We’ve heard some bold claims over the years, but a mobile
phone that can withstand the power of an earthquake!? That’s got to be right up there with ... I don’t .... With, oh ‘
We own the trade mark for iPad so give us 10 Billion Yuan’.
Despite the rather optimistic claim, this
phone made by
ZTC does look rather robust. There’s a thick
rubber body which should protect it from knocks and falls, the
battery cover is attached by 2 screws and is sealed to keep dust and water out and the screen is an anti-glare scratch proof item.
There’s also a heavy duty looking speaker on the back of the
phone making it easy to hear on a construction site or while hiking near a loud waterfall.
Other nice features for the outdoors bound are the
rubber covered USB and charger sockets and a built in flash light plus laser pointer (although we’re not sure why you’d need the laser pointer).
Underneath it’s tough exterior is your basic dual
sim phone with 2 mega-pixel camera and a space for a micro SD card.
It’s a shame that a
phone designed to be
rugged and used outdoors fails to have
GPS, but
ZTC say the
phone was designed to be affordable and
GPS would have hiked up pricing.
Via M8cool