How Much Abuse Can A Rugged Smartphone Take? | Sonim XP7 Review
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The #SONIM XP7 XP7700 is my #smartphone of choice for handling all kinds of abuse, had this phone for over 2 years and even after running it over with a forklift, it will still make a call.
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Catapillar phone s61 . As a mechanic-welder its priceless for the built in thermal cam
I have the S41 and it's great. Paid roughly $500 CAD including headphones (came with the set), and portable battery pack. It's a great, durable phone. The only letdown is the camera. Not terrible but could be better.
If you put a glass overlay over the screen it's even better, plus, if you drop spatter on it by mistake, it's easy to remove and replace.
I'll take my Sonim xp8 over Cat's phone
@@taylorh3930 yeah cause u can get the flir seperately , screw cat
CAT is not as rugged/resistant as sonim, sonim hold the guiness record of phone drop (28 meters)
I've got a xp6 6700! love that thing, it's gone through so much abuse over the years and still works like a charm
Reminds me of when I dropped a rugby flip phone off a moving tractor and had the rear tractor tire go over it, front castors on an air drill, then came the air tank weighing a good 10 tonnes. Soft dirt though and the phone was untouched. That was truly a tank of a phone, always had something to throw if someone pissed you off lol.
I had a kyocera duraforce pro 2 for a while and that thing was tough as nails. Water, drops, mud,etc. It didn't care. I even accidentally dropped it under my trucks tire once and it came out with not a scratch. It had excellent speakers and a great camera too.
We need an update on the Silverado.
I bought a new $800 iPhone 8 Plus last year. 2 days later had chips in the screen, when my wife asked why I simply told her I needed a light when I was welding and apparently iPhone screens don’t like molten hot metal drops
Rusted n busted Mopars had the same thing happen to me was welding big containers and had a few spots from slag and eventually they cracked the screen
You know they make screen protectors, right? I’ve done that to my phone but just damaged the screen protector. Also, go to harbor freight if you need a flashlight, save your $!
@vega the worst part is I have so many flashlights all different shapes and sizes. But I have a huge inverter behind the seat of my truck and run a tiny 110 mig that fits behind my seat with all my tools for trail fixes and repairs on the road and this unfortunately was one of those times where I found myself in shorts and a t shirt in the mud trying to weld under my buddies truck
Rusted n busted Mopars haha haha 😂 well what are buddies for
I had my XP7 for almost three years love it extremely durable I put mine through the dishwasher to clean it after I dropped it in some oil. My contract came up to renew so I upgraded to the XP8 yesterday so far love it .
Upgrade to the Samsung S3, you'll be blown away! I've used some crappy phones, but the sonim is hands down the worst.
@@royb5014 Fuck know sir! I'll keep my built Rock solid Sonim phones and there amazing warranty! I will say the Somin xp7 has a amazing battery life not so happy with the battery life on the xp8 but what the hell the Xp8 has a way bigger screen and way better camera.
I've got one still myself but I felt the same way about their old operating system went to blackberry
All women should be required to use those with the way they go through phones.
Broke my iPhone 8 three months later. Fell out of my hi vis vest while up a telephone pole. It landed on a small rock face down. Screen didn't shatter but shockwave went thru phone, shattered back glass & wrecked battery.
No more expensive phones for me. Or iPhones for that matter.
If you've owned a flip phone, you will be disappointed with Sonim as you will lose features. It's garbage. It's durability is it's only claim as it can't even take pics in perfect light.
I originally started out with the cat S60, but the Laser on the s61 had me hooked LOL, I'm liking the s61 so far, fairly unique, extremely durable, battery lasts a good while too and no issues with the operating system really, plus it'll handle being thrown at a windshield during a frustrating Pull-A-Part visit extremely well
A real phone for real men!
We use those at work here it's a big step up from the flip phones they have haha.
Hey those are pretty cool phones. Idk why more companues dont make phones like this since everybody ends up buying the thickest cases for them anyway these ones dont require a case for protection
They are JUNK! Durable, and long battery. Thats all they offer. The camera is full of grease! It takes 30 seconds to open a simple app. If I told you every bad thing, you would get old reading.
