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As the title says, I spilled water over my phone whilst trying to put on a screen protector. The water didn't get into the back of the phone, just where the screen is. I put it in a bag of rice overnight (and most of yesterday afternoon), but there are still spots on the screen (see attachment). After a quick test, everything seems to work except the trackball click. So I now have several questions:
- What seems to be the problem specifically (there's water damage obviously, but specifically where)?
- Is it more cost-efficient to fix it myself or take it to a shop?
- If I am to fix it myself, are there guides I can follow and are there special tools I need?
Thank you for your help!
The best you should have done was to take out the battery and and probably get it open so the water evaporates......putting it in a rice bag was not the best idea should have keept it somewhere dry with lots of air blowing over so as to take out the water vapour which would build up as the phone warms up your rice bag method has only locked up water vapour in your device and if that comes into contact with any component that could be serious damage get a tech guy to open it up and let all the water dry up keep in mind that if its not open vapour will just lock up an make your screen look bad:banghead:
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For you track that could be the end of it water I the worst thing that you keep near you phone a drop on you CPU RAM or any vital thing and you done DON'T TRY FIXING IT ON YOUR OWN ANY PHONE GUY WILL NOT YOU EXCEPT YOU ARE ONE if your warranty is still somewhere it might help but most warranties don't cover damage caused by you the user..... If you try the above and its still the same then a service center is the next op
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strip419 said:
The best you should have done was to take out the battery and and probably get it open so the water evaporates......putting it in a rice bag was not the best idea should have keept it somewhere dry with lots of air blowing over so as to take out the water vapour which would build up as the phone warms up your rice bag method has only locked up water vapour in your device and if that comes into contact with any component that could be serious damage get a tech guy to open it up and let all the water dry up keep in mind that if its not open vapour will just lock up an make your screen look bad:banghead:
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For you track that could be the end of it water I the worst thing that you keep near you phone a drop on you CPU RAM or any vital thing and you done DON'T TRY FIXING IT ON YOUR OWN ANY PHONE GUY WILL NOT YOU EXCEPT YOU ARE ONE if your warranty is still somewhere it might help but most warranties don't cover damage caused by you the user..... If you try the above and its still the same then a service center is the next op
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Thanks for the response. I wasn't aware that the rice bag method isn't for all water-related incidents. So the best thing to do right now is to open it up. Does that mean open it to the internals or just take the battery out and blow a fan over the phone? I hope nothing other than the trackball is affected. I can live without the trackball clicking.
Your phone may still die, I had a water damaged desire z, I dropped in in the toilet, thought I was lucky as I had already flushed lol. After drying for a few days (I unfortunately, like you, left the battery in) I booted it and found the flash was acting crazy. By avoiding using it I thought I was ok, but a day later the flash had formed a short circuit rendering the phone useless, the power button rather than booting the device simply made the flash blink like the cm7 strobe effect. Tried further drying by disassembling. Nothing. Binned. Died a little inside. Bought a galaxy mini. Hated it. Sold galaxy mini and now using Motorola defy, got it cos its water resistant XD, its an OK replacement but I miss my z's better touchscreen, and the keyboard rocked, alas that's why they're so unresistant to water though. Hope yours survives, as the trackball is pretty isolated even if it is shorted it might not do much damage hopefully (flash is near camera, power button and proximity which all lead to the motherboard!) let me know how it goes, good luck!
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Your phone may still die, I had a water damaged desire z, I dropped in in the toilet, thought I was lucky as I had already flushed lol. After drying for a few days (I unfortunately, like you, left the battery in) I booted it and found the flash was acting crazy. By avoiding using it I thought I was ok, but a day later the flash had formed a short circuit rendering the phone useless, the power button rather than booting the device simply made the flash blink like the cm7 strobe effect. Tried further drying by disassembling. Nothing. Binned. Died a little inside. Bought a galaxy mini. Hated it. Sold galaxy mini and now using Motorola defy, got it cos its water resistant XD, its an OK replacement but I miss my z's better touchscreen, and the keyboard rocked, alas that's why they're so unresistant to water though. Hope yours survives, as the trackball is pretty isolated even if it is shorted it might not do much damage hopefully (flash is near camera, power button and proximity which all lead to the motherboard!) let me know how it goes, good luck!
