Sonim XP1 Toughphone
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Product: Sonim XP1 Rugged Handset
Provided By: Sonim
Price: $543.10CAD MSRP
Introduction:
Not many people here in North America have heard of Sonim. The truth is Sonim doesn’t have much coverage here in Canada and the USA, but after spending some time with the XP1 tough phone, perhaps they should. The recently sent us the XP1 phone for us to play with, test, use and abuse and following is our review of this remarkable phone.
XP1 - Box
Package and Details:
The XP1 arrived in a very attractive retail box, but the truth is that when phone shopping here in North America, you generally don't see the box on the shelf first. The phone is typically on display and then you see the box after you've signed your life away on a contract or locked yourself into expensive pre-paid service with one provider. The Sonim XP1 arrived ready to go on any network as it is unlocked and actually arrived rattling around in the box. It came out of the assigned cut-outs, but thankfully the tough phone arrived working and without any damage. That's right; it can even stand up to UPS.
 XP1 - In Box |
 XP1 - Bundle |
The XP1 is a “Candy-Bar” style phone that is a little bulkier than most phones today. The housing of the phone is pretty rugged and it has several raised rubber points that offer protection, toughness and also increase the overall indestructible appearance of the phone. Sonim claims that this is the “world’s toughest phone” and while we don’t have every phone in the world to compare it to, we’ll put it through the paces soon enough and see if it can survive.
 XP1 - Front |
 XP1 - Back |
Specs & Features:
Tech Specs:
Durable Casing - Hardened rubber molding cast via dual injection.
Temperature range - Operational range between -20C and +60C.
Shock and vibration - Rated to 1.65m drop to concrete. Protection from 5Hz to 500Hz.
Screen - Protected by leading scratch resistant coating.
Water and humidity - Rated for stream of water at 90 degree angle.
Durable mechanics - Keypad buttons tested to 500,000 pushes. Dedicated PTT buttons tested to 200,000 pushes.
Dirt and dust - Non-porous casing withstands micro-particles.
Unconditional 3 year guarantee:
Sonim provides this Unconditional three year Guarantee for your mobile phone (hereinafter referred to as "Product"). Should your Product need guaranty service, please return it to the dealer from whom it was purchased, or contact Sonim Customer Care at: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Our guarantee:
What we will do:
Subject to the conditions of this Unlimited 3 year Guarantee Sonim warrants this product to be free from major defects in design, material and workmanship at the time of its original purchase by a consumer, and for a subsequent period of Three (3) years.
If during the guarantee period, this product fails to operate under normal use and service, due to defects in design, material or workmanship, Sonim's authorized distributors or service partners, in the country/region where you purchased the product, will replace with the same or better model in the same or better condition.
Core platform  Philips Nexperia 6120 platform ARM-9 processor 900, 1800, 1900 Mhz Lithium-ion 1100mA/h battery 5 hour talk time GCF/CE certified Storage for 1000 100-character SMS messages Physical characteristics Weight 100g/128g without/with battery 7 soft keys /10 programmable short-cuts 2.5mm headset port USB charging port External antenna port (optional accessory) Dedicated volume and PTT keys Audio system Two 14x20mm speakers 95bd+ at 10cm range Omni-directional microphone 98bdb signal-to-noise ratio Following are the Bluetooth headsets that are verified and compatible with our phone Nokia BH 100 Jabra BT 5020 Motorola H350 Sony Ericson HBH-PV702 Aliph Jawbone bluetooth headset Plantronics 370 Invisio G5 Nokia BH 900Following are the car kits that are verified and compatible with our phone Nokia CK-7W BlueAnt's Supertooth-Light Model: BTSLBC3/BTPP5 Parrot CK 3100 Nokia CK – 15W ( verified only for 4.0.2-218.2) |
Push To Talk
Software package Standard services
Accessories
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On the next page we'll take a close look at the phone before we drop in for some testing.
