Nope.
No.
I still treat it as if it was from 2014People don’t, but companies do.
Company A might get a contract to do whatever thing for Company B and the contract says “all equipment brought on site by your team must be this or that or whatever IP Rating”.
It’s an insurance / liability thing.
I won’t have money to buy a water resistant phone anyways, so no.
Eh, $300 phones now have IP67
I’m poor and from Brazil. Best I can do is $130
That’s a lot of money.
Boots theory of economics. I can’t afford another phone if mine gets dunked in the toilet. Can’t really live in a lot of places without a smartphone these days, so you’re looking at a minimum of ~$100. You can find IP67 phones on sale for ~$210 if you take the time to look.
Not arguing about how cheap you can get IP phones or if it’s a good idea. Just wanted to mention that 300$ is a lot of money for a lot of people. 210$ are as well and while it might make sene in the long run, people might still not be able tovafford it. If you can, go for it, but many can’t.
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.
Nope. Never had a water-related incident with any cellphone in the 20ish years I’ve been using them. Just not relevant to my life.
These days the only thing that’s remotely worth buying is a Pixel phone that’s unlocked so you can get GrapheneOS.
I’m not against graphene or pixel phones, but this is such a shortsighted take and this doesn’t remotely answer the question.
or a fairphone so that disassembly, or even just taking out the battery is not a risky nightmare.
or a fairphone so that disassembly, or even just taking out the battery is not a risky nightmare.
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.
Folds have water ratings but no (or worse) dust ratings. So you can use them in the rain but be careful in a beach, wood shop, etc.
The first number in the rating is dust resistance, and the second is water resistance. So an IP 48 phone (new Samsung folds) has the same water resistance but worse dust resistance than an IP 68 phone (e.g. S25). IP X8 means there is no dust resistance but it is water resistant. IP 6X would be the other way around.
I am a woodworker, my phone also needs to survive being completely submerged in sanding dust.
I look at it a bit but then throw it out at the same time since I’ve heard that they’ll invalidate the warranty for water damage even if the IP rating says it should have handled it.
I pay attention to the fact that it has one that will let it survive a drop into water.
I take it with me too the beach. Between the sand in the air and bringing it into the water it’s nice to know it’ll be fine. Also, when it gets dirty I can just wash it.
Yes. I have three young children, I need my phone to be waterproof.
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?
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.
Only that there is one. I don’t expect my phone to get wet but I do want it to survive everyday life.
Supposedly the Apple Watch is fine to go swimming with. I’m happy to see that feature, as confidence I can wash my hands without ruining my watch
