HTC Evo’s battery deflects a bullet, earns ‘Life Saver’ badge (video)

We knew the HTC EVO 4G was a pretty super phone, but we didn’t know it was an actual superhero. A nightclub valet in Atlanta was recently the victim of two disgruntled patrons’ wrath, falling in the middle of a five-shot bullet volley, but luckily for him, he had his EVO in his chest pocket. While the phone’s glass shattered on impact, its battery did not and absorbed much of the impact of the one bullet intent on ridding him from this mortal coil. The fortunate chap is still with us, uninjured but stupefied by the event, and he promises he’ll never buy another brand’s phone again. See the video report after the break. Continue reading HTC Evo’s battery deflects a bullet, earns ‘Life Saver’ badge (video) HTC Evo’s battery deflects a bullet, earns ‘Life Saver’ badge (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 08 Jan 2011 15:10:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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