action-x3, a military-proof smartphone

   - Feb 15, 2018

The MIL-STD-810G military standard was created by the US Army's Equipment Development Test Laboratory. It comprises some twenty laboratory tests designed to recreate the extreme, hostile and dangerous conditions encountered in real-life working environments. To ensure that theACTION complies with this standard, our teams have selected a battery of 11 tests corresponding to situations that our users might experience. CROSSCALL deciphers them for you.

RESISTANCE TO EXTREME TEMPERATURES

 

1. THERMAL SHOCK

ACTION goes from -40°C to +60°C in less than a minute (repeated 3 times in a row).

 

2. HIGH TEMPERATURE

Stabilized at a temperature of 60°C for over 4 hours, theACTION shows no signs of aesthetic degradation. It remains functional (calls, sms...) at 55°C for 2 hours.

 

3. LOW TEMPERATURE

Stabilized at a temperature of -40°C for 4 hours, theACTION shows no signs of aesthetic degradation. It remains functional (calls, sms...) at -25°C for 2 hours.

LIQUID RESISTANCE

 

4. RAIN

TheACTION is exposed to severe weather for 30 minutes on each of its 6 sides, i.e. 3 hours of difficult conditions (flow rate of 10cm/h, i.e. droplets up to 4.5 mm in diameter, with gusts up to 65 km/h).

 

5. SALT FOG

ACTION is sprayed with a sodium chloride solution (5%, pH neutral). It is then subjected to alternating spraying/drying in 24-hour cycles for 4 days, under high heat (35°C).

 

6. LIQUID CONTAMINATION

A solvent (2-propanol) is sprayed on for 24 hours.

RESISTANCE TO MOVEMENT

 

7. VIBRATION

TheACTION is exposed over a prolonged period (8h) to strong shocks along each axis (X, Y, Z).

 

8. SHOCKS

18 shocks are performed, i.e. 3 shocks on each of the 6 faces.

 

9. ACCELERATE

TheACTION is accelerated in all 6 directions from 0 to 72 km/h in 1 second.

RESISTANCE TO HARSH WEATHER CONDITIONS

 

10. ALTITUDE RESISTANCE (low pressure)

TheACTION is switched on for 1 hour in a 57kPa depressurized chamber, equivalent to use at over 4,000 meters.

 

11. SOLAR RADIATION (UV)

TheACTION is exposed to conditions that correspond to more than a week in the world's most UV-exposed locations (using Xenon lamps to reproduce the wavelengths of sunlight, from ultraviolet to infrared). The test is carried out at a peak exposure of 1120W/m2, inducing temperatures of up to 49°C.

 

Certified = no change in appearance, materials or functionality after testing.