The official OnePlus Twitter account just published a short teaser video. The video shows what appears to be a OnePlus 7 (or possibly OnePlus 7 Pro) getting dropped into a bucket of water. The video also says in the fine print that the device depicted does not have an IP rating for water resistance.
OnePlus makes no guarantees regarding water/liquid resistance.” And just like other smartphone makers (even those that do have IP67 or IP68 certification), OnePlus notes that water damage is not covered under its standard warranty.
OnePlus device has instead flustered some of the company’s fans, who point to the rising cost of OnePlus phones each year as ample reason to seek proper certification just like Samsung, Apple, LG, Google, and others. To avoid any further uproar, OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei has published a blog post about the video.
“We know that an IP rating would be the simplest way to prove our phone’s capability, but the certification doesn’t help us communicate our focus on your real experience, which is why we created this direct and relatable video to show you what our water-resistant quality can actually bring to you in your real life in a more powerful way,” Pei wrote. He claims that OnePlus has “never stopped improving our design and going through tests to make sure you can finally experience our water-resistant quality.”
