Electronics and water can never be a good combination, at all. But that is about to change. There are numerous smartphones in the market, once a rarity, that now can handle a dice in the bath tub, drenching in the rain, or tumble in a puddle. No, we are not referring to smartphones with rubber interiors but the classy ones with looks and style to impress. Now mid-range smartphones to amazing flagships aren’t hydrophobic!
These are practically good for those who work outdoors, or like updating while a swim or bath. Whatever the reason, fret not, we got your back.
Mentioning below are amazing smartphones that can give some complex to water.
Samsung Galaxy S7:
This smartphone has 5.1-inch display with screen resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels that delivers high visual experience. It has metallic body with AMOLED display and powered by Exynos 8890 octa-core processor coupled with a strong 4GB RAM, which gives you seamless performance while gaming and multitasking. Samsung Galaxy S7 is equipped with 12MP autofocus rear camera with LED flash and optical optimisation; along with face detection, geo-tagging, exposure compensation, touch focus, etc. it has 5MP front snapper to get sizzling selfies. It has storage of 32GB that can be expanded upto 200GB that allows you to store ample of memories. This smartphone runs on Android Marshmallow operating system. This phone can be charged with wire or like go wireless, having battery of 3000mAh. The connectivity features includes 4G, Wi-Fi, Mobile Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth, USB port, USB On-the Go, microUSB 2.0 along with OTA support.
The special features comprise it being water and dust proof. Samsung Pay allows to make payment conveniently and it is extremely secured as it is protected by Samsung KNOX, fingerprint scanning and advanced tokenization.
Price: Rs. 48, 411/-
Motorola Moto X Play 32GB
The Moto X play comes with 5.5-inch full HD LCD display, which is protected from scratched and user marks by Corning Gorilla glass. This HD display gives enhanced gaming and video experience. This smartphone is powered by 1.7Ghz octa-core processor installed on Snapdrgaon 615 chipset and backed up by 2GB RAM. This Motorola device runs on Android v1.1 Lollipop that offers best Android experience. This has some serious selfie cameras packed on it, with 21MP primary camera with dual LED flash light and auto-focus to give best pictures in low-light as well. For video calling and amazing selfies, it is stacked with 5MP front camera. Its camcorder feature shoot videos at 1080p with HDR features. For memory back up, it has 32GB internal memory that can be expanded up to 128GB. Moto X Play comes with 3630mAh powerful battery and can work for a full day without charging. For connectivity and network, it has Bluetooth, 4G, Wi-Fi, A-GPS and USB connectivity.
This smartphone is splash proof and has long battery life with screen protective glass.
Price: Rs. 18, 499
Samsung Galaxy S5
The Samsung Galaxy S5 comes with 5.1-inch AMOLED display with 432ppi. It runs on the Android v4.4.2 KitKat OS that will be updated to Marshmallow OS. It runs on 2.5Ghx quad-core processor and stacked with 2GB RAM for seamless functioning. The Samsung phone is equipped with 16MP ISOCELL camera that offers world’s fastest auto focus at 0.3 secs and features like HDR. The device also has 2MP front camera for video calling and selfie fanatics. The smartphone comes with 16GB or 32GB, optional, that can be expanded up to 128GB via microSD. The Samsung Galaxy S5 has powerful 2800mAh Li-ion battery that promises around 21 hours of talktime. It is the only phone that features “Ultra Power Saving Mode” which turns off all the functions and runs the device in black and white mode. It terms of connectivity, this phone can connect via Bluetooth, 3G/4G, Wi-Fi, USB connectivity, NFC and IR remote.
This is the only phone to feature heart rate sensor, in a way enabling you to be fit. The water-proof and dust-proof features adds to more sturdiness.
Price: starts from Rs. 16, 000/-
Sony Xperia Z3+
The Sony Xperia Z3+ has 5.2-inch IPS LCD with Triluminos display with 424 ppi that gives you crystal clear viewing experience with an unparallel viewing experience and colour palette. The mobile engine with X-engines optimizes the colour, contrast and sharpness. It is powered by 64 octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processor backed up by 3GB Ram foe seamless and high speed performance with multitasking and conserving lot of battery life. The smartphone sails on latest Android v5.0 Lollipop and the Adreno GPU is much effective to give enhanced gaming experience.
Sony gives it users the best camera experience, and keeping up to their word, this device is armed with 20.7MP autofocus primary camera with 25mm wide G Lens and LED flash. The camera is packed with features like SteadyShot with Intelligent Active Mode, Superior Auto scene recognition, HDR videos and photos. The front 5MP snapper is also intertwined with same features that give most scintillating experience for all those selfie crazies. To meet the storage needs for so many phots and videos, the phone is equipped with 32GB internal memory that can be expanded up to 128GB via microSD. This smartphone has non-removable 2930mAh Li-ion battery that gives 17 hours of talktime and 590 hours of stand-by time on 3G. For connectivity the phone features like G LTE cat6 50, 3G, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi 802.11, a/ac/b/g/n/n 5GHz, Mobile Hotspot, Bluetooth, GPS, Computer sync, DLNA, NFC, OTA sync, Tethering, TV-Out and USB connectivity.
Price: Starting from Rs. 27, 990/-
HTC Desire Eye
The HTC Desire Eye flaunts 5.2-inch full HD resolution display with 424ppi promises to give sharp image quality with rich and vibrant colours. On the inside, it is powered by 2.3GHz Krait 400 quad-core processor seated on Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 801 chipset. It is aided by a 2GB RAM to give you the liberty to deal with multiple tasks smoothly. It runs on Android v4.4.2 Kitkat OS with Sense 6.0 UI on the top.
The HTC Desire Eye shows off an excellent 13MP primary autofocus camera with a resolution of 4, 128 x 3, 096 pixels and inclusive of high end features like HDR, face detection, panorama, geo-tagging and dual LED flash. It will enable you to capture lively images even in low-light and shoot 1080p videos at 30fps. But it is the front snapper that needs all the attention because it is capable of producing high quality 13MP selfies and features autofocus, f/2.0 wide angle lens and dual LED flash. HTC has also equipped the smartphone with a new app called EYE Experience that offers numerous features such as Split Capture, Voice Selfie, etc. The device carries 16GB of on-board memory that can be expanded further up to 128GB using microSD. The HTC Desire is fuelled by 2400mAh battery that can run for 17hours of talktime. Connectivity wise, has features such as Bluetooth v4.0, 3g, GLONASS, Wi-Fi, GPS/AGPS, etc.
Price: Starting from Rs. 21, 990/-
These are few main selling smartphones with eye-catching features that not only blend with technology but they are totally intertwined with the weather as well.
