I have been using a sonim Xp8 for 4 years and I have enjoyed it. I am a paramedic and member of a SWAT team so I am terrible on phones. This one is beat to shit with pieces of the rubber missing and a few glass screen covers broken, but the main screen is still in one piece and the phone is not ready to give up. The only reason that I am replacing it is because the camera's light meter died and all photos are completely washed out. I have a toddler and I want to be able to take photos of her on the fly so I am thinking of a new phone.
The phone will be exposed to wet environments for swat calls/wilderness rescue and harsh chemicals for decon of blood/biohazzards. It will be dropped by my toddler, and thrown into the corner of the ambulance during shit calls.
I literally only use my phone for texting, pulsara/protocol aps, shooting aps, photos, internet and youtube. No games, no aps outside of work/shooting. I don't need any fancy power or large screens.
The consensus on the internet is buy a modern phone (iphone 15 or galaxy 23/24) and put it in a rugged case, no need for a rugged phone. But I still have an issue walking away from rugged phones. I have only had two phones since 2013, meanwhile my wife is on her third galaxay in 5 years due to parts breakage.
Does anyone have any experience with the sonim Xp10 or Cat 62? Or does anyone favor a mainstream phone in a rugged case?
The phone will be exposed to wet environments for swat calls/wilderness rescue and harsh chemicals for decon of blood/biohazzards. It will be dropped by my toddler, and thrown into the corner of the ambulance during shit calls.
I literally only use my phone for texting, pulsara/protocol aps, shooting aps, photos, internet and youtube. No games, no aps outside of work/shooting. I don't need any fancy power or large screens.
The consensus on the internet is buy a modern phone (iphone 15 or galaxy 23/24) and put it in a rugged case, no need for a rugged phone. But I still have an issue walking away from rugged phones. I have only had two phones since 2013, meanwhile my wife is on her third galaxay in 5 years due to parts breakage.
Does anyone have any experience with the sonim Xp10 or Cat 62? Or does anyone favor a mainstream phone in a rugged case?
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