It can be difficult to properly disinfect phones and other products such as headphones and keys. But with PhoneSoap Pro, giving them a complete disinfection only takes five minutes. The technology that supports this statement: powerful UV-C lights.
PhoneSoap Pro costs $ 119.95 and is the ultimate tool to disinfect your phone and other small objects. The disinfection bay is larger than the previous models, but it is cleaned in half the time, thanks to the use of double UV-C bulbs. In addition, you can listen to your phone while it is inside and even charge it while disinfecting it.
Design and features
PhoneSoap Pro is not a small device at all, but it is not huge either. With approximate dimensions of 9.6 inches wide, 5.4 inches deep and 2 inches thick, it is approximately the size of a 700-page novel. The size allows you to accommodate even the largest phones and cases. Naturally, the shape of the device is rectangular, with curved corners. The housing is made of plastic, with a glossy panel on the top and the sides that are more matt, which are slightly reduced. The upper panel has a lightning symbol in the center, which lights up while the sanitation process is active. It also serves as a button that you can touch to stop or start sanitation manually.
The PhoneSoap Pro I've been using is a carbon color, but it's also available in white, blue, red, mint and lavender. The line where you open it is a highly reflective plastic, which continues inwards. Inside is the camera where you place your mobile device and other small items. Here where the UV-C bulbs and the same reflective plastic coating are seen. When you put your phone inside, rest on the glass that protects the bulbs. On one side there is a space through which a charging cable can pass. On the back, next to the hinge, there is a USB-A output port, a USB-C output port and a USB-C input port. The first two are for the charging cables we mentioned, while the last port is to plug the PhoneSoap.
When you turn the device around, you can see the acoustic tunnel function. This is an elegant term to describe a series of small holes that allow you to listen to your phone when it is inside. You will also see the microsuction feet, which contain many small airbags and that will keep the PhoneSoap firmly on any surface. This makes it much easier to open the lid without having to hold the device, but leaves no sticky residue. To clean your feet, all you have to do is rub them with water and let them dry.
Is UV-C effective?
PhoneSoap Pro is a pretty ingenious device. But here is the real question in everyone's mind: Is it effective? Well, first it would be nice to understand how dirty the objects we use on a daily basis, such as cell phones, can be. On average, a cell phone hosts 18 times more bacteria than a public toilet, according to PhoneSoap. This is due to the combination of sitting in our warm and dark pockets, being touched by our hands all the time and perhaps the fact that people do not usually disinfect their mobile devices. That does not mean that your immune system is condemned by the bacterial colonies of your phone, but many of those who live in it are the same type that can make you sick.
UV-C light is a well known method to kill bacteria and other pathogens. It is capable of destroying 99.99% of household germs such as E. coli or the flu virus. Essentially, it attacks their DNA, making them unable to reproduce. It can even be effective against antibiotic resistant bacteria strains. (UV-C light can also damage our eyes and even our skin over time. That's why the bulbs are stored safely during the sanitation process of the PhoneSoap Pro). Niels Finsen won the Nobel Prize in Medicine at the beginning of the 20th century for the use of UV-C light in the fight against tuberculosis. It is not surprising that places like laboratories and hospitals have taken advantage of this property for a long time. There have been some studies that analyzed whether PhoneSoap is effective, one of which was broadcast on the Discovery Channel.
In summary, the evidence suggests that UV-C is a powerful weapon against germs.
Using the PhoneSoap Pro
PhoneSoap Pro is very easy to use. Once it is plugged in, all you have to do is place the products inside and close the lid. From there, it will start to automatically disinfect, and the lightning symbol at the top will glow. When that light goes out, that means the process is over. You can touch that same symbol to start and stop sanitation manually, if you want to do it for more or less time.
When we tried it, it was a very fun experience. Everyone who saw it wanted to try it and had many questions about it. Some people were worried that it would damage or overheat their items, others were skeptical about efficiency. We explain what we have told you before: UV-C light is used safely to disinfect all kinds of things, including water. And although the results are not visible, that does not mean that ultraviolet light is not doing its magic.
We believe that many people will appreciate having a PhoneSoap Pro in their homes. Ours was used a lot during our tests, disinfecting our phones, as well as smaller products such as keys, headphones or small remote controls. And although we are not germphobic, there is something reassuring about cleaning the cell phone with a microfiber cloth and then placing it in the PhoneSoap to thoroughly disinfect it. It is especially important in these winter months, when you have to give the immune system all the advantages you can get.
Part of what has convinced us about PhoneSoap Pro are the additional features that make it so convenient. Acoustic outputs allow you to listen to phone notifications, even when we are not in the room. They were muffled a little more than we expected, but not much. Of course, and because the process only takes five minutes (an update of the duration of 10 minutes from its predecessor), we do not miss much the cell phone in terms of social activity. But if we need to shorten the sanitation cycle, it is very easy to do so. We also like suction feet because they are not adhesive, they leave no residue. For users of Otterbox and PopSocket cases, the considerable disinfection bay allowed even these very bulky phones and cases to fit perfectly.
conclusion
PhoneSoap Pro can easily and effectively disinfect almost any cell phone, not to mention small objects that can fit inside the disinfection bay. In addition, you will not lose any notification thanks, in part, to the acoustic tunnel, and partly to the rapid sanitation cycle of only five minutes.
You can buy a PhoneSoap Pro for $ 119.95, keep germs out of your phone and maybe stay a little healthier this year.
Note: The prices above reflect the price at the time of publication of the article.