Mobile

Sonim XP3 Sentinel Has A Very Narrow Target Base

Gizmodo AU

Smartphones are great for us city-dwelling geeks with our local cafes offering free Wi-Fi and our ubiquitous coverage, but what about our country brethren, who often work solo in dangerous conditions? Sonim is targeting that small sector of the market with its XP3 Sentinel handset.


January 12, 2010
Mobile

Reporter Easily Breaks ‘Unbreakable’ Phone

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.”


August 28, 2009
Mobile

Sonim XP3 Review: Boiled Alive

You might not know it, but you’ve heard about the XP3: It’s that phone that’s always getting drenched, elephant-smooshed or shot, and surviving. Well, I finally got one, and the timing couldn’t be better. XP3, I’m going to eat you.


August 22, 2009
Mobile

Sonim’s Absurdly Tough XP3 Lands: $US400, Unlocked

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]


July 3, 2009
Mobile

Land Rover S1 Phone Tested By Elephants: It Really Is The Strongest

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…


February 27, 2009
Mobile

Can the Sonim XP1 Mobile Phone Really Survive a 9mm Shot?

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.


January 29, 2009
Mobile

Crazy Johns Launches Sonim XP3 Enduro

Gizmodo AU

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.


October 25, 2008
Mobile

‘World’s Toughest Phone’ Battered Live Online For Your Enjoyment

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.


October 8, 2008
Mobile

Sonim XP3 ‘The World’s Toughest Phone’ Coming to the US

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.


October 3, 2008
Mobile

Reminder: Help Giz Destroy The Sonim XP1

Gizmodo AU

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!

[Help Gizmodo Destroy the Sonim XP1]