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...
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;...
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. ...
Samsung has made rugged handsets before, and not done too bad, but this is the first time the company has brought rugged features to an Android smartphone, and we aren't all that excited, because the general specifications are average rather than...
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...
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...
The Samsung Galaxy Xcover did not really manage to impress us. Granted, a rugged smartphone isn't judged by its performance, and the Xcover has been out for quite a while, but the performance is too mediocre to ignore it completely. The hands-on...
The Samsung S5690 Galaxy Xcover brings a touch of class and authority to a lineup of durable dumb phones for the outdoor enthusiasts. It’s arguable whether it can take as much bashing as its less sophisticated siblings, but this rugged smartphone...
Das Samsung Galaxy Xcover ist wie das Motorola Defy+ ein Smartphone für echte Outdoorfreaks. Eine Steckdose sollte aber trotzdem greifbar sein, oder zumindest eine mobile Ladestation. Zum Preis von etwa 200 Euro bekommt man ein waschechtes...
Schon im vergangenen Jahr kursierte ein Video des Samsung Galaxy Xcover im Internet, in dem Rüpel-Rocker Evil Jared versuchte, das auf Android basierende Outdoor-Handy der Koreaner im Ski-Urlaub zu zerstören - was ihm nicht gelang. Immerhin...
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