Help Gizmodo Destroy The Sonim XP1
The world’s toughest phone, the Sonim XP1, is now available in Australia through Crazy Johns. But rather than bore you with specifications and tiresome statistics on just how tough it is, Sonim has (foolishly?) agreed to let us show you by letting us attempt to destroy it.
So, I’m partnering up with ex-Giz ed (and current Kotaku guest-ed) Seamus for a fun-filled day of attempted mobile phone destruction. And while we both have some rather creative ideas on the best way to introduce the phone to our friend pain, we want your help.
Let us know in comments how you think we should try and annihilate this thing. keep it realistic – we don’t have access to the LHC at the moment remember. The best ideas will be attempted, and we’ll video the whole thing and upload it next week.
And for those of you who are interested in the figures, the press release for the XP1 is below:
Crazy John’s brings world’s toughest phone to AustraliaSeptember 2008
Crazy John’s, Australia’s mobile phone experts, announces the Australian launch of the world’s toughest phone, the Sonim XP1.
Built for action, the Sonim XP1 is designed to withstand shock, water, wind, dust, dirt and extreme temperatures and is the only certified phone engineered specifically to meet the needs of mobile phone users who work and play in demanding conditions.
Crazy John’s has brought the Sonim XP1 to Australia to fill a gap in the market, by delivering a rugged phone to meet Australia’s outdoor culture. The GSM phone features IP-54 certification, mil-spec approval, bluetooth and is Push-To-Talk enabled.
“If you’re standing on a construction site with a welding tool in your hand, or hiking in the great outdoors, you really don’t need a fashion accessory or multimedia device,” explains Head of Marketing for Crazy John’s, Matt Scriven.
“You need a dependable working tool like the new XP1 which has been built for extreme conditions.”
Research conducted by XP1 manufacturer, Sonim Technologies indicates that 70 per cent of outdoor workers refrain from using their phones in the workplace because the phone might break. A further 40 per cent of people have broken their mobile phone in the last year, with most common reasons including damage from humidity, dropping and crushing the phone.
“The Sonim XP1 is the only phone in the world engineered for people who work and play outside; people in need of an unbreakable phone. After victorious launches across Europe, it’s time to show Australia how tough this phones really is,” said Bob Plaschke, CEO of Sonim Technologies.
“The Sonim XP1 has been shot with a Glock 9mm and a Remington rifle. This phone has been put in the oven, strapped to a rocket, used as a hockey puck, used as a hammer, kicked like a football, dragged behind a boat, driven over by multi-ton trucks, and still it survives. We challenge anyone to try and break it!”
As well as being shock and water-resistant, the Sonim XP1 is backed by an unconditional three year warranty.“Should you find an extreme condition that takes the XP1 beyond its limits, just take it back to any Crazy John’s store for a ‘no questions asked’ replacement,” added Matt Scriven.
The Sonim XP1 is available at Crazy John’s for FREE on the $49 Crazy Cap with $310 credit included each month, or outright for $549.
For further information about the Sonim XP1 mobile phone visit www.crazyjohns.com.au or visit any of Crazy John’s retail stores across Australia.
Visit YouTube to see just how hardcore the Sonim is www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_ReG7YhRNo
Check out www.toughestphone.com for more information
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Comments
So you know those potato/orange cannons you can make from pvc piping? You should make one of those and chock the phone in there…then aim it at a wall then FIRE!
Good times.
One minute in a decent microwave should be interesting ;)
Also, for a more realistic urban-stress test, why not put it through a complete washing machine cycle (while on), and call it during the spin cycle.
You guys could try running over it in a big truck, playing frisbee with it over a motorway, beating the sh*t out of it with knuckledusters on, blowing it up with fireworks, seeing how high it will bounce when thrown at concrete, covering it in blood and feeding it to a pit bull.
I think taking it for a good swim at the beach would be a good start. Submerging electronic devices in salt water have cause me pain in the past.
If it survives that “accitenty” dropping it out the car window at 100km/h should make for an interesting “real world” test.
Sledgehammer – or hammer if you dont have one
Dropped from at least 5 stories – without hitting anyone
Drive over it
Power drill
Dropped in boiling water
The question is … Will it blend?
Will it blend?
I am with Ken on his idea!
My old man is a tradie and has destroyed a few phones before… But he mainly leaves the phone in his overalls and then runs it through the washing machine.
If it passes the washing machine test – I think the XP1 will be his next phone for sure!
*oh and dropping it from the roof of a house! / somewhere high up*
Take it to a hardware store & get them to put it in a paint-mixer – still on – then call it while it’s mixing.
Or how about boiling it in oil? Once again, leave it turned on & try to call it while it’s boiling.
Build a trebuchet and launch it
http://www.stormthecastle.com/trebuchet/how-to-build-a-trebuchet.htm
I reckon give the phone to my 9 month old son.
3 Years ago my wife had a Nokia 5140, dubbed the tradies phone. At the time my daughter about 9 months, wrecked it. Even though it was less than 1 month old, Nokia said such damage was not covered by warranty.
Hacksaw, car compactor, nuclear bomb…the list goes on.
I’m going diving soon… How about a 38m dive?
cricket season is on the way so what better way to get into the swing of it than to see Brett lee bowling it at Mr. Cricket, Mike Hussey who smacks it for six.
LHC! oh wait, you don’t have access huh..
How about a pallet of bricks “rests” ontop?
Napoleon dynamite style tie it to string and hang it out the car while driving..
Pottery kiln, pool filter, freezer, boat propeller, 747..
Put it on a hard floor. Push an old fridge over so it lands on the phone.
Drop it from a moving car and see how well it commando rolls, picks itself up and dusts itself off.
Drop it in the toilet with a pair of Henry Kissinger’s glasses. Drop it into a urinal at a pub and ask blokes to use it for target practice.
Accidentally put it in the freezer with a box of Cornettos, or drop it into an esky full of half-melted ice and warmish stubbies of cheap beer.
Put it on the dash of a car on a hot day without winding the windows down a crack or leaving it any water.
Sand blast it! Weld it!
Thermite ftw!
Are you guys in melbourne? See if it can survive falling under a tram!
Lawnmower!
Submerge it in battery acid. I like the wash cycle and dropping from moving car ideas too.
Well the phone is water-resistant, not water proof, any serious time in water will kill it.
I’ll just say that it says nothing about fire in that list……
Drive over it in a semi
Well if they wash it they may as well put it in the drier too.
Heat might have some fun with it.
Drop phone in pint of beer. Wait 3-4 minutes.
Oh yes, and the washing machine :)