IP Ratings Explained! Check If You Can Take Your Phone Swimming!

     IP ratings are important for those who can’t carry their phones like a baby and are a little bit rough. IP ratings stand for defining levels of sealing helpfulness of electrical enclosures contrary to interruption from external forms (tools, dirt etc.) and moisture. IP ratings stand for Ingress Protection and are used wildly to rate protection from moisture and other elements. IP ratings are not often judged correctly as many think that IP ratings are given numbers just like any other ratings such as DxO Mark ratings, Which we talk about right here. Read this article to the end to know everything about IP ratings and understand them.

     IP ratings are actually given in numbers ranging from 0 to 8 with different meaning. IP ratings can have different meanings based on the position of the numbers. Let’s take a look at the meaning of the first place numbers. The first digit stands for protection from solid hazards.

Meaning Of First Digit: Solids

Number	Object Size Resistant	Resistance Explanation
0	No Protection	No Protection Against Any Object
1	>50mm	Delicate Objects
2	>12.5mm	Protection Against Smooth Objects(Fingers)
3	>2.5mm	Small tools, Wires, etc.
4	>1mm	Screws, Others Hard Objects
5	Dust	Protection against dust, But not entirely
6	Complete Dust	Total Protection Against dust

     The second digit stands for protection against liquids.

Meaning Of First Digit: Liquids

Number	Measurement Resistance	Resistance Explanation
0	No Protection	No Protection
1	Drenched Water	Protection Against Dripping Water
2	Drenched Water 15°	Protection Against Dripping Water upon a tilt of 15°
3	Spewing Water	Protection Against a Spray at any angle up to 60°
4	Splashing Water	Protection against splashes of water form any direction
5	Jets of Water	Protection against water jets(6.3mm nozzle) up to a certain extent
6	Influential Water Jets	Protection against water jets(12.5 mm nozzle) of great power
7	Immersion up to 1mm	No harm caused by immersion under liquids up to 1mm within defined time
8	Immersion yonder 1mm	No harm cause by immersion under liquids beyond 1mm with certain conditions

     When combined together their meaning gets combined as protection against both solids and liquids. The most common IP ratings found in electronics are IP67 and IP68. Meanwhile, IP22 are the minimal ratings for electronics usage indoor. Here is a Sample of IP a rating.

Example of IP rating

IP	6	7
Ingress Protection	Solid Protection	Liquid Protection

     IP ratings are for protection for against both liquids as well as solids such as hard objects and dust. We hope next time while any new phone is launched you understand when the term IP rises and what it means. IP 67 and 68 are common for high-end smartphones launched at this time. The standard aims to provide users more detailed information than vague marketing terms such as waterproof. The digits (characteristic numerals) indicate conformity with the conditions summarized in the tables below. For instance, an electrical outlet rated IP22 is safe in contradiction of addition of fingers and will not be damaged. We hope now you have knowledge about IP ratings. For more of such awesomely informative articles and news come here more often at Rohan Wayangankar’s Blog.

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