The Samsung Galaxy Z fold is the Gen-Z of the flip phone genre. They have changed the game with their exciting new features from the phone to phone.
They've introduced the new water-resistant technology from Galaxy Z Fold 3 and onwards.
These phones can easily survive a quick dip in the water or a 10-minute journey to the loo! Yes, your phone can be protected from the yucky toilet water if somehow you manage to drop it in.
Were you on the way back from your office and looking at the rest of your schedule for the day on your Z Fold and it suddenly started raining? In that case, if your phone is damaged will not be one of your biggest concerns.
How water-resistant is it?
The Samsung Galaxy Z fold 3 and 4 are highly water resistant and there is one way to find out for sure:
● The IP rating
Yes, the IP rating can determine whether your phone is water-resistant or not.
The IP rating or the ingress protection rating is standard to measure your phone's resistant properties including water resistance, dust resistance, etc.
The new Galaxy Z Folds is an IPX8 rating which signifies that the phones can be submerged in shallow water approximately 5 meters deep for about 30 minutes and not feel a thing.
However, surely, no phone is 100% guaranteed waterproof. Don't try keeping it under running water to check the resistance your self trust us it isn’t worth it.
● Water resistance test
A lot of water resistance tests have also been performed on the Z Fold phone and as expected the result was pretty similar to what we expected.
Under the IPX8 conditions, the phones came out unscathed and worked just the same.
How to protect it?
Now that you know about the water resistance thing here are some ways you can further ensure the proper functioning and longevity of your Glalxy Z Fold.
● A good phone case
Investing in a good phone case will help you in the long run and keep your phone far away from any kind of danger techy has amazing accessories to pair with your phone along with the services of cell phone repairs.
● Still keep it away from liquids
You can never be too sure, even though your Galaxy Z Fold is waterproof long term exposure to residual water can cause rusting and corrosion of internal and external parts and we don’t want that.
If water damages the internal machinery contact the experts at techy and they’ll have your android repaired in no time.
What to take away from this
After giving this article a read you will be a tad bit more satisfied with knowing that if you accidentally dropped coca cola on your phone, cleaning it instantly will solve the problem.
If that doesn’t work visit the techy outlet near you or contact us at www.techycompany.com. Here we have people working nonstop to ensure the proper working of your phone and smartphone repairs if needed.
