Xperia Z2 works safely even if left for 6 weeks at the bottom of the water depth of 10 m or more, demonstrates high waterproof performance

ByAlexis Jeldrez

The first waterproof / dustproof smartphone released in Europe is Sony Ericsson's "Xperia active"The Xperia series is a pioneer of a waterproof / dustproof smartphone. That latest Xperia series "Xperia Z2The user who dropped it in the sea collected 6 weeks later and it was decided to reaffirm Sony's technical capabilities.

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Alexander Maxén, who enjoyed jet skiing on the Gothenburg coast of Sweden, dropped Xperia Z2 to the sea when jumping with Jet Ski. The place where I dropped the Xperia Z2 was more than 10 meters in water depth and it was impossible to dive without scuba diving equipment and it was impossible to recover, Maxén gave up looking and went back to the land.


Maxén who came back to land tried calling Xperia Z2 and heard a ringing sound and found out that Xperia Z2 was working properly. Six weeks after the fall, Maxén's friend found out Xperia Z2 by scuba diving and found it safely and recovered.

Xperia Z2 which had been left for six weeks on the ocean floor was scratched and the battery was zero, but when I attempted to start up after charging, it was possible to start up safely and make a phone call Maxén was surprised It is said that.


Xperia Z2'sProduct pageThe waterproof standard of this terminal was IPX 5/8. Regarding the waterproof performance, "IPX 5 is a water injection nozzle with an inner diameter of 6.3 mm, and even if a jet flow is applied from all directions under the condition of injecting 12.5 L / min of water for a minimum of 3 minutes from a distance of about 3 m, as a communication device It means that it has the function of IPX 8,When sinking a mobile phone at a depth of 1.5 m in tap water and still water at room temperature, after having left it for about 30 minutes, it functions as a communication deviceIt means "It means that."


Although Maxén's Xperia Z2 was not seawater but seawater and was not left still for 6 weeks at the bottom of the sea with a depth of more than 10 m, it was confirmed safely and the performance was better than described on the product page You will have demonstrated.

A Taiwanese student dropped "Xperia V" to the sea in 2013, and a man who is snorkeling picked it up and delivered it to the students 4 days later and it seems to work safelyEventhad. Together with this incident, the waterproof performance of the Xperia Z2 and Xperia series is quite high.