Technical News Office,Nowadays, whenever we buy a new phone from the market or online, advertisements often claim that the device is waterproof or dustproof, but are phones really completely safe? So let us tell you that to understand this, it is very important to pay attention to the IP rating. The IP rating stands for Ingress Protection, which means protecting your phone from external elements like dust and water. First tell us what IP rating is and how it works?
First number: Represents dust protection with a maximum level of 6, which means that the device is completely dust-proof.
Second number: represents the protection against water whose maximum level has reached 9, which means that the device can stay safe in water for a long time. Recently, this IP rating was seen on the OnePlus 13 launched in China, which is not even present in the new iPhone 16 series.
So is your phone really waterproof?
The IP rating does not mean you can keep the phone submerged in water for a long time. It only protects under normal conditions, such as light rain, splashes or accidental fall into water. Let’s understand this with an example…
IP69 Rating: It is considered to provide the highest protection against water and dust, but it is not safe to keep it in water for a long time.
IP68 Rating: This is also considered the highest rating against water and dust, but it is not safe to keep it in water for a long time.
IP67 Rating: Can protect the phone in 1 meter deep water for 30 minutes.
IPX4 rating: It only protects against splashing water, but does not protect against submersion.
Why is the IP rating important?
The IP rating gives you confidence that your phone is safe in water. That is, from this you can understand how protected your phone really is from dust and water. Therefore, if your phone has an IP68 or IP67 rating, you can consider it water and dust safe under normal conditions. But considering it “waterproof”, keeping it in water for a long time can be harmful.
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