Samsung launches hard-wearing Solid Immerse mobile
Monday, May 16, 2011 - 12:13:35
The Samsung Solid Immerse is the latest in a long line of mobiles to claim extreme resistance to weather, damage and other environmental hazards which would leave normal handsets battered and bruised.
Unlike the similarly rugged Motorola Defy, the Solid Immerse is not intended to pique the interest of people who want a durable smartphone, so there is no Android OS to be found. Instead you get a traditional bar phone form factor, coupled with a two inch display and a full numeric keypad.
On the back, a two megapixel camera does a decent job of taking snaps, but without a flash there is no hope for this phone when the lights go out. 3G networking will allow some relatively speedy browsing and downloading, but there is no Wi-Fi onboard either, which could seriously limit this phone when it comes to the web.
The Samsung Solid Immerse is a good pay as you go option, given that it costs £100 to buy, although it seems some networks will be offering it free on a £10 pay monthly contract.
The real showpiece of the Solid Immerse is its ruggedness, with its rubberised flanks and larger buttons making it easy to interact with when you are wearing gloves to keep your hands out of the cold and wet.
The Solid Immerse will survive quite happily at the bottom of a washing up bowl of water almost indefinitely and try as you might it looks like you will not be able to clog it with dust or dirt. Even the scratchproof display will rebuff the sharpest of surfaces, so if you want to keep your mobile looking good in the harshest of conditions then this could well be the right phone to choose when you next upgrade.
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