Nokia 3720 replaces golf and rugby balls

The still unannounced rugged Nokia 3720 was shown off on several official teaser videos, where some guys do all they can to break it. They play golf and kick it rugby style, but the robust 3720 got away unscratched.

We have already informed you that Nokia are working on another rugged handset after the pretty popular 5500 Sport back in 2006. The heavy duty phone should be able to survive plenty of disasters, that would turn out fatal for its siblings.

Unluckily for the smartphone fans the Nokia 3720 will run on the S40 platform. It is IP54 certified, meaning it's dust and splash resistant.

The new Nokia will be a clear shot at the two Samsung ruggedized handsets - the 3G enabled Samsung B2700 and the cheaper Samsung B2100 Xplorer. Given the advantage those two have on hitting the shelves the Nokia certainly won't have an easy task.

After the first unofficial leak it now came time for Nokia themselves to release a little teaser about the handset. Several cool videos popped up on the Nokia Conversations website showing how Nokia 3720 handles extensive torture. In the first one the little Finn takes the role of a rugby ball but gets away pretty easily.

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We unveil Nokia 3720....

A new Nokia phone is getting ready to join the ranks of dust and water resistant phones. The new device - called Nokia 3720 (perhaps "classic" is not a wild guess here) - is IP54 certified, meaning it's dust and splash resistant.

The IP rating is an international certification that specifies the level of weather-proofing of any product. The first digit indicates protection from foreign objects - 5 in this case means that while some very fine dust might get in the phone, it won't impede its operation. The second digit is for the level of water protection - in the case of the Nokia 3720 it's a 4, meaning the handset is splash resistant.

We are also guessing there is some kind shock resistance, but at this point it's not clear how much exactly.

It has been quite a while since Nokia released their last dust and water resistant phone - the Nokia 5500 Sport. Back then it was running Symbian OS, but that doesn't seem to be the case with entry-level Nokia 3720. Even from this blurry photo it's pretty clear that we are looking at an S40 device here.

In the same time Samsung have released two modern ruggedized handsets - the 3G enabled Samsung B2700 and the cheaper Samsung B2100 Xplorer.

The rest of the information about Nokia 3720 we have is limited - it will be available in September in T-Mobile stores among others. We guess we'll just have to wait for subsequent leaks and the official announcement to find out the rest of the specs.

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