Cell phone housings

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Divevolk. Take good care of it and it will last

One opening, that's it. The rest is welded together. No buttons to leak. The large bulbous part of the case houses a pressure balancing system. pressure testing is unnecessary

 
Maybe put a secondary phone in a housing. I would be reluctant to lose access to my phone on a trip. Cameras do get dropped or flooded all the time.

Agreed and I would never do it, however there are some considerations.

1- There are now cellphone cases that can be pressure tested before each dive, thus greatly minimizing the chance of flooding.

2- Even if the case did flood, the water probably wouldn't damage newer phones which have built in water resistance. It's unlikely the phone would be subject to water pressure anywhere close to what it might be at depth.

3- Phones are dropped quite often regardless of whether or not they're in a housing.
 
What else do you your phone for?
MFA
Tap and go at the service station, supermarket, takeaway
Open your car
Call a cab when you can’t open your car
Pay for the cab
navigate your car
Banking
Call to let people you have survived another dip in the briny
Online drivers license

I am with Dave Hicks, think about the pain if your phone is stuffed
 

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