The guys over at Nokia Conversations have apparently gotten their hands on an prototype of a “tough new Nokia phone“.

With that in mind, they’ve decided to put it through some very rigorous and very unscientific tests to see how rugged it actually is.
First up they gave it the ol’ rugby boot up-and-under treatment :
And then, second they whacked it with a 9 iron :
I have a couple very adventurous friends who have really wanted a new “Tough Nokia Phone”, so I’m particularly interested in this one.

I have a faint hope it runs Symbian, but it just might run S40 instead. In any case, here’s a new Tough Nokia Phone y’all !
Edit : Here are some more videos.
Nokia phone versus very big ladder :
Nokia phone versus pint of beer :
Nokia phone versus swimming pool :
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