And I had such high hopes. At a quick run-by of the Sonim booth here in Barcelona, I found out that the US launch of their XP3 super-tough phone has been delayed until September. The XP3 was originally promised to appear in places like rural carriers and big-box stores around now. It’s a waterproof, almost indestructible phone with a 3-year warranty. There’s a European version on the market now, but the European version lacks the critical 850 Mhz frequency band that would make the phone usable in many US rural areas.
We’ve gotten a lot of interest in our XP3 posts here on Gearlog, so there definitely seems to be a market for this phone. Given that Sonim is churning them out in Europe, you’ve got to wonder – why is it so hard to bring it to us, guys?
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