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TIRED OF THOSE unsightly smudges and other dirt on your bacteria-laden smartphone?
A Japanese firm says it has the solution with what it describes as the world’s first smartphone that can be washed with soap and water.
Waterproof smartphones have been on the market for a while. But telecom company KDDI says its new “Digno rafre” phone — to be launched in Japan next week — is the only one that can withstand a soapy bath.
“Our development team washed the smartphone more than 700 times to test its durability,” a company spokesman told AFP.
An online commercial aimed at proving its credentials features a child dropping the phone onto a plate of food topped with ketchup.
His mother assures her shocked family that those red globs are nothing to worry about as she soaps up the phone under a running tap.
The smartphone itself runs Android 5.1 and has a 5-inch display, 2GB of RAM, a 13MP camera and a 3,000 mAh battery.
The 21,600 yen (€162) gadget is mainly aimed at parents who want to keep their smartphones clean for their small children, a KDDI spokesman said.
But he also cautioned that only certain types of foamy soap could be used on the device, which will only be sold in Japan for now. Bar soap should not be used to clean it.
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You can was an iPhone with soap too, but just once
Damn autocorrect..the result of washing my phone too much
Spit on my sleave, and give it a wipe. My phone, I mean.
Wow, this phone really is a wash with features.
Ahhh the parents who treat their smartphone as a children’s toy… Key demographic there.
but does it blend ???
Now if it could scrub clean your internet history like it had used Cillit Bang, you`d be on to a winner.
im waiting for the one with the built in toaster before i buy one!
That works on the iPhone 6 and new Samsung galaxy…..
That should a nice pressie for our beloved “IPhone Joan”
A poe?
Wash n go
Now you can sextext in the shower, lol.
Is there an app for that lol.
Mobiles have 3 to 4 times the bacteria of a public toilet door handle… God knows about keyboard?
Are you trying o make the case for more toilet door handles?
Why would I? lol. Have you been nicking them ;)
Not on papper and they dont recomend it but you can fobtbis with many waterproof smartphones i have a samsung galaxy s5 i dropped it in a bog and was covered in dirt so washed it with soap and it was fine
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