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Video: Popular Mechanics manages to kill a Sonim handset

Categories: Casio, Motorola, Sonim
By: , IntoMobile
Wednesday, August 26th, 2009 at 4:49 AM

A few months ago I showed you a video with my buddy Dan Lane abusing, sodomizing, and molesting a Sonim handset in an attempt to break it. He failed. Sonim handsets are known to be built like tanks and can withstand practically any type of accident, except for being dropped in an active volcano, which is why I’m a bit stunned to see Popular Mechanics bust a Sonim handset by merely just stomping on it, repeatedly. They tested the Sonim versus a ruggedized Motorola on AT&T and a Casion device from Verizon. I wonder how the Nokia 3720 Classic would have faired.

What do you think, are you the type of person who needs a rugged handset? Why can’t you just try being a little bit more careful?

[Via: Daily Mobile]

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Stefan Constantinescu (@WhatTheBit on Twitter) has loved technology since as far back as he can remember. It started with computers, but in the past few years his passion has turned to mobile devices. As a mobile phone enthusiast who lives and breathes devices that connect to the internet, he knows he is not alone with this radical fascination of all things wireless. He is strongly opinionated and enjoys a good debate so leave comments in his posts and he’ll get back to you! Stefan began blogging as a hobby in the fall of 2006 and joined IntoMobile in the summer of 2007. Later he got a job at Nokia in March 2008, but as of June 2009 he has rejoined the IntoMobile team. He is currently based out of Helsinki, Finland.

  • Steven Hoober

    This isn’t super new. Anyway, I know several folks (including my wife) with the GzOne (btw, you mis-spelled “Casio”) and they are indeed indestructible.

    I DESPERATELY want a non-stupid ruggedized smartphone. Prefer S60.