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Let me tell you, it was a BRUTAL fall. Battery cover and battery flew off and the phone fell pretty hard and flew off the treadmill onto concrete. I was running on the treadmill at about 7mph.
Needless to say, the phone doesn't have a single scratch on it! Nothing! I thought for sure it would have dented or scratched but it didn't. No case either. That's HTC build quality for you! I guarantee any plastic phone would have dented and scratched like crazy.
I've had this baby since launch with no problems. This is the first android device that I've owned and I've been completely happy with. Most phones end up lacking something but this phone has EVERYTHING! There's no way you could complain about a missing feature.
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Whew. Good thing it didnt bust. I like your reviews lol
that is truly insane. Im coming from a motorola cliq, and this thing astounds me everytime i boot it up.
Oh,and since seeing is believing, could you post some pics?
i am a bit shocked that there wasn't even a scratch lol
seeing how i scratched mine in purse
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Let me tell you, it was a BRUTAL fall. Battery cover and battery flew off and the phone fell pretty hard and flew off the treadmill onto concrete. I was running on the treadmill at about 7mph.
Needless to say, the phone doesn't have a single scratch on it! Nothing! I thought for sure it would have dented or scratched but it didn't. No case either. That's HTC build quality for you! I guarantee any plastic phone would have dented and scratched like crazy.
I've had this baby since launch with no problems. This is the first android device that I've owned and I've been completely happy with. Most phones end up lacking something but this phone has EVERYTHING! There's no way you could complain about a missing feature.
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And here I thought you might be trying to use this as an excuse to not workout anymore
I've dropped my MT4G from my car seat to my center console where the hand brake is (a distance of about 4 inches) and the cover came flying off. I find it a little odd, because I can't for the life of me get the cover off normally. I usually have to use a flat-head screwdriver to pry it off.
On another note, my old G1 could take abuse like no other. Dropped onto concrete numerous times, put through the washing machine while it was powered on. The thing just kept on working.
I know it sounds funny but most newer phones are actually designed to let the battery cover an battery come out of the device when dropped. Thats why it happens all the time. I think of it as possibly a way to help prevent further damage. If you think about it the battery is one of the heaviest parts of the phone and after ejected the phone becomes lighter so there is less chance of damage. It could even have a recoil effect where the energy that pushes the batter cover and battery out takes away from the energy of the device hitting the surface dropped on.
This is just my opinion.
I have to think that's right because every time I've dropped my MT4G the cover and battery explode off almost like magic, but it doesn't come off too easy in hand and has never accidentally come off OTHER THAN when it was dropped.
Yea it's supposed to fly off. You usually see the battery door flying off, spinning through the air. Imagine if all the energy that made the battery door go flying were instead sent to the phone's structure... would be a lot worse. Same reason cars have crumple zones =)
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I know it sounds funny but most newer phones are actually designed to let the battery cover an battery come out of the device when dropped. Thats why it happens all the time. I think of it as possibly a way to help prevent further damage. If you think about it the battery is one of the heaviest parts of the phone and after ejected the phone becomes lighter so there is less chance of damage. It could even have a recoil effect where the energy that pushes the batter cover and battery out takes away from the energy of the device hitting the surface dropped on.
This is just my opinion.
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No kidding lol, that's crazy. My battery door flew off so fast I thought for sure something was wrong.
Man I love this phone.
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i am a bit shocked that there wasn't even a scratch lol
seeing how i scratched mine in purse
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The purse is a dangerous place. I've seen some really strange things in there, no place for a $500 phone.
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I would wear mine around my neck before I would put it in my wife's purse. Gorilla body armor couldn't protect it in there.
I dropped mine 3 times, onto my wonderful dining room tile floor. The 3rd time was the kicker, it broke the screen. My G1 had been dropped a thousand times and came through like a champ. I love this phone, though I don't think it can take the kind of abuse that "2 young kids who fight over who gets to hand Dad the phone when it rings" can bring. I think it is time for me to get a decent case for it.
