People these days are addicted to using their phones and couldn’t live without it. But still they take their expensive phones for granted and are prone to dropping it again and again. The most troublesome situation arrives when we drop our precious little gadget in water. That’s the time when we get a mini heart-attack.

“Put it in a rice bag for days!” This is one of the most overrated hacks you will come across when you have dropped your phone in water. For many decades, rice was used to keep camera equipment and film dry in tropical locations. But believe me – that is not the real solution for your phone! No offense that rice grains will help suck some moisture out, and in some instances dry the insides out, but doing so won’t completely solve your problems.

Smart companies knew that you will drop your phone in water every now and then and will come up with stupid solutions like dipping it in alcohol. Despite making business out of it, they came up with waterproof smartphones instead. Now you can use phone while in shower and jump in the pool and click remarkable underwater pictures.

Waterproof smartphones is the new must have technology with most manufacturers now making at least one device that you can use in shower, drop it in pool, use it while washing dishes and can even spill liquid on it all the time. Below we’ve mentioned some of the best water-resistant phones currently on the market.

Apple iPhone 7 and 7 Plus

These two phones are Apple’s first water-resistant smartphones. They can survive w a 3-foot dunk or 1 meter underwater. Apart from its waterproof function, it has fantastic cameras, low-light performance, a brighter screen, and the new stereo speakers sound great. There’s now 32GB of storage as a minimum, which helps to moderate the higher prices. But it’s worth noting that a phone who claims to be water-resistant, does not cover the warranty if water damaged. If you do get your iPhone 7 wet, be sure to give it a few hours to try out before you charge it again.

Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus

Your Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus won’t be rendered useless if it gets submerged in water on accident. Besides being water-friendly, the phones feature a new digital assistant, Bibxy which is contextually aware and don’t go dumb when you ask it to take a photo – instead, it immediately brings up the camera app. We can charge it with a wireless charging pad, which is a great introduction to the technology.

Sony Xperia XZ

Sony was one of the first smartphone manufacturers to come up with the idea of water resistant smartphone. Pretty much all of its flagship mobiles and even some of its mid-range handsets are fully water resistant. But, if you are after a good camera with 4K HDR screen packed and water-resistant feature then Xperia XZ is the one.

LG G6

The G6 is the company’s first water-resistant phone which you can drop in up to 3 feet of water for about half an hour. It has 5.7 inch super sharp screen, with 1,400 pixels resolutions. The phone has a sleek and solid design, having an aluminum and glass body construction. The company is now getting better understandings on what a typical user want these days.

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