This BBC isn’t just funny because a reporter breaks an unbreakable phone, it’s that the company’s CEO just starts laughing like, “You got us!” Meanwhile, the phone will probably be relabelled, “unbreakable by anything but edges of fish tanks.”
After the hammering, the shooting and the elephant stomping, it’s fair to say that, on the toughness front, Sonim’s gotten their point across. Now, after months of teases, you can actually buy the XP3, unlocked, for $US400. [BestBuy]
This is why the Sonim/Land Rover S1 phone is the toughest phone yet: it can stand an elephant stomp, being run over an actual Land Rover and being tossed out of a second floor window. Plus…
Sonim claims that their XP1 mobile phone is virtually indestructible. In fact, they say it can survive a 9mm, so the people from Gadget Review took it to a shooting range and had some fun.
Sure, the Sonim XP1 was a tough phone. It was like the Iron Man of mobile phones – it could take a beating from a rocket, but if you submersed it in water for too long, it’ll crap out and die. The XP3, on the other hand, is like the Superman of mobile phones – you’d need some kind of intergalactic radioactive crystal to bring this bad boy down – it’s as tough as the XP1, plus is waterproof for up to 30 minutes.
The folks at Sonim have done just about everything in their power to convince potential customers that their XP1 is the world’s toughest phone. That includes running over it with cars and dunking it in beer baths. Their latest stunt involves hitting in with a hammer 24/7 until it breaks—and you can watch the entire thing go down online. You can even send it text messages to test whether or not it is working.
Sonim has gone to great lengths to convince European customers that its XP1 is the toughest phone on the market. They even went so far as to take the phone on tour and encourage spectators to try and beat it into submission. Now the company is planning on launching an updated version, the XP3, in the US complete with GSM, quad-band EDGE, GPS, Bluetooth, a 128×160 screen, a 3-megapixel camera and a flashlight mode (not to mention a seriously rugged design and a 3 year no-questions-asked guarantee).
AU: The XP1 is available in Australia, and we’re still listening to suggestions on how to try and destroy it.
We’ve had some pretty encouraging ideas on how to put the world’s toughest phone through its paces – the washing machine test looks like it’s definitely on the cards – but we want more. Seamus and I are planning a big day of wanton destruction, and the more ideas you can come up with, the better.
Tell us what you think in comments, and stay tuned for some mobile destruction here on Giz!
