Samsung Galaxy Z Flip3 5G and Z Fold3 5G will be IPX8 rated

22 July 2021
That means they'll withstand water but haven't been tested for dust.

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  • 24 Jul 2021

Don't bother the phone having no better dust protection. You can just wash your phone to clear the dust away then dry it. 😎👌

    Anonymous, 23 Jul 2021Sprayable coating wears off, and adds a sticky feeling to t... moreyou dont have to spray coat outside the phone, spray coat internal parts, you wont be touching them anyway, so wearing will not happen.

      CompactPhones5ever, 22 Jul 2021I think most people stopped caring about charging speeds at... moreI'm with you. Even Samsung's 45W charging on the S20 Ultra is already too fast for me.

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        • 23 Jul 2021

        talha5007, 22 Jul 2021sprayable coating was initial option for water resistant mo... moreSprayable coating wears off, and adds a sticky feeling to the device

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          • 23 Jul 2021

          Sooo.. wake me up when they figure out the dust part

            PepperPot, 22 Jul 2021The Fold 2 was shown to be water resistant by a youtuber. ... moreif pen we need at least 9 inch phone

              blue.sun, 22 Jul 2021With that charging power you would have to use water coolin... moreRoflmfao. good one

                The Fold 2 was shown to be water resistant by a youtuber. I think Samsung didn't want to certify it until they did more testing because it means Samsung takes responsibility if something goes wrong. Similarly the Fold 3 is probably dust resistant as well, but they will keep testing until they feel comfortable enough to stand behind the certification.

                I believe the consumer is always going to be 1-2 generations behind on the Folding tech Samsung has. This gives them an opportunity to keep testing and they can recover their R&D costs by slowly rolling out the tech. If you think Samsung has not figured out a way to put the pen inside the phone, your kidding yourselves. When they do it next year or the following year it will grab the attention of more consumers.

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                  AnonD-994853, 22 Jul 2021Interesting. I don't understand it at all. How can a p... moreBecause the hinge is exposed and the water doesn't do damage to the hinge but the dust definitely will do damage.
                  The just put barrier after the hinge so that water doesn't go inside. I don't understand why the f**ck these people think a foldable or flip phone can't be IP 8 level water resistant !

                    This is a pretty big deal for a foldable device.

                      im kinda excited, samsung stop hyping me with these shiny features!

                        sprayable coating was initial option for water resistant mobile devices.
                        so its not new to do sprayable coating for water resistant. in fact, this is better use for foldable devices.

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                          AnonD-994853, 22 Jul 2021Interesting. I don't understand it at all. How can a p... moreit means that water wont damage the phone, but dust in the hinges can scratch and damage the insides.

                            blue.sun, 22 Jul 2021With that charging power you would have to use water coolin... moreI think most people stopped caring about charging speeds at 50W. At the point manufacturers started lowering the battery capacity in order to push the ultra fast charging numbers (looking at you, BBK), the companies should stop thinking if they could, and start thinking if they should.

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                              TheLastOracle, 22 Jul 2021Now some trolls will whine that these phone don't have... moreWith that charging power you would have to use water cooling. Maybe they test the resistance first and next year they add super fast charging.

                                Pretty impressive engineering success by Samsung tbh... Budget Chinese companies like Xiaomi or Realme weren't able to release a commercial version of a foldable phone and Samsung is already water-tightening them.

                                We will see how long it will take before Chinese steal the know how, it would be nice to have a budget-friendly IP-rated foldable phone.

                                  Now some trolls will whine that these phone don't have 1000watt quick charging.

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                                    YUKI93, 22 Jul 2021Never mind the vulnerability to dust, I would love to see h... moreA bit more complicated to do a one-handed un-flip. Due to the inertia of water vs air. 😁 But then again, IP ratings aren't really there as a seal of approval to use it for diving. It's mostly there to ensure you won't break it if you splash water on it or use it in the rain.

                                      Never mind the vulnerability to dust, I would love to see how effective the folding mechanism is when going underwater.

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                                        • 22 Jul 2021

                                        That would be dope

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