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The purse is a dangerous place. I've seen some really strange things in there, no place for a $500 phone.
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Lol well my jeans are often too tight for it to go in my pocket
and i hate clips because there again...too tight
so the purse is the only place it can go
although sometimes i am just holding it in my hand
my skyrocket got dropped in water i pulled it out put it under a hair dryer and it works, kind of. i use it as my primary phone right now but sometimes it freezes and the touch sensitive keys dont work the it either a) shuts off or b) i have to take the battery out.
any idea what replacement part or parts i could possibly change to fix this?
A new phone you prolly toasted the pcb
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1582881
Link to thread with link to AdamOutler video recovering from water. Take apart if you can. If left as is, you may expect further deterioration of the internal components and connections.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1582881
Link to thread with link to AdamOutler video recovering from water. Take apart if you can. If left as is, you may expect further deterioration of the internal components and connections.
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Issue is he has been running it already
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Issue is he has been running it already
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Right. All the damage is already done. He didn't care for it properly immediately after it got wet.
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It ain't over till it's over.
I had the proverbial "Bad Day" yesterday, or rather, my poor Skyrocket did. It went from being perfect, not so much as a scuff on it to: a) Dropped onto my CEMENT driveway from a height of almost 6 feet. How is this possible, you may ask? I was leaning over the porch rail to open the recycling bin, instead of going around and down the stairs... PURE LAZINESS is what it was! Anyway, it slipped out of my top pocket, in spite of the fact that I was trying to hold it with my fore arm. Why of WHY did the Skyrocket have to be so slim and sleek! The phone hit the cement, bounced once or twice, and then slid, ON IT'S FACE about 3-4 feet, with me making that scream you do while breathing in; kind of a "Uuuoooaaarrrrggghhhh" is the best I can describe it. I followed this by grabbing the phone, taking it inside and throwing an ever loving **** fit. I proceeded to throw the phone on the couch (Even during a full blown hissy, I try to protect the damn thing!) and as I examined it, it was one of those "It could have been much worse" things, that we try to comfort ourselves with, and amazingly they do help, even if it's BS. The damage was 100% to the front black chrome bezel (around the front edge of screen) - A part that in fact CAN be replaced, but requires COMPLETE disassembly, including separating the Screen from the digitizer, which I have no clue how to do. It may NOT be possible, in fact without breaking a layer of adhesive. EVERY other part of the phone is replaceable, in modular sections, I know, and will explain in a moment.
So... bad day right... well that would had been enough since I love my phone as many folks on XDA understand, but nooooooo. I had to then drop it in 8 inches of standing water. Yep.
Was in the bottom of my above ground pool trying to restart a siphon for draining it, when, "SLIP" I %&*&#@ DID IT *@#&$% AGAIN!! *#$%&!!
Phone drops STRAIGHT TO THE BOTTOM OF THE HALF FOOT OR SO WATER IN THE POOL!!!!!!!!
Ok, so I almost NEVER keep my phone on me when doing physical work of any type. When I work on my cars engine compartment, or crawling around under it, I put my phone in the car. Even when I dry my car after pulling out of the car was the phone gets taken OUT of my top pocket and put somewhere safe. I guess I got complacent, since I hadn't had "an incident" in several years. Even with my 5" Dell Streak, beast that it was, I never let it slip from my standard place of Top shirt pocket. Every time I lean forward, my hand or forearm holds the phone from slipping. It is a motion as natural to me as shifting while driving, without even thinking about it. But even I know that "**** happens" so, lesson learned: I am going to bite the bullet and get a nice slim cover for the Skyrocket. NOW THAT IT WORKS AGAIN....
