Sony Xperia Z2 vs. Samsung Galaxy s5: When your work requires you to be near water every day, you should consider buying a smartphone that is water resistant.
According to a study by Statista, being immersed in water is the third most common accidents involving smartphones (18%), the others being smartphone fell out of someone's hand (26%), smartphone fell off a lap when standing up (15%), liquid spilled onto smartphone (10% - which may also result to liquid damage), and smartphone knocked off a table/fell out of pocket (9%).
But with so many units boasting of such feature, there are two that stand out - Sony Xperia Z2 and Samsung Galaxy s5. But which one works better when accidentally immersed in water? Let's make a comparison.
Sony Xperia Z2 vs Samsung Galaxy s5: These two are waterproofed phones so you better look closer into the IP rating.
Galaxy s5 received IP67 certification. Z2 obtained two IP ratings, it being able to comply with not just one but two waterproofing standards - IP55/IP58. As a regular buyer, it is not surprising that you have no knowledge about these ratings. So let this article help you.
According to IP rating chart, IP means Ingress Protection. The first of the two numbers after the letters IP refers to the level of protection from dust and the second number refers to the level of protection from water.
IP55, therefore, indicates that Xperia Z2 is "protected from low pressure water jets from any direction". IP58, on the other hand, specifies that Sony Xperia Z2 is "protected from long term immersion up to a specified pressure". Meanwhile, IP67 rating of Samsung Galaxy s5 says that the handset is "protected from immersion between 15 centimeters and 1 meter in depth".
Sony Xperia Z2 vs Samsung Galaxy s5: With water resistance of high concern because of your job - or lifestyle, which unit should you buy then so you are sure that your investment receives protection every day?
