The phone that really CAN tell you if you're hot or not: Caterpillar's latest Android phone has built in thermal imaging camera

• The $600 Cat S60 has underwater camera and thermal imaging camera 
• Rugged smartphone runs on Android Marshmallow and can survive drops
• It also has Gorilla Glass 4 display, and touchscreen works with wet fingers

By Cheyenne Macdonald For Dailymail.com

When you think of Caterpillar, yellow and black construction machinery is more likely to come to mind than smartphones.

But, in the image of its famed rugged equipment, the brand’s newest smartphone is built to withstand a beating – and it has thermal imaging sensors built into it.

The $600 Cat S60 has promised to give users a ‘sixth sense,’ and with a strengthened die cast frame and the ability to function underwater for an hour at a depth of roughly 16 feet, the firm says it is essentially indestructible.

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When you think of Caterpillar, yellow and black construction machinery is more likely to come to mind than smartphones. But, in the image of its famed rugged equipment, the brand’s newest smartphone is built to withstand a beating – and it has thermal imaging sensors built right into it

THE INDESTRUCTIBLE PHONE 

The Cat S60 can survive a drop of almost six feet, and will function under water for up to an hour at a depth of almost 16 feet.

The smartphone is dustproof and has a die cast frame, along with a Gorilla Glass display.

Along with underwater capabilities, the phone also has a thermal image camera, allowing users to see 'invisible' heat contrast. 

The Cat S60 is a smartphone, a thermal camera, and an underwater camera all in one.

It runs on Android Marshmallow, and has a 3800mAh battery.

According to Caterpillar, the S60 is the first phone to contain an integrated thermal camera, using an embedded heat visualization device made by FLIR.

By creating an image that highlights temperature differences, the camera shows heat that is invisible to the naked eye.

The practical uses are expansive, from detecting heat loss around windows and doors to identifying overheating appliances, or flaws in insulation.