P2i water-repellent nanocoating technology demo: phone waterboarding now possible
0. phoneArena posted on 27 Feb 2013, 07:24
P2i had the newest generation of its water-repellent nanocoating on display at the MWC 2013 expo and was nice enough to demonstrate its features for us. The great part is that the 1/1000th of a human hair coating is invisible to the human eye, and doesn't change the look and structure of the object it is applied to, like a smartphone, but makes it impermeable to water...
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18. heyhi posted on 27 Feb 2013, 21:01 1
oh yeah and also the time under water...xperia z is supposed to stay 30 min under water and the guy said over 4 hours or till the battery fails.
19. rgxVOiD posted on 28 Feb 2013, 06:49 0
30 min at 1 meters (this is in a box with water) and dust resistance. Z still made out of Dragontrail, so it help with fall damage, this is just a coating for making it waterproof
20. heyhi posted on 28 Feb 2013, 11:55 0
ok man..dont freak out about you "super phone"...this is a water test, nor dust or scratch test...i said things about the "water test"...the guy didnt say anything about how deep the phone can go...sony claims 1 meter, ok...this is a coating, also ok, but, they're gonna put it in a mass production, no matter what device and the Z is just one and thats the advantage the kostas12ldb was talking about..the most impressive of the XZ feature, for me and many people, was the water resistant feature in a beautiful design, which is gonna be made by other companies in a easier way no matter what design is.
2. Captain_Doug posted on 27 Feb 2013, 08:03 3
So. Cool. I think battery life is my most desired feature outside of form factor but water proofing is really cool too. With this kind technology, it almost seems irresponsible to not use it.
4. pwnarena posted on 27 Feb 2013, 08:23 2
i still don't understand how it works. do they coat all the holes in the device? how about the usb/charging port? how did it protect the removable back cover of the s3? does it not affect the removal/reattachment of the back cover? amazing tech. quite expensive though. i don't think samsung would want it. they're selling well enough without the waterproofing. not unless they can see an xperia sales surge which i doubt will happen (but i hope does).
5. PhoenixWright posted on 27 Feb 2013, 09:03 1
It's like Liquipel tech, and I think Liquipel did it first. IDK, not sure.
you put the item (phone) into a chamber and do a vacuum then fill the chamber with the waterproofing substance and that coats everything, including all the internals.
I dont know about P2i's service, but Liquipel's waterproofing is almost on the way for local service because they essentially made a smaller version of their machines for local services (YES, going to a stall near you! SOON I HOPE).
6. rgxVOiD posted on 27 Feb 2013, 09:13 0
Why can't he take out the phone and dips it in again? And how long does the coating stays on?
9. _Bone_ posted on 27 Feb 2013, 10:31 0
How does the water not get in though the speakers and microphones and the connecting slots?
11. darac posted on 27 Feb 2013, 11:09 0
In a year from now, no new high end phone will have an excuse for not being water resistant.
This is freaking amazing
12. asianface posted on 27 Feb 2013, 11:36 0
It's cool now they just need to start opening up local stores everywhere XD Take my money and water proof my phone
13. buccob posted on 27 Feb 2013, 13:29 0
"The water makes the battery drain quicker for some reason"
How come...? if the water is actually cooling the device, I would say it is making it last longer, or at least run healtier
14. bluescreen posted on 27 Feb 2013, 13:43 0
so basically what we have here is a linex/rhino lineing or whatever else u want to call it for cell phones instead of truck beds!
15. amats69 posted on 27 Feb 2013, 14:23 0
wow!amazing! if Sony xperia z only got the HTC one Specs that would be the BEAST smartphone! and probably my next phone..
16. Rayvelynn posted on 27 Feb 2013, 14:30 0
Great for all the toilet droppers, or people who leave their phone on the counter when taking a shower. And then get surprised that their phone has water damage. & their phone doesnt work anymore. Steam is water people, lol
21. skymitch89 posted on 23 Apr 2013, 19:21 0
The "liquid" looks more like mineral oil instead of water. If it is mineral oil, then no wonder the device is still working.
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