Original I-MATE 810F Tough Robuste mobile Handy Phon

It isn’t every day you come across a Windows Mobile smartphone designed to meet US Military standards. But the i-mate 810-F is that device. It can resist water, withstand drops, and apparently even survive being run over by a car, it is a totally ultra tough phone. Not surprisingly, the i-mate 810-F is not the classiest looking smartphone out there. Its rubbery outer shell doesn’t help in that department, and it is bulky too. It weighs 150g which is a bit heavy for a smartphone, and because of its need to avoid connectors in order to keep it water proof there’s no microSD card slot for memory, no headphones connector and no mains power slot. You charge it (and synchronise) via a cradle and there is 2GB of internal storage which will have to be enough. The battery isn’t removable and your SIM goes into a heavily protected side-mounted slot. Inside Windows Mobile 6.1 professional manages your data. The touch screen is smaller than you might expect at 2.46 inches across diagonal corners. There is a full QWERTY keyboard on the front. The keys aren’t as easy to use as some as they’ve had to be made from a tough, waterproof rubbery material, but they are OK to work with at reasonable speed with fingertips. This is a 3G device with Wi-Fi so connectivity is good. There is a 2 megapixel camera lens on the back, but no front camera for video calling. Chunky? Yes. Solid? Yes. The 810-F is not for everybody. But if you find yourself in harsh conditions, and we mean harsher than the average supermarket queue, then it could be for you. General2G NetworkGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 19003G NetworkHSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100Announced2009, FebruaryStatusAvailable. Released 2009SizeDimensions111 x 66 x 15.5 mmWeight150 gDisplayTypeTFT resistive touchscreen, 65K colorsSize320 x 240 pixels, 2.46 inches- QWERTY keyboard- Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotateSoundAlert typesVibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3 ringtonesSpeakerphoneYesMemoryPhonebookPractically unlimited entries and fields, PhotocallCall recordsPractically unlimitedInternal2 GB NAND RAM, 128 MB RAM, 256 MB ROMCard slotNoDataGPRSClass 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbpsEDGEClass 123GHSDPA, 7.2 MbpsWLANWi-Fi 802.11 b/gBluetoothYes, v2.0 with A2DPInfrared portNoUSBYesCameraPrimary2 MP, 1600x1200 pixelsVideoYesSecondaryYesFeaturesOSMicrosoft Windows Mobile 6.1 ProfessionalCPUMarvell PXA310 624 MHz processorMessagingSMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, Instant MessagingBrowserWAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML (Internet Explorer Mobile 6)RadioNoGamesYesColorsBlueGPSYesJavaYes, MIDP 2.0- Digital compass- Pocket Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, PDF viewer)- Voice memo- MP3/AAC/AAC+/WMA/OGG/AMR player- WMV/MP4 player- File managerBatteryStandard battery, Li-Po 1200 mAhStand-byUp to 200 hTalk timeUp to 3 h 30 min