For money.
They expect you to break it so that you buy another one 📲
I seen at the end of the video you had a phone cove that says deboss garage you should do a popsocket to.
I have the sonim xp8 and its a great phone if your working on construction
If for whatever reason I am in a hostile environment (weather-work), and all hell break's loose,
my XP5 S (not the pictured XP7) should be much better than those battery guzzling, trendy, fragile, and supposedly "smart phones"...
Viewers can critique all they want, I trust my SonimXP5 S big time...
Glad that the new charging port is the new USB-C connector (XP5 S), instead of the "magnet" one on the XP7.
Honest and credible video indeed.
I had the Sonim XP for three years at work and I broke two screens and like you said, the operating system sucked so did the camera and just about everything else about it. It did make a good hammer though !
Wasn't Stefan available to dispatch that thing in three-minutes forty?
I wish I could post a picture of my xp7 on here but sonim fixed it free of charge and I bought it used!
I took my sonim to great wolf lodge waterproof and it was in my pocket the whole time other than when I was snapping pictures under water... they take better pictures underwater than they do above
@@blainemacdonald6929 good to know because they are not capable of taking dry pics at all.
S9+ with otter box case here, no issues.
multiple drops on frozen ground, mud, from farm equipment, no issues. It may not survive being run over by a truck but i keep my phone clipped to my hip and never comes off so im happy
We use the XP8800 at work, unanimous hatred for them. They are tough, but heavy and slow. They have the two way radio deal installed and came with CB radio mics that attach. No headphone jack though.
Wow the start
ok I gotta hand it to you this time.. I absolutely HATE advertising..
yet. how many things in this world are rich proof??
so thats gotta be a good endorsement if ive ever seen one,, plus how can u not trust a man with hands as black asa coalminers!!! keep on keeping on DG the floors yours!!!!
I have problems with dropping/breaking my phones and i just got one of these (i know it's old but it works!)
I'll be putting mine to the ultimate test later this week. Can it stop a 9mm?
It reminds me of my HTC desire from 2011 lol. Don't do any banking on it with the time its been since any security updates.
Would like to see how an xp8 compares.
I need one of this phones. I have an tendency of being clumpsy with my phone. Despite that my iphone still survived (kinda)
A Samsung S3 with an otter box would be a massive upgrade from any Sonim crap. If you like texting, be prepared for long waits just to launch the app. Sonim sucks in every way.
throws phone..."yep still works" as absolutely none of the swiping was responsive on the screen 😂
It was working it was just being a typical old slow android.
hi deboss garage.. you know I know Rich is a oldskool junkyard genius...
I know I regularly give comments..
I always give +ve comments but once I gave a bad comment and looking back I was wrong and I apologise,, acted before thinking...
anyway I play the guitar,, ive got a recent recording of a lot of ragtime picking blues and a multitude of riffs in a 15minute shut up n play...
from me copyright control zero u can have I give to you if its wanted even if u dont want to use it, its something I can give you for free,,
and this shuldnt happen bcoz of skill but u can broadcast how my playing stinks I wont care!!!!
im in the uk. I wish I culd of emigrated to Canada but its not happend for me..
FOR a bad example I love the TRAILER park Boys!!#
thankyou de boss garage.. your the really real show!!#
My dad used to have a Casio gzone flip phone and ran over with his semi on accident twice and still worked for another year after having it for a year
I'm using a note 9 and have a durable and a less durable case for it, so far so good!
I have note 9 too..can you share the name if cases you mentioned?
Been a Motorola fan ever since my firefighter days... them old pagers were tough as nails. Do not think they can hold a candle to this rig tho. Was thinking to message you to buy yours, till ya pooched the screen anyways.
These devices were made for you, please toss them in the flames and put them out of our misery! #sonimsucks
Fabulous review, really appreciate you brother ❤️
Can we get an update on what you have at the moment?
Hey rich I’m thinking about diesel swapping a Ford ranger what engine would you recommend?