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My sympathies. =( I hope I don't have to replace my phone too.
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My sympathies. =( I hope I don't have to replace my phone too.
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Just do not put battery in until its as dry as possible and you may be lucky, I soaked the galaxy mini too washing dishes but that one was fine once I dried it, your trackball may start working again if youre patient
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Oh and I see your earlier question, yes take internals out if possible but carefully to avoid damage, even removing the back to expose the motherboard would be helpful if you don't feel comfortable pulling parts out
Yes all all covers should be out atleast the system board should be as dry as possible cos that's were the trouble is,the track pad uses some kind of optic stuf and could be changed if its removable. If its attached to the system board don't try cos you might brick your phone if your touch screen is good then there should not be a problem, for me I hardly use my track pad. As for it working again I can't assure you of that but open it up it shud work
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Oh and I see your earlier question, yes take internals out if possible but carefully to avoid damage, even removing the back to expose the motherboard would be helpful if you don't feel comfortable pulling parts out
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Turns out, I don't have the tools to open it up. I suppose there's no avoiding taking it to a shop to have it fixed.
DON'T FORGET TO CONTACT A GOOD GUY IF YOU ARE NOT SURE OF OPENING IT YOURSELF G2 is a good phone it should be able to survive except you made it swim
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HIT THANKS PLSSS SMH.... AM SOOOOOO "THANKS DRY"
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strip419 said:
DON'T FORGET TO CONTACT A GOOD GUY IF YOU ARE NOT SURE OF OPENING IT YOURSELF G2 is a good phone it should be able to survive except you made it swim
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HIT THANKS PLSSS SMH.... AM SOOOOOO "THANKS DRY"
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Well, I didn't douse it in water. I just spilled water on top of the screen as I was applying a screen protector. If anything, it's just the screen part that's wet, not the other half of the device. Hopefully it won't be an expensive fix either. Anyway, thank you for your help! =)
Good luck dude but incase it dies I can sell you mine :beer::thumbup:
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rice works pretty well pulling out moisture, opening you phone is quite easy if you slightly mechanicaly inclined. you will need a small pry tool (guitar pick should work) and a t5 torx bit. that will get your back case off. there are about a dozen small phillips screws to remove the motherboard and then a few more to get to the digitizer. looks as if the water either seeped in through the front speaker or around the edges of the screen meaning the glue has gone bad.
if your able to fully dry your phone great, but be carefull any moisture left can turn to corrosion quickly.
there is a small ribbon cable that connects your softbutton pad and track to the rest of the phone, if the soft buttons still work but not the track this is most likely what needs to be fixed
if the screen seems unresponsive then you will need to replace the digitzer
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I dropped this g2 in the toilet a long time ago. Left in rice for a week and dried completely. Used for a week after that and impurities on the board would not let the phone boot up past bootloader and then it'll shut down. I opened it up and using 99% alcohol and a toothbrush cleaned the motherboard. The phone has worked perfectly ever since. The moisture in the screen eventually goes away after a few weeks. In my case i only have a faint line noticeable from certain angles. You can fix it by simply replacing the LCD.
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I would have taken apart my phone if I had a t5 torx bit. Inconveniently, the smallest I have is a t7. I'm going to take it to a repair place tomorrow and see what's gone bad. I'd rather pay the price for repair now than pay for a new phone.
I recently attempted to repair my cracked front glass (touch screen was completely working).
I didn't heat the glass using a dryer or glue gun because I have seen a person doing a video on YouTube recommending not to heat the glue as it dries fast and it actually makes the glue harder to remove. Half way through the repair, touch was still working. Every thing was. So I got excited and accidentally nicked the screen. Since it wasn't working anymore (first white screen while I was doing the repair, then went half white/black, then when I turned it off/on again everything was black -- I could still receive calls) I decide to remove it altogether. Didn't know there was a hard to remove residue under it, but anyway I succeeded removing it.
