TAG Heuer’s LINK Smartphone is Tough as Nails, Sports Android

TAG Heuer LINK Smartphone

 TAG Heuer is iconic brand that is synonymous with time pieces, but phones, now that’s a different story.  However, the watch manufacturer has plans for a high end, virtually indestructible phone called the LINK.

It will ship with Android 2.2 and sport a 3.5-inch touchscreen covered in that ultra tough Gorilla Glass we saw at CES.  Storage is just 256MBs, but it does ship with an 8GB microSD card, which of course can be upgraded to 32GB if you so choose.  The camera capture 5 megapixel photos and we assume 720p video.

TAG says that the phone is virtually impregnable to water/dust and damage from drops, though we’re skeptical until someone takes this thing to the gun range, or a derivation there of.  You’ll have your choice of finishes, of course depending on what you wanna spend, which includes steel, 18k rose gold, and titanium.  Trim options include leather, rubber, alligator, leather and a variety of other materials.

So what does a phone of this breadth cost?  Well, it starts at 4,700 Euros, and you can bet your ass that doesn’t include the gold finish.

Full spec list after the ‘leap’

    Main characteristics
    Size: 118mm (H) x 67mm (W) x 16.6mm (D)
    OS: Android 2.2
    Form factor: Bar type touch screen
    Weight: 200 grams (battery included)
    3G Talk time: 6 hours 30 minutes
    Stand by time: up to 330hrs (~14 days)
    Battery included: Li-lon 1400mAh

    Messaging
    SMS / MMS / Email (Predictive Text Input XT9)
    Image formats supported: JPEG / GIF / BMP
    Sound formats supported: MP3 / AAC / AAC+ / RA / WMA

    Connectivity
    Stereo Bluetooth
    AGPS, Wifi, WAPI
    Compatible with any SIM card

    Radio
    Edge & HSUPA (3G)
    4 Band GSM/Tri Band WCDMA

    Music / Photo & Video
    Internal memory: 256 MB
    Memory card: 8GB
    Music play time: 11 hours

    Photo & Video
    LCM Screen: TFT 3.5”
    Screen resolution: 800*480 pixels – 16 millions of colors
    5 Mega Pixel Camera Auto Focus
    Video player and recorder

    Applications
    Android Market with up to 250 000 applications such as:
    Adobe Flash Reader
    Google Search, Google Maps
    GMail , You Tube , E-Blogger

    Phone Materials
    316L Stainless steel, Gold, Diamonds, Black PVD, Titanium, Rubber, Calfskin leather,
    Carbon leather, Alligator and Lizard

    Price
    An entry price of 4700€.