StylEast _ Kubota engine swaps are cool there is walkthroughs on TH-cam I think
I get on average 2 weeks out of my xp7 between charges.
That's awesome
The xp-8 is out.
my screen blew apart falling out of my pocket on a 1984 honda atc (how fast can they go) bought another one losing it killed it. just ordered an xp8
I have a Kyocera Duraforce Pro which has a sapphire screen. I've never scratched it. I may upgrade to the Pro2 but I need to see if it is actually worth it.
I Know they great phones and I was wondering about getting the new to. But only had it since June so no need. But I think I have very small scratches in the screen
@@privateparker5698 Interesting. I had the Kyocera Brigidier before the DF Pro and I never scratched that screen either. I've been a machinist/engineer for the past few years so I often end up with sharp metal chips on my phones or drop them straight onto concrete/asphalt. The Pro2 looks like a very minor update to the Duraforce. If I really break this one, I may just pick up a second off of Swappa to replace it.
Have you tried the Kyrocera duraforce 2, very very rugged & not bad. Check it out as my dad uses duraforce 1 & works outdoors with airplanes at airport & he loves it.....
Also, it's said Du-Gee😉
Looks like they’re only available in the States through Verizon?
I swear you had same problems as mine head phone cover gone and screen and like you I found out after I bought the 8800 by sonim and then saw the screen came off
Well we see how the new one holds up to the day to day after some time?
Absolutely
Why did you not go with the xp8
I want the xp8, was waiting for Motorola to put z4 Force but since there not xp8 it is
An iPhone in a Otterbox Defender case is a pretty durable setup.
And the original iPhone would be a massive system upgrade.
I wonder how the new xp 10 stacks up now we are in 2023
How good this phone GPS?
Heavy duty 👍
My xp-7 fell off the truck onto gravel at 80 kph. got a little scratch.
Nokia N8, after so many years of abuse and destruction the phone still works on. It's not Mil-Spec like these, so it can't handle water dips, but anything else, the aluminium case can. Tough phones are the best.
You think a forklift is tough give me that phone and it will be toast in 1 second. Woof!
I have owned one I phone and it got run over by a tank in the army days maybe I should get one of those
They can take a beating but terribly slow, had me for two years.
my xp8 is pretty decent it broke the window of my work truck when i threw it on the dash.
Where place did you ordered that phone ?
Curious to know why you bought a Doogee and not the new Sonim XP8?
camera
Got it. Did you compare the Doogee camera with the new XP8, or just liked the Doogee camera as it stands and did not do a comparison? Great video, as always. Thanks!
Bud I have a military grade(can remember the name) flip phone had it two years and i have dropped it everything that causes phone to become destroyed! Funny story when I went to buy it it was about $75 for the phone and on a $10-20 month plan and the lady said I had to be the youngest person to ever buy a flip phone from them for the past five years or even more!
How do you feel about the Cummins 903 series? I have the opportunity to buy a mid 70s Freightliner for a song. But, it has a 903 and a 6 speed... and an air starter. Just looking for a little insight thanks
They had a video of a hotrod diesel on here that had an air starter and needless yo say it was really cool, if the truck is worth saving then save it!
My dad works for tech for the government he gave me that phone to test I broke it lol
I love my xp7, but for some reason it will restart whenever it feels like, anyone have any idea why.
I had the same problem with mine. Sent it in under warranty for the battery and button replacement and it was fine when I got it back.
I had one there great but heavy
Idk man - I like my CAT S60 - got the built in thermal camera too...
Only issue I've had are minor issues like slightly laggy compared to newer devices (depending what you are doing). And I forgot the mesh over the speaker grill came off - but that is nothing, still take showers with the thing and listen to music/podcasts etc..
FukU2222 yes and the aluminum covers on the charging ports will peal off next the camera will start to go from shit to real shitty then the phone would start to freeze right when youd attempt to take a call so you’d always have to call back this all happened to mine and another guy i know
I have that phone. Yes, it is a brick and weighs the same too.