I tried turning it on with the screen removed (also removed the connector to the motherboard) and I got a boot loop (felt vibrations again and again). Is this normal? I assume it is because no screen was connected. This is the current state of my device:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/114981610862902277332/albums/5848428825750128241
If you notice in the third pic, I also nicked a small part of the black portion of the back, where the circuits of the screen are placed. Anyway I want to ask if I can still purchase a $130 digitizer+screen replacement and attach it again, and do I need some kind of adhesive similar to the one I removed? Or is my device gone for good?
I'm planning to give this to my father if it can still be fixed.
Why Did you repaired your urself ??
http://www.parts4repair.com/samsung-galaxy-nexus/
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it can be fixed
Divyesh42 said:
Why Did you repaired your urself ??
http://www.parts4repair.com/samsung-galaxy-nexus/
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it can be fixed
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Impossible to get support for Galaxy Nexus here in my country. I could have asked technicians or more hardware-techie people to do the job, but I figured based on the amount of people who did it successfully, I could have probably done it myself. Half way I was still doing good but got too excited so I broke it :/
Thanks
Edit: It seems the site you linked to does not have a screen+digitizer part available.
I've found the following parts on eBay:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Full-LCD-di...909?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c288bc915
http://www.ebay.com/itm/LCD-Touch-D...846?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item564c51c966
Is this the correct part? I still have the front glass part I ordered for my repair attempt, if these do not come with it.
Since I have to return it anyway it thought I would give it a go. It takes FANTASTIC pictures underwater! Use the volume keys as the shutter button. It focused perfectly and is really quick.
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You can't post that and not post the underwater photos!
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This will save me from buying an underwater housing for my DSLR!
I just wiped it down after. Incredible. I'm amazed they dont advertise this capability.
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A Barracuda took off with mine!
Dude! That's is animal cruelty! what if it melts down on its mouth?
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it is also an oportunity for other tests, scratch tests, I am going to test the liquid protector
It's bad. One of mine is all scratched up from vibrating face down.
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Since I have to return it anyway it thought I would give it a go. It takes FANTASTIC pictures underwater! Use the volume keys as the shutter button. It focused perfectly and is really quick.
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Damn good idea im goin to dominican on 23rd for a week perhaps i should take full use of this lol
Case report #36 - phone/ battery explodes while taking pics underwater.
ekerbuddyeker said:
Since I have to return it anyway it thought I would give it a go. It takes FANTASTIC pictures underwater! Use the volume keys as the shutter button. It focused perfectly and is really quick.
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You know that they refurbish recalled units right? So you are advocating water damage to your current unit because you know that you will get a brand new one? This is vandalism!
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A Barracuda took off with mine!
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Dude! That's is animal cruelty! what if it melts down on its mouth?
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Deep fried barracuda!
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You know that they refurbish recalled units right? So you are advocating water damage to your current unit because you know that you will get a brand new one? This is vandalism!
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So I have to take extra care of MY device because someone else will reuse it for half of the price I paid for it? It's mine until Samsung gives me a new one, so I can do whatever I want with it. Period.
Also, you can take underwater photos without problem. Guys it's IP68 certified, it means that it can get underwater more than 30 minutes. If you dry it as soon as you leave it out of water, there's no damage.
Yes, device is absolutely fine
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So I have to take extra care of MY device because someone else will reuse it for half of the price I paid for it? It's mine until Samsung gives me a new one, so I can do whatever I want with it. Period.
Also, you can take underwater photos without problem. Guys it's IP68 certified, it means that it can get underwater more than 30 minutes. If you dry it as soon as you leave it out of water, there's no damage.
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1) "So I have to take extra care" - no, just don't damage to the thing with water.
2) "MY device" - no, your old device has been recalled, you will be getting a brand new one. The current one is the old recalled one, not yours.
