A $999 Android phone with a detachable GoPro inside just won an IFA innovation award
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The rugged RugOne Xsnap 7 Pro features a detachable action camera that records 2.7K video and works up to 50 meters away from the phone.
Its waterproof camera offers electronic stabilization, 40 minutes of battery life, and 64GB of storage before docking to recharge and transfer footage.
The Android 16 phone combines a Dimensity 8400 processor with a 9,300mAh battery and will launch globally in October for 999.Thisyear′sIFAfeaturedsomepromisingnewtechnology,including[Anker′slaptopaccessories](https://www.makeuseof.com/anker−laptop−charger−pro−increase−battery−lifespan/)anda[local−firsthomehub](https://www.makeuseof.com/anker−mindbase−local−first−smart−home−hub/).Justwhenwethoughtsmartphoneshadplateauedindesign,aninterestingnewAndroidphoneprovedinnovationisnotdeadyet:entertheRugOneXsnap7Pro,abulky,outdoor−readyphonewithadetachableGoPro−likecameraontheback.RugOneisUlefone′snewsub−brandthat,asthenamesuggests,focusesonruggeddevices.Xsnap7Pro′smodularcameracanpopoutofthephone,recordindependently,andreconnectwhenitneedstotransferfootageorjuiceupfromtheenormous9,300mAhbatteryinsidethephoneitself.Aruggedphonethatdoesn′tlooklikeeveryotherruggedphoneTheactioncameraisuseful,butthere′smoretotheXsnap7ProRightoffthebat,thewarmbeigebodyandbrightorangeaccentsbringtheAppleWatchUltra′sdesignlanguagetomind.RugOnealsooffersadarker,stealthier−lookingversionifyou′drathernotberemindedofthatresemblance,althoughtheorangeaccentsstay.Thatappearanceisbackedupbyseriousprotection.Thephoneis19.1mmthickandcarriesIP68,IP69K,andMIL−STD−810Hcertifications,alongwithadrop−resistantbodythatshouldeliminatetheneedforaphonecase.[RugOnesaystheXsnap7ProwonanIFA2026InnovationAward](https://rugone.net/blogs/newsroom/rugone−xsnap−7−pro−wins−the−ifa−innovation−award−2026)forcreatingwhatitcallsthefirstruggedsmartphonewithadetachablemodularactioncamera.Thethumb−sizedcameracaptures2.7Kvideoat30fpsthrougha133−degreeultra−widelens.Thephoneitselfcandisplayalivepreviewfromupto50metersaway.SimilartoGoProcameras,themodulereliesonelectronicratherthanmechanicalstabilization.ItssoftwarestabilizationandHorizonLockshouldkeepfootagewatchablewhileyouarecycling,hiking,skiing,orotherwisegivingthecamerathesortofabuseitwasbuiltfor.Itconnectsmagneticallytothebackofthephone,andhasaminibatteryofitsown,whichallowsforupto40minutesofvideorecording.Moreover,itincludes64GBofstorage,enoughforstoringasmuchaseighthoursof1080pvideo.Oncedockedback,itcanoffloadrecordedfootagetothephone′s512GBofstorageandrecharge.Themodularcameraitselfiswaterproofdowntofivemeters.Thedetachablecameraisnice,buttherestofthehardwareisalsonoticeablycapable.Yougeta6.67−inch120HzAMOLEDdisplayprotectedbyGorillaGlassVictus,aMediaTekDimensity8400processor,12GBofRAM,a50MPmaincamera,a64MPinfrarednight−visioncamera,anda32MPselfiecamera.ItshipswithAndroid16,andRugOnepromisesupdatesthroughAndroid20.TheXsnap7ProwilllaunchonKickstarteronSeptember7beforereachingtheUSinOctoberwitha999 price tag. This is certainly not an affordable phone, but if you see it as a capable phone-and-action-camera bundle, one that needs neither a screen protector nor a phone case, it may be easier to justify spending a thousand bucks on one.
