Thermal imager, molecular scanner and unkillable strength: unusual mobile phones


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    Hand on heart: are you tired of reading about another novelty from the world of smartphones? “Bla-bla-stopitsot-nuclei-bla-awesome-screen-bla-bla-zillion-gigabyte bla-bla.” Boring Not interested. No intrigue. But still the world of mobile phones is more diverse than it seems. Today, there are very unusual models on sale, out of the usual and, in fact, already faceless mass.

    Ear headset




    J8 LONG-CZ is a vivid illustration of miniaturization ideas. This is a tiny button phone the size of a cigarette lighter.





    Pressing the buttons is inconvenient, agree, but still quite possible. You can also press the back end of a pencil or pen, if your fingers are too thick.



    Using the phone clip, you can hang it right in your ear, like a headset. There is Bluetooth.



    Also in J8 there is a built-in voice masking function (voice changer). Able to play MP3.

    Dimensions: 68 x 23 x 11 mm.
    Weight: 18 gr.
    Battery capacity: 280 mAh (talk time up to 5 hours)
    RAM: 16 MB.
    Memory for data storage: 32 MB.
    Display: TFT, 480 x 230

    The BM50 implements the same idea: a miniature push-button telephone that can be hung in your ear as a headset. Characteristics have worse, but the price is slightly lower.



    Dimensions: 74 x 23 x 11 mm.
    Weight: 28 gr.
    Battery capacity: 300 mAh (standby time up to 120 hours)
    RAM: 16 MB.
    Memory for data storage: 32 MB.
    Display: TFT, 60 x 80

    Phone credit card


    If the phone with a cigarette lighter is too small for you, then pay attention to the phone with a credit card. For example, AIEK E1 / AEKU E1 .



    You can insert a Micro SD memory card up to 8 GB into it (unless you listen to music). The phone can be put in a wallet and carried as a backup device.



    Dimensions: 88 x 55 x 6.5 mm.
    Weight: 32 gr.
    Battery capacity: 320 mAh (talktime 3.5-4 hours)
    RAM: 16 MB.
    Memory for data storage: 32 MB.
    Display: TFT, 128 x 128

    Or another, even more compact representative of "credit card phones" - iFcane E2 .







    Its functionality is the same: to call, write SMS and listen to music.

    Dimensions: 81 x 50 x 4.5 mm.
    Weight: not specified
    Battery capacity: 320 mA * h (talk time 3-5 hours)
    RAM: not specified
    Memory for data storage: 0/8 GB.
    Display: TFT

    There are a lot of other phones the size of a credit card available for sale; just enter the search query “ credit card phone ”.

    Spade with projector


    This device is not on sale yet, but a working sample was shown at last year's CeBIT and MWC. Akyumen Holofone is a shovel with a 7-inch display and ... a built-in projector with a brightness of 35 lumens, which, allegedly, can project a picture with a diagonal of up to 100 inches. Perhaps, to smartphones it is no longer attributed, this is a phablet. The device will have two operating systems installed - Android L and Windows 10.





    The idea with the projector is not new, it has already been implemented in smartphones Samsung Galaxy Beam. But there are also two OSes screwed.

    Processor: Intel quad-core
    Memory : 4 GB
    Memory for storing data: 128 GB
    Battery capacity: 3500 mAh

    Caterpillar with thermal imager




    We are sure that many of you at least once wanted to get a thermal imager. It doesn’t matter that the vast majority do not really need it. But fun! So, Caterpillar went to meet you: released the world's first smartphone with a built-in thermal imager FLIR - Cat S60 .



    The smartphone is able to lie at a depth of 5 meters for 1 hour. Impact resistance according to the standard MIL Spec 810G - is not afraid of falls from a height of up to 1.8 m. The housing frame is made by injection molding. The display is protected by Gorilla Glass 4. The smartphone is equipped with an “iron” custom SOS button. True, it is worth all this wealth is appropriate: 650 pounds. But with it, you can choose the freshest loaf in the supermarket, piping hot!

    Display: 4.7 inches, 1280 x 720
    Battery: 3800 mAh

    Koschei the Immortal




    Mobile Sonim XP3300 Force entered the Guinness Book of Records as the most unkillable. He was dumped from the 10th floor, moved by a jeep, drowned, frozen into ice, unless they didn’t blow up - they didn’t care. And how do you feel, dropping your smartphone from the table on the tiled floor? That's the same thing. And with the help of XP3300 you can certainly fight off the gopnik. As they say, a kind word with lyulyy allows you to achieve much more than just a kind word.





