Oddly enough, the IP65 rating this phone has does not make it waterproof. IP_5 means it can survive being sprayed with a hose but not necessarily taken for a d

Oddly enough, the IP65 rating this phone has does not make it waterproof. IP_5 means it can survive being sprayed with a hose but not necessarily taken for a dive. The Garmin'x IPX7 means that it is rated for immersion up to one meter (the 7 in the second place). The X is not a valid part of the code so I'm not sure what it means. The first digit refers to physical ingress protection. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_Code http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_Code