The Latest Waterproof Smartphones 2019

The Motorola One Vision is a multimedia- and photography-oriented upmarket smartphone whose perks include an elongated 6.3-inch screen with a 21:9 aspect ratio, a 48- plus 5-megapixel dual camera, and a 25-megapixel selfie cam.

The ZTE Nubia Red Magic 3 throws together some premium (as of 2019 Q2) hardware specs, including an eight-core engine peaking at 2.84GHz, a 12GB RAM, and a dedicated fan for cooling.

The Blackview BV5500 Pro is a budget-class rugged smartphone rigged with a shock-resistant housing, a robust 4400mAh battery, a basic dual rear camera.

The LG V50 ThinQ 5G operates on the Snapdragon 855 eight-core 2.84GHz engine, which is the engine-of-choice for several other MWC 2019 flagships.

The LG G8 ThinQ is a high-end phone with a couple of innovations up its sleeves, offering specs like touch-less commands through Air Motion, the Crystal Sound OLED speaker-screen technology, and a 6.1-inch Quad HD+ (1440p) interface.

The Sony Xperia 1 is powered by a 2.84GHz octa-core Snapdragon 855 engine, one of the fastest mobile processor's available as of its MWC 2019 unveiling.

The Huawei P30 Pro is a flagship smartphone that focuses on photography more than anything else, offering specs like a Leica Quad Camera led by a 40-megapixel main lens, a 32-megapixel selfie camera, and 512GB's worth of native memory.

The Nokia 9 PureView levels with a good number of competing high-end 2019 models by pairing an eight-core 2.8GHz engine with a 6GB LPDDR4X RAM.

The Samsung Galaxy S10 was one of the first smartphones to run on the premium-tier Snapdragon 855 triple-cluster 2.84GHz engine.

The Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus easily overtakes most older flagship contenders in terms of hardware, running on a 2.84GHz (peak speed) eight-core engine and a mammoth 12GB RAM.

The Samsung Galaxy S10e runs on premium-caliber (as of 2019) hardware headlined by a 2.84GHz multi-cluster eight-core engine and an 8GB RAM.

The Cubot King Kong 3 is an IP68-rated, high-stamina rugged phone boasting a 6000mAh battery cell, a 2.5GHz octa-core processor, and a 16- plus 2-megapixel dual main camera.

The LG Q9 is a mid-level smartphone whose biggest specs include a 6.1-inch QHD+ (1440p) display with an elongated 19.5:9 aspect ratio, a 64GB memory extendable by up to 2TB, and an IP68-rated waterproof shell.

The NUU Mobile R1 is an entry-level rugged smartphone rigged with specs like an IP68-grade waterproof body, a 4000mAh battery, and a 5-inch 720p Gorilla-Glass-furbished display.

The Blackview BV9600 Pro is a stamina-first rugged phone whose robust 5580mAh battery is accompanied by specs like a water-tight housing (IP68/69K), a 16- plus 8-megapixel dual-lens camera, and a 6.2-inch 1080p AMOLED display.

The Blackview BV9500 runs on MediaTek's 2.5GHz eight-core Helio P23 engine, which was one of the fastest processors in the mid-range market as of its release.

The Blackview BV9500 Pro upgrades its mother model's 4GB-only RAM to 6GB, while retaining its high-end 2.5GHz eight-core engine.

The Ulefone Armor 6 boasts a 6GB RAM, which was a rarely-seen facet among rugged smartphones as of its late 2018 market entry.

The Huawei Mate 20 RS Porsche Design is a luxury-type smartphone whose biggest specs include a 3-lens primary camera (40-megapixel main lens), a pressure-sensitive in-screen fingerprint sensor, and a 6.4-inch 1440p OLED interface.

The Kyocera DuraForce Pro 2 is an outdoor-ready smartphone rigged with specs like a wide-angle Action Camera, a 2.2GHz (top-speed) eight-core processor, and a waterproof, drop-resistant shell.

The Sony Xperia XZ3 lines up with many performance-driven 2018 smartphones by running on the 2.8GHz eight-core Snapdragon 845 engine.

The 2018 Cat S48C is an outdoorsy smartphone whose specs include an IP68-raged waterproof housing, a 4000mAh battery, and a 5-inch Gorilla-Glass-5-finished screen.

The HTC Exodus 1 lines up with a lot of high-octane 2018 smartphones by running on a 2.8GHz Snapdragon 845 octa-core engine alongside 6GB of RAM.

The Poptel P60 is an outdoor-ready high-endurance smartphone rigged with a 5000mAh battery, a waterproof as well as shock-resistant casing, and a 5.7-inch 18:9 screen.

The 2018 Plum Gator 5 is a budget-class rugged smartphone equipped with specs like a waterproof (IP68) housing, a scratch-resistant Panda-Glass-protected 5.2-inch screen, and a 3700mAh battery pack.

The Huawei Mate 20 Pro runs on a 2.6GHz (peak speed) triple-cluster eight-core processor coupled with 6GB of RAM, underscoring its flagship caliber spec sheet.

The DOOGEE S70 secures a high-end shelf spot hardware-wise by running on a 2.5GHz octa-core processor and a 6GB RAM.

The Ulefone Armor 5 runs on middle-class hardware components, which include a 2GHz octa-core MediaTek MT6763 processor and a 4GB RAM.

The LG G7 Fit oddly runs on a four-core 2.35GHz processor, despite eight-core engines dominating the upscale Android market when it came out.

The Unihertz Atom operates on an eight-core 2GHz engine and a 4GB RAM, making it one of the fastest tiny phones on the market.

The Ulefone Armor 3 supports its outdoor-ready feature set with a high-end 2.5GHz eight-core processor and 4GB of RAM.

The LG V40 ThinQ runs on Qualcomm's Snapdragon 845 2.8GHz (top speed) eight-core engine, consequently lining up with some of the fastest smartphones of its time.