FOSSiBOT F112 Pro attracts with a vibrant design, delivering reliable performance and power efficiency

Imagine a rugged smartphone that's built to withstand the elements and the occasional drop, while still looking sleek and modern. This is the FOSSiBOT F112 Pro - an attractive rugged smartphone with an affordable price. With an IP68 and IP69K rating and a MIL-STD-810H certification, this device is waterproof, dustproof, and dropproof, ensuring it can handle whatever life throws at it. The FOSSiBOT F112 Pro design is geared towards a younger audience, with a trendy and vibrant aesthetic. The available colors include Velvet Rose Red, Obsidian Black, Flame Orange, Forest Green, Sapphire Blue, and here we present the Flame Orange version. What makes this smartphone especially attractive is its rear shell design. The entire back and almost the frame of the handset is covered with a material made from food-grade, recyclable Liquid Silicone Rubber (LSR) a.k.a. liquid silica gel, making it not only eco-friendly but also excellent to the touch. Moreover, this material provides a comfortable grip and adds to the overall durability of the phone. Liquid silicone rubber (LSR) is a biocompatible silicone that can be pumped as a two-component liquid into a mold, before being cured to form a solid. It offers several advantages for industrial use. First, it is highly biocompatible, which means it can be used for parts that come into contact with humans. Second, it is very durable and therefore ensures long-term stability and chemical resistance. Third, it is also compatible with a wide spectrum of temperatures, from -60 °C to +250 °C, maintaining its high-performance mechanical properties at all times. Fourth, its electrical properties make it ideal for insulation and precise conductivity protection. Finally, it is transparent and can be pigmented to harmonize with all color needs. The side frame and chassis are made of tough polycarbonate with the visible part colored in gold or silver depending on the color version. The Flame Orange arrives with a gold-colored side frame and accent elements. The display on the front has a pre-applied glass screen protector. The F112 Pro has an IP68 and an IP69K rating testifying it is water-resistant and completely dust-proof. The device can withstand soaks in water up to 1.5 meters of depth for up to 30 minutes. Moreover, the model is MIL-STD-810H certified for being resistant to drops and similar impacts. The handset is 83.57 mm wide, 181.89 mm high, and 13.3 mm thick. It weighs 320 grams. These dimensions and weight are typical for rugged smartphones with a ~6.8-inch display and a >7000 mAh battery. The top frame has a pressure relief hole. The bottom one houses the main microphone, the single bottom-firing speaker, and the USB Type-C 2.0 port. The latter is covered with an insulating cap. The bottom right corner of the device has a lanyard hole. The hybrid, dual Nano-SIM card tray is placed on the left frame. It can be picked out directly and has a red insulating band. Below the tray, you can see a red button to which you can assign different actions or apps from the corresponding "Custom Key" menu in the Settings. The Volume rocker and the Power button are positioned on the right frame. The Power button has an embedded fingerprint sensor. The front of the FOSSiBOT F112 Pro is dominated by the big 6.88-inch IPS display with an HD+ resolution of 720 x 1640 px and a 120Hz refresh rate. The protective glass has not been specified. The edges of the display casing are entirely covered with LSR and they protrude a tiny bit for additional protection. The side bezels are 3.7 mm thick, while the top and bottom bezels measure 6 mm and 8 mm, respectively. The light and proximity sensors are placed in the right half of the top bezel. The receiver is placed right between the display casing and the frame. The device supports on-screen gesture navigation and navigation with virtual buttons. Both options can be customized. A V-shaped notch houses the 16MP Sony IMX471 selfie camera with an f/2.2 aperture and FHD video recording capabilities. The rear camera island has an irregular shape and appears in the top left corner of the rear shell. It has a very big round lens for the main camera. The latter uses a 50MP SK Hynix Hi-5021Q sensor paired with an f/2.25 lens. There's also a small round lens for the macro camera using a 5MP Samsung S5K4E8 sensor with a 1/4" optical format and a 1.4 μm pixel size. It is combined with an f/1.79 lens. There's also an oval-shaped lens described as a "VAG camera" in the user manual. Probably this is a VGA depth sensor. All three units make a triangle-like shape and there's a small gold-colored plate to the side housing the LED flash and an "HD Camera" sign. The bottom left corner has the FOSSiBOT logo vertically aligned. Under the hood, FOSSiBOT F112 Pro is powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 6300 (MT6835T) system-on-chip, ensuring fast and reliable performance without draining the battery. It houses an octa-core CPU with two 2.4GHz Cortex-A76 cores and six 2GHz Cortex-A55 cores. The graphics department is headed by a dual-core Mali-G57 GPU clocked at 1072 MHz. Delivering up to 10% faster gaming than the previous generation and over 50% GPU performance advantage versus competitor alternative platforms, the Dimensity 6300 extends the gameplay through up to 11% power-efficiency enhancements and delivers up to 13% greater FPS in demanding gameplay scenes. Paired with the vibrant, big, and fast display, it ensures a satisfying gaming experience. The chipset is paired with 8GB of dual-channel LPDDR4X RAM clocked at 2133 MHz which can be virtually expanded with up to 16GB for a total of 24GB of RAM. The built-in UFS 2.2 storage measures 256GB, of which 226GB are available to the user. If you don't intend to use a second SIM with your device, you can use the free slot for a microSD card and expand the storage by up to 1TB. The hybrid, dual-SIM tray supports dual 5G connectivity with both SIM cards working with the following network bands: 2G GSM (2/3/5/8), 3G WCDMA (1/2/4/5/6/8/19), 4G FDD-LTE (B1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/13/17/18/19/20/25/26/28AB/66), 4G TDD-LTE (38/40/41), and 5G (n1/3/5/8/20/28/41/77/78). The FOSSiBOT F112 Pro supports NFC, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Bluetooth 5.2, Cast display, Wi-Fi Hotspot, and Wi-Fi Direct. The device also works with GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, and Beidou. It is powered by a 7150 mAh battery with 18W fast charging support. According to FOSSiBOT, it ensures 6.5 hours of gaming, 11 hours of HD video playing, 12.5 hours of navigation, 28 hours of music playing, 27 hours of talk time, and 12 days of standby time. The smartphone runs on stock Android 14 out-of-the-box. In the video above we present in detail the user interface and settings of the device.

The FOSSiBOT F112 Pro arrives in a vibrant orange box with the brand name on top. Inside, the device is accompanied by a transparent silicon case, an 18W charger, a USB cable, a SIM tray pin, and a user manual. In summary, this rugged smartphone combines toughness with style, offering a reliable and enjoyable user experience for those who lead an active lifestyle. You can buy the FOSSiBOT F112 Pro from the FOSSiBOT store on AliExpress or from FOSSiBOT's official website.