Comments on: Nokia 3720, Nokia’s first water/dust resistant handset, due out in September

By: John

John — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:08:17 +0000

I think this phone may do well in the US and elsewhere if Nokia (or carriers) market it as being durable. It’s too bad that for all the glitz and features of Iphones or Blackberrys they become expensive bricks if dropped on the floor or in water (or used in a hard rain).

By: ankit

ankit — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:37:44 +0000

this iised going to be a hit phone in india. I went there past december and wore a plain white shirt for a day it turned brown by the end of the day. So you are correct it is targeting emerging markets i dont see a use of it myself.

By: Zach Epstein

Zach Epstein — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:18:17 +0000

@CanisMajor Thanks for your feedback. I do remember the 5210 and 5500 but as far as I can recall neither of those handsets were IP54 certified, nor did they have any similar third-party certification. I could certainly be wrong though.

Thanks again.

By: PandaBarr

PandaBarr — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:04:22 +0000

Apparently Mobile Cowboy butts drive Nokia nuts.

By: BlackBerry BOOOOLD

BlackBerry BOOOOLD — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:04:47 +0000

all phones should be dust resistant, this is not a feature. fail

By: bertiebassett

bertiebassett — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:35:47 +0000

There are at least 2 other models not mentioned above the 5100 and the 5140 (well here in GSMland)

I’ve used the 5100 as my ’skiphone’ for about 3 years now after a nicer phone crapped out on me when I got 2 flakes of snow on it on day 1 of a trip. The other great thing about the 5100 is that it still has a useful battery life of 3 days or so, even with moderate use.

I’d definitely checkout the 3720 when it comes out as its about time i upgraded the skiphone and it could be a sweet upgrade and nicer looking than a sonim or similar.

By: p.mcgee

p.mcgee — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:12:20 +0000

fIrSt!

By: JakeyBoy

JakeyBoy — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:01:24 +0000

@CanisMajor- Zach E tends to not look up fact, but to shoot from the hip. I’ve busted his chops many times. I like to see bloggers put BGR reporters in check. keep up the good work

By: Sausage

Sausage — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:44:17 +0000

I once dropped my iPhone in the toilet. I had a few too many jack & cokes at a happy hour, thought I was about to hurl, went to the restroom at the bar…forgot that I had my iphone on my shirt pocket…leaned over and the iphone slid out of the pocket and went in the toilet…then i hurled. I was on Craigslist looking for a new one the next day.

By: Kimberly

Kimberly — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:40:42 +0000

A fucking car ran over my nokia phone once a couple years ago and the most damage it had was a a scraped screen.

So yea they are pretty durable , but I could care less about this phone .

By: CanisMajor

CanisMajor — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:39:39 +0000

Zach,

Thanks for posting this, but it is definitely not Nokia’s first water/dust resistant handset. Nokia used to have the Sport series, and I can recall at least two water and dust resistant handsets:

1) Nokia 5210 Sport in 2002
2) Nokia 5500 Sport in 2006

There are probably more.

By: JakeyBoy

JakeyBoy — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:57:13 +0000

so no more “i dropped my phone in a cup of water” or “i jumped into a pool/body of water with my phone” when you know they dropped it into the toilet!

By: Driller

Driller — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:53:52 +0000

Who’s gonna talk underwater?