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What are you doing with it? Never had a waterproof phone, never needed one. I guess very few people benefit from it on a day to day basis. Most value is just th

What are you doing with it? Never had a waterproof phone, never needed one. I guess very few people benefit from it on a day to day basis. Most value is just there in case of accidents

baz00 3y ago
I live in the UK. It rains here. A lot. And I need to take calls.
- sgift 3y ago
  I think you are good with IP55 in that case: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_code https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_code > Water projected by a nozzle (6.3 mm (0.25 in)) against enclosure from any direction shall have no harmful effects. > Test duration: 1 minute per square meter for at least 3 minutes > Water volume: 12.5 litres per minute Pressure: 30 kPa (4.4 psi) at distance of 3 meters (9.8 ft)
  - baz00 3y ago
    It classifies as submersion when the case is saturated. Also with these things you never buy at the line. You get something that's a couple of ratings higher than what you expect. That allows some margin for error and uncertainty.
- Symbiote 3y ago
  Britain generally has light to moderate rain, especially in the places it rains "a lot".
nicoburns 3y ago
> I guess very few people benefit from it on a day to day basis. Most value is just there in case of accidents That's true, but some people have more accidents than others! If you're the sort of person who drops their phone in water every couple of months then a waterproof phone ends up being a huge cost saving.
biomcgary 3y ago
My wife's phone died in a bucket of goat milk. All those calcium ions are great conductors.
- baz00 3y ago
  RIP. That's an interesting phone death. I actually killed a Nokia 6303 because the alarm went off and it vibrated off the window sill into a large pan of potatoes I'd just boiled. You just never know what is going to happen.
Daz1 3y ago
Cool, I've never needed a repairable phone. Ever. Never had anything break on any iPhone I've ever owned. I have accidentally immersed it in water several times though, after which it was totally fine. That makes the Fairphone useless from my perspective.

What are you doing with it? Never had a waterproof phone, never needed one. I guess very few people benefit from it on a day to day basis. Most value is just there in case of accidents

baz00 3y ago

I live in the UK. It rains here. A lot. And I need to take calls.

sgift 3y ago
I think you are good with IP55 in that case: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_code https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_code > Water projected by a nozzle (6.3 mm (0.25 in)) against enclosure from any direction shall have no harmful effects. > Test duration: 1 minute per square meter for at least 3 minutes > Water volume: 12.5 litres per minute Pressure: 30 kPa (4.4 psi) at distance of 3 meters (9.8 ft)
- baz00 3y ago
  It classifies as submersion when the case is saturated. Also with these things you never buy at the line. You get something that's a couple of ratings higher than what you expect. That allows some margin for error and uncertainty.
Symbiote 3y ago
Britain generally has light to moderate rain, especially in the places it rains "a lot".

nicoburns 3y ago

> I guess very few people benefit from it on a day to day basis. Most value is just there in case of accidents That's true, but some people have more accidents than others! If you're the sort of person who drops their phone in water every couple of months then a waterproof phone ends up being a huge cost saving.

biomcgary 3y ago

My wife's phone died in a bucket of goat milk. All those calcium ions are great conductors.

baz00 3y ago
RIP. That's an interesting phone death. I actually killed a Nokia 6303 because the alarm went off and it vibrated off the window sill into a large pan of potatoes I'd just boiled. You just never know what is going to happen.

Daz1 3y ago

Cool, I've never needed a repairable phone. Ever. Never had anything break on any iPhone I've ever owned. I have accidentally immersed it in water several times though, after which it was totally fine. That makes the Fairphone useless from my perspective.