3) "someone else will reuse it for half of the price I paid for it" - no... Someone might be you, getting back your refurbished device.
4) Do you really not understand how recalls work? They don't just throw away old, recalled devices...
You are truly an idiot if you are asking to damage recall units with water!
Lol it would be funny if they just change the battery and send the old ones back .
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1) "So I have to take extra care" - no, just don't damage to the thing with water.
2) "MY device" - no, your old device has been recalled, you will be getting a brand new one. The current one is the old recalled one, not yours.
3) "someone else will reuse it for half of the price I paid for it" - no... Someone might be you, getting back your refurbished device.
4) Do you really not understand how recalls work? They don't just throw away old, recalled devices...
You are truly an idiot if you are asking to damage recall units with water!
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I'ts quite hard to understand your english, hence why I don't really get your point. As I said before, as long as you dry your device after submerging it and it's not salted water, there's no damage. I know how recalls work. Usually you get the same device/car/whatever you're recalling but fixed. Since this device is sealed and you can't replace the battery without dissasembling it, they give you a brand new one free of charge instead of fixing your actual device. Also, since the recall is optative, your device is still yours even if Samsung asks you to exchange it for a new one. The affected devices are dissasembled to use parts of it and/or go through a quality test to see if the device gets accepted to be refurbished. Does it have a scratch? Is it water damaged? Is it dented or shattered? Dumped. That's it. Samsung does not sell refurbished devices by themselves, usually a third party company offers a refurbished, no-warranty version for a discount. In the last statement Samsung says that they're commited to bring us 100% quality devices, hence why a water damaged refurbished device is not even a chance for them.
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1) "So I have to take extra care" - no, just don't damage to the thing with water.
2) "MY device" - no, your old device has been recalled, you will be getting a brand new one. The current one is the old recalled one, not yours.
3) "someone else will reuse it for half of the price I paid for it" - no... Someone might be you, getting back your refurbished device.
4) Do you really not understand how recalls work? They don't just throw away old, recalled devices...
You are truly an idiot if you are asking to damage recall units with water!
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Yes... but the note 7 is waterproof for 30 mins to 1.5m..
so therefore he aint gonna water damage his phone...
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I'ts quite hard to understand your english, hence why I don't really get your point. As I said before, as long as you dry your device after submerging it and it's not salted water, there's no damage. I know how recalls work. Usually you get the same device/car/whatever you're recalling but fixed. Since this device is sealed and you can't replace the battery without dissasembling it, they give you a brand new one free of charge instead of fixing your actual device. Also, since the recall is optative, your device is still yours even if Samsung asks you to exchange it for a new one. The affected devices are dissasembled to use parts of it and/or go through a quality test to see if the device gets accepted to be refurbished. Does it have a scratch? Is it water damaged? Is it dented or shattered? Dumped. That's it. Samsung does not sell refurbished devices by themselves, usually a third party company offers a refurbished, no-warranty version for a discount. In the last statement Samsung says that they're commited to bring us 100% quality devices, hence why a water damaged refurbished device is not even a chance for them.
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You clearly understand zero about water resistance nor the IP rating system. I am too tired to bother to write about it so do what you like with the mobile.
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VWnut89 said:
Yes... but the note 7 is waterproof for 30 mins to 1.5m..
so therefore he aint gonna water damage his phone...
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Its not "Water proof" The mobile has a certain specific water resistance. Please don't think you can take your mobile to depths of 1,5M and it will not be compromised. Depth is only a small part of the water resistance rating. Pressure is the major part. You can gently immerse your mobile in still clean water for 30 mins up to a depth of 1.5M. IF, however, you subject said mobile to movement, violent movement, such as swimming or diving in the pool then water may be forced due to pressure into the mobile even at 2" depth!
The way to look at the mobile water resistance is to accept that if you get it wet in the rain or use it with wet hands it may be fine but they are not underwater devices by any means and are not sold as underwater cameras, such cameras cost a fortune and are highly specialised.
