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Water (and fluids in general) is a renowned nemesis of the
smartphone. As a rule, once your beloved phone takes a splash or a
dunking, that is the beginning of the end of days for it. As such, I can
imagine that you must be interested in a water proof smartphone. Your
friendly super hero, Super Mo, has drawn up a list of water proof
smartphones that are currently available in Nigeria.
Note that while there are water proof mobiles from various
manufacturers globally, at the moment, only Sony seems to be officially
marketing such devices in Nigeria.
Sony
Sony Xperia V – N46,000
Sony Xperia Z – N66,000
Sony Xperia Z1 – N93,000
Sony Xperia Z Ultra – N99,000
Sony Xperia Tablet Z – N98,000
Below are other manufacturers and their water proof devices that may or may not be seen in this market.
Huawei
Huawei is officially in Nigeria, but I have no information on the availability of the water proof Honor 3 and Ascend D2.
Samsung
Samsung is officially in the country, but the I9295 Galaxy S4 Active
isn’t being marketed here, as far as I can tell. The Galaxy S5 is water
proof and headed this way though, but won’t be here till April.
LG
Officially servicing the Nigerian market as well, LG has the water
proof Optimus GJ E975W, a twin of the E975, but it does not appear to be
marketed here.
A water proof smartphone is a great idea and a huge convenience.
Whether it is rain or your toddler thinking it is a great idea to wash
your phone, you can buy some peace of mind with one of these. All the
above listed devices have a minimum IP57 certification. This means that
they are resistant to dust that can mess them up and that you can dunk
them in water of up to 1 meter deep for a maximum of 30 minutes.
Anything beyond that, and you are on your own.
This has to be said: the same way that Nokia has built a niche for
itself with smartphone photography, it is pretty much clear that Sony
owns the water proof smartphone corner.