So after I pulled it out of the water I was in full panic mode: I quickly patted it in my shirt, but even while it was still wet and dripping, I RIPPED the back cover and battery out. In hindsight, I wish I had worked to dry the exterior quickly, and THEN opened it. The battery liquid detector wen bright read... CRAP! The PHONE liquid detector stayed WHITE… Ahh, finally caught a break. So after a basic dry everything I can reach (and the Sim came out wet, and the microSD came out wet, not good signs) I tried a quick power up.... The SkyICE animation began, then suddenly changed colors and turned pink/red.. WHOA.. STOP THE BOOT! So I yanked the battery.
After quite a bit of further drying, warm gentle air across the back for a venturi effect (sure!) another try and the screen behind the Samsung logo was bright, blood red, instead of black...
THIS convinced me to take the sucker apart, and for the most part I did really well. I did break ONE tab on the "body" of the phone - that holds the back section over the PCB on, but fortunately there are 7 screws, and it fit tightly when reassembling. I DID frin s coupe drops of water, though they did not seem to be in spots that would short anything, like on the stainless cover over the Qualcomm Processor, but those were just what I could see, without magnification. I dried those, blew warm gentle air over the PCB, and then gently warmed the parts over a low wattage bulb in a lamp.
I am SO impressed with the construction of this baby! I WOULD prefer more alloy, and less plastic for frame, shell & body parts, but what AMAZED me were the connections for all the ribbon cables, between modular PCB's (Like the one on the bottom with a antenna, USB port, Speaker, Mic and capacitive touch buttons, and others... The ribbon just comes around from behind, and attaches via a snap in connection to a receptacle soldered onto the corresponding PCB. In the video of the guy taking it apart, he just goes around and pops up 5 or 6 of these in about 10 seconds total time elapsing. Anyway, check out the middle section of the video I post here, right after he pulls the rear frame off... you'll see...
Bottom line? It's maybe NOT too late for the OP... Granted the more he runs it with a short or worse, the more potential damage. But in my experience it is REALLY difficult to get ALL the water out of a current design phone. It just travels from section to section, His best option (besides either trashing it or paying for repairs is doing what I did. Parts are readily available from Hong Kong, and short of the Screen/Digitizer, most are reasonably priced. Good luck with it. Get a jewelers screwdriver, and a plastic "separator" before starting. My only warning: When separating the main frames, after removing the 7 screws holding the two main frames together, use a CURVED separator, and try to bend the frame that’s the back of the phone OUTWARD a little bit. In other words, pull it OUT as well as spreading the two halves. I did not have a curved plastic tool, just a straight one, and as I pulled the two halves apart, I did not bend it out (away from an inner opening, that tabs go into from the back frame, and I snapped one of the inner openings edges. Think of it as tiny tabs that you want to pull up out of a depression before pulling the parts directly away from each other.
Aww, hell, just watch the video closely, I repeated some sections a few times before trying the procedures.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vf6jqYejWNU
Sorry for the lengthy post, but if I can save ONE person the pain of losing a good friend, then I think my life van finally have true meaning. Or something like that.
Why would you power it on so soon without even taking it apart to dry out?
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You see this guys pinky nail?!? Whou. I couldn't stop looking at it. I bet i can guess what its for
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should've left it off and left it in sack of rice for a day or so. RIP your phone...
Bricks don't fly or float.
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At least he didn't drop it in the water during a mini bath
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should've left it off and left it in sack of rice for a day or so. RIP your phone...
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Well, I dropped my skyrocket in water a couple days ago but fished it out instantly.
Learning from past mistakes, I immediately turned it off and took the battery, sim and memory card out. After I took a paper towel and tried to dry as many cracks and openings as possible until I saw I could not get any paper towel wet. I put the phone and battery in a sealed bag filled with rice and left it for 3 days. When I took it out, the phone was covered in rice dust so I took compressed air and tried to blow it clean. Praying it worked, I put the battery in and turned it on. Miraculously it booted like nothing ever happened.
I heard online to not use a hair drier as you will blow the water into components which were initially not wet.