Water 'pressure' is the deciding factor in a water resistant mobile. Active high pressures even in a few inches of water will cause a failure of those seals.
A test for you. Stand at the side of your pool and jump spreading your legs and taking your arms above your head, see how many you can manage in 20 seconds. Now enter your pool up to neck depth and do the same exercise. It feels like you have 10kg weights strapped on your arms and legs.....that feeling of added weight is water pressure.
Now imagine the pressure your mobile would be under if you repeated said exercise while holding your mobile. :highfive:
Hope you can understand my poor attempt at explaining this?
Ryland
PS, WHY would one desire to take a mobile phone underwater to take photos in a swimming pool in any case? The sea, okay I get it even though the salt water would eventually damage those seals as will the chemicals in a swimming pool. Read the owners manual. Its very clear on this matter.
Ryland Johnson said:
You clearly understand zero about water resistance nor the IP rating system. I am too tired to bother to write about it so do what you like with the mobile.
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Its not "Water proof" The mobile has a certain specific water resistance. Please don't think you can take your mobile to depths of 1,5M and it will not be compromised. Depth is only a small part of the water resistance rating. Pressure is the major part. You can gently immerse your mobile in still clean water for 30 mins up to a depth of 1.5M. IF, however, you subject said mobile to movement, violent movement, such as swimming or diving in the pool then water may be forced due to pressure into the mobile even at 2" depth!
The way to look at the mobile water resistance is to accept that if you get it wet in the rain or use it with wet hands it may be fine but they are not underwater devices by any means and are not sold as underwater cameras, such cameras cost a fortune and are highly specialised.
Water 'pressure' is the deciding factor in a water resistant mobile. Active high pressures even in a few inches of water will cause a failure of those seals.
A test for you. Stand at the side of your pool and jump spreading your legs and taking your arms above your head, see how many you can manage in 20 seconds. Now enter your pool up to neck depth and do the same exercise. It feels like you have 10kg weights strapped on your arms and legs.....that feeling of added weight is water pressure.
Now imagine the pressure your mobile would be under if you repeated said exercise while holding your mobile. :highfive:
Hope you can understand my poor attempt at explaining this?
Ryland
PS, WHY would one desire to take a mobile phone underwater to take photos in a swimming pool in any case? The sea, okay I get it even though the salt water would eventually damage those seals as will the chemicals in a swimming pool. Read the owners manual. Its very clear on this matter.
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Yea true it does depend on what he means by underwater photos. I
If hes on about diving then yes that will damage the phone, especially in salt water. But If He just gently placed his phone under the surface of the water in a pool and took a photo I'm sure it would survive fine.
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Ironically no. Better take advantage of that recall while it lasts.
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No, it is specifically excluded
Fyi....there is still 2 of those lovely white stickers inside the phone... if you get those wet...then you maybe out of luck....one on the motherboard near the sim slot tray......you can probably see it from if you remove the tray and look hard inside......the second one is near the charging port.. this one u cant see unless you open up the phone.....
But there is a recall going on...so you can still exchange it no question asked.....
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Fyi....there is still 2 of those lovely white stickers inside the phone... if you get those wet...then you maybe out of luck....one on the motherboard near the sim slot tray......you can probably see it from if you remove the tray and look hard inside......the second one is near the charging port.. this one u cant see unless you open up the phone.....
But there is a recall going on...so you can still exchange it no question asked.....
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I'm pretty sure these stickers won't get wet with normal usage, it's for when someone puts it deeper than its supposed to be or for when someone puts it under water without the Sim tray to test if it will die, etc.
It kinda makes sense cause people would just destroy them on purpose so they could get a new one.
generally they will test them if you say it got wet and died, they would likely do a similar test as they do for waterproof watches to make sure the device water tight. as if they are advertising it as waterproof if it isn't they technically have to repair the device as the phone isn't fit for purpose.
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I'm pretty sure these stickers won't get wet with normal usage, it's for when someone puts it deeper than its supposed to be or for when someone puts it under water without the Sim tray to test if it will die, etc.
