Samsung releases its first "strongphone"

Meet Samsung Solid, Samsung's first strongphone, if you can call it that, with a military IP54 rating, which means its dust, water, and shock resistant.

Features aren't its strongest forte but it more than makes up for that with a rubber body and a unique SOS feature. Pressing the volume button three times quickly will immediately send a message to a predefined number from its phonebook and the next incoming call will automatically be answered. The built-in flashlight sure sounds handy.

But other than this, the only major feature to talk about would be its FM tuner, which could be useful while you are stuck waiting after your SOS message. GPRS, WAP 2.0, VGA camera, MMS, Java support, and Bluetooth are its other passable features.

All in all, a solid and durable phone for the accident prone.

The Samsung Solid is available exclusively on O2 for £59.99 under its Pay&Go plan.