LG's water-proof cell phone unveiled
LG Telecom, Korea's smallest mobile operator, on Thursday (Dec. 15) took the wraps off the nation's first waterproof mobile phone, canU 502S, developed under alliance with Japanese firm Casio Computer.
“If dropped in a pool, tub or sink, this phone will survive in roughly 30 minutes since we sealed its tiny crevices with rubber packing,” LG Telecom spokesman Kang Shin-koo said.
Two big holes for a speaker and built-in camera module were also specially treated to prevent water from soaking into the handset through them...
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