Meet the Sonim XP7 Extreme, the 'world's most rugged' Android phone

Sonim has just unveiled the "world's most rugged LTE/Wi-Fi/Android smartphone" with its new XP7 Extreme, featuring a 4-inch 800x480 "glove touchscreen" and oh-so-much more. The company has taken to Indiegogo to raise $150,000 for this awesome device, with the campaign ending on January 7, 2015.

The 4-inch display may be low-res in this QHD world we live in, but it is a high-visible display which is viewable in direct sunlight, a powerful 103 dB speaker, the keys and screen can be used with heavy or wet gloves, it's rated at IP68, which means the XP7 Extreme can be fully submerged in water at up to 6.5 feet, for up to 30 minutes, as well as being rated at IP69, for resistance to high temperature pressure wash.

The Sonim XP7 Extreme is also drop and impact resistant, surviving drops up to 6.5 feet onto concrete, from any angle. It can be used in temperatures ranging from -4C to 131F, can survive in extreme pressures of up to one metric ton, is resistant to oils and chemicals, and is also puncture resistant. But don't worry, Sonim (even with all these technologies keeping it safe) still offer a 3-year comprehensive warranty, covering accidental damage.

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Inside, we have a Qualcomm 1.2GHz quad-core processor, 1GB of RAM, 16GB of internal flash storage, 802.11 a/b/g/n/r Wi-Fi support, LTE, Android 4.4 KitKat as its OS, Bluetooth 4.0 and BLE, and a 4800mAh battery. The battery is good for 1000 hours of standby, or 40 hours or so of talk-time. All of this arrives in a device that weighs just 290g.