Video: If you say your phone is bulletproof, you better mean it

Thursday, February 26th, 2009

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Sonim’s XP1 is supposed to be virtually indestructible, and although it’s put up with quite a lot of hammer blows, Sonim felt they could confidently state that the thing could take a 22-caliber bullet. Well! What did they think was going to happen when they make a claim like that?

GadgetReview headed to the range and busted a cap in it. Sad to say, it didn’t really survive the rifle shot at all, but it did at least stay in one piece for the pistol shot. I think it’s more of a testament to its toughness that at one point the bullet bounces back and nails the host.

[via HardOCP]

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