Will there ever be a "tough" phone?

Technical Ben · Mar 20, 2011, 11:22:05

They just broke another "tough" and "hardened" phone on breakfast TV when testing how well it performed.
No video up yet, but here is an older failure to review such a phone...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/8450385.stm

So why do they make these claims? Perhaps just "water proof" is enough. Putting "smash, crash and bomb proof" on the front is asking for trouble!
However the gadget shows reviews are usually quite good. They can find a phone or camera that can survive quite a lot of abuse.

Glenn · Mar 20, 2011, 11:25:05

At least the CEO chappie has a sense of humour

Rik · Mar 20, 2011, 11:25:43

You have to admit the CEO took it well.

Ray · Mar 20, 2011, 11:28:14

zappaDPJ · Mar 20, 2011, 14:41:40

I remember that well

Simon · Mar 20, 2011, 15:20:09

You could break anything by doing that to it!

pctech · Mar 22, 2011, 10:24:32

Reminds me of some sort of shed lock featured on Dragon's Den.

One of them walked up and broke it in 5 seconds.

Simon · Mar 22, 2011, 11:19:54

I remember that.

Technical Ben · Mar 23, 2011, 11:27:36

It's when we use to break the banks safe that we stared to worry...

Rik · Mar 23, 2011, 16:27:17

Especially in Monte Carlo...