Best Waterproof Phones 2016
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Smartphones have become an integral part of our lives. As the use of these devices increases, the chances of accidently damage a smartphone also increases. Your smartphone may drop in toilet or pool or you may caught in the rain having your phone in the pocket, then there are high chances that you may never be able to use the smartphone again. To solve this problem, the smartphone companies have introduced water proof phones, which can resist against water. Here is the list of best water-proof smartphones available in the market.
Samsung Galaxy S7 & Galaxy S7 Edge:
Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge are the android based flagship smartphones launched by Samsung Electronics. Both are the most popular smartphones among the android fans. You can view the details of Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge. Both smartphones are packed with fast and powerful performance.Both devices are among the most powerful smartphones having water resistant feature.Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge have been awarded an IP68 dust and water-resistant certification, which means both are water-resistant in up to 5 feet of water for up to 30 minutes. You can walk in rain without any fear that device will got damaged.
iPhone 7 & iPhone 7 Plus:
iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 plus are the latest flagship devices launched by Apple. Unlike their predecessors, iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus have the dream water-resistant feature. They have been awarded an IP67-rating, which means both devices can resist water up to a meter deep for up to 30 minutes. This water-resistant feature has been very demanding by Apple fans.Besides the water-resistant feature, lot of other improvements are implanted in iPhone Duo, e.g. a better camera, more powerful performance with bigger RAM and 256 GB storage facility. You can view the details of iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus.
Sony Xperia X Performance:
Xperia X Performance is a high End Android Smartphone launched by Sony. X Performance holds an IP68 rating for dust and water resistant. It can resist water up to 5 feet deep for up to 30 minutes. Apart from water resistant feature, X Performance is equipped with exceptional features.This smartphone features a 5.0 Inches display screen with FHD 1080p resolution. It also features 64-bit 2.0 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 64-bit system-on-chip with 3 GB of RAM and 32 GB and 64 GB storage capacity. X Performance has exceptional rear (23 MP) and front (13 MP) camera. You can view the details of Sony Xperia X Performance here.
Sony Xperia Z5, Z5 Compact & Z5 Premium:
Sony Xperia Z5 and variants are the flagship smartphones introduced by Sony, as a part of its popular Z series. They have different specifications but one thing in common i.e. IP65 & IP68 certification for water and dust resistant. Sony also specifies that the Z5 and variants can be submerged in 1.5m of fresh water for up to 30 mins.Sony Xperia Z5, Compact and Premium have quite different specifications. Z5 compact is in smaller size with 4.6 Inches display screen, while Z5 features a 5.2 Inches display screen, Z5 premium have 5.5 Inches display screen with 4k resolution. Z5 Premium is the first smartphone to reach the milestone of 4K resolution. You can view the details of Xperia Z5, Xperia Z5 Compact and Z5 Premium.
Caterpillar Cat S60:
Caterpillar says that Cat S60 is the toughest smartphone in the market. Not only it is the first smartphone to feature a Thermal Camera, but also has the best water proof feature. It holds an IP68 rating which means it can survive underwater up to 5m for 60 minutes, this is actually lot better than the other smartphones. Cat S60 also comes with an impressive MIL-STD-810G certification to protect against salt, dust, humidity, rain, vibration and thermal shock.These features make Cat S60 quite a rugged phone, which can be used in all circumstances. Besides these features, Cat S60 also holds amazing specifications to provide exceptional performance. Few specifications are as following.
Features:
- 4.7-inch display Screen with 1280 x 720 resolution
- Android 6.0 Marshmallow
- Qualcomm MSM8952 Snapdragon 617 processor
- Adreno 405 GPU
- 3GB of RAM
- 32GB of Internal storage
- microSD expansion up to 256GB
- 13MP rear camera + FLIR thermal camera, 5MP front camera
- Non-removable 3800 mAh Li-Ion battery
Sony Xperia XZ:
Sony Xperia XZ is an Android Smartphone introduced by Sony. Like many other Sony phones, XZ has an IP68 certification for water and Dust resistant, meaning your phone can survive underwater at a maximum depth of 1.5 meters for up to 30 minutes. It’s also protected from dust, dirt and sand.Xperia XZ also comes with amazing specifications, along with a new design introduced by Sony. You can view the detail specifications of Sony Xperia XZ here.
Sony Xperia M4 Aqua:
Xperia M4 Aqua is budget smartphone launched by Sony. The key feature of the phone is waterproof and dustproof feature, having an IP rating of IP65 and IP68. It is Sony’s first water-resistant smartphone to feature an exposed micro USB port. No other smartphone in this price range have this water-proof feature. Xperia M4 Aqua can resist for 30 minutes in water or 1.5 meter deep in water. In fact, Xperia M4 Aqua is cheapest smartphone having water-resistant capability.Xperia M4 Aqua Featuring 5.0 inches IPS LCD capacitive touch screen with HD 720p resolution that render richer and livelier image display. While talking about the performance, 2 GB of RAM combined with Quad-core 1.5 GHz processor provides exceptional performance. Xperia M4 Aqua’s Camera that is 13.0 MP at back assisted with advanced camera features and 5.0 MP at front makes sure that you never miss a single precious moment. Sony Xperia M4 Aqua is packed with 8 GB / 16 GB storage capacity along with the facility of extendable storage up to 128 GB. 2400 mAh battery is proved to be long-running in browsing, chatting, playing games etc. You can view the complete specifications of Xperia M4 Aqua here.
