Kyocera recently announced the Digno Rafre smartphone. A phone announcement certainly isn’t out of the norm, but this one in particular is unique. The Digno Rafre is actually the world’s first smartphone that can be washed with soap. It’s a neat idea, as our smartphones are much dirtier than we think. Germophobes will celebrate, at least until they find out that the Digno Rafre is a Japanese exclusive.
All you have to do is add a little soap, scrub, add some hot water, and then you’re smartphone is all clean. Not to even mention that it’ll even work properly after the cleaning. Kyocera is able to make this work by adding hot water resistance to the Digno Rafre. There’s also resistance to other things like shock, water, and dust. The smartphone is also coated with a special chemical that will keep your smartphone looking new, despite the daily abuse we put it through (e.g. scuffs and scratches).
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An important thing to keep in mind is that the Digno Rafre is resistant in the areas of hot water and water, but it certainly isn’t waterproof. With that in mind, it’d be wise to continue using caution around liquids. For instance, it might be nice to wash it every so often to take advantage of the advertised feature, but not every day.
As far as specifications go, the Kyocera Digno Rafre is sporting a 5-inch TFT LCD display, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage, a microSD slot, a 13-megpaixel rear camera, a front 2MP sensor, and a 3,000mAh battery. It’s also running Android 5.1 out of the box.
The device will come in Marine Navy, Coral Pink, Cashmere White, and will be an exclusive to Japan, though there weren’t any official dates given for when consumers will be able to purchase the device in the Japanese market. Likewise, details on pricing remain a mystery as well.
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