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TXAZ · December 1, 2012, 08:57 AM

Condolences to the officers family. There is at least 1 "bullet proof" cellphone case I am aware of, from Marudai in Japan. There is a YouTube video showing it hit by a .50 BMG and surviving the hit, but breaking the screen when it landed.
$650 and it appears to add about 3/4" to the depth of an iPhone.

Vestguard makes a Kevlar iPad cover as do a few others for smart phones.

Conversely it could have been the layering sandwich of outer case, aluminum shell, battery, PCB, IC's , structural supports, LCD, touchpad and screen protector.

December 1, 2012, 08:57 AM	#3
TXAZ Senior Member Join Date: September 5, 2010 Location: McMurdo Sound Texas Posts: 4,322	Condolences to the officers family. There is at least 1 "bullet proof" cellphone case I am aware of, from Marudai in Japan. There is a YouTube video showing it hit by a .50 BMG and surviving the hit, but breaking the screen when it landed. $650 and it appears to add about 3/4" to the depth of an iPhone. Vestguard makes a Kevlar iPad cover as do a few others for smart phones. Conversely it could have been the layering sandwich of outer case, aluminum shell, battery, PCB, IC's , structural supports, LCD, touchpad and screen protector. __________________ Cave illos in guns et backhoes Last edited by TXAZ; December 1, 2012 at 09:11 AM.