"I heard online to not use a hair drier as you will blow the water into components which were initially not wet."
This. Definitely avoid hairdryers. Rice is like magic. I have only dumped one phone in water (it was an iPhone 3GS on and playing a video at the time! Then I had a hellish time getting it to turn off... kept turning back on.) I popped the screen and gave it a rice bath for a couple days. It was as good as new after that. (Well, as good as any iPhone can be, anyway. )
I thought I would make a quick post to provide some encouragement for those who may water damaged phones. Took mine swimming the other day. Phone fell out of my pocket and drifted down to the deepest end of the pool 8+'. Fortunately I discovered the phone before I got out of the pool.
I ran down to the hardware store and bought a bag of powder dehydration powder used for drawing humidity out of the air. I combined this powder with a bag of white rice in an airtight container (may seem like overkill but this worked much better then the typical prescribed method).
Any how, I removed the battery, took the screws out of the inner housing assembly popped the assembly without completely disassembling. I then wrapped the phone in a couple of coffee filters to prevent any of the powder from entering the phone.
I put the filter wrapped phone in the powder over night, sealed the container and left overnight. When I awoke I had a completely dry phone.
When I attempted to reboot the phone, the phone booted, but the touch screen didn't work.
After watching a video on Youtube (disassembly guide) I completely disassembled the phone. Working with 99% Iso alcohol and some small brushes, I completely cleaned the interior of the phone assembly including the main board, all connectors (paying very close attention to the pin assemblies). I found quite a bit of white corrosion inside the pin assemblies for the connectors and on much of the components. I assume this was residual chlorine from the pool water. After thoroughly cleaning all components, board etc. I carefully reassembled the phone per the instructions in the video.
Once the phone was buttoned up and recharged, I rebooted the phone. The phone booted right up. Everything worked perfectly, with the exception of the camera (wouldn't focus right). I disassembled the in housing again and took the camera out again. After inspecting, I realized I hadn't cleaned the interior of the plastic cover that protects the camera. After booting again, camera worked perfectly.
I would highly encourage anyone who mistakenly immerses their phone in water to at minimum use the powder and rice mixture w/partial disassembly. This worked exceptionally well compared to simply removing the battery and placing in rice.
If your patient and willing to follow directions, I found the thorough disassembly and cleaning process to be quite informative and rewarding, and I got a working phone out of the deal.
Don't recommend getting your phone wet, but if you do, take the initiative and try this yourself. Feel free to msg me if you have any questions
Good to hear that home solutions is still a viable way to fix electronic problems.
How long was it in the water for? I would have figured there was no way that phone would come back to life. Good to know.
Makes no difference if it was 10 seconds or 10 minutes. It doesn't get "wetter" being in longer.
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mine got wet 9 months ago and the op's steps that they took were similar to what I did and I can confirm that you can save your phone. My phone even got plugged in to the charger before i realized it was wet. Thanks op for posting this to help others out.
Hall, that cant be entirely true. Granted, either way is bad, but you can have more corrosion build up if it sat longer. Will 10 minutes do that much corrosion? still doubtful, but still can effect the phone differently. Also, depending on the case, it could take a little longer to access deeper in to the phone.
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How long was it in the water for? I would have figured there was no way that phone would come back to life. Good to know.
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Sorry for the late reply. Phone was about 9' deep for about 10 minutes. It was completely water logged. Funny thing was screen was still operational when I pulled from the water. I immediately pulled battery to prevent shorting.
I tend to think the amount of corrosion is relevant to the depth of water invasion and the amount of chemical or other component in the water. Mine was full of white corrosion. Under a magnifying glass I could see it everywhere. Any place i found it, I scrubbed with a fine brush and alcohol, specifically around the pins in the connectors. Be careful not to bend any though.
As far as components, they seem to be very well sealed. Nothing got into the camera, gyro etc. Speaker and phone jack both needed quite a bit of work, but eventually came clean.
