Cat B15 Q

  • Released 2014, June
    170g, 15mm thickness
    Android 4.4.2
    4GB 1GB RAM storage, microSD slot
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  • 4.0"
    480x800 pixels
  • 5MP
    1080p
  • 1GB RAM
    MT6582M
  • 2000mAh
    Li-Ion

Cat B15 Q - Specs

Network Technology GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - EU, EMEA
  HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - Latin America
Speed HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
Launch Announced 2014, Q2
Status Available. Released 2014, June
Body Dimensions 125 x 69.5 x 15 mm (4.92 x 2.74 x 0.59 in)
Weight 170 g (6.00 oz)
SIM Dual SIM (Mini-SIM, dual stand-by)
 IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
MIL-STD-810G compliant
Drop-to-concrete resistance from up to 1.8m
Display Type TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches, 45.5 cm2 (~52.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~233 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass
Platform OS Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)
Chipset Mediatek MT6582M (28 nm)
CPU Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7
GPU Mali-400MP2
Memory Card slot microSD, up to 32 GB
Internal 4GB 1GB RAM
Main Camera Single 5 MP, AF
Features LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps
Selfie camera Single VGA
Video
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, LE
GPS Yes, with A-GPS
Radio FM radio
USB microUSB 2.0
Features Sensors Accelerometer, proximity
Battery   Removable Li-Ion 2000 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 504 h
Talk time Up to 16 h
Misc Colors Black
Price About 320 EUR

Cat B15 Q - User Reviews

  • this is most probably the best mobile i have ever come across ,, only one problem spares like battries and cpu over heating is an big product problem on them i have had my cat q150 over 3 years now it works well even with it over heating and it has an bent battery because of it over heating thus the back cover has now also broken an clip or 2 !!! getting spares for it is very very difficult an by the looks of things impossible ,,, let lone affordable !!! its such an pitty ,,, as it is an awesome device !!!

  • I need to buy this phone how I can get it?

  • Don't be such a nitwit. The camera is right at the back and in front. I think you don't own a CAT phone and simply condeming it without looking at it.

  • I don't find camera its hiding i dont now where to fund it.

  • This phone is a great phone. Nice modern design too. I have been using this smartphone for 2 year now and never had any issues. It never hang, it never crashes and it never gets spoilt or faulty when it drops on the ground for more than 3 feet and gets wet in heavy rainy thunderstorm weather. Unlike my other Samsung and Acer smartphones which got spoilt or faulty when just a little wee bit of water touched them, this one never gave any problems. Screen transition and app opening and execution/running is smooth and fast. Everybody who saw this smartphone like it when I showed it to them. The only downside is memory is small, otherwise great phone. Everybody I showed it too liked this phone. On another note, I believe this website has got a lot of CATphone haters who are die hard-hardcore-obsessed Samsung and iPhone fanatics in a negative way.

  • This phone is very crappy and expensive for what you get. It is not water resistant, amd internal storage is absolutely minimal. Also antenna and GPS are very crappy. And, of course, it randomly reboots itself. don't say me because i installed something, because it happens even after a factory reset.

  • did your phone work with whatsapp?

  • I have had 2 of these phones now for 3 and a half years. An excellent phone for building sites. on the down side Memory is small, the battery and sim card regularly become loose. and the on off switch is difficult to use, a small bit of machine oil fixed it on a regular basis, but finally one phone has now died! over all very pleased with them and would buy again. s60 for me next

  • am having a problem with my phone cat b15q it is overheating when I turn it on! what could be the problem?

  • this phone is really awesome.I can download my favorite games here and even watched movies.I don't have any questions about the phone because the camera is clear and don't have to worry about if it falls to the ground.

  • I had this phone for almost 2 years and the speaker doesn't work that good. They said the screen can't break but it dit from a little fall. Crap phone

  • Same problem with 2nd sim Not detecting

  • sound, ring quality is poor

  • Hi, my CAT B15Q just erased whatsapp, if i try installing it again it doesnt wanna install. please help

  • Yes it a good deal and we have it at cellc on Epic 350 for R319

  • Some one answer me please.i want buy this phone for only call and sms and use some porogram like sms forward because i have note 5 and my job is civil engenier and note 5 is so big and it can be damage at my job is b15q have good choice or i buy sony z5 compact?

  • Bought cat b15q,just found out there is second SIM tray.tried to insert second SIM card in the tray, its not detecting on the display. I wonder,is this dual SIM phone or not? Plz help

  • lol

  • Can it download Whatsapp?

  • I lost my CAT B15Q and i don't no whom stolen it how can I get it back?

  • i have this problem on my phone that i cannot download any applications nor games..i have an 8G external memory. but still it appears insufficient memory..help me pls how to fix this problems..thank you very much..hope i can get an answer from you..

