The Sonim Land Rover S1, the handset from the car manufacturer that is designed to tackle the extremes of climate and terrain, has been launched in the UK.
The company claims that the new phone survives a drop onto hard surfaces from up to two metres and could stay submerged in water for up to 30 minutes; it is also resistant to extreme pressure of up to 400 kgs.
According to Land Rover, the GSM mobile phone is dust and micro-particle resistant. It is IP-67 rated and has a battery life of over 1500 hours of standby time and 18 hours of talk time. It is operational under temperatures from -20° to 55° C.
Other features include 2 Megapixel waterproof camera with built-in flash, built-in GPS, 2GB memory slot, J2ME Java for mobile, WAP browsing through its in-built Opera Mini WAP browser and Bluetooth.
Bob Plaschke, CEO of Sonim Technologies, said: When we started making these handsets, there was no standard for how to test and benchmark rugged phones, so we created our own. The Land Rover S1 is tested according to our own ‘Rugged Performance Standard’, a specific 12-point test to ensure our phones remain of the highest quality and don’t let you down when you need it most.
The new Land Rover S1 is expected to be priced at £300.
