In a bizarre story that’s becoming a lot more common place, a smartphone protected a person from taking a bullet. According to a news item coming out of Thailand, a Galaxy Note 2 saved a police officer’s life.


According to the report, Pol Maj Gen Sophon Thonglorm of the Mae Rim police station Chiang Mai carried the phone at the left side of his waist, and was shot by a suspect earlier this week. The bullet, instead of hitting him, hit the phone first. While the bullet did make it through the phone and into Thonglorm, the Note 2 slowed the velocity of the bullet so much that the injury was not life threatening.

That said, the phone went from being usable to nothing than a story piece and a paper weight. That story, took off on social media in Thailand and the story caught the attention of Samsung Thailand. The company offered Thonglorm the new Galaxy S6 on top of paying for his travel to pick up the phone in Bangkok, to which, he accepted.

“I am happy that Samsung will give me a new phone,” he said.[quote][/quote]


http://www.talkandroid.com/240307-note-2-takes-a-bullet-for-a-police-officer-samsung-gives-him-a-galaxy-s6/

i thought sammy phone where plastics

I just came here to read comments

Yea...that kinda makes sense....d phone get metallic casings.... #TeamNote

Is S6 out yet? Tot it was just rumours. Well no pictures of police being shot or samsung giving S6,so am gonnna take tis as a rumour

Samsung milking our money,if ur "S" series no reach 100,no stopping.

K

Marketing strategy 101

New strategy to get a new phone.

Police men everywhere can lie oo. Let them confirm before hurrying to congratulate him.


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Ehnehn....

Hmmmm

Am I the only one finding it difficult to believe this?

Wale Adenuga production (c) 2015..

ignis:
Am I the only one finding it difficult to believe this?

It happen in Thailand and the story is true. The upcoming s6 is made of steel and glass frame. In that one, bullets won't penetrate easily.

ignis:
Am I the only one finding it difficult to believe this?

i dont beliive it either

HTC was first, Sammy just copied.

Make aba boys start dey shoot nolia torch dey expect lumia...

Dubby6:
Make aba boys start dey shoot nolia torch dey expect lumia...

If you shoot yourself here in Nigeria, na O.Y.O you dey oh!

if it was a injoo phone

the guy would have been fatally injoored





morale... always buy quality.

Thebrightest:
New strategy to get a new phone.

... oya go for a rocket launcher.... They might customize ur own S6... who knows....

Dubby6:
Make aba boys start dey shoot nolia torch dey expect lumia...

hahahahah

ok this happened to me... Was on the phone and a stray bullet strayed upon my path but my phone saved me..pheew, the trauma
P.s @apple.. I don't want the iPhone 6.... I want MacBook pro
Thanks in advance
Sub p.s the retina display one. Thank

ignis:
Am I the only one finding it difficult to believe this?

I don't believe it too o. Pictures of d spoilt phone or........

The phone wan form bullet proof sha

Why should be on front page.

Biko I need someone to shoot me...sowi my phone now...

Which kain news b dis 1 na