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Water Resistant vs Waterproof: What Is The Difference?
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May 11, 2025
The phrases "water resistant" and "waterproof" are often used interchangeably, but there is a difference between the two. They actually mean different things when it comes to product ratings (especially for smartphones, watches, and other outdoor gear). In this video, explain the difference and shed light on the issues involved. #waterproof #waterresistant #waterresistance
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often times the terms water resistant
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and waterproof are used
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interchangeably by many people i'm
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guilty i've done that before and people
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assume that when you say a phone is
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water resistant it means it is
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waterproof in reality there are
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differences come with me
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hello this is Mr mobility and yes there
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is a difference between a device that is
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water resistant and a device that is
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waterproof the first thing I'm going to
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say to you is that there is no device
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that is
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100% completely waterproof there are
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limits to what any device can take even
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submarines military and research
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submarines that are designed to dive
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deep in the oceans have their limits if
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they go beyond a certain depth they will
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crack and water will get inside so there
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are no scenarios in which any device is
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completely and totally and 100%
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waterproof
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but there is a distinction between a
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waterresistant device and a waterproof
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device what are the differences a
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waterresistant device is a device that
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can handle some measure of water some
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measure a splash a few drops the
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occasional thing that happens and you
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quickly pick up your phone if you get
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into into a rain shower you run to a
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rain shower and there's a little splash
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on your phone you get out of it a water
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resistant phone will survive that if you
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spill some water while drinking on a
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water resistant device it will survive
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that water resistant devices have some
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measure of resistance to water that's
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not a very nice way to describe it
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because I use the same
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word in the description that's not
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considered valid so let me rephrase a
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water resistant device will hold up
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against limited exposure to water yes
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devices with
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IP64 IP 52
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IP54
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IP67 are considered water resistant
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devices i think anything from the lower
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levels up to IP67 can be considered a
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water resistant device what is a
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waterproof device a waterproof device is
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a device that can be submerged in water
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for longer periods of time without
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caving in without water getting into it
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and IP68 and IP69 rated devices are
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considered waterproof
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take note that like I have said there is
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no device there is no creation of man
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that is 100% completely waterproof or
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that cannot cave under the right
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conditions the whole idea is to not test
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the limits
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of of your
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IP68 and IP69 devices you will see a lot
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of unboxing videos and reviews where
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devices are put through all these
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extreme situations they are doing their
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job those are test scenarios in real
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life please don't you know don't put
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your device through those situations
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unless absolutely necessary if you were
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stranded in a jungle or in the middle of
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nowhere and you needed to swim to get to
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safety and you have an IP68 or IP69
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device yes jump in the water with it i
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mean this is a matter of life or
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death but just don't get in a swimming
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pool with your IP68 or IP69 device
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simply because you can
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why i have an
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IP68 IP69 rated device here it's built
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like a tank the AGM G2 Guardian i've had
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it for three years now I think is it
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three or two 2 years I think and the
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seal for the SIM slots is still intact
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this seal makes sure water cannot get in
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there but here's the interesting thing
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the bottom flap here for this section
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has broken off
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what's the point I'm
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making your devices are subject to wear
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and tear over time if you use a device
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every day for a year for 2 years
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something begins to wear off you do not
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want to subject your device to
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unnecessary pressure and trauma where
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not needed because from the time you
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start subjecting it to that something
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begins to wear off and begins to
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weaken the day you now have a proper
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emergency and you need that device to
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hold up for you if one of these seals or
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whatever else has begun to weaken and to
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break then there's a chance that on that
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day that time when you are in need of
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that feature it might fail i drive an
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SUV i don't throw it into potholes and
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go off road every day and drive it
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anyhow every day why it's absolutely
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unnecessary i would just be wearing it
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out weakening certain parts of that
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vehicle for no reason and then if
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certain critical parts are already weak
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the day I actually need it in an
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emergency something snaps or it fails I
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have put myself in that situation i say
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to people that you can does not mean you
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should anyone who is trained in physical
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combat will also tell you absolutely do
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everything possible to avoid getting
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into a fight why you don't want your
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body being subjected to all of that
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unnecessarily when there is absolutely
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no way out but to fight yes your body
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will be in shape and able to take it on
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you don't want broken bones from here
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and there and you know a loss of
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functionality here and there before you
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actually actually really need it back to
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IP68 these phones wear off over time if
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you have subjected your phone to the
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worst imaginable stress and trauma just
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in the name of having fun think of the
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consequences the possible consequences
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on a day that you actually need to use
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that feature as a rule don't push the
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limits of your device don't push the
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limits of the dust and the water
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protection of your device again no
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device is 100% completely waterproof
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under all conditions and for all time i
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hope this video has helped you
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understand water resistant devices will
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hold up against light impact and
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exposure to water
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sprays
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splashes droplets
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etc they'll do fine waterproof devices
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are designed to withstand stronger
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impact by water for example while IP68
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devices can handle submersion in water
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for up to 1 and 1/2 m for 30 minutes 1
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hour IP69 devices can handle high
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pressure jets as well as even hot water
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under high pressure i'll see you in my
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