  • To disable hangouts go to settings, apps, then find hangouts and click disable..

  • Greetings Folks - anyone that could let me know a good solution in how to solve this problem as I have repeated cases with this phone shutting itself down (most of the cases it happened while using the internet and the most recent and latest case last a week ago while I was on the WhatsApp session). As an overall use, it is a good phone but this shutting down problem is now becoming frustrating :( It seems that this kind of fault is applicable to B15Q models - as I have friends with B15s but they do not having these kind of troubles. NOTE- someone suggested of un-installing ''Hangouts'' (but it not possible to remove or delete the Hangouts icon of application from the phone) . Thank you anticipated

  • I am facing this problem with the phone shutting itself down and restarting (while I am on the internet) or most recently, while I was in WhatsApp :( Since you suggested that the Hangouts could be the problem, is there any theoretical and confirmed solution in how to prevent this frustrating occasional shut downs - or it is just that CAT has a faulty software ? I can not delete or un-install the Hangouts application / it does not allow Any good that you could suggest as this problems on this phone is becoming now quite frustrating

  • I would never buy it again. I had it for six months, and it is by far the crapiest phone i had. I need a rugged phone for my line of work, and my Xcover 2 survived for almost two years, as for Cat, it is dying after six months. Speaker is gone, it reboots itself for no reason 2-3 times per day, vibration is working next to nothing, internet connection sometimes doesn't work, can't install new apps (and i have only few of them), gps is sometimes really confused. It has only two good things, and that is really rugged housing (mine is actually bent and screen didnt crack) and verry good battery life.

  • i just love it

  • To everyone having problems with this phone turning off randomly, I think I found a solution by uninstalling Google Hangouts (or at least deactivating it; not sure if it can really be deleted). With that problem solved, this is a great phone and I love it.

  • Yeah mine is a pos and low memory all the time. Wish I knew how to clear up some memory

  • I had my b15q now for about 6 months. Works very good. I dont use a lot of aps. Just more for having a phone. Long baterie life. Fast internet. Droped it couple of times. Its very water prof. Does withstand heat. I can only say a very good phone for me. I put a 32 gb sd in it, works with no issues. No problems at al. Wel it does restart once in a wile... And sometimes shuts down so i have to take out the baterie to restart it. But wat i know, from my past phones, this one is stil one of the best. My working conditions are pretty hard but this phone doesent seem to matter. I am very happy with it! Good option in my opinion.

  • I bought mine 8mounths ago and don't want to work on any Bluetooth device,I did try every thing and now I must hear that the B15Q phone are discontinued,in other words they don't make the phone anymore so goodbay cellphone because they are not going to help you with the software or anything related to the phone,I'm really very angry that I bought this phone.

  • Me too :(((

  • one of the best phones I had (like erikson377). swished off all fancy crap and it works for weeks with one loading. well, not exactly for weeks, just above one, but it really feels like you have a phone you can use if you are on a hike for a week. don't buy it if you life depends on digital support, but if you connect just from time to time (only when it's needed) you'll have a quite reliable peace of technology at your disposal. switch data connection on - it's dead in 2 (two) days, switch it of - usable for a week

  • Biggest load of crap ever build had it 2 months on paper its beter that my old phone (Samsung galaxy s3 mini) but even when two years old I would prefer my old phone in the beginning it was great but now it is as slow as a snail on sandpaper can install less apps than on my old phone in short you can throw it against a wall (personally tested) but you are going to want to throw it (personally experienced)

  • Folks - just bought my B15Q yesterday after smashing on the floor my 8 years old E90 communicator / the best phone ever built :) Before deciding in buying a CAT phone, I have monitored it for quite some time - as well, as per the experience from my friends with the B15s - that they had no problems / all working fine with no faults or anything like below mentioned Just as a test yesterday after bought it, I have deliberately threw mine couple of times (abt 2.5 meters high) and hit the floor - it works fine / as well the applications. Takes nice photos (including using the nigh flash) - also, the B15 model (without flash) was still taking nice clear photos during the day - we tried also in the twilight and the photos were quite acceptable. B15Q it is far better May that we should not be too negative about things that work fine, Folks :) Good Luck to any one who has this good B15Q and happy usage forward - it works !!! :)

  • The camera and Memory are too small for my liking. I cant even download maps of < 1gb as its already full. Just got it 2 days ago and still have to test it.

