Samsung’s ruff n tuff mobile phone: B2100

Samsung has launched this latest handset for the adventurous. B2100 is the Samsung's outdoor mobile phone. The handset is perfect for sports person or the people who are on a constant move and work in demanding and noisy environments. Its also good for the careless whos handset just keeps slipping out of their hands and tastes a few shocks and dust too often.

B2100 is not only a submersible phone but also the slimmest one out there. Its just 0.7 mm thick. The rest of the specs too look promising at an affordable price. The phone is fully functional even when 1.5 meters submerged on water for about half an hour. The rugged phone is also shock and dust resistant.

B2100 is rated IP57 which assures that that the phone is water, shock and dust resistant. The rating shows that a few very fine dust particles may enter the phone but would not affect the functioning of the handset. The phone is also bump, scrapes and scuff resistant. The phone is adaptable for extreme conditions like rain, fog, extreme cold and hot temperatures, humidity, sand and dirt.

The phone comes with a built-in 1.3Mp camera and an LCD screen. It also has a flash light which might come handy in outdoor night camping. The phone also includes a FM radio and MP3 player. Below are the specs.


• Dimensions:- 113 x 48.9 x 17.4mm
• Weight: 102.8g
• Battery: – Talk Time: 9 hrs – Standby Time: 600 hrs – Capacity: 1000 mAh
• Display:- 120 x 160 pixels/1.77 inch
• Network:- GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 (Quad-Band)
• Camera:- 1.3 mega-pixels (auto-focus)- Digital Zoom- LED Flash
• Video:- 15fps Video Recording (QVGA)- Supported formats: MP4, 3GP, H.264 & H.263
• Music:- Supported formats: MP3, AAC, eAAC+ & WMA
• FM Stereo Radio (RDS)
• Ringtones- Monophonic- Polyphonic (64)- MP3, AAC
• Messaging:- SMS, MMS (with video),E-mail (POP3, SMTP, IMAP4)
• Memory: Phone Book (1000), 7MB (internal) microSDHC (external)
• Connectivity:- Bluetooth (2.1)
• Features:- Torch,IP57 Certification For Water/Dust Resistance,Water Resistant up to 1 metre (30 min),Military Standard 810F Durability Compliance MIL-STD-810F and Anti-Shock Urethane Body

Priced at Rs. 7030, B2100 looks affordable at the power packed features.