Are you on the look out for a nice cool rugged phone this year? Gresso, a Russian manufacturer previously known for luxury phones, now comes up with a rugged phone for $270. The Gresso Extreme X3 is able to survive if dropped at an altitude of 7 meters and can withstand pressures of up to 1.5 tons. Quoted from GSMArena, Thursday (08/18/2011), this phone is also claimed to be dust-proof and waterproof (submerged to a depth of 5 meters). Amazingly, this candy bar phone comes with a temperature range from -50 ° C to +60 ° C. Possesses a keyboard that is easy to use with gloves.
Rugged
Have you ever dropped your phone in the sink, the pool, or in the toilet? Are you working in tough environment or always in high risk situations? Then rugged phone is your solution. Rugged and water-resistant phones will resist to dust, water submersion, high or very low temperatures and other extreme conditions. Although smartphones are so elegant with their design and glassy touch screens, there are plenty of cracked smartphones and Droid touch screens. Rugged ones are the only way that can handle quite a bit more than any smartphone or feature phone. Here are top rugged phone in 2011.
We’ve seen many rugged phones and then some Rugged SmartPhones & Top Rugged SmartPhones which are shock, dust and water proof and are IP-67 compliant. What sets Seals VR7 different from these is mainly the inclusion of GPS and SOS signaling. In case of emergencies and harsh conditions you can set this phone to issue an SOS Morese code to 5 mobile numbers along with GPS position ( latitude and longitude). It can send optical signals using light just like life guards.
Sprint has announced that the Motorola i1 will be available for purchase on July 25 through direct ship sales channels, and will hit retail outlets in early August. The Motorola i1 is the first Android-powered smartphone to include Nextel Direct Connect technology and sports a hardened body that meets military specs for shock, dust, and rain. Priced at $149 (after $50 rebate) for new customers and eligible upgrades with the standard two year contract.
Trimble Nomad® outdoor rugged SmartPhone makes it easy to collect, save and transmit data with its many built-in capabilities. You pick the features to suit your needs like Outdoor rugged design MIL-STD-810F, IP67, ShockProof, WaterProof and DustProof…