RugOne Xever 8 hands-on review

If the RugOne brand doesn’t ring any bells for you, we won’t blame you. It’s a brand-new « exploration brand » by the rugged phone veteran Ulefone that they debuted at last year’s IFA 2025 with their first device, the Xever 7. Today, six months later, we get their second device – the RugOne Xever 8, which we have for hands-on today. We also have a short video about the Xever 8 on TikTok too.

Ulefone sees a space in the smartphone market where young people are looking for a rugged smartphone (hence the name RugOne) with an appealing yet eco-friendly design. Surely, the phone is also…