Samsung GT-S5690 Galaxy Xcover

By PCWorld New Zealand on June 28, 2012

We’ve seen a few rugged phones over the last six months, and it seems to be a niche that does well here in New Zealand. That’s possibly in part because of our dramatic and technology-destroying scenery. Another factor is that rugged phones...

By Kitguru.net on April 10, 2012

Samsung has been the leader of the Android smartphone world for over a year now with their market-leading smartphones such as the Galaxy S and its consequent successor, the Galaxy S II. However their lower end phones have never overly impressed me;...

By itreviews.com on March 22, 2012

The Samsung Galaxy Extreme looks great, and its rugged features will appeal to many; but look under the hood and you find it is not particularly well specified. ...

By TechRadar on February 13, 2012

We all know that Samsung isn't exactly a shrinking violet when it comes to smartphones. It has a wide range of handsets, spanning all price points and covering Android, Windows Phone and even its own Bada operating system. Samsung has been in the...

By ZDNet UK on February 03, 2012

The Samsung Galaxy Extreme is an affordable Android handset whose rugged features may have some appeal, although we noticed a little water seepage under the backplate in our tests unless we were very careful about fitting it securely. It's short on...

By Phone Arena on December 28, 2011

All in all, the Samsung Galaxy Xcover combines the functionality of an entry level Android-powered smartphone with the ability to withstand dust, shock, and water damage, which is a profile that few handsets can match. Our only major complaint is...

By PCMweb on April 19, 2012

Geen angst meer voor een buitje. Ga je mountainbiken in de modder, verbouwen, naar een meerdaags festival of onbedoeld in een sloot zwemmen. Geen enkel probleem voor de Samsung Galaxy Xcover. Dat komt omdat hij voldoet aan de IP67-norm. Het toestel kan...