July 8, 2009 12:38 PM PDT

Nokia 3720 Classic survives beating with golf club, dunk in pint

by Flora Graham
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We may not beat the crinoline out of our phones with a golf club, but we can imagine accidentally dropping them in a sink--or even a pint. Nokia's decided to try out both phone-destroying events in a series of YouTube videos showing off its first ruggedized phone, the 3720 Classic.

You can also watch a fat man leave it in his pocket while he does a lap in a cold-looking pool, giving it a rugby punt on a typically gorgeous British day, and dropping it on to concrete off a very tall ladder.

It's not strictly scientific--we're not told if it's the same, unlucky phone, or a series of victims--but we think it looks a deal less fake than the iPhone 3GS that survived a trip to the bottom of a pool. Nokia has gathered the vids together on its rugged phone blog page, where it swears they're genuine.

The 3720 Classic has yet to be officially announced, but the rumor from The Boy Genius Report says we can expect a water- and dust-resistant phone with an FM radio and a built-in torch, similar to Samsung's ruggedized phones, such as the B2700 Bound.

(Source: Crave UK)

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