Which phone for sailing?

Which phone for sailing? - an old one with PAYG SIM that you can afford to drop over the side/get wet/drop/sit on, etc maybe!
 
Another vote for Sony: in my case the M2 Aqua, allegedly waterproof (I.e Ive not got it wet yet), and bottom of the range so that it doesnt matter too much if it goes OB. Everything that matters (contacts etc) are backed up on the PC so that if it gets drowned, I dont lose anything. A bit small for detailed Nav, but otherwise a good basic smart phone. Only minus is the camera is not much use.
 
Yngmar said:
Any phone you like, plus a waterproof bag.

Last phone I saw go splash was the riggers. As he climbed up my mast to adjust the new rig, I saw a white rectangle slip out of his pocket, bounce off my deck once and go over the side. As I was already acclimatized from diving for my forestay clevis pin half an hour before, I went for another swim and fished it back out. It was of course dead (a white iPhone - easier to spot in the mud than a clevis pin!). That was about 3m down, so not sure the Xperia would've survived the dunk, or the bounce. Lesson learnt: Close your pockets, tie your phone on (above bag has a handy strap for that) or just remove it from your pocket before engaging in certain activities.

My phone lives in velcro or zipped pockets when I walk around the marina and in the waterproof bag when sailing. My keys are also on a lanyard clipped to my belt with a cheap alu carabiner. Saved them at least once so far!
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Possibly not but my Sony Xperia tablet is (touch wood) better at being dropped than expected simply because it's so light. Drops that would (and eventually did) break my Samsung Note 10 are half the impact for the Sony. Screen down onto an uneven surface wouldn't be good (or dropping it edge or corner down) but it's remarkably robust to date. The Sony phones are slightly heavier than the tablet size for size but are still generally lighter than other makes. The Samsung S3 to S5 phones were remarkably robust. Cnet put an S3 through a full wash and tumble dry cycle and it survived just fine (it did need a reboot) and that wasn't even supposed to be waterproof. My S3 and S4 would fly apart when dropped but you simply gathered up the battery and back and put them together again.

If you really want the phone to survive a drop from height though you have to have something like an Otterbox case and accept the extra bulk of the phone.
 
If you really want the phone to survive a drop from height though you have to have something like an Otterbox case and accept the extra bulk of the phone.
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I have an Otterbox case on my Samsung note2 which just fits into heavy duty canvas bag that clips onto a belt loop on my shorts. Hasn't suffered from tropical rains but I haven't tried diving with it, but it survived the drop test in the otterbox alone when dropped from coachroof height and one deck bounce onto the concrete finger dock. The canvas 'holster could be mistook in these parts for a pistol holster which might explain why some peeps cross the road to avoid me.;)

SWMBO HAS the same phone also in an Otterbox but keeps hers in her 'hand' bag where she cannot hear it ring, least that's what she claims:rolleyes:
 
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Anyone got any comments about how touch screens work when they are wet? I want to use my phone when we are racing, in a yacht so not necessarily wet, but might be raining!
 
roblpm said:
Anyone got any comments about how touch screens work when they are wet? I want to use my phone when we are racing, in a yacht so not necessarily wet, but might be raining!
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If most touch screens are anything like my Pad which has a Nuud case but the screen is open then the slightest drop of water t'wix screen & finger causes havoc.
 
Champagne Murphy said:
For some time I've had a 'rugged' smart phone (waterproof up to a point etc), a samsung xcover 2, which has been very effective when sailing where its likely to get wet or dropped etc. The downside has been that it has a small operating memory which is heavy with bloatware, so reducing space for useful apps like tides.
I like the flexibility it offers-I don't have to be in wireless range to get the info I need, so when I move on to another model it needs to be just as robust but with more space.

What do others use?
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Surely, the whole idea of going sailing, is to get away from the bloody phone!:rolleyes:
 
Champagne Murphy said:
For some time I've had a 'rugged' smart phone (waterproof up to a point etc), a samsung xcover 2, which has been very effective when sailing where its likely to get wet or dropped etc. The downside has been that it has a small operating memory which is heavy with bloatware, so reducing space for useful apps like tides.
I like the flexibility it offers-I don't have to be in wireless range to get the info I need, so when I move on to another model it needs to be just as robust but with more space.

What do others use?
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Waterproof z3/z5/even z

Sonyz3.. Bloatwear can be disabled to an extent on lollipop.... Settings/apps/pick _a_bloating force stop uninstsll updates clear data/cashe then disable the app
 
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Giblets said:
If most touch screens are anything like my Pad which has a Nuud case but the screen is open then the slightest drop of water t'wix screen & finger causes havoc.
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Certainly. But i read that sony xperia z3+ onwards had a new software feature called wet finger tracking and wondered if anyone had tried it out?
 
iPhone 6 inside a lifeproof waterproof case, used these cases for years and get a new one every phone, never had a phone break in the case and they have survived ordeal by Scouts.

If I recall the fitting instructions require you to immerse the case in a bucket of water to make sure its waterproof prior to fitting, I couldnt be arsed so chucked it in with phone inside - its got to work and I need faith in it.
 
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Quote; Surely, the whole idea of going sailing, is to get away from the bloody phone! ;Quote


Cruising. Good for apps like tide times and cheaper than a new Reeds every year!
 
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SiteSurfer said:
iPhone 6 inside a lifeproof waterproof case, used these cases for years and get a new one every phone, never had a phone break in the case and they have survived ordeal by Scouts.

If I recall the fitting instructions require you to immerse the case in a bucket of water to make sure its waterproof prior to fitting, I couldnt be arsed so chucked it in with phone inside - its got to work and I need faith in it.
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Can you use the screen if it is raining? Ie if there are raindrops on the case cover will the phone still respond to a finger?
 
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