Huawei’s Mate X3 arrives with waterproof lightweight body

The Huawei Mate X3 is official and it’s impressive on a number of levels. For starters, the Mate X3 is much lighter than its competitors. It’s just 239g (the Feathered Sand model is 241g), which is 24g less than the Galaxy Z Fold4. And Huawei manages the low weight without meaningful compromises in other areas […]

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Samsung’s new waterproof portable speaker has a 12-hour battery

Samsung has announced the first addition to its audio lineup for 2023 in the form of a portable speaker boasting an internal battery. It’s called the Sound Tower MX-ST45B, it can deliver up to 160W RMS, and thanks to Bluetooth connectivity, it can connect to TVs and up to two smartphones simultaneously, which means it’s […]

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Are Apple AirPods waterproof?

Water resistance and waterproofing are important things to look out for when you’re shopping for new tech, and that’s especially true if you’re interested in buying something as small and droppable as the Apple AirPods. Thankfully, almost every model of AirPods you can buy right now has some form of water resistance, but it’s not […]

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Samsung fined $9.7 million over misleading water-resistance claims

Well, the latest reports don’t seem to be good for Samsung’s marketing team, as Samsung Australia has been fined a penalty of A$14 million ($9.65 million) over misleading water resistance claims in its Galaxy smartphones. A good number of Samsung phones are touted to be water-resistant, and it is claimed that these Galaxy phones could be […]

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OnePlus 9 Pro doesn’t tout IP rating publicly for a reason

OnePlus 9 Pro launched earlier this year with flagship-grade features, one of them being the long-awaited IP68 rating. The water and dust-resistance feature landed on the OnePlus phones ever since the predecessor OnePlus 8 Pro debuted. Even though the big players touted the feature long before that, it was only with the launch of OnePlus […]

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Water Resistance Tester app can check phone without getting it wet

IP ratings are important especially if you’re buying an expensive phone. The device should at least survive water splashes when you’re near the pool, when it suddenly rains, or when you drop the phone on the sink. There are durability tests, teardown treatments, and waterdrop tests being made but those can’t be easily done by […]

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Samsung is looking to put an end to Galaxy S7 waterproof-related lawsuits

Samsung has been facing accusations of misleading marketing for the Galaxy S7 not only in Australia but also in the US where the company has recently asked a New Jersey court to dismiss a proposed class action suit that was filed by a Galaxy S7 owner earlier this year. The company argues that the plaintiff […]

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A year later, Samsung and Australia’s underwater ad feud hits boiling point

It’s been over a year since the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission originally accused Samsung of false advertising, citing the fact that numerous contemporary Galaxy smartphones have starred in so aquatic scenes that they’re essentially frontrunners for all buoy roles in the upcoming Baywatch reboot – or something like that. In a tragicomic turn of events, […]

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