OnePlus 12 has an IP65 water resistance rating — and that’s not good enough

[admin]

OnePlus 12 water resistance is limited to IP65, and that's far lower than any premium phone should offer.

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[mscheidler1]

My favorite is watching the YouTube reviews of all these OnePlus models with these "crappy IP ratings" being reviewed while the phones are sitting at the bottom of a fish bowl. Spoiler alert, they work fine afterwards.
Just because they refuse to pay for the enhanced IP rating, doesn't mean they don't survive a dunk in water.
I'd rather save $400-$500 vs Samsung and have a better UI on top of it.

 

[TheloniousQ]

A few things about this take I don't like:

1. The phones have all the gel, meshes, and gaskets that other IP68 phones have.
2. An IP rating less than 68 doesn't mean your phone won't survive submersions.
3. An IP68 rating doesn't come close to guaranteeing it will survive submersions, and the manufacturer warranty won't cover water damage regardless of IP rating.
4. IP degrades over time and under various conditions and circumstances. Every drop, every exposure to extreme heat or cold, splash, submersion etc. on can impact the IP of an electronic device. Your IP68 S23U can no longer be capable of submersion simply because you've been using it for a year.

IP rating is almost entirely for peace of mind, and it's almost entirely a false peace of mind.

 

[tkali]

A few things about this take I don't like:

1. The phones have all the gel, meshes, and gaskets that other IP68 phones have.
2. An IP rating less than 68 doesn't mean your phone won't survive submersions.
3. An IP68 rating doesn't come close to guaranteeing it will survive submersions, and the manufacturer warranty won't cover water damage regardless of IP rating.
4. IP degrades over time and under various conditions and circumstances. Every drop, every exposure to extreme heat or cold, splash, submersion etc. on can impact the IP of an electronic device. Your IP68 S23U can no longer be capable of submersion simply because you've been using it for a year.

IP rating is almost entirely for peace of mind, and it's almost entirely a false peace of mind.

Reviewers love to hate OnePlus no IP rating despite endless YouTube videos of their phones sitting at the bottom of pools for 30 min then working fine. Or my favorite how unsecure the optical finger print reader is! No credit for being the first phone available in N.America with an under screen fingerprint reader it's not as secure as the Samsung has anyone ever successfully faked a OnePlus fingerprint reader? You would need a image of my fingerprint and my phone. Seriously it's not like I work for the CIA. How about we don't need wireless charging because my 4 year old phone still lasts all day on a 30min charge? Name a single Samsung that can say that even on day 1