The Verizon Wireless G'zOne Type-S adheres to military strength specifications, specifically the MIL-STD-810F spec for rain, shock, dust and humidity, among others nasty environmental obstacles. The Type-S succeeds the Type-V, which may have been a phone trying too hard to appease 3G multimedia fans, as the Type-S scales back some of its features, but still does a good job doing what it's meant to, which is making calls in extreme conditions. And at half...   Show More

The Verizon Wireless G'zOne Type-S adheres to military strength specifications, specifically the MIL-STD-810F spec for rain, shock, dust and humidity, among others nasty environmental obstacles. The Type-S succeeds the Type-V, which may have been a phone trying too hard to appease 3G multimedia fans, as the Type-S scales back some of its features, but still does a good job doing what it's meant to, which is making calls in extreme conditions. And at half the price of the former phone, we don't mind some of the differences.   Show Less