Wouldn't suggest opening a phone for no reason, but it is actually quite interesting to see how small and well designed the components are, as well as to see how and where they are installed, gives one a much better understanding of how these things work.
Should I ever drop a phone in water again, I will certainly feel much more confident about my ability to revive it. Not good for the phone but certainly not a death certificate either. With a thorough cleaning your phone should work just fine again.
Edit: so I read the OP. Excellent job, with the exception of the rice. Leave it out next time. It's time to end the rice myth!
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For the love of God people, stop putting your wet phones in rice. I work at a repair shop and have worked on more water damaged phones than I can remember. Also, I come from a fobby Asian family and have carried(20+ lb bags)/washed/steamed/eaten a lot of rice.
First, rice doesn't just absorb moisture. If it's submerged in it, it will. It doesn't just pull it out of the air.
Second, when you put something wet in a container, or anywhere without good airflow it takes significantly longer for the water to evaporate. Take some wet clothes and put them in a bag. Even an open bag. See how long it takes compared to something like line drying.
Half the time someone leaves their phone in a rice filled container, the phone still has water in it 3-7 days later. The other half the water is gone, but it has accelerated damage from corrosion/rust.
Best thing to do with a water damaged android phone: take out the battery. Put it anywhere with a comfortable ambient temp and airflow, leaving the battery cover off. Leave it as long as you feel comfortable. Install new battery and back up your stuff.
At this point, you may need to clean everything with rubbing alcohol. If you don't feel comfortable doing that yourself, bring it to someone.
Sorry to rant but I'm just so sick of opening up wet phones and having people tell me "but I read it on the internet!"
Spread the word.
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Sorry to rant but I'm just so sick of opening up wet phones and having people tell me "but I read it on the internet!"
Spread the word.
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Everything on the internet is true though. Which is why I will now let everyone know. You all owe me money. Depending on your yearly net income.
20k and below. $10
50 - 70k $20
70 - 90k $50
90k and up $100.
You may pay me via PayPal.
This is on the internet. This is true. Good day!
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Has any brave soul tried this feature? If so give us your experience!
Personally I have not, knowing my luck my device would be the one with faulty ports/leaks ?
Some people have tried it and damaged their phone. Others have been fine. The phone is water resistant not waterproof so I would recommend against dipping it in water.
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I personally placed my wife's S7 Edge screen under a running tap for a few seconds. Phone still works fine. Having said that the iPhone 6S has some great water resistant features and it doesn't even have an IP rating. Yet my old iPhone 5s died after siting in a little puddle of water on the bathroom basin bench, which was barely as deep as the back cover. At least with some certified proof of water resistance protection on the S7's, I won't be taking mine swimming or showering, but its surely great to know that it could
handle some very common water contact.
If it spoils easily regardlessof having water resistance why does samsung make all these ads with lil john dunking his phone in the aquarium and whatnot. Theyre tempting us to do so and if the phone is broken they should never void the warranty as long as it adheres to the phone being not deeper than 1.5 meters for not longer than 30 mins
As above, i've run mine under the tap a few times and it's been fine. I've never submerged it though, I don't dare yet. I also don't have a need to, so don't anticipate I will anytime soon.
I finally had it tested and it was an accidental situation which makes it seem useful and not just intentionally testing it for the sake of it. We left my wife's S7 on the coffee table and there was a cup of water on there. We came back and the water got knocked over, the phone was kind of in a puddle of it. I was actually excited to test it, but pissed that my cat has been ****ing with filled cups of water lately.
Tried dipping it while i was in the gym pool lol charged it after 2 hrs moisture detected, wiped the inside with some tissue all good ?
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I use it to watch the news in the shower every day, and I tested under running water for a few minutes when I first got it. Water proofing is the biggest single reason why I bought this phone. If it doesn't work as advertised, I would have returned it. This thing is designed to handle water, so don't be afraid. I wouldn't swim with it, but a couple of drops of water from the shower or caught out in a rain storm, are nothing to worry about.
