Ask Lemmy

No.
I still treat it as if it was from 2014

I don't really look for "this one's rated to 20 meters but this one only 10" I just want to see a water resistance rating of some kind. Which, it is my understanding the Galaxy Folds don't have.

My phone will be in my pocket during five years of sudden rain storms, sweat, washing cars, fixing sinks etc. It needs to be able to survive getting dunked in a bucket of water. I'm not taking it diving, but also my chauffeur isn't going to hold an umbrella while I climb into the limousine.

Totally, I use my phone to play music while in the shower. I also do a lot of work outside, work that doesn’t stop if it starts raining.

No. If I add any more requirements for what I need from a phone I'll go from 1 option to zero.

Yes. It has saved my bacon at least once (went down a water slide into a swimming pool forgetting it was in my pocket.) I need all the help I can get keeping my phone alive.

Do you?

People don't, but companies do.

Company A might get a contract to do whatever thing for Company B and the contract says "all equipment brought on site by your team must be this or that or whatever IP Rating".

It's an insurance / liability thing.

Nope.

I don’t care for the number and just go by what they say it will endure, but absolutely. As the owner of a toddler it’s saved the day on as number of occasions.

Yes. I'm not too demanding about it but I want my phone to survive being soaked in rain or a washing with clean water.

Bonus points if I can take it into the sea, but I never had a phone for which I was confident it could survive salty water.

Yes, outdoor work and phones are expensive.

I did back in the day. Now everything is IP67 or whatever's the most common one. It's honestly a crapshoot, my Xperia Z3 died from just being in the shower room while I showered, nowhere near the water but vaguely steamy in there.

I accidentally flushed, yes - flushed my Pixel 1 XL down the toilet and it was fine (it swam up).

Yes. I have three young children, I need my phone to be waterproof.

Absolutely, I don’t want to worry about water damage, I also often just wash the phone while washing my hands, especially during flu-season.

Yes. I've never had a bad liquid incident, but I don't want my phone to be one spilled drink or dropped-into-toilet-or-puddle away from being fried.

Yes. I use my phone in rain/snow and boats all the time plus it's nice to be able to use it in sauna also

Nope. Never had a water-related incident with any cellphone in the 20ish years I've been using them. Just not relevant to my life.

Nope, my current phone isn't even water resistant. It loses resistance over time anyways, so IDC.

No. But I would love a replaceable battery.

Only that there is one. I don’t expect my phone to get wet but I do want it to survive everyday life.

Supposedly the Apple Watch is fine to go swimming with. I’m happy to see that feature, as confidence I can wash my hands without ruining my watch

Nope. I haven't bought anything other than a Pixel since they were known as Nexus. Originally because they were cheap, but decent, then because they were easy to tinker with, and now because it's the only phone that runs Graphene OS. If I need to buy a new phone, I just look for whichever Pixel is cheapest, and that's my new phone.

I don't bother with the exact ratings, but it has to be water resistant. If you're researching phone options, open a tab in desktop view and go to Versus.

Yup. Its not a deal breaker, but I try to find at least some options that have a rating and consider if its worth the other tradeoffs.

Yes. Have exclusively used rugged phones for past ~10 years. Mostly Cat (RIP), now Doogee S96. My phone is exposed to a lot of particulate matter, metal fragments, sawdust, etc. It needs to withstand fall damage on hard surfaces. The IP rating indicates it's resistance to anything entering the case, including water.