Oh yes!
COME ON!
You know what a big fan I was of the Sonim XP1? Back in the day? They’re still superb indestructible phones.
There are two XP3 “Xtreme Performance” handsets on their way to MIR Towers and I can’t wait to see them. There is something ever-so-satisfying about being in possession of a handset that can handle it.
It’s the same feeling walking about the Earth with a SatPhone.
Although your average common-or-garden SatPhone can’t handle water. The Xp3 can. It can handle 1 metre’s worth of water for 30 minutes before it breaks a sweat. Or if you’d like to get technical, it’s IP-57 certified.
It’ll operate in -20 Celsius to +60.
It’s MILF accredited.
(That is MIL-810F certified against rain, fog and salt air — all those things that screw up your average Nokia).
And of course, it’s backed by Sonim’s 3 year unconditional guarantee. That is, if it breaks, they’ll replace it. Done. No arsing about, no lengthy messing around. They’ll give you a new one.
So I’ve been sent two.
They do this, Sonim. I’ve been given one to test. Right? That’s one to show to the cameras, one to talk about and whatnot. And the other one, I have to try and destroy.
Absolutely really try and destroy. (Read my attempts trying to destroy the XP1 outside the Four Seasons in Silicon Valley).
We’ll have copious content on the Xp3 up as soon as I get them.
Meantime… any suggestions for how we should try to destroy the handset on camera?
Obligatory:
Will it blend?
I still have a man with a plane I could ask….
I can't wait to get my hands on this 🙂
Just to confirm, it doesn't matter when this is booked for… I'm available 🙂
But is it Whatley proof?
Most definitely, I reckon!
Do you know anyone with a couple of small children? Surely that would provide about as a rigorous test for a mobile as you can get.
No, but we do have James Whatley…
I'm making no comment as to whether that's the same thing (does James like
to suck on mobile phones while he's teething?)
2008/11/25 Disqus <>
He did break an N95 by biting it once…
Waterproof? A certain 'Challenge Whatley' scenario represents itself!
Oh – and I know a certain red haired lady who would be awesome as a tester for the 'I just threw it at a boy 'cos he annoyed me' trail!
That's an extremely well kept secret dude!
Well… it was. Bugger.
LOVE that girl… We *have* to get her back… Heh.
^h^h^h
🙂
James, are you suggesting that one or the other of them might be a witch if they do? Do we then have to burn them?
The Sonim might survive that, I don't think Whatley would do so well out of it though!
That's an extremely well kept secret dude!
Well… it was. Bugger.
LOVE that girl… We *have* to get her back… Heh.
^h^h^h
🙂
James, are you suggesting that one or the other of them might be a witch if they do? Do we then have to burn them?
The Sonim might survive that, I don't think Whatley would do so well out of it though!
Do you know anyone with a couple of small children? Surely that would provide about as a rigorous test for a mobile as you can get.
No, but we do have James Whatley…
I'm making no comment as to whether that's the same thing (does James like
to suck on mobile phones while he's teething?)
2008/11/25 Disqus <>
He did break an N95 by biting it once…
Waterproof? A certain 'Challenge Whatley' scenario represents itself!
Does the XP3 float? Does WhatleyDude float?
Shall we find out?
Oh – and I know a certain red haired lady who would be awesome as a tester for the 'I just threw it at a boy 'cos he annoyed me' trail!
That's an extremely well kept secret dude!
Well… it was. Bugger.
LOVE that girl… We *have* to get her back… Heh.
^h^h^h
🙂
James, are you suggesting that one or the other of them might be a witch if they do? Do we then have to burn them?
The Sonim might survive that, I don't think Whatley would do so well out of it though!