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“What’s the difference between waterproof and water resistance? And the difference between IP67 and IPX7?” or “Why does IP68 support to swim but IP67 can’t?”
We’ve been getting a lot of questions around the IP rating of our headphones and what these mean. We’re here to answer all of your queries, plus a few more!
First of all, what’s the difference between waterproof and water resistance?
Water-resistance is a lower level of water protection than something deemed waterproof. If a device is labeled as water-resistance, it is able to resist the penetration of water to a certain degree by being coated with a light substance. If something is waterproof, it doesn’t mean that it is infinitely impervious to water.
For example, a water-resistance watch withstanding average hand-washing vs a pair of waterproof headphones that have enough capability to endure sweat and water are going to have different readings on this scale.
To measure how effective the device is at keeping water from it, we use the Entering Rating scale (or IP Code).
What is the IP Code?
The IP Code (International Protection Rating or Ingress Protection Rating) is classified as the degree of protection provided against the intrusion of dust, accidental contact and water in electrical enclosures.
How do we understand this code?
1. First Digit
The first digit indicates the level of protection that the enclosure provides against access to hazardous parts, such as electrical conductors or moving parts, and the ingress of solid foreign objects. The digits range from 0 to 6 and will indicate the foreign object size the product is protected against.
You may notice that parts of bluetooth headphones are marked as “IPX7”. Here, “X” is not the same as “0” but means there is no data available to specify a protection rating with regard to this criterion.
2. Second Digit
The second digit indicates the level of protection of the equipment within the enclosure against harmful ingress of water. The digits range from 0 to 8 and will indicate if the product is protected from dripping water, splashing water, and/or immersion at different depths.
3. Putting the codes together helps us understand the AfterShokz products:
|
IP RATING |
FIRST DIGIT-SOLIDS |
SECOND DIGIT-LIQUIDS |
|
IP 55 |
Protected from limited dust ingress. |
Protected from low pressure water jets from any direction. |
|
IP67 |
Protected from total dust ingress. |
Protected from immersion 1 metre in depth for 30 minutes. |
|
IP68 |
Protected from total dust ingress. |
Submersible up to 2 meters for 2 hours and tested on an assembly line at 50 atmosphere pressure. |
In summary, you can feel safe wearing Xtrainers whenever you swim. They are suitable for swimming pools, rivers, magnificent lakes and even the open sea…Xtrainerz are protected from salt water so if you’re looking to incorporate sound into your swimming ventures then these are the headphones for you.
When it comes to Aeropex, although you can’t swim, you can paddleboard, kayak, run in heavy rain, drop with sweat from a workout and shower with full confidence that water won't damage your headphones.
If you want to know more differences between Aeropex and Xtrainerz, read Aeropex VS Xtrainerz
And finally, when it comes to Air, don’t let the rating of 5s in the IP55 fool you into thinking mediocrity. They will completely support your super-sweaty workout.
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