Big waterproof upgrade leak: IP69(k?)!!!!

[corvette72778]

Never even heard of IP69. Has to be the first phone to have this rating. Sweet! https://www.techradar.com/news/sams...dible-water-resistance-and-down-graded-screen

 

[Rukbat]

I'll only believe that they're serious when the warranty covers water damage. Which I don't think a 2 year old coming from a very long-lived ancestral line will live to see. (The Nextel 225 was about the only "waterproof" consumer phone I've ever seen, and that was only down to about 10 feet. A high-pressure water spray would mean 60psi or higher, which would be at least 139 feet of water. Even waterproof cameras have trouble staying waterproof at that depth, even if they're controlled by a waterproof Bluetooth controller, and encased in a solid plastic box. Even the Nikon Coolpix W300 is only rated to 100 feet, which would be a "high pressure" spray of 45psi. [Normal residential water is 30psi, and that's not considered to be high pressure.])

 

[Mooncatt]

First off, I hate that website. If you don't scroll perfectly vertical, it swipes you to a different article and pressing the back button brought me back here. After a few attempts, I gave up within a few paragraphs.

So, not knowing exactly what the article says, I'll point out that in addition to the warranty issue, those ratings don't take into account contaminants that could be in the water or other real world variables that could negate any water resistance (I'll refuse to call anything waterproof until they are willing to warranty against water damage).

 

[arunma]

Agreed that they have to cover water damage for it to be waterproof.

Speaking of which, the Galaxy Watch is specifically advertised as being swim ready. Anyone know if their warranty covers water damage? Asking in this forum because the answer to that question will tell us whether Samsung intends for us to take the Note 10 into the pool.

 

[Mooncatt]

Speaking of which, the Galaxy Watch is specifically advertised as being swim ready. Anyone know if their warranty covers water damage? Asking in this forum because the answer to that question will tell us whether Samsung intends for us to take the Note 10 into the pool.

I wouldn't count on that as an indicator. Just because one product line is "swim ready" (whatever that means), doesn't mean they plan to do the same with other product lines.

 

[mustang7757]

I agree mooncatt, unless a manufacturer will warranty a device for water resistant or proof I'll treat it as not being one .

 

[Mike Dee]

Never even heard of IP69. Has to be the first phone to have this rating. Sweet! https://www.techradar.com/news/sams...dible-water-resistance-and-down-graded-screen

Sorry but CAT phones are already IP69

 

[Mike Dee]

I agree mooncatt, unless a manufacturer will warranty a device for water resistant or proof I'll treat it as not being one .

CAT phones calls their phones waterproof but when you read the fine print they are waterproof to the IP rating which is basically the same thing as water resistant.

 

[mustang7757]

CAT phones calls their phones waterproof but when you read the fine print they are waterproof to the IP rating which is basically the same thing as water resistant.

I didn't know that ..sneaky

 

[Mooncatt]

CAT phones calls their phones waterproof but when you read the fine print they are waterproof to the IP rating which is basically the same thing as water resistant.

I never saw anything claiming their phones waterproof when I looked at them a while back, only that the screens were designed to still properly respond to touches even when wet. Now that would be nice to have in more phones.

 

[Mike Dee]

I never saw anything claiming their phones waterproof when I looked at them a while back, only that the screens were designed to still properly respond to touches even when wet. Now that would be nice to have in more phones.

Go to their website

 

[Mike Dee]

https://www.catphones.com/en-us/features/waterproof/

 

[Mike Dee]

Main page

 

[Mike Dee]

My apologies to the OP for taking the thread off topic

 

[Mooncatt]

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I see they changed up the marketing. Only reason I was looking in to then was for the infrared camera.

 

[j_hansen]

as long as you have WiFi in your sauna or steam room I guess it's handy to have, in Finland big business is always done in the sauna

 

[bbgpsuser]

Sonim XP8 is another tough phone. https://www.sonimtech.com/xp8/