Being the all around worker he is, he takes his phone with him everywhere. When he is doing construction type work, the phone is in perpetual danger. When I was much younger, he owned a Nokia 3310 cell phone. I watched him drop it off a 3rd story balcony, drop it in toilets, drop it in buckets of glue, etc. The thing that made the phone perfect for him was the fact that IT WAS A TANK. The only thing that usually broke was the faceplate, and that was easily replaceable. It didn't even seem to be phased when you dropped it in water. It was the best phone for a man on the job.
Today's phones just are NOT for him. They're far to fragile, unless you buy a 50 dollar otterbox defender case. Even if you do that, the phone becomes bulkier than that old 3310 cell phone.
These days, technology has progressed to the point where it's possible to make the indestructible cell phone. NFC, Inductive charging, and stronger composites can make it possible. I think I know how to make it.
The phone phone body will be mostly comprised of a think kevlar coated plastic (as seen with the Droid Razr). The front and back of the phone will be divided by an aluminum frame covered in rubber. The rubber will be fused to both sheets of kevlar, sealing off any openings. Underneath this rubber coating will be the volume rocker on the left side of the phone and the power button centered on the top. There are no ports. Data transfer will be done through induction or NFC, and charging will be done through induction
The front of the phone will also have a gorilla glass (or similar) sheet of glass covering the screen. It will be flush with the surface of the phone where there are NO gaps between the phone and the screen (think Nokia N9). Under this glass will be a centered Front facing camera / light sensor combo piece at the top, a 720P or higher display, and a tri-color LED at the bottom (think Galaxy Nexus). When the screen is off, this entire area will be a uniform shade of black so that you cannot tell where the glass ends and the screen begins. At the top, underneath the Kevlar will be a speaker with Adjustable volume. In calls, it will be at a lower volume and when speakerphone mode is enabled, it will get louder (think iPod Touch). At the bottom of the phone right under the screen will be a TINY pinhole. This is where the main microphone will reside. The hole should be waterproofed somehow.
The back should be covered entirely with kevlar. There should be a 8mpx or higher camera in the top-middle of the phone. The camera should be optimized for low lighting and capable of shooting 1080p video in low light. There will be an LED flash located directly under the camera. The components should sit flush with the back of the phone. Their small section should be covered by a single section of gorilla glass, which then should be fused to the rest of the kevlar back. There would be another tiny hole on the back acting as the secondary, noise cancelling microphone. Again, it should be waterproofed somehow.
Again, there are no openings on this phone (aside from the pinholes for the mics) so theoretically this phone should be waterproof and dustproof. The hard rubber surrounding the edge should give it a layer of shock protection if dropped. The heavy duty composites for the housing should also help prevent damage. Inside the phone would be high end components and your typical array of sensors and electrical components available in every other smartphone out today.
I'd appreciate feedback on this. Hopefully a company picks up this idea and gives me a free one =D.
-Joel
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