Waterproof/water resistant phones: What do you think?

[ElectricSheep]

Like I said in previous post, water resistancy does NOT mean water proof. It resists water to a degree, but not impervious to it!
Used to work in the watch trade, unbelievable how many people used to complain about water resistant watches letting water in cos they went swimming with them! Water RESISTANT! Not "Water Proof".

 

[jamescv7]

Waterproof is something that is so contrary on suppose function to protect from damage hardware parts.

So I will go for water resistant which indeed works from unintentional scenario from splitting the water to a smartphone.

Well the problem here goes on hardware structure that may turns out worst rather expectations.

 

[DardiM]

I really need a waterproof phone, when I go on my water pony club...
My solution :


More seriously : with a completely waterproof phone
=> I can't imagine when user need to change it SIM card / batteries / SD card.

Futur Iphone 7 completely waterproof ? (recent French new => use online translator )

Le boîtier de l’iPhone 7 sera-t-il intégralement étanche ? Sans doute pas – metronews

 

[jamescv7]

@tecnotic: Yes but it can improve, camera is a big impact for any users around; so that component design for risk free scenario's.

So a smartphone having waterproof is not bad, however components must prove the effectivity.

 

[Tabeer]

What are your opinions about this kind of phones? Do you believe what they're selling? I personally had one waterproof mobile phone, my Sony Xperia Z3. I got to immerse it into water, taking care of everything, closing jacks and being aware of time, depth, etc. That was only once. After that, i only washed it sometimes with clean cold water. Around the 15th time of doing it, it died. After opening it, it was filled with water. On the Xperia Z3 Facebook Group, lots and lots of people were complaining about it. Same on S5 and by now, i've known people with brand new S7 with this problem.

Now, the real question is: are these phones really waterproof? Are they selling us a 50% / 50% water resistant possibility? Would you immerse your waterproof phone, if you had one? Or would you stick to the "just in case"?

Sony proudly explains its products are water proof with some parameters but I think for some time these products might resist but in the long run you have to lost your device.

 

[simbelmayne]

I have a waterproof phone, but it's not a SMARTphone. It is RugGear RG128 Mariner, and it's a complete junk, if you are used to the modern cell phones, with lots of functions, front and rekt cameras and other things. But if you need a phone that actually can and will survive downing - that is it. I tested that, but I didn't wanted to drown it really, so I just smeared all sockets with waterproof grease, and it worked. It is also shock-proof.

 

[Deleted member 178]

i want one so i can take stealthy underwater pictures of bikinis