Sony unveils waterproof phone!

Have you ever dropped your phone into the bath or worse, down the toilet? Well you wouldn’t be alone!

Sony’s Xperia Z was unveiled at the Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas and the company claims that it will work under water for up to 30 minutes. It will work in the shower, survive a dunking in the toilet and can be given a quick rinse under the tap if it gets wet.

"If you want to want to sit in the bath and watch an HD movie this is the device for you," Steve Walker, of Sony, said.

Sony's stand at the Consumer Electronics Show, which opens today, has an Xperia Z attached to a robotic arm that repeatedly lowers it into a bowl of water.

In addition to a battery 'stamina mode', which Sony claims will double battery life, and 'one-touch' connectivity that links to the phone to a hifi, say, with one tap, the Xperia Z is also water resistant and dust-proof.

The Sony Xperia Z is only water resistant up to one metre so you won’t want to take it diving with you, but if you have ever found yourself searching desperately for a cure for a waterlogged phone after a little slip up, the Xperia Z, that will be available later this year, could be the phone for you!