India, March 3 -- Holi and smartphones do not go well together. That is why choosing waterproof phones for Holi with proper IP68 phones in India certification is now essential. Your phone is as wet and dusty and functions in one day between the gulal clouds, water balloons, and high-pressure pichkaris as it would have been in a month under normal conditions. It is where the IP ratings come in. In India, most flagship IP68 phones offer basic festival protection, but newer IP69 smartphones are designed for high-pressure water exposure.

An IP68 rating will imply that the phone is dustproof and can withstand water submerging (approximately up to 1.5 metres during laboratory tests) in water (usually no longer than 30 minutes). IP69 goes even ...