#water-resistant

In dictionaries, waterproof is defined as “not allowing water to go through,” while water-resistant is defined as “able to resist water to a certain degree.” Reading it side by side, the two words seem to mean almost the same thing and are almost always interchanged when used to describe water protection. ‘Water-resistant’ items can resist water, but not entirely prevent it from damaging the device. Most watches fall under the category of water-resistant. If your device has no IP rating but has the label ‘water-resistant’ attached to it, do remember to take caution when near liquids or sources of water. We hoped that this article was able to help you distinguish water-resistant and waterproof devices. On a teaser uploaded to YouTube, LG confirms that the upcoming handset to launch this February will be water-resistant. But as YouTube user Zach Straley shows on his video, these new phones might be water-resistant all along. Although these handsets could secretly be water-resistant, we still wouldn't recommend doing this on your brand new iPhones. Read more in our articles including "Waterproof vs Water-resistant: Quickly Explained" and "Blackview BV7000 Review".