Razobws Waterproof Phone Pouch, IPX8 Travel Essentials

 

“But it’s just a plastic bag”! It may appear that way on first viewing, but this Razobws Waterproof Phone Pouch offered for review under the Amazon Vine programme is rather more than that. The clue is in the product description — waterproof. I learnt the hard way going out cycling and getting caught in sudden torrential rain that not protecting your phone can mean it simply stops working. A standard small plastic bag will keep some of the worst off, but if conditions are dreek then moisture can still easily form within the bag. This pouch eliminates that thanks to thicker than normal plastic, and a lockable entry point that really keeps the water out. It additionally comes supplied with a lanyard. The pouch is so effective it is possible to go swimming with any phone up to 7.2″ long safe in the knowledge that water is not about to encroach. For anyone who wants to carry a phone on a kayak, boat, paddle board, surf board or keep the salt and water away this is a boon. For cycling or running to ensure you keep the phone operable in case you need to call for assistance to get home this is also ideal. It is certified to IPX8 standard, which means safe to immerse to one meter or deeper, and will withstand water incursion for up to 30 minutes. However it can be vulnerable if sprayed at high pressure, such as with a pressure washer — but then why would you? Whilst an IPX rating isn’t specifically designed to keep out dust it will, which is a useful feature for mountain and gravel bike riders where dust is thrown up. It is also possible to operate the phone whilst inside the pouch, including buttons on the side thanks to the curved construction. The plastic is clear enough you’ll still get a good picture underwater.

 

It is easy to say how great something is, or how rubbish it is, but without the details to shout about, whats the point, but this one, has a little of both, it is brilliant in 99% of its being, but the 1%, albeit not a deal breaker, for some it might be.

The 99% first, this bag is very well made, decent thickness and very crystal clear, you can fit your phone inside, up to around 6.8″ so most will fit, the clasp at the end is a double click clasp and it seems to (up to now) work very well, it keeps the water out, I have used it in the bath to watch TV, and yes, I dropped it, DUH ! but nothing not a single drop got in, you can use your phone well from outside of the bag, however I found occasionally you did have to double press or more on some things to get it to work, but that is probably just me.

Pictures come out OK, very pleased with the outcome of these, and will carry on using it to take pictures in the sea when we go away later in the year, and hopefully they will come out really well. Using the phone whilst in the bag is not brilliant, so avoid that, you just have issues hearing them, and they hearing you, so to use as a phone is not that great.

Now the downside, for those who like to have lots of techy use for their items, you will be upset at the lack of fingerprint recognition, yes I know, not that important, but for some it will be a reason not to buy this item, and you should not let that be a barrier to purchasing, as this really is a great buy, and with the very long lanyard you can keep you phone hidden from view and dry.

But that is not all, the Thermoplastic Polyurethane phone cover, can be used for all sorts of items, not just your phone, documents, money, credit cards and so on, anything really that you want to keep dry that may be damaged or destroyed when wet, so this may be classed as a phone bag, it is more than that, and it works really well.

 

Although water repellency is pretty good on modern phones, these pouches are still very handy for wet and humid environments.

The pouch is labelled for phones and indeed my iPhone Pro Max (with case) fits in no problem. However, this pouch could be used to store all manner of electronic items or precious documents that need water protection.

I’ve ran the paper test suggested on the box and can confirm the contents of the pouch remained bone dry after being fully submerged in water for 2 minutes. Great product for the price, 5 Stars.

 

Well-made phone pouch, nice thin material, best one have tried so far, much prefer it over the plastic type covers.

It has the typical two lever clamp mechanism at the top, which appears effective, and is made of a very flexible material, making it easier to insert the phone. The joining seam is the smallest have seen on this type of case.

It survived a half hour submersion test, without any sign of water intrusion on the kitchen towel I placed inside.

The phone case took my Samsung Galaxy A32 5G (6.5 inch display) without its case and I could operate the phone really well, pretty much like it was not in the case, though of course finger print recognition does not work.

Having tested a number of these type of cases I personally prefer the ‘seamless’ type like this one, without the border, as you can see more of the phone if you are pressing the volume or power buttons, This is made from a very thin flexible TPU material, unlike some of the others that feel a bit more plastic.

Plenty of uses for this type of case, where protection for the phone / other small valuables might be needed, not just for actually going in the water. Anywhere you think it might get wet on outdoor activities — hiking / cycling etc.

From the above tests and looking at the general build quality, I am confident it will do the job it is designed for, bonus that the phone works better than inside other pouches have tried.