The Nokia brand is associated with durable and even indestructible phones, and it seems that this is true as a Nokia phone successfully stopped a bullet and saved a person's life in Afghanistan.
The Nokia 301 stopped a bullet from pushing through to its owner's body, BGR reported. A photo of the phone, posted on Twitter by a user named Peter Skillman, shows that it was indeed hit by a bullet from the back. While the bullet rendered the phone unusable, it failed to penetrate through it.
Skillman, a general manager for user experience at Microsoft, used to work as a design executive at Nokia, according to the Telegraph. He said he worked on the 301 and must have been made proud by his design.
This is not the first time a phone has stopped a bullet and saved a person's life. Skillman posted that in 2012, a Nokia X2 also stopped a bullet.
The Lumia 520, also saved the life of a police officer in 2014. According to Tech Times, the phone was in the pocket of the Brazilian cop when he was shot. He was off duty at the time and went to visit his relatives who he did not know had been held hostage by robbers.
The 301 was released in 2013. Early Nokia phones, such as the 3310 and the 5110, are also known to be very tough. These Nokia phones have been the subject of jokes, and are often used in memes.