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Stardate: 20230114.0232
Location: The lab
Input Device: Alienware Alpha R1
Audio: Hum of air cleaner
Visual: Lab clutter
Emotional: Tired, but wound up.
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Since I started working again last year, I had to get a new phone and
phone number for work. At the time, I decided to hold off on getting
a second phone and just get a sim and use the second sim slot on my
personal phone (Unihertz Titan) and also see what it was like just
using one device. It took some adjusting since I'm used to carrying
2 phones. I eventually got used to it, but had to do a bunch of
tweaks to not confuse things, like specify alerts for work and for
home, keep text messages, phone logs, email, etc. separate from each
other. I was able to keep my work apps separate using the shelter
application, which uses android work profiles. That seemed to be ok.
After getting into my groove at work and having the dual sim cards
set up on my phone, I noticed that my phone needed to be charged
more frequently. Not a big deal since I mostly work remote.
Last month, I started thinking of revisiting my one device setup.
Since I am in the habit of factory resetting my devices regularly, a
habit acquired during the tinfoil hat days, I thought about all the
tweaks I would have to redo. Not really interested, especially since
I did not document. So I decided to go back to the idea of
separating work from play, err personal device. I would get a new
work phone and transfer the work sim to that device. My personal
device would continue to be the Titan, but I would backup and wipe it
in case there was any work nasty left on there.
The device I chose for work arrived a little over a week ago. I got
a nice discount during the holidays, even if it was for work. It is
a beast of a phone with an appropriate name. It is called the
Unihertz Tank.[1]
This phone is H U M O N G O U S ! ! ! It is the largest and heaviest
brick of a phone I've ever owned, with bitchin' hardware and so many
cool features to boot! Here are the basic specs:
**Dimensions:** 175.6 × 85.30 × 23.9 mm
**Weight:** 560 g (With Battery) (that's 1.234589 lbs. American!)
**CPU:** MT6789 Octa-Core 2.0-2.2GHz
**OS:** Android 12
**Memory:** 8GB + 256GB UFS 2.2
**Battery:** Non-Removable 22000mAh Battery
**SIM Card Type:** Dual Nano SIM Card
**Micro SD:** No
22000mAh BATTERY! It's like a phone with a built-in powerbank! I've
had the phone for over a week and haven't had to charge it yet and
the battery is at 58%. It can also charge other phones/devices. The
Titan's battery is only 6000mAh and I thought that was good enough.
The Tank is a rugged phone and is built to be used outdoors.
According to the marketing, it is water, dust, and drop resistant
(can it defy gravity?) I have had rugged devices before and I seem
to be attracted to that kind of feature, even if I do take care of my
stuff. I'm use to having heavy, bulky devices and the Tank has some
serious girth and weight. One of the marketing videos showed someone
hammering tent stakes with the phone! If I watched videos in bed
with this thing and lost my grip, I'd probably be knocked out and
have a black eye!
One of the most frequently used features that I use on my phones is
the flashlight. A flashlight on my phone is essential, especially
with my aging eyes. The Tank not only comes with a standard phone
flashlight, but it also has a high-powered camping flashlight! 1200
LUMEN!! That's like a 75 watt incandescent light bulb on the
phone!!! And it will also signal for help when I get stranded on the
side of the mountain in the wilderness or forget to bring the strobe
light for the campsite rave!
The Tank also has cameras! 32MP in front, 108MP in back, 2MP macro
cam, and 20MP NIGHT VISION!!! It can see in the dark! I have
thermal imaging on my old CAT S60 (80x60 thermal resolution), which
can show temperature in the dark. This one has IR emitters, more
detailed pics in the dark and a much higher resolution. But no
temperature, boo-hoo ;)
On the top of The Tank is an IR blaster! It can communicate with the
TV, the stereo, the VCR, the DVD, the fan, the A/C, anything that
uses an IR remote! I remember using this feature on old Palm devices
with the Novii Remote program. Now I can do the IR remote thing
again on The Tank! I already configured it for my entertainment
system in the family room.
The Tank is not comfortable in pants pockets (is that a Tank in your
pants or are you just happy to see me, LOL), unless you are wearing
cargo pants. Even then, kinda cumbersome. Right now, I have it in a
black tactical zippered molle pouch that I hang off of my belt. It
seems to do ok. Some kind of holster might be better. I'll have to
check the options in my inventory or pay a visit to the army surplus.
Yes, this is indeed my new work phone and totally redonkulous for
that purpose. I have been jonesin' for somethings different and so
here it is. Shelter has been installed and I have been migrating the
work stuff from the Titan into the Android work profile to separate
the work stuff from the testing stuff. So much m0ar to explore!
(HTM) [1] Unihertz Tank
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