And not much more useful than a brick! Tie a flashlight and rotary phone to the brick and try to tell the difference.
Have u tested the cat s60 ?
Was looking at getting it to replace this until we realized the camera is garbage on it too.
hope the new one is good for you and the "tek boss" :-) love the show ! 👍👍👍
GSM is on the way out. Get the XP8
Better yet, don't get a crappy sonim.
Roy Bontius did you have issue with Sonim phone ?
@@ytanonymity3585 30 seconds to read a text, vasoline in the camera, useless browser, and inaudible calls for both the recipient and myself. Sonim is an utter failure. My HTC One does everything better, and it's very old.
If I can protect even one person from this junk, it'll be worth it.
Roy Bontius did you already tried to called the Sonim Customer Service ?
@@ytanonymity3585 yes. Then I spoke with other people who used the Sonim for work (mostly security companies, some federal agencies) and they confirmed the same nonsense. Add the terrible proprietary chargers that don't work if you are exposed to dust, and you have a major loser. An S4 with an otter box would be better.
I had one of those for 3 years, it was great till the rubber finally peeled off.
Oh yeah, and now I have the new cat phone. It already has some mild damage, definitely a step in the wrong direction but I do have a four camera on it
Had a cat s60 worked good for the first year after that the speakers got quiet camera went from shit to complete shit software got slow phone would freeze all the time especially when wanting to take a call the ports on the side all fell of screen scratched fairly easily battery went for a shit and it had other software issues
I liked the extra programable button on the side the hard buttons on the bottom of the screen and the android operating system
I switched to an I phone with a real good case instead of another rugged phone was afraid to go with a sonim because of all the issues a buddy had on his phone and his replacements
So, after the first year, you had a Sonim!
Roy Bontius exactly
Damn that phones badass
Chiming in with my xp8... Stock camera app sucks. Can be remedied with Google's own pixel camera app can be found online just Google it, other than that this bastard last all day I have dropped it I have used it in a hot environments just a small Nick on the Rubber Edge , and I still get awesome battery life
Check out Jerryrigeverything’s Duraforce Pro 2 review
That's what I'm talkin about man is rugged phones for The working Man I have a ranch I'm a mechanic..I've had the Samsung I've had the apple and I just break them easily if feels like I barely touch him like a potato chip because I have tough I am on stuff and they break so I'm all about rugged. Development research
Damn thats a tuff phone
Let me help you. Forklift test is at 6:13
Sonim xp8
I sneezed on my iPhone XR and it broke ....seriously
I'm watching this on a xp7 but I want an xp8
How long did you used XP7 ?
@@ytanonymity3585 one year so far
@@klandolfatto
And??
How it is?
Are you happy??
Now we get 30 second commercials please enough. We already see ads below the video to buy your clothes. Then about a dozen links to buy things threw your affiliate links and your store.
Saw
Thay need to make a iPhone
My iPhone 7 fell 2 feet off of my lap onto my garage floor and broke the screen. I had a new screen put in my a CERTIFIED Asurion technician and apparently they use the shit Chinese screens because the color is garbage and you can see the LED’s behind it. Lesson learned. If your apple phone screen breaks, HAVE APPLE FIX IT!
Hope you saved your pictures first. lol
nothing is water proof
FYI, if gonna drive over a phone, need cement or asphalt, as you don't want ground to allow phone to "sink in" "cushion" it......😂
But AWESOME throwing, was so cool to see, & it survive
DAMN! IAM Cool!
Do it with an iPhone. DO IT.
I use a new LG phone im a welder and no issues....
First.
I miss my old phones ive dropped them off of trucks and ran over and they still worked oh ya the old wally world shit aka US government phone
S7 now had it 3 years but im careful now
It must be nice to be so rich you can do that to a expensive phone and have fun and laugh. When you buy a new dodge truck lets see you roll the one you have and set it on fire, yay let the rich guy have fun destroying things the rest of us cant
A crazy gf can't brack it nice
Smart phone review........lame
seemed easier than to respond to everyone individually on a weekly basis