Doogee S200 Max rugged phone review

The S200 Max is a mid- to high-end rugged smartphone built for durability and features one of the largest-capacity batteries of this type on the market.

The build and design are instantly recognisable as rugged, yet its industrial, futuristic-looking design is nicely finished, and it's one of the better-looking phones of this type on the market.

While many of these rugged smartphones are large and weighty, and this phone certainly has that weight, it's slim enough to comfortably sit in the hand. Through the week of testing, using this as my main phone, I actually found it one of the most comfortable rugged smartphones to use, and I was able to use it as my day-to-day phone despite its size and weight.

I will say that, at 536g, it was a little bit too heavy for my jacket pockets, but to be honest, it sat in the trouser ...