SmartPhone meets ToughPhone - Telstra Tough Max

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28 October 2015


  • Waterproof (even in a glass of beer) - CHECK
  • Dustproof - CHECK
  • Shockproof - CHECK
  • Gorilla Glass screen - CHECK
  • Wireless charging - CHECK
  • Seriously decent camera - CHECK
  • Telstra Blue Tick Reception - CHECK
  • Value for Money - DOUBLE CHECK

The Telstra Tough Max is the ultimate smartphone when it comes to getting down and dirty - and wet for that matter.

This tough phone is a huge improvement on previous offerings which sacrificed smartphone features and pinned everything on the robust nature of the design.

Finally this device is not only tough but also smart. It offers many of the features consumers have come to expect as standard from their phone while also being totally tradie tough.


Highlights are:

  • two cameras including the 13 mega pixel rear-facing camera
  • wireless charging when you purchase a compatible charging pad
  • 4.7" HD screen for quality multimedia viewing
  • generous 2500 mAH battery to get you through the day
  • 2GB of RAM and a 1.2 Quad core processor 

And the price...

All this for just $480 outright or from $62 per month on a 24 month plan with Telstra.

Check out all the Telstra plan options here

Tough Max in action 

Not convinced check out these quick vids from Telstra below and my favourite vid of the phone in the the beer from Gizmodo.

Telstra Tradie video #1

Telstra Tradie video #2

Gizmodo video 

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