Holiday Gift Guide 2014
Active people need phones that can handle a few bumps and bruises.
This is a new category for our guide this year. Smartphones have become the default communications tool for most people. More and more often, we carry them everywhere we go. Some people go places that are unfriendly to delicate smartphones. Enter the rugged smartphone. These devices are hardcore. Not only are they waterproof, but most are drop-proof, and dust-proof, too. The phones below offer all the great features for which smartphones are known, but are wrapped in thicker skin for added durability. Some even include neat extras, like outdoor activity monitors and extra-bright flashlights. If you've got an adventurer in your family, give him or her a phone that can go on adventures, too.