It kinda makes sense cause people would just destroy them on purpose so they could get a new one.
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you are correct......water damage is still water damage.......if the stickers inside the phone is "tripped".....the phone is no longer cover under warranty......
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generally they will test them if you say it got wet and died, they would likely do a similar test as they do for waterproof watches to make sure the device water tight. as if they are advertising it as waterproof if it isn't they technically have to repair the device as the phone isn't fit for purpose.
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if it was advertised as waterproof......you will be correct....but the note 7 is not waterproof....its water-resistant...........IP68 is water/dust resistant up to 5 ft up to 30 minutes.......
anything deeper/longer....the pressure underwater may affect the strip that is surrounding the sim tray........same with the mesh on the speaker....
even for watches....its waterproof/water resistant to a certain depth...........just like a sub......the hulls start to bulk below certain depth...
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you are correct......water damage is still water damage.......if the stickers inside the phone is "tripped".....the phone is no longer cover under warranty......
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if it was advertised as waterproof......you will be correct....but the note 7 is not waterproof....its water-resistant...........IP68 is water/dust resistant up to 5 ft up to 30 minutes.......
anything deeper/longer....the pressure underwater may affect the strip that is surrounding the sim tray........same with the mesh on the speaker....
even for watches....its waterproof/water resistant to a certain depth...........just like a sub......the hulls start to bulk below certain depth...
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You are correct. And i will add, even though IPX8 (the first 6 means dust protection) means water resistance (not water proof) for some depth... you have to take into account movement or splash. So if you go swimming, even if you are in that range... your movement will create more pressure and thus you break the limit. Also don't go under shower the splash from the water will increase pressure. The thing is pressure is measured using something and tech companies say something else. You can calculate from depth (meters) into pressure (bars or whatever)... so in fact only when you'll see a IPX8 at 100 meters than you can go swim/dive/shower... until that just relax when you wash your hands or it rains... no more
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ok i found this teardown video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiksU8Afr-4
It seems the new iPhone is not covered at all for water damage. Any experts want to clarify the difference in warranties
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It seems the new iPhone is not covered at all for water damage. Any experts want to clarify the difference in warranties
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It's like I said before it's water resistant up to a certain point on the outside......its the same for any water resistant electronics.....as long as the stickers inside the phone is valid.....you are fine.....it is "trips"...you are sol......
Read some of the comments earlier in this thread as to explanation why that is......water pressure and stuff like that....
Also one thing to note also is that tests were made in control environments......which means that water temperature and water density may also plays a part in water resistant.....putting a phone in sea water may deteriorate the resistant faster than like tab water....
I am sure that iPhone has somethinf familiar to ensure that the phone is used for its intend purposes.....they cant prevent people from diving with the phone.....so they have a mechanism to ensure that proper care is maintained for the phone
There is no phone yet that would cover water dmg. Samsung made it resistant so small dips in pool or lake is ok. Also without S Pen N7 might be more or less prone to water dmg. When i get mine I will activate the Galaxy Care app and test the sh*t out of its water resistance
If the water exposure is within the stated IP68 limits, but the phone does not perform as advertised and suffers water damage, Samsung is legally obliged to repair or replace it even if their warranty states otherwise. If the water exposure exceeds IP68 limits, then of course Samsung has no liability for resulting damage.
Dear community,
I am having this issue with my galaxy fold. I have been using the fold for almost 5 months hand I started to notice that the screen where I usually use my thumb to navigate through the os is scratched and not the same feel like the rest of the screen. I know that Samsung said that we should not use a screen protector but, damn!
It is so annoying when I notice it. Which is 24/7 by now
Are there any workarounds that are safe to do?
Best regards
If you have so.sung care send it bwck to them have you been using swipe gesture navigation its covered under the warranty also thers a good galaxy fold group on facebook some have exactly reported what you have
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-fold/accessories/inner-screen-protector-t4092293 this is what I have on my fold
could you post some of them if possible?