Our first phone call made under water – with the Sonim XP3

By on December 18, 2008 in News

The second part of our Sonim XP3 coverage continues. In this episode, Ed Hodges takes the handset and totally submerges it.. and then proceeds to use it to try and make a call and send a text.

I wondered if this was possible.

Have a look to find out…

About Ewan

Ewan is Founder and Editor of Mobile Industry Review. He writes about a wide variety of industry issues and is usually active on Twitter most days. You can read more about him or reach him with these details.
View all posts by Ewan →

, , , , , , ,

  • http://www.carsonified.com DominicTravers

    Awesome, please will you put it in the freezer for 8-9 hours with full charge and see how it fares when you take it out. This would replicate a good day out in the rucksack of a winter sports enthusiast.

  • Pingback: kwirytalk

  • kevx

    you've gotta stick it in hot water. Boiled water!

  • Pingback: kwirytalk

  • http://www.sample.org.uk/blog/ dsample

    I'd be interested to see how the Nokia 5140 (quite an old phone now though) stands up against this new contender.

    It looks almost identical to this one, and although the 5140 isn't marketed as an indestructible phone, it came out of The Gadget Show's “tested to descruction” tests (IIRC… grilling on a BBQ, blown up on the back of a pick-up truck, submerged and various deep-water pressures simulated with explosives). I'm sure I can dig the video up from somewhere if you'd like.

    There's a couple of them in a desk at work. I wonder if they'd miss one.

  • Moof

    Can you freeze it in a block of ice, and then break said block of ice in time to receive a call?

  • Jaffe

    Try dropping the phone out the window from the third floor onto the sidewalk. I accident did that once with a Motorola E1000 and I think It even worked better after the fall.

  • Samson

    wow are they bringing out a version with camera capabilities also how does the gps work on it has it got satelite gps signaling for the avid mourtaineering man

  • http://phonething.com Alex Kerr

    I think you should definitely do an extended immersive seawater test, as it's obviously made for watersports, and thus saltwater would be the norm in that case. Also something that exposes it to light shocks and sand, dirt etc. Get someone to take it windsurfing for an afternoon. Me for example – I'm going in a few days. ;-)

  • http://phonething.com Alex Kerr

    I think you should definitely do an extended immersive seawater test, as it's obviously made for watersports, and thus saltwater would be the norm in that case. Also something that exposes it to light shocks and sand, dirt etc. Get someone to take it windsurfing for an afternoon. Me for example – I'm going in a few days. ;-)

  • http://www.othersideboardsports.com/kiteboarding.html kiteboarding

    Awesome indeed! I never saw cellphone that is water proof! thanks for sharing this information.

  • surfboards

    LOL! interesting question btw!

  • http://www.othersideboardsports.com/brands/kiteboarding/cabrinha.html Cabrinha Kite

    LOL. while I'm kiteboarding and might somehow like to say some quickie “Hello's” to my loved ones, will this phone suffice if I'm deep under the sea for a couple of hours-scuba diving (after kiteboarding of course)?

  • http://louisvillediving.com/ Scuba Diving Equipment

    Can you take this phone scuba diving? I just read an article about a couple stranded in the middle of the ocean for 24 hours. If they had a phone that received service they could have been rescued a lot sooner! This could potentially be great for water enthusiasts.

Switch to our mobile site