I don’t care for the number and just go by what they say it will endure, but absolutely. As the owner of a toddler it’s saved the day on as number of occasions.
Yes. It has saved my bacon at least once (went down a water slide into a swimming pool forgetting it was in my pocket.) I need all the help I can get keeping my phone alive.
Do you?
I don’t really look for “this one’s rated to 20 meters but this one only 10” I just want to see a water resistance rating of some kind. Which, it is my understanding the Galaxy Folds don’t have.
My phone will be in my pocket during five years of sudden rain storms, sweat, washing cars, fixing sinks etc. It needs to be able to survive getting dunked in a bucket of water. I’m not taking it diving, but also my chauffeur isn’t going to hold an umbrella while I climb into the limousine.
Yes. I use my phone in rain/snow and boats all the time plus it’s nice to be able to use it in sauna also
I feel like that defeats the purpose of sauna a bit…
But anyway, I thought heat rating was a different metric entirely?
Nah it’s only an occasional thing when we also bring some bluetooth speakers there.
I keep the phone on the lower levels so it doesn’t get too hot
Sauna is a place where you either chat with other people or sit with your thoughts. It’s blasphemy to bring your phone in there.
Totally, I use my phone to play music while in the shower. I also do a lot of work outside, work that doesn’t stop if it starts raining.
No. If I add any more requirements for what I need from a phone I’ll go from 1 option to zero.
What’s your one option btw?
Carrier pigeons.
They also don’t work underwater.
Carrier salmon.
XCover 6 Pro
Yes, outdoor work and phones are expensive.
Yep. Non-negotiable. Not only do I live in a very rainy place, but I have uses for this stuff that require getting splashed A LOT very often for other reasons.
No.
I still treat it as if it was from 2014Yes. I’m not too demanding about it but I want my phone to survive being soaked in rain or a washing with clean water.
Bonus points if I can take it into the sea, but I never had a phone for which I was confident it could survive salty water.
Yes. I have three young children, I need my phone to be waterproof.
Yes. I’ve never had a bad liquid incident, but I don’t want my phone to be one spilled drink or dropped-into-toilet-or-puddle away from being fried.
Yup. Its not a deal breaker, but I try to find at least some options that have a rating and consider if its worth the other tradeoffs.
Absolutely, I don’t want to worry about water damage, I also often just wash the phone while washing my hands, especially during flu-season.
I also often just wash the phone while washing my hands
I did that often around covid, water got in the supposedly IP68 water resistance anyways after doing that for a few months.
I’d consider their claims to be exaggerated.
If theu say its “water submersible” treat it as just protection against light splashes, if its just “water repellant”, don’t trust that near water at all. Expect less than their claims.
If you used soap, that could be why. Soap can deteriorate the rubber gaskets and adhesives that keep the ingress protection together.
I don’t bother with the exact ratings, but it has to be water resistant. If you’re researching phone options, open a tab in desktop view and go to Versus.
