“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

“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

“We’re very excited to be Sonim’s exclusive partner for its range of Push-to-Talk applications”, Tim Allerton, Managing Director of YouPoC said. “Our customers are professional radio users who demand a high level of service and capability – whether they run security companies, or manage fleets – and they will always need reliable, cost effective and quick communication with their teams. With this new partnership we will be providing this service alongside the rugged, dependable suite of Sonim XP phones.”

Aside from Sonim’s Xtreme Performance range of handsets, its other PTT applications include the Xtend PoC Server (XPS). Fully compliant with Open Mobile Alliance PoC specifications, the XPS supports all mandatory PTT over Cellular functionality, as well as associated network-based address books and presence server enablers.

The Sonim XPS is fully compatible with all other Sonim products including Sonim’s XP range of handsets, Xperience PoC Client (XPC) and Xperience PoC Dispatcher Application (XPDA). The key difference between XPS and earlier proprietary push-to-talk servers is that the new server is compliant with both the user-network interfaces (UNI) and network-network interfaces (NNI) standards, independent of wireless networking protocols.

“In less than two years, Sonim has set the bar for engineering best-in-class rugged mobile phones for people who work and play in extreme environments,” said Bob Plaschke, Sonim’s Chief Executive Officer. “We are delighted to be partnering with Land Rover on this range of rugged mobile phones.”

The Land Rover phones will be submersible, Bluetooth-compliant and certified to withstand salt, fog, humidity, transport and thermal shock and a 1.6-metre drop to concrete from any angle. To deliver further against Sonim and Land Rover’s distinctive marketplace proposition, the partners engaged iconic designer Scott Wilson, to develop the product lines.

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The XP3 is also equipped with a powerful 1180 mAh battery that delivers 5.5 hours of talk and over 9 days of standby time. As continued proof of Sonim’s confidence in its products, the XP3 comes with an unconditional, three-year warranty. The Sonim XP3 is available either SIM-unlocked for £245 inc VAT or free on contract with Vodafone. The Sonim XP3 will be available in high street retailers in time for Christmas.