If you’re not the average phone user, and don’t consider a day shopping a day well spent, then you might not be into a traditional mobile phone. Traditional smart phones are delicate, and tend to shatter and break easily, especially those fragile touch screens. Which is why some manufacturers design tough mobile phones that can stand the rigours of outdoor life. Whether you enjoy scaling rocks, caving, or just work on a busy building site, a tough mobile phone is a far more practical choice for you than an iPhone. So you might be interested in the Sonim Bolt XP5520, which has recently been certified as the world’s toughest mobile phone…
Just How Tough is It?
In order to prove how tough their phone is, Sonim went to extreme lengths to get a Guiness World Record. They dropped the Sonim a stunning twenty five metres onto concrete, a drop that’s higher than a ten storey building; and it survived and was fully operational. So when they say it’s the world’s toughest phone, they’re really not kidding at all. The bright yellow and black device is the perfect choice for people who might not be as gentle with phones like an iPhone or Samsung Galaxy require…
What Features Does it Offer?
A better question would be what features doesn’t it offer. For a tough phone, this model is surprisingly feature heavy. It has Push To Talk capabilities, letting you use the phone as a walkie-talkie at the press of a button, making it perfect for communication out in the field. It also has a specifically designed long life battery, which gives a full twelve hours of talking time per charge, so you can wander further away from electricity than ever before. The ringer and speaker phone have been designed to be louder than on any other device, so if working on a building site is your thing, you’re going to have no problem hearing your phone go off. And it has a whole list of “proofs,” being dust proof, shock proof, water proof (you can take it scuba diving, no problem) and drop proof (really drop proof, obviously, ten storey building kind of drop proof). Plus it’s resistant to extreme temperatures, both hot and cold. The great thing about Sonim phones is that they come with a full three year warranty. If you break it, in any way shape or form, Sonim takes it back and sends you a new one. They also use your broken phone as a template for learning how to make their devices even tougher than before…
Who Should Buy One?
If you spend any amount of time in a tough environment, whether that’s up a mountain, in a cave, in the wilderness or on a busy building site, the Sonim Bolt XP5520 is going to be absolutely invaluable to you. Just because you like to like a slightly more dangerous life than some people, doesn’t mean that you deserve to be out of contact. Sure, a regular smart phone might not be for you, but a Sonim Bolt is the perfect choice.
Phil Turner is thrilled with the potential of this new model of tough mobile phones. The phone will pay for itself in no time and it doesn’t get any better or tougher.
