Just How Useful is a Waterproof Phone or Tablet?

JUST HOW USEFUL IS A WATERPROOF PHONE OR TABLET? WELL... Every year more than 250,000 people search Google for information about water damaged phones. Maybe that's because... THERE IS AN 88% It rains on average 123 days of the year in London CHANCE THAT IT WILL RAIN AT LEAST ONCE DURING GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL Days of rain: In 1985, it rained a record The Songkran festival P IS THE WORLD'S BIGGEST 355 DAYS Rock Desert The Burning Man music festival takes place every year in Black in Puerto Lopez (Colombia). the wettest place on Earth Fortunately, our Xperia 22 devices are waterproof for 365 days of the year In fact it is so dry that every person who attends the festival has to bring their own water. The organisers recommend about. 200 WATER FIGHT 150 7LITRES III1 I PER DAY 11I 100 Waterproof + Dustproof During the 2012 festival an additional 100.000 m' of water was consumed in the provinces of Bangkok, Nonthabur and Samut Prakan 50 = Safe in sand and storms SONY Xperia Z2 and 22 Tablet are waterproof and dustproof, meaning they're good for the desert or a water fight! London Paris Berlin NY Rio 10:35 DID YOU KNOW? The Sony Xperia Z2 and 22 Tablet are. RATED WITH » IP58 A device's IP (Ingress Protection) rating tells you how resistant it is to water and dust. The first digit in the two-digit IP rating (Ingress Protection) indicates the level of protection against solid objects, including dust. The second digit indicates how resistant the device is to water. The higher the numbers, the higher the respective protection 75% 1/5 OF PEOPLE IN THE UK TAKE THEIR MOBILES TO THE BATHROOM Protected against water submersion Protected against dust; limited ingress (Any dust build up won't materially (Tested under fresh water for damage your phone) up to 30 mins.) .of reported mobile phone damages are due to devices being dropped in the toilet * www.sonymobile.com/global-er/legaltestresults/durability Longest recorded rainstorm in history ocurred in Hawaii and lasted At Sony, we've been giving our consumers the peace of mind that comes with waterproof devices for well over a year. 247 days That's roughly 4 YEARS worth of rainy days in London, UK * Figuro based on avg number of rainy days per yoar in London SONY www.sonymobile.com Sources: weatherbose.com | burningman.com/preparation mwa.co.thv| sonymoble.com | adwords.google.com| Survey IT in the Toilet, conducted by 11Mark | pressroom.plaxo.com/plaxo-mobile-trends-study-infographic| wunderground.com/ogi-bin/findweathed | oborge.com/ongest-rainstorm-history/ | worldweather.org/010/c00032.htm