• AmberPrince@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Water proofing is for more than just taking it underwater though. It’s also for getting caught in the rain, leaving it on a bathroom counter while you shower, or accidentally dropping it in a puddle.

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      1 year ago

      That’s not waterproof though in the marketing world. That’s water resistant. Waterproof means you can dump your phone in your toilet after you took a piss standing up drunk at the bar and pick it up piss covered and it will still work.

    • dwindling7373@feddit.it
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      1 year ago

      My cheap not-waterproof phone survives mild rain just fine, as does being in the bathroom while I shower, or being in my pocket under very heavy rain.

      Waterproof means it can be submerged, but most technology meant for daily use have a fair bit of resilence baked in…