Cell phone housings

[Mangogirl0925]

Any suggestions for a reliable housing for a Samsung Galaxy S24 FE phone? A little nervous about this, help!!

 

[davehicks]

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.

 

[schuylerclark]

Divevolk

 

[Zane]

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

Post in thread 'Divevolk housing leak or flood'

Oct 18, 2023

Folks,

1) Don't leave ANY underwater housing out in hot bright sunlight for extended periods of time.

2) Bubbles in the gel of DiveVolk as stated aren't any problem. They'll come and go but affect nothing.

3) NEVER dive the DiveVolk housing without either the storage block or proper phone block. This adds rigidity to support the gel screen. I have no idea how a phone without it wounldn't have slid around in the case unless someone had a screen protector glued on their phone.

4) Never have ANYTHING extra of your phone in the case. No screen protector, wrist lanyard, whatever......

5)...

• David Haas

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[Russjstewart]

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

 

[caotoole]

I have used the Sealife housing for a few years now with great results - although I do use my old Iphone.... just in case. Case is solid and has internal alarms to let you know if there is a leak. It also does a vaccuum test prior to start up.

 

[grantmac]

I own the older Kraken/Weefine and the Divevolk. The Weefine feels a lot more solid and I like the proper buttons. But it can be a bit glitchy in terms of app (I don't use theirs) and if the phone goes all the way to sleep you're not taking any more pictures.
The Divevolk now has an external shutter control which I consider essential, I haven't used it yet.

 

[davehicks]

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.

By dropped, I mean dropped in the ocean and lost. Bye Bye!

If it leaks a little bit, the phone might survive. However, if it floods that is 2-3 atmospheres of salt water. There isn't and IP rating high enough to save a phone from that. (Maybe a future IP-999?)