The Casio G'zOne Commando is a smartphone

Smartphone

A smartphone is a high-end mobile phone built on a mobile computing platform, with more advanced computing ability and connectivity than a contemporary feature phone. The first smartphones were devices that mainly combined the functions of a personal digital assistant and a mobile phone or camera...

 which is ruggedized and runs the Android operating system. It is made by NEC Casio Mobile Communications

NEC Casio Mobile Communications

NEC Casio Mobile Communications, established 1 May 2010, is a joint venture between three Japanese electronics manufacturers NEC, Casio and Hitachi, where NEC owns 70.74%, Casio 20.00% and Hitachi 9.26%. The company designs and manufactures mobile phones and related products. The company is the...

, a joint venture of three Japan

Japan

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ese electronics makers: NEC

NEC

, a Japanese multinational IT company, has its headquarters in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. NEC, part of the Sumitomo Group, provides information technology and network solutions to business enterprises, communications services providers and government....

, Casio

Casio

is a multinational electronic devices manufacturing company founded in 1946, with its headquarters in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. Casio is best known for its electronic products, such as calculators, audio equipment, PDAs, cameras, musical instruments, and watches...

 and Hitachi

Hitachi

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. It was first released by Verizon

Verizon Communications

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 in the United States on 28 April 2011.

Its main selling feature is that it is ruggedized

Rugged computer

A rugged computer is a computer specifically designed to reliably operate in harsh usage environments and conditions, such as strong vibrations, extreme temperatures and wet or dusty conditions...

 to military standard MIL-STD-810G. , it is the first retail-available smartphone so certified. Thus, it is stronger and more durable than normal consumer electronics

Consumer electronics

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, similar in concept to the Motorola DEFY

Motorola DEFY

The Motorola Defy is an Android-based smartphone from Motorola. The Defy is marketed as water-resistant, dust-resistant, impact- and scratch-resistant by merit of its port covers and Gorilla Glass screen...

, but certified tougher. The phone should be able to handle drops, spills and dirt that accompany physically demanding activities such as those in harsh work environments or outdoors.

The phone runs the Android 2.2.1 Froyo operating system. As with other smartphones, upgrades to Android 2.3.3 are now required.

Some reviewers have criticized the phone's styling and aesthetics as unattractive.

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