A lot of people swear by the JCB Tough Phone (unless they drop it on their toe, then they swear at it), but its makers, Sonim, haven’t been sitting on their hands since it came out. They’ve already followed it up with the Sonim XP3, an even tougher phone, that’s fully waterproof.
It doesn’t even stop there, though, because we’ve now got pics of their next, and as reported way back when, on this very blog, it’s a Land Rover badged-phone.
Disappointingly, though, it’s not British Racing Green…
The eagle-eyed among you will notice that it looks pretty much the same as the XP3. In fact, from the front, it looks so much like the XP3, that one would immediately say, “Ooh, look an XP3.”
The fun stuff is happening round the back (and I realise how dodgy that sentence sounds, even as I’m typing it), because unlike its predecessors, the Land Rover S1 has actually got a camera. And they’ve gone from no camera, straight up to 2 megapixel camera in the space of one phone. Granted, it’s not even going to come close to competing with something like the Sony Ericsson Idou, but it’s a start, and for a phone you can repeatedly hit with a brick hammer, anything’s a bonus!
It’s also got Bluetooth, and the Opera Mini browser pre-installed, so unbelievably, it’s a super-ruggedized hardcase phone, that actually does stuff! No word on release date or price, yet, but rest assured, our tireless team of research monkeys (well, me) are on the case…
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May 5th, 2009 at 2:43 pm
This line made me laugh : A lot of people swear by the JCB Tough Phone (unless they drop it on their toe, then they swear at it)” LOL!
Back on topic: looks a great phone, perfect for the outdoors
June 2nd, 2009 at 12:16 pm
Please could you let me know if you have any further information on the Sonim Land Rover S1 due to be released June09. Sonim have confirmed to me that this is still the release date and watch out for publicity in the media and on the high street but when asking around nobody knows what I’m talking about!
When I phoned Land Rover for information they say that it will now be released next year.
I’m using my sons old phone, keeping it going waiting for this phone to be released.
I don’t want to buy the XP3 without a camera, which is why the S1 would fit the bill perfectly for me.
Thanks for any help.
Regards
Phil
July 3rd, 2009 at 8:09 am
Phil
I *think* that the landrover phone is the same as the sonim xp3 quest (at least the xp3 quest has a camera) you can get them direct from the sonim website http://www.sonimtech.com/store_emea.php
July 3rd, 2009 at 6:59 pm
The most rugged piece of mobile till date I have seen. Is a gr8 phone for outdoors sports