Gadgetory

japan-based phone maker kyocera demo two devices a salt water resistant phone called a torque go2 and another handset that you can wash with soap these phones have been out for a few months now in Japan and while they're not necessarily new they're indicative of where the industry is heading when it comes to waterproof handsets a lot of waterproof phones you hear about like the most recent Samsung Galaxy s7 are only protected against fresh water so don't think about taking it into the ocean salt has corrosive elements and can render the seals and rubber gaskets inside brittle and soap have detergents that can dry up these materials too but with these devices kyocera is trying to widen the scope of where we can physically take our phones so for example if you get your handset really dirty and greasy you can just do this currently phones like the torque go2 are kind of niche and demand for them is low outside Japan there's also a lot to be done still surviving a dunk is one thing but actually being fully usable is another story