CASIO GzOne Rock Black

If you have a thing for rugged terrains and rugged activities, then you don’t need to worry about your phone needs because there is a phone that exactly matches your needs: Casio G Zone Rock Black made for Verizon. Verizon has shifted concentration from office and home based phones and is now targeting the wild. This is phone is durable and will last a life time even in a hard hat job. The phone is fully quipped for outdoor activities with features such as push to talk, tidal graph showing the best time to fish and GPS enabled compass. It is made for rugged outdoors but the features therein make it appropriate even for home use.

The phone has a tumble and rough design with blocky and jagged edges giving it a masculine look. It measures 4.1 inches by 2 inches wide with a depth of 0.9 inches and weighs at 4.4 ounces. It is made from durable rubber and hard plastic. All the openings and ports are covered using rubber stoppers with the battery cover specially designed to reduce chances of battery and chip damage. The phone can withstand shock, dust, water, immersion, salt, fog, vibration, humidity, high altitude, solar radiation and extreme temperatures.

Bottom Line: The Rock boasts of a 500 entry phonebook with four numbers per entry. The contacts can be organized into groups and customized using a caller ID. Other features in the UI include alarm clock, calendar, speakerphone and stop watch. It is very convenient for outdoors.