  • yeah, low memory, this 4GB internal SD is a lie, it is only 2GB free, and Kit-Kat is a shit OS, don't allow external SD use, only in very limited mode, and the company don't intend to upgrade to android 5, but the latest upgrade made to allow the App2SD to external SD, so it is a little help, and the ES file explorer is able to write to external SD, so with the Share command, you can send files to the SD card, share---send with ES, and the UC Browser allows to save files to external SD, so not a bad phone, but I regretted it, an Iphone 5S could be a better choice, because the price of the phones almost the same. The 2 sensor is ridiculous, no magnetic sensor in a rugged phone, and the GPS is weak, follow the satellites slowly, I like Google Sky app, but with this phone it is almost unusable. The last upgrade solved the App2SD problem, but made more bugs. Program (OS) support is very weak, a large phone manufacturer supports their product much better. We miss very much the Lollipop (android 5) upgrade. The external SD usage is mandatory for a phone with a so low memory. And you cant run java apps, the java emulator apps don't work on the phone also.

  • Yes, I have the same problem my phone too

  • Nice phone, works good, could be more internal memory. Have dropped down few times, still have no problem.

  • biggest PoS I have ever owned, crappy battery life, superslow processing, dropping calls continuously, never touch another CAT product in my life

  • Hi Amin, Yes of course! this phone has Android, you can use it for Instagram, WhatsApp, Telegram, Line,... And about your second question, this phone has IP67 which is an international standard for being water proof and dust proof, also it has Military Standard. so yes, it REALLY is water proof. dust proof,...

  • please some one answer me , is cat b15q have good result in use wifi and have good performance in watsup and inestageram and other line chat? and is it really protected from dropping and water?

  • Dropped mine a few minutes ago and its touch screen is now not working. Dropped from my hip pocket so less than 3 feet.

  • were in Nigeria can I buy CAT phone product

  • How to root b15q phone?

  • want to get myself a b 15 q but have second th about it now

  • very good phone. it has this feature that lets me control my cat bulldozers and forklifts. it also allows my nfc connection with my rugged cat safety industrial shoes. im so happy. &#128119; &#128666; &#128095; &#128679;

  • is phone have good performance in wats up and viber and line and inestageram ? and is phone have good wifi and data internet of simcard

  • The device is too slow, sound problems as speakers is too bad to be used. Trying to use headphones will not help because IT DOESNT WORK. To use the outdoor mode as to have louder/ clearer sound, DON't bother.

  • Hello. Any body knows how to activate the dual SIM? I'm having problems with it.I put the two cards and just one apears.

  • Hello. Any body knows how to activate the dual SIM? I'm having problems with it.I put the two cards and just one apears.

  • I got problems whit my sd card. It just not working. Lagging heating up. very very bad phone. Turning is self off and on?

  • 8 months. Very good phone. No problem.

  • How long have u guys been using these phones? (just asking)

  • Restart every day with no reason...and my friend have same problem.. Does anyone have the same problem?

  • Bad sound is because of it is waterproof -.-

  • thank you mr ALjaska for your answer

  • This one is way better than Sony Z, just because it has much ridgid case and screen... If you ask me, this one is better. Sony has better hardware and performance, but this one is built for the construction sight... :D

  • i am surveying construction and i want to buy a strong phone please some one tell me i buy this phone or buy some kind of sony z please some one else answer my question soon please

  • Very good Cel. I Root it and now i have 32 gb of internal memory. Negative things, bad camera at night and very bad hearing aid. Im gonna change the hearing aid for a Motorola or Samsung and then it will be a great celular.

  • seemed like a tough phone had it for two weeks dropped from maybe two feet screen shattered, should have kept my samsung dropped it many times no problem

  • Phone number 3 one week old ,used the light to connect a trailer on a bakie, drooped on the ground 100cm and screen cracked? The first one worked for 1 day and then the close button stooped working and was replaced as OFB failure and second wan was warranty claim as when it dropped less then a meter the clips of the battery cover broke and then the phone got water damage.

  • I had my Cat for these past 7months, and it passed through many things, including a bucket full of water, dropped several times. these phones are very strong. It's true they don't have a lot of memory, but in my opinion if you want to play games you can play them on a tablet. This kind of phone is not made for playing games on it

  • had it for three days. The sensor to cut the screen when held to your face did not work. Been three weeks trying to get it replaced/fixed. Mostly a service provider fault. Brilliant phone until then. Took nice pictures of my fish from inside the tank and took calls in the shower.

  • Had the same thing happen to me

  • had my cat b 15q for 5days .fell from less than 0.5 meters out of my hand and the touch screen did not work anymore... good battery and speed though

  • This phone is something else. Unique in it's own and a very good performer. Thank you CAT!

  • Great features in this device. Huge drawback: only 1.5GB of space for apps. 1.8GB total, when GSM and official CAT say 4GB. This is hardly enough for above average user. If you play games or use more than 100 apps, your device will get VERY slow. DO NOT BUY

  • Only one prob with this phone >

  • Not too shabby camera quality for this kind of a device, I think it'll work well not just for the handy man but also for the ordinary user in the office or in class.

  • Pretty late for a revision