“The XP3300 FORCE takes Sonim’s legendary ruggedness to the enterprise segment,” said Bob Plaschke, CEO of Sonim Technologies. “There’s no question it’s a power tool of communications. We continue to dream up new ways that showcase how Sonim’s handsets stretch the limits of phone engineering such as submerging it in an antifreeze mixture, dropping it from 30 meters and casting it in concrete.”

The Sonim XP3300 Force also has an impressive long talk time on spec sheet. You will get up to 24 hours of talk time with this phone, or a 26 hours GPS connection time for GPS Tracking . As for the photography, it is certainly not a main focus on this rugged phone. It comes with 2 megapixel camera, assisted with a LED flash for low light photography.

Specification

RUGGEDIZATION
• IP-68 certication, submersible to 2 meters for 1 hour
• External speaker protected by a waterproof GORE™ protective vent
• MIL-810G certication for salt, fog, humidity, transport shock,
and thermal shock
• Hardened rubber molded to Fiberglass casing mix by dual injection
• Rated to 2 meter drop onto concrete from any angle
• Vibration protection from 5Hz to 500Hz and shock resistant up to 4G
• Non-porous casing blocks entry of dust and micro-particles
• Operational range -20˚C to +55˚C
• Shock & scratch resistant 1.5mm thick Corning®
Gorilla®
Glass screen
• Widely spaced keys for ease of use with gloved hands
• Impact resistant up to 5J on housing and 2J of impact energy on
screen (equivalent of a 4 meter drop of a 50g steel ball on the display)
KEY FEATURES
• 2 inch bright (typ. 280cd/m²) high-resolution display for high visibility
• Noise cancelling microphone
• GPS
• JAVA MIDP 2.0/CLDC 1.1device
• 2 MP camera with LED Flash
• LED torch light
• MicroSD card slot (up to 16 GB card)
• FM Radio
• Media Player

CORE PLATFORM/FUNCTIONS
• MediaTek MT6235 platform
• GSM quad-band (850,900, 1800,1900 MHz)
• GPRS, EDGE class 12
• Bluetooth (2.1) with DUN, SPP, HSP, HFP, OPP, PBAP
• WAP 2.0 (XHTML)
• SMS, MMS (text, image, audio, video) – up to 3000 messages
• PC Tools, for contact and calendar synchronisation with MS Oce
• Support for up to 25 languages
BATTERY
• 1750 mAh with up to 18 Hrs Talk Time and 800 Hrs Standby Time

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
• Size: 126mm x 60mm x 25mm
• Weight: 185 grams
• GCF/CE certications
• 7 soft keys/10 programmable short-cuts
• 3.5mm waterproof headset and USB data ports (proprietary cable)
• Dedicated volume keys
AUDIO SYSTEM
• One single 23mm diameter water resistant speaker specially
designed for higher volume transmission and reception
• Omni-directional microphone with noise cancellation
• Max audio output: 100dB

MULTIMEDIA
Audio Formats:
• MP3
• AAC
• WAV
DISPLAY
• 2 inch, QVGA 240×320 resolution
• 30x40mm for display bar + 10 rows of data
SOFTWARE PACKAGE
• Standard services
SMS (incl. T9, Multitap modes), MMS 1.3
WAP 2.0
Polyphonic ring tone supported (MIDI)
MP3 ringtone support
• Native Email Client – POP3/SMTP, IMAP4
• Opera Mini
®
HTML web browser
• City Cruiser
®
, turn-by-turn voice guided
navigation application
• JAM (JAVA application storefront)
• Downloadable Application:
NoteVault
®
(records and transcribes voice
notes to track last minute change requests)
• Mobile Resource Management application
coming in Q2 2011

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The Motorola DEFY able to withstand water and scratches. Not only that, you can dropped it from a few feet up, and has a rugged capacity. It features an 800MHz processor, 2GB of onboard storage, a 3.7-inch WVGA touchscreen, a 5-megapixel camera, and loads of extras in this slick-looking package. The DEFY runs with android 2.1 and MOTOBLUR. Now you don’t have to worry if you accidentally drop your smartphone in pool or watery area.

[via AndroidCommunity]

“The XP1300 CORE, our first product built on our 4th generation rugged platform, raises the toughness stakes once again. It’ll be the number one choice for construction crews, farmers, dock workers and others in tough work environments,” said Bob Plaschke, CEO of Sonim Technologies.

Available worldwide at the beginning of November, the XP1300 CORE is scratch and water resistant as well as dust proof, keeping workers connected no matter what their surroundings are. Other key features include noise cancellation, waterproof connectors and an improved display protected by Gorilla Glass.

