N9 Waterproofing
 

The N9, made from a unibody plastic shell, filled with internals, then sealed off with a curved gorilla glass screen.

Two things,
Is it safe to say, that if nokia hasn't mentioned as yet, it isn't waterproof?
How hard would it be to waterproof it?

Another feature i cannot understand being excluded, it has almost no moving parts, in a unibody chassis! waterproofing it would be a simple task.

thoughts?

Re: N9 Waterproofing
 

Off topic: I'd let the N9 drown. Now lets talk about waterproofing the beast aka -N900.

On topic: It's very possible but what about the speaker and mic? any attempt to cover that with a case would just dissolve all sound.

Re: N9 Waterproofing
 

I know the pink and blue ones look like a bar of soap, I wouldn't like to test it. You've also got your headphone socket, USB/charger socket, side buttons and camera port. And I wouldn't think the fit of the glass would be tight enough to be completely waterproof.

Re: N9 Waterproofing
 

@stickymick they specified 0 air between the glass and screen, airtight is watertight?

but fair on the other points, just ALL jap phones are waterproof..
and anybody else notice how every single freaking android phone looks the same?

Re: N9 Waterproofing
 

stickymick is correct. There are some opening ins the body which make waterproofing quite hard. I would add that there are small holes at the "bottom" side (when using the phone in portrait) for the loudspeaker., visible in the second image on this page for example
http://swipe.nokia.com/features/

Hartti

Re: N9 Waterproofing
 

yeah no dice, the only solution would be a very chunky case with removable rubber stoppers and anyone who has had a device with these knows how long (or short) they last.

theres always otterbox cases, but you'd have to remove it to use the device.

a la : https://www.freightsecurity.net/site...terbox1000.jpg
otterbox.com

Re: N9 Waterproofing
 

How about quitting the habit of watching porn during shower :p

Re: N9 Waterproofing
 

just stick it in a clear plastic bag and tie it off lol

oh right - the screen is capacitive... bad luck :p

Re: N9 Waterproofing
 

Capacitive effect will work through the bag, so this is a valid solution, caveat being the bag must still be dry to accept meaningful input. I have seen a construction worker do this with his iPhone to some effect.

That's certainly a nice advantage to resistive screens, they operate in the drizzle and can be bagged weathertight.

Re: N9 Waterproofing
 

ughhh software engineering jokes ... :p