Kyocera company is preparing a new smartphone that can be washed with soap and water

The Japanese are developing an updated version Digno Rafre smartphone presented as early as 2015. It is not afraid of hot water and foam.

Shower - that's what leads to tone your body, it improves health, sobering thought and relieves fatigue. And yet it is strictly mandatory item of personal hygiene. That's only with the growth of addiction to mobile gadgets we have, without noticing, we live next to a potential carrier of infections and bacteria - our smartphone.

Scientists have conducted dozens of studies and concluded that the smartphone is dirtier than toilet seat nearly 20 times. The Japanese company Kyocera has taken this fact into account and a half years ago introduced a smartphone Digno Rafre.

Its main feature was the waterproof standard IP58. The gadget is not only not afraid of water, but also brings the interaction with household detergents.

Recently the company announced the second generation of the Kyocera smartphone Digno Rafre. Characteristics of the device is clearly not make him a leader: 2 GB of RAM, a 5-inch HD-screen, the battery capacity of 3000 mAh, the operating Android 7.0 system. But most importantly, the device is not hardware specifications, but the fact that it can be washed under running water and soap to bathe in the generously foam.

Home sales Digno Rafre second generation is scheduled for March 2017 until exclusively for the Japanese market. Smartphone manufacturer is not disclosed. The first version Digno Rafre cost 440 euros. Updated smartphone is unlikely to be more expensive.