    Dimensions: 120.5 x 55.5 x 23.2 mm.
    Weight: 165 gr.
    Battery capacity: 5000 mA * h (talk time up to 20 hours, standby - up to 20 days)
    RAM: not specified
    Memory for data: not specified
    Display: TFT, 1.7-inch, 160 x 128

    Wrist phone




    Surely, many owners of smart watches regret that they cannot make and receive calls directly from them. It would be tempting to get rid of the binding to the smartphone. So, friends, you just chose the wrong watch. Chinese gadget LEMFO LEM4 (clone Domino DM98 ) is a full-fledged Android watch, into which you can insert a SIM card, and then receive and make calls directly from the wrist. So with a certain stretch this watch can be considered a telephone.



    Here is Android 4.4, there is a front camera with a resolution of 0.3 MP. You can even navigate the map using GPS.





    Dimensions: 58 x 40 x 14.5 mm.
    Weight: 165 gr.
    Battery capacity: 900 mA * h
    RAM: 512 MB
    Memory for storing data: 4 GB
    Display: touchscreen, 2.2-inch, 320 x 240

    History spiral


    In recent years, we have witnessed the revival of several “outdated” technologies, for example, turntables and snapshots. Something similar is happening today in Japan: button clamshells became fashionable again. And they are not so cheap. For example, Kyocera 501KC / 502 KC is offered for $ 275-395.

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    They work on Android 5.1.1, equipped with an 8-megapixel camera, Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 processor, you can install MicroSD up to 32 GB.

    Dimensions: 114 x 51 x 18.2 mm.
    Weight: 130 gr.
    Battery capacity: 1500 mA * h
    RAM: 1 GB
    Memory for storing data : 8 GB
    Display: 3.4-inch, 964 x 540

    There is a more advanced model Kyocera KYF33. The camera is better, dust and water resistant, shockproof housing, but otherwise everything is the same - but for $ 695. Perhaps we do not understand the Japanese.

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    No frame


    Today, the most narrow fields around the display of the phone are considered a sign of engineering excellence. And in this regard, some manufacturers have achieved impressive results. True, so far no one has managed to make a smartphone consisting of only one “bare” display, but some models have come closer to this. For example, Sharp Aquos Crystal and Crystal X.

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    Dimensions: 139 x 73 x 11 mm.
    Weight: 157 gr.
    Battery capacity: 2610 mA * h
    RAM: 2 GB
    Memory for storing data: 8 GB
    Display: 5.5 inches, 1920 x 1080

    True, they appeared three years ago and are already out of date. Today there are more modern models on the market, for example, Xiaomi Mi Mix.

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    Dimensions:158.8 x 81.9 x 7.9 mm.
    Weight: 209 gr.
    Battery capacity: 2610 mA * h
    RAM: 4/6 GB
    Memory for data storage: 128/256 GB
    Display: IPS, 6.4 inches, 2040 x 1080

    There are several models on the market that have practically no side fields , for example, Elephone P9000 Edge:

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    Dimensions: 152.6 x 76.2 x 8 mm.
    Weight: 150 gr.
    Battery capacity: 3000 mA * h
    RAM: 4 GB
    Memory for storing data: 32 GB
    Display: IPS, 5.5 inches, 1920 x 1080

    ZTE Nubia Z11:

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    Dimensions: 151.8 x 72.3 x 7.5 mm.
    Weight: 162 gr.
    Battery capacity: 3000 mA * h
    RAM: 4/6 GB
    Memory for data storage: 64 GB
    Display: IPS, 5.5 inches, 1920 x 1080

    Reserve pocket does not pull


    What is the main weakness of modern mobile phones? Correct, battery. If you are annoyed by the need to carry a powerbank with you, and your smartphone barely survives until the evening, the Oukitel K10000 Pro will be the salvation. This is a hefty Android smartphone with a giant battery with a capacity of 10,000 mAh.

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    Dimensions: 142 x 70.5 x 14 mm.
    Weight: 288 gr.
    Battery Capacity: 10,000 mA * h
    RAM: 3 GB
    Storage Memory: 32 GB
    Display: IPS, 5.5 inches, 1920 x 1080

    I see through you!


    Changhong H2 smartphone is equipped with a curious function: it can irradiate objects - organic matter, drugs - radiation in the near-infrared range. Reflected waves are captured by the sensor, data is sent to the cloud service, where they are analyzed, and the user receives the answer: how fresh is the food in front of him, is it counterfeit medicine? Changhong H2 can even be used to determine the proportion of subcutaneous fat on different secluded parts of your body. A smartphone with a molecular analyzer should go on sale this year.



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    If you know other mobile phones that stand out for something non-standard — form, function — and are commercially available, write in the comments.

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