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According to statistics, around 900,000 smartphones are damaged to an extent because of being exposed to some kind of liquid. Smartphone manufacturers are trying their best to provide devices which are water resistant to certain levels of liquid, as a result we now have a lot of devices which are safe to use even on a rainy day completely exposed to water dropping over them. But there are some limits, there is a standard called IP level that defines different levels of water resistance in today's smartphones.
Mobile phone manufacturers try to make products that passes IP67 and IP68 levels. The smartphone having IP67 level is fully dust resistant and it can survive in upto 1 metre submerged under water for a maximum duration of 30 minutes. While the IP68 guarantees the survival of device even in 2 metre depth for the same duration of half an hour. One can know the water resistance level of their smartphone by simply looking up to their IP rating. The best available water resistant smartphones of 2019 are:
iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max
Both the iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max are rated IP68. But Apple has further improved their water resistance by adding more durability, and the devices can withstand 4 metres or 13 feet of water depth for 30 minutes. Both smartphones come with OLED display, Triple rear camera setup and are powered by Apple's Bionic A13 processor. Improved battery life and industry's leading durability proves the smartphones are worthy of their $1,000 price tag.
The 2019 flagships from Samsung, Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10 Plus sport IP68 rating resistance which allows them to survive under 1.5 metre or 5 feet water depth for an interval of 30 minutes. The smartphones adopts Infinity Amoled OLED displays which covers the whole front side of the smartphones. With decent water resistance, users will also get Snapdragon 855 chipset paired with at least 128GB of storage and 6GB of RAM. While some cutting edge features such as an in-display ultrasonic fingerprint sensor and triple-lens rear cameras adds up to the appeal of the devices.
The latest flagship from Chinese smartphone giant Huawei called P30 Pro comes with an IP68 rating. It can survive the liquid depth of 2 metres for up to 30 minutes without any damage. It comes with a 6.47 inch OLED display and one of the best camera performance made possible by its Leica branded Quad rear camera setup that comprises of a 40MP + 8MP + 20MP + ToF sensors.
While on the front it boasts a 32MP camera for selfies. The phone can be used in the showers or a rainy day without any second thoughts.
