How Waterproof is My Smartphone?

When it rains, you can still use your phone and Galaxy S8.

If you own one of these phones, you’ve probably wondered, “Is my phone really waterproof?”

In a word, no.

That doesn’t mean that any amount of liquid is bad for your phone.

These phones are made to take a quick dip in the water, and hopefully not short out on you.

Make sure you tape it to your head before you go swimming off the coast of Fiji.


Things you should know: People who use water-resistant things may not be able to use them in the rain.

It’s a big difference and one that phone companies are very clear about: none of them say that your phone is waterproof.

This isn’t just true when it comes to tests of the device’s water resistance.


Here, your phone is still made up of wires and circuits that can be fried by the first drop of water.

This is because smartphones haven’t changed their technology all at once.

What has changed is how the phone makers can now protect it from things.

This is how it’s being done by companies at the end of the day.

It has a lot of seals and gaskets to keep water out of it.


Almost like how the plumber checks to make sure that the pipes under your sink don’t leak.

This is because no seal is 100% waterproof.

The IP or Ingress Protection Rating is a number that shows how well your device can protect itself from things like water and dirt.

When you look at your phone’s specs, this might seem like the least appealing part.

People need to know that this is a standard set by the International Electrotechnical Commission or the IEC because this is very important.

In the IP ratings, two numbers are used to make up the numbers. 

It goes from 0 to 6. 

The first number goes from 1 to 3.

This number tells you how well the phone protects itself from things like dust and dirt.

The second number is between 0 and 8, and it shows how well the phone can stand up to liquids.

There are a lot of different kinds of phones, like the Samsung S8.

It’s been rated IP68, which means it can withstand both dust and water.

It can also be submerged in water for 30 minutes at a time. The iPhone 8 is, however, completely dust-proof.

This means it is completely safe.

This means that the iPhone 8 is completely safe (7).

To find out more about your phone’s IP rating, check out this quick and easy guide!


It does a great job.

Take this with a grain of salt.

As soon as the tide came in, your phone might have been covered in seawater.

Your friend would not do that. 

This is very different.

With time, a phone’s water and dust resistance levels also go down.

Even just sitting on a shelf can make it less able to keep bad things out.

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