[Q] It may be waterproof, but what about when you listen to music?

[ninetwozero]

Hello world!

I like the fact that this device will be "waterproof", but a question that's popped up in my head recently is whether or not that applies when using wired headphones too. For example, say you're standing in the middle of the monsoon rains listening to music. Will the headphone "socket" be isolated well enough that the use of headphones is rendered safe & sound, or will we have to use Bluetooth for that purpose?

Hope I get my point across, as I don't really know how to ask this in a decent fashion. :victory:

 

[krabappel2548]

Hello world!

I like the fact that this device will be "waterproof", but a question that's popped up in my head recently is whether or not that applies when using wired headphones too. For example, say you're standing in the middle of the monsoon rains listening to music. Will the headphone "socket" be isolated well enough that the use of headphones is rendered safe & sound, or will we have to use Bluetooth for that purpose?

Hope I get my point across, as I don't really know how to ask this in a decent fashion. :victory:

Good question! But I don't know the answer maybe mail Sony

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[Felimenta97]

Unless the bundled headphones are water proof, I wouldn't do that. I think the headphone jack should go so easily, the headphone itself will be ruined.

Once I was washing hands while I was listening to music, and I touched the cable and it went right on the running water. The right ear stopped working. Luckily I was at home and used the hair dryer on the headphone. It isn't still that good (left ear is louder and play more frequencies), but it have to last until I get new headphones.

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[Ambroos]

No, opening the port flap to the headphone jack invalidates the water resistance. As it's been said before, your headphones probably wouldn't survive much water either.

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[Riyal]

Xperia Z may be a advertised water resistant phone but when any of it's port covers are open it's the most prone to stationary water.

 

[beeboss]

If you plug in your headphones indoors than it'll be ok , just don't do this under the rain

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[xiaoxi.meng]

it is risky

i think it will not be "waterproof" any more,

it will be at most "water resistant"

 

[flixblixclix]

sony xperia z handset's various ports, including the one for its headphones, all feature protective plastic covers that must be unclipped before they can be accessed. - so dont even try ur phone with headset in rain, rather attending a calls and reading messages with ports closed.

source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencet...-CES-2013-The-phone-use-bath-drop-toilet.html

 

[ninetwozero]

So, the general guess is that it:

• loses its waterproofness if I plug in the headphones mid-rain?

...and...

• is water-resistant as long as I plug in the headphones when it's not raining?*

* Read: meaning that it won't take damage from getting a drop or two onto the output jack when something is connected

 

[nikufellow]

Mail sony and who knows you might even get an interesting reply from them - and can share it to earn brief fame among tech blogs

 

[ljubisa_sk]

But u still can buy Sony's waterproof headphones, which cost £60 and go on sale next month
And take a shower safely while listening some music

 

[ninetwozero]

But u still can buy Sony's waterproof headphones, which cost £60 and go on sale next month
And take a shower safely while listening some music

Do you have a link to it on their website? Couldn't find it for some reason!

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[LitoNi]

i think you guys are confused about waterproof and water resistance.

heres an article http://boyslife.org/outdoors/askgearguy/9135/waterproof-or-water-resistant/

mainly the xperia z is not a gadget where you could operate under water. thats why there are videos out there of xperia z when you pour water on it the screen starts to act up as if someone is pressing the buttons.

taking a phone to operate under water is a whole new level. there is a reason why sony states 1meter under water for maximum 30 mins. IP57 certified - dust and water resistant. technically speaking, its something for like when you accidentally dropped your phone into a bucket of water and quickly pick it up or talk under the rain should be fine since the screen is off when youre in a phone call.

A lot of ‘waterproof’ electronics are IPX7, which means that they will be OK if you accidentally drop them in a stream and get them out immediately.

from the site

if the 35mm jack hole is water proof then theres no point for sony to design a cover on top of it.

 

[chesterchen]

haha would it work if sound was coming out of the speakers instead? haha...

underwater that is...

 

[ninetwozero]

mainly the xperia z is not a gadget where you could operate under water. thats why there are videos out there of xperia z when you pour water on it the screen starts to act up as if someone is pressing the buttons.

Any specific reason for it doing so? I've read that it has something to do with it being capacitive, but not completely sure what that actually means in this context.

 

[theindievisual]

Any specific reason for it doing so? I've read that it has something to do with it being capacitive, but not completely sure what that actually means in this context.

This is generally the case with all capacitive touchscreens.
Capacitive touch screens work by using a thin grid of conductive materials on the screen to sense touches from conductive materials, like your finger. Water, obviously being highly conductive, messes it up quite badly.
This is why you generally can't use any capacitive touchscreen when it's wet; even a drop will usually make the screen freak out and sense touches that aren't being made.

I heard that the XZ has some tech that helps it sense fingers over drops of water (ie, just taken out of water), but it's probably not smart enough to handle being completely submerged. That would be my guess.

 

[Ambroos]

This is generally the case with all capacitive touchscreens.
Capacitive touch screens work by using a thin grid of conductive materials on the screen to sense touches from conductive materials, like your finger. Water, obviously being highly conductive, messes it up quite badly.
This is why you generally can't use any capacitive touchscreen when it's wet; even a drop will usually make the screen freak out and sense touches that aren't being made.

I heard that the XZ has some tech that helps it sense fingers over drops of water (ie, just taken out of water), but it's probably not smart enough to handle being completely submerged. That would be my guess.

Completely right.

 

[ljubisa_sk]

Over all taking pictures under water will be great option with this phone,
But I'm interested what if water finds a way into the device will the guaranty be void then?

 

[ninetwozero]

Over all taking pictures under water will be great option with this phone,
But I'm interested what if water finds a way into the device will the guaranty be void then?

Probably, yes, as you'd have to prove the you had put on all the lids and things like that.

 

[qzxi]

why there's no one think this way!!

get a bluetooth waterproof headset and you can listening your music under the rain (even without using umbrella)..