Sonim may not be the immediate name that comes to mind when you’re looking for a new mobile phone, but it is an amazingly popular brand across the world. Known as Sonim Technologies, Inc., Sonim originates in the United States of America, with it’s headquarters located in the state of California on America’s West Coast. As well as offering products in the USA, Sonim also operates in India, Sweden, Spain and the United Kingdom, amongst other countries globally.

Amongst technology fans, the Sonim brand is considered to be on the more prestigious side, largely due to their excellent track record when it comes to awards. As well as having been recognised as a Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum, many of the individual Sonim products have been awarded titles such as best-in-show (3GSM World Congress 2004), Investors Choice (Wireless Ventures 2004) and an Emerging Star (TiEcon 2005).

Sonim have built this reputation on their vast range of technology, particularly in offering rugged mobile phones featuring VoIP applications and hosted services. This means a Sonim mobile phone is an excellent choice for those known to suffer mishaps with their mobile phones, or alternatively those who work in a heavy-duty industry that incorporates working outdoors with lifting, carrying or other heavy work. By specialising in this area, Sonim have identified a niche in the market where they can provide the best equipment for the job.

On that note, it is important to mention that Sonim were actively involved in the manufacture of the JCB models of mobile phone (including the JCB Toughphone) as well as creating water-resistant models such as the XP1, the XP3 Enduro, the Land Rover S1, the XP3 Quest, the XP3 Quest Pro, the XP2 Spirit, the XP3 Sentinel (including GPS and 3G tecnology) and the XP1300 Core, which included the use of a dust-proof keypad and Gorilla Glass protected display.