CAT (Bullitt, under license)
CAT S22 Flip
A rugged Android flip with a touchscreen and the Play Store. Getting hard to find.
Limited stock Hardware-induced friction
$193 to $225
New sealed stock runs $192.99 at Electronics Force, $194.99 at Cell2Get and $224.95 at Cellphone Beast. Refurbished units go for about $130 when anyone has one in stock. Prices move with whatever is left on the shelf.
- TypeFlip
- SoftwareAndroid
- Screen2.8" LCD
- Network2G / 3G / 4G
- Introduced 2021
Software and apps
- Operating system
- Android 11 (Go edition) with Google Play Store pre-installed
- App store
- Full app store
- Web browser
- Yes
- Yes
- Sideloading
- Yes
- Yes
- Spotify
- Yes
- Podcasts
- Yes
- Apple Music
- Yes
- Your own MP3s
- Yes
- RCS messaging
- Yes
- Group texts
- Yes
- Android Auto
- UnknownAndroid Go and a 2.8 inch screen are outside what Android Auto is tested on.
- Maps
- Google Maps, HERE WeGo, Waze
Hardware
- Form factor
- Flip (rugged, touchscreen)
- Screen
- 2.8" TFT LCD 480x640 touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5, plus a 1.44" external display
- Camera
- Yes
- Battery
- 2,000 mAh user-replaceable
- USB-C
- Yes
- Headphone jack
- No
- Water and dust
- IP68
- Weight
- 224 g
Connectivity
- Network
- 2G / 3G / 4G4G LTE Cat 4, with 3G WCDMA and 2G GSM in the band list and even some CDMA. In the US only LTE and VoLTE are any use now, since the older networks are switched off.
- VoLTE
- Yes
- SIM
- Physical SIM + microSDOne nano-SIM plus a dedicated microSD tray for cards up to 128GB, both under the removable battery. No eSIM.
- Wi-Fi hotspot
- Yes
- Bands
- LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66, 71 | WCDMA 1, 2, 4, 5, 8 | GSM 850/900/1800/1900. The wide band list is the main reason it keeps getting recommended. It works in far more countries than most flips.
- Works on
- T-Mobile
- Carriers
- Works on T-Mobile and T-Mobile MVNOs such as Mint and Tello
Where to get one
- Regions
- United States, United Kingdom, Europe
- Countries
- Global. Sold in the US, UK and EU
- Amazon
- amazon.comAffiliate link, and a search rather than one listing, because the sellers change. Buying through it pays this site a commission at no extra cost to you.
- Also sold at
- Amazon; y2kphones.com; refurbishers
Notes
Bullitt went into administration in 2024, so nobody is maintaining this any more and what you buy is what it stays. Bullitt's product page and its own manual disagree on the size and the weight by a good margin.
Last updated September 16, 2026.
