Smartphones can do almost everything, from taking high-quality photos to running powerful applications. But after these exceptional features, devices have a basic problem, they’ve struggle to operate properly when their screens are wet.
Most of us have tried to use our phones in the rain or with wet fingers, only to be met with frustration.
OnePlus aims to tackle this with its “Rain Water Touch” feature.
Wet Screen Problem
Before delving into OnePlus’s solution, it’s essential to understand the problem.
Most smartphones use what’s call as capacitive technology for their touchscreens.
When you touch these screens, a small electrical charge is transfer from your finger to the screen, which the phone detects and processes as a touch.
But, water also conducts electricity.
So, when the screen is wet, the phone often gets confuse.
It can’t tell whether the electrical charge is coming from your finger, a raindrop, or a mix of both.
This is why your phone sometimes acts strangely or becomes unresponsive when the screen is wet.
Rain Water Touch Feature
With the release of the OnePlus Ace 2 Pro, OnePlus introduce a new technology design to solve the wet screen issue, the Rain Water Touch feature.
This isn’t just about making the screen water-resistant.
It’s about ensuring that the touchscreen understands your touch even when there’s water on the screen.
How Does Rain Water Touch Feature Work?
OnePlus approach is a combination of smart software and hardware adjustments.
They’ve implement a custom chip and develop special algorithms that help the phone differentiate between the electrical signals from water and those from a finger.
For example, every time you touch the screen, your phone sees a certain “pattern” of electricity.
With this feature, the phone can distinguish the water on the screen as a different pattern.
The Rain Water Touch technology is like a smart filter.
It can recognize and ignore the patterns from water, only responding to the patterns from your fingers.
The benefits of this technology are clear.
For users living in places with frequent rain or those who love the outdoors, this means no more waiting for the screen to dry or wiping it constantly.
Your phone remains usable, rain or shine.
As we rely on our smartphones for everything, from navigation to communication, having a device that can function optimally in all conditions becomes crucial.
Other Smartphones
The challenge of wet screens isn’t unique to OnePlus.
But as of now, most phones don’t handle this problem very well.
Without technology similar to Rain Water Touch, they continue to misinterpret or ignore touches on a wet screen.
This can be especially problematic in emergencies or situations where quick phone access is necessary.
OnePlus showcase the power of Rain Water Touch by comparing the OnePlus Ace 2 Pro against the iPhone 14 Pro in a simulate rainy situation.
And the iPhone struggle with water-induce glitches, the OnePlus device did not.
This hands-on demonstration highlight how the Rain Water Touch feature can turn a rainy day from frustrating to functional.
The Rain Water Touch feature by OnePlus is a step towards making our devices even more reliable and user-friendly.
It’s a reminder that while there are always new and exciting features being adds to smartphones, sometimes, addressing a simple issue can be just as impactful.
