Gadgetory

the world's smallest rugged 4G smartphone called atom running full Android just raised over a million dollars on Kickstarter but how durable is it really and what's it made of and how small is too small let's find out this little guy which is literally the same size as your ear is probably the smallest smartphone I've ever tested the 2.4 inch screen makes navigation unique but not impossible running the full version of Android all the normal apps should open and work just fine just you know they'll look like they were made for ants the screen resolution is 240 by 4 32 which gives it a few thousand more pixels than the Apple watch but even then YouTube videos still look pretty solid but we're here for the durability and with that comes the scratch test Adam is rocking an unspecified version of Gorilla Glass under that pre-installed screen protector which means we know it'll hold its own during a scratch test my most scale is drawn much smaller this time but the screen is indeed Gorilla Glass and not the plastic stuff we've seen on some other rugged phones scratching at level 6 and a deeper groove at a level 7 so keys and coins won't affect the phone that's the size of a razor blade and not even razor blades can scratch the surface there's a front-facing 8 megapixel camera tucked up under to that screen glass also protected from scratches and there's two capacitive buttons down at the bottom one that opens your recent apps and a back button both sitting next to that Center fingerprint scanner which is unscratched while kind of nice to have that invincibility on a rugged phone that's basically the same size as your finger anyway the earpiece grille is made from plastic and very securely attached to the phone and the bottom grille is also made from that same plastic material digging into the sides of the atom we show a thick layer of rubbers rounding the whole phone along with the black plastic power button and a programmable red plastic button that can be used to activate the camera or phone calls as long as Bixby doesn't start popping up I think it's a great feature we have a modern USB C charging port along the side nothing along the bottom but up here at the top the little guy has a headphone jack which is awesome even though the atom is a fraction of this of an iPhone and at ip68 is more water resistant than an iPhone it still has a headphone jack I think if thumbs up is deserved for companies that pack their phones full of useful features the other side the phone next to the volume buttons has a dual SIM card slot with plenty of rubber around the tip to keep liquid from leaking the red accents on the outside of the phone are aesthetically present on the inside I'll have to delve into that more later the rear camera is a 16 megapixel sensor covered with glass with a phone this small and inexpensive you might expect cheap materials but so far things have been pretty solid the single color LED flash is also under that glass the back of the phone is covered and yet another layer of thick black rubber I try drawing the electron trajectory of an atom on the back of this atom phone but the rubber thwarted my razor by hiding most all traces of scratching the textured back material does provide substantial grip though on the film the universal logo is made from plastic but also solidly attached to the phone body one unique thing about the atom is a little slot for a tether or necklace strap down at the bottom it might also be used for the optional bike mounts or outdoorsy stuff if you're one of those people that likes to go outside speaking of dangerous things to do it's time for the burn test the flame from my lighter basically takes over the whole 2.4 inch screen and something new happens 10 second send it to burn the screen goes black with a bright white center to the burn mark normally we would see this on an AMOLED screen that wouldn't recover but this LCD display still recovered completely which is scientific in some way I'm sure the cute little guy is just a tad longer than my thumb and it's time for a bin test to see how well it will actually hold up under stress it's quite a bit thicker than most phones at point 7 inches thick to include that 2,000 milliamp hour battery which is larger than an iPhone but who's keeping track the thing is built like a small brick and as you might assume nothing I could do would make the phone break overall I'm impressed if you've ever wanted an oversized tic-tac with full Android capabilities in your pocket this is the phone for you I'll toss a link in the description if you're interested in getting one as a backup or even a daily driver hit that subscribe button if you haven't already and thanks a ton for watching I'll see you around