The XP1300 Product Specifications include:

• Dimensions: 126 x 60 x 25 mm
• Weight: 185g
• 3.5mm waterproof headset and USB data ports
• Display: 2 inch, QVGA 320 x 240 resolution
• EDGE quad-band (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
• Bluetooth
• FM Radio
• Tested and Proven Rugged – IP-68 Rating/MIL-810G Certified
• IP-68 Submersible to 2 Meters for 30 Minutes – Protected against rain, fog and salt air
• Impact Proof – Withstands 2 meter drops onto concrete
• Screen Toughness – Gorilla Glass® lens for extreme shock and scratch resistance
• Long Battery Life – Up to 18 hours of Talk Time and 800 hours of Standby
• Noise Cancellation – Omni-directional microphone with noise cancellation
• IP-68 Impervious to Dust and Micro-Particles – Non-porous casing blocks entry of micro-particles
• Ready for Extreme Temperatures – Works in environments ranging from -20°C to +55°C
• Tough Materials – Dual injected shell (hardened rubber, fibreglass mix)
• Accessible Keypad – widely-spaced keys for ease of use with gloved hands
• Loud Audio – 23mm speaker, protected by a GORE® cover
• Multimedia Player – Video and MP3

Not only that, the Defy has Gorilla Glass so you don’t have to worry weather you drop the handset or scratch it. Ut features a 3.7-inch screen, 5MP camera, 3.5mm headset jack, FM Radio, Android 2.1, MOTOBLUR, and 800MHz processor. Check out the video of Motorola DEFY amazing survival from water.

Click here to view the embedded video.

[via Phandroid]

In addition to IP67 certification, which gives a guaranteed ingress protection against dust and allows the unit to be water-proof to 1 metre, the PS236 has full MIL-STD-810G certification, which is the generally accepted standard of military ruggedisation and compliance for mobile computers and equipment.

The ultra-rugged Windows Mobile PDA comes with integrated GPS, altimeter, an auto-focus 3 megapixel camera, e-compass, hi-res display for all sorts of GIS surveying and other GPS/mapping-based applications

[via WindowsPhoneThoughts]

The Motorola DEFY features a 3.7″ WVGA screen, a 5MP camera with LED flash, WiFi, MOTOBLUR, Android, Bluetooth, and GPS. Previously, this device was shown along the side with Oprah back in September. The main attraction on this handset is the fact that it’s ruggedised which mean its water and dust resistant.

[via MobileCrunch]

The Samsung Xcover 271 features torch, 3G support with video calling, 2-inch display, GPS, Google Maps support, digital compass, pedometer, FM Radio, loudspeaker, large keypad, music player, 30MB internal memory, microSD card slot and talk time of up to 19 hours (2G) or up to 7 hours (3G). It will be available in Sweden next month and cost around 1,700 kronor (US$241).

[via SamsungHub]

The Motorola DEFY come with a 3.7-inch touchscreen and 5-megapixel camera with autofocus and flash, Flash Lite, DLNA streaming support and access to the Android Market, twin microphones and their CrystalTalk PLUS DSP for some extreme noise reduction. Check out the press release for the Motorola DEFY.

BASINGSTOKE, September 1, 2010 – Motorola today announced DEFY™ enhanced with MOTOBLUR™. Motorola DEFY is a slim, pocketable Android™ smartphone that comes equipped with advanced Web-browsing capabilities and a 3.7″ high-resolution touch screen display that provides edge to edge views of your favorite photos, videos and websites.

“DEFY has been designed to handle everything that life throws your way,” said Alain Mutricy, senior vice president, portfolio and device product management, Motorola Mobility. “With all the features consumers expect in a smartphone, DEFY packs advanced web browsing, entertainment and messaging capabilities as well as a design that withstands the challenges of everyday life.”

Motorola DEFY is dust proof and water resistant protecting you from life’s little challenges like a sudden rain shower, spilt drink, or dropping your phone in the sand. It also features a large, resilient display that has outstanding protection against scratch damage. CrystalTalk® PLUS vanquishes noisy environments with two microphones which intelligently filter out background noise and amplify your voice so you don’t have to shout.

Motorola DEFY also features the latest version of Motorola’s unique solution, MOTOBLUR, which makes it even easier to manage all of your emails, messages and social updates in one easy place with the additions of filtering, resizable widgets, added corporate security and a versatile battery manager.

An Adobe® Flash® Lite® enabled browser and 3.7″ WVGA screen allow users to view more of the Web than standard browsers. Create your own entertainment with the 5-megapixel camera with flash, digital zoom and auto focus that lets users capture the best of their social life. DEFY is Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA)-enabled to stream, store and share content with compatible devices around the home like HDTVs, game consoles and PCs.

The Connected Music Player brings song lyrics to your songs and enables you to discover, buy and download music, right from your phone. Choose from over 70,000 applications, widgets and games from Android Market™ and enjoy access to Google™ services including Google Search™, Google Maps™ and Gmail™.

Availability
DEFY will be available in Europe beginning Q4 2010.

[via slashgear]

Other than its heavy rugged protection, the XP3 Sentinel has 3 risk management buttons in red, amber and green color. The green button can be used to indicate the start time or end time of your work shift. The amber key is used to request enhanced monitoring and tracking if you are going into a risky situation. The monitoring service may track you on a map and you will have to acknowledge your safety every ten minutes until the amber alert is deactivated. The dedicated red button gives you direct contact to monitoring centre, which will also include your GPS location to locate you. Your GPS location will be sent to the monitoring centre every 3 minutes until the phone battery is drained. On a full charge, the phone battery can send the GPS signal for at least 24 hours.

[via slashgear]