Crosscall is a French mobile brand created and run by the company Tech&Me SAS whose headquarters is in Châteauneuf-les-Martigues near Marseille. It develops a series of mobile telephone devices intended mainly for outdoor leisure activities and professionals in restrictive environments..
3 models are offered under Android (4.0.4) : Wild, Element et Odyssey, whose prices range respectively from 149 up to 315 € approximately at resellers. Dust and waterproof, equipped like most smartphones with a GPS receiver associated with a cellular location service, they can be used perfectly with maritime navigation applications.
Crosscall Element
The Wild is the most affordable in the range, with a 3.5" TFT display and a resolution of 320×480 (like the old iPhone 3GS). IP67 rating (*).
The Element model has the largest display, a 4.5" QHD tempered glass with a resolution of 540×960, Particularly resistant to drops and shocks. IP67 rating.
Finally, the Odyssey represents the top of the range, with an IPS display (like the iPad) 4.0" and 800×480 Pixels. Reinforced screen and hardened shell, It's the extreme smartphone. Severe protection class IP68, therefore perfectly waterproof to prolonged immersion.
Comparison of Android models
These French-designed devices have nothing to envy to the world leaders of the market, that Sony are with its Xperia ZR, Samsung with its Galaxy Xcover or M.T.T.
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(*) Reminder about the IP protection classes concernedXx :
First digit : Protection against solid bodies (dust, sand)
- 5 = Protected against dust
- 6 = Completely dustproof.
Second digit : Liquid protection
- 7 = Protection against the effects of immersion (until 1 M). Ingress of water in harmful quantities will not be possible when the equipment is immersed in water under defined conditions.
- 8 = Protection against the effects of prolonged immersion beyond 1 M. Hermetically sealed equipment, for some equipment, water can penetrate without causing damage.
For more details, see This document.
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