A phone you can throw around

Kent German | Aug 25, 2009

Last year we reviewed the Sonim XP1, one of the most durable cell phones we've ever had the pleasure of throwing to the floor. As it never made it to a US carrier, the XP1 wasn't widely available in the United States. But thanks to Best Buy's welcome interest in unlocked phones, an XP1 descendant will live in a big box store. (Editors' note: Check if Sonim has a distributor in your country here)

You wouldn't call the Sonim XP3 Quest attractive--the yellow version is particularly ugly--but brawn before beauty is the whole point. Sonim claims the phone can withstand drops to a concrete floor, excessive shock and vibration, punctures and pressure, extreme temperatures, dust and particles, and even a full dunk underwater. Sonim has a nifty video on its Web site showing the phone enduring torture tests. We're expecting a review model so we'll see just what it can handle.

Features include a 2-megapixel camera, a music player, GPS with turn-by-turn directions, Bluetooth, messaging, a music player with an FM radio, a flashlight, and an external memory card slot. At US$399 it's not cheap, but you should be able to shoot it out of a cannon.

Via CNET Crave

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isaac976 says...
does anybody knows where I can get this in Singapore? My friend is looking for this industrial grade phone. Hope someone can tell me where

Sep 22, 2009 10:28