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By Chris Ziegler posted Oct 7 th 2010 10:41AM

Handsets

Sonim's XP1300 Core will probably -- no, definitelyoutlast you

In the event Sonim's existing XP2 wasn't quite rugged enough for you... well, first of all, we're curious

what exactly it is that you do for a living. Secondly, though, you might want to take a look at the just-

announced XP1300 Core, allegedly the world's first GSM handset to receive an IP-68 rating for

submersion to two meters of liquid for up to 30 minutes -- a feat Sonim calls "a breakthrough in

waterproofing technology." It's got a media player, but that's just about the only creature comfort you're

going to find on a phone whose death-proof shell is fashioned from a hardened rubber and fiberglass mix.

Naturally, the 2-inch display uses Gorilla Glass... and realistically, the phone itself could probably be

used by actual gorillas without missing a beat. It ships next month for $399 unsubsidized in your choice

of black or yellow.

Update: We just saw it for ourselves briefly at CTIA West, and the phone's durable all right -- Sonim

brought a six-foot deep tube filled with water and a giant rock to the show especially for us to test it out.

When we dropped it onto the boulder from head height, it just bounced right off, and then the company

had us call an XP1300 while it was still submerged.

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Thats what my wife needs.

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Yeah so i can call her! ;)

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bet a toddler could break it in 20 seconds.......and if they don't break it, that

waterproofing will be tested cause i guarantee you'll find it in the toilet LOL!

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Now the question is, "Will this one finally be quadband?" Seems like the more cost-

efficient approach instead of releasing two tri-band versions, especially in Q4 2010.

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But will it blend?

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They didn't let you drop the rock on it?

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what i was thinking. what difference does it make if you drop it on a rock rather than the

floor or something.

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I betcha my i530 can still hold its own against the Sonim. Then again, this one has a

media player zomg!

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My mother could seriously use this thing.

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Finally, a phone rugged enough to survive Chuck Norris.

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