover is open. 

Another highlight of the RG880 is its powerful replaceable 4500 mAh battery for long run time.  The simplicity of battery replacement can make it an asset in multi shift operations. 

The smartphone is equipped with the PTT/MCPTT-optimised Snapdragon® 680 4G Mobile Platform from Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and supports 3GPP Release 12.

Its 12⁰ angle 103-db loudspeaker, that runs across the full width of the device, is designed to propagate the sounds even when the devices is worn with the screen facing the body. 
The rubberized honeycomb structure of the side panels guarantees a solid grip in all environments and thanks to the side fingerprint sensor, it allows for quick and secure unlocking.