It is sold as a waterproof phone, not just water resistant. IP68 means full submersion in water, up to 5 feet for 30 minutes. That is waterproof. If the device fails from less than that, Samsung would legally have to replace it for you under warranty.
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I use it to watch the news in the shower every day, and I tested under running water for a few minutes when I first got it. Water proofing is the biggest single reason why I bought this phone. If it doesn't work as advertised, I would have returned it. This thing is designed to handle water, so don't be afraid. I wouldn't swim with it, but a couple of drops of water from the shower or caught out in a rain storm, are nothing to worry about.
It is sold as a waterproof phone, not just water resistant. IP68 means full submersion in water, up to 5 feet for 30 minutes. That is waterproof. If the device fails from less than that, Samsung would legally have to replace it for you under warranty.
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that's all true but they get you with the "water pressure" crap. running it under a slowly pouring tap should be fine, but running it under heavy/fast flowing water flowing from the tap could be a problem, also the entire submersion thing, drop it in slow it should be fine, throw it in water and it could cause issues.
The IP68 rating is simply a bonus for me. I will treat it no differently than any other phone but it's good to know that, should an accident occur, and it ends up in the sink or something similar, it should be alright. Being able to use it in the rain is quite nice too. However, people who put their new phone in a bowl of water the day they get it to prove some sort of point deserve any issues they end up with.
1.5m 30mins. With that rating i would say it's safe to bring it with you when you swim(not dive), and would not recommend to bring it to snorkel. I saw someone dropped their phone to a 40 feet river.. that for sure are gonna break the phone..
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BTW, make sure you never subject it to soapy water. Its water resistance relies on the surface tension of the water. Soap lowers water's surface tension, allowing the water to flow into places it normally wouldn't, as this guy found out the hard way:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s7/how-to/water-damage-story-t3337463
toptekjon said:
I use it to watch the news in the shower every day, and I tested under running water for a few minutes when I first got it. Water proofing is the biggest single reason why I bought this phone. If it doesn't work as advertised, I would have returned it. This thing is designed to handle water, so don't be afraid. I wouldn't swim with it, but a couple of drops of water from the shower or caught out in a rain storm, are nothing to worry about.
It is sold as a waterproof phone, not just water resistant. IP68 means full submersion in water, up to 5 feet for 30 minutes. That is waterproof. If the device fails from less than that, Samsung would legally have to replace it for you under warranty.
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doing the same as you better to test the warranty while its still hot
it froze on me on 2nd shower, high pressure test video recording but im sure it was the fact that ive got like 5% space left on the memory.
I also run it under cold fast water if it heats up, i do block the charge port, then its cooled down enough for some day charging...
its quite a well built phone and I would be shocked if it does get water damage, but im worried, samy warranty is good service.
I couldn't resist testing this out. After all, if it's not working as advertised I'd want a replacement. So I filled up the sink and then carefully placed the phone at the bottom. The screen doesn't work while under water but once I took it out everything was back to normal. Awesome feature!
I don't need the water resistance features of the phone, but I do believe that if it's water resistant then it's less likely for moisture and corrosion to hamper with buttons, contacts and other internals. I had 3-4 phones with unresponsive power buttons over time, so if Samsung used good, oxidation-resistant materials for water resistance purposes then it will probably be beneficial for overall mechanical health of the phone as well.
Anyone else have any experiences to share?
Was at a party this past weekend with a lot of friends. I had my phone in my hand, browsing something, and my buddy asked what phone I had. When I told him it was the S7 Edge, he promptly entered Lil Wayne mode and poured his beer onto my phone. Laughs were had. Took it to the bathroom and rinsed it under the sink for a few seconds, and all is well.
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Was at a party this past weekend with a lot of friends. I had my phone in my hand, browsing something, and my buddy asked what phone I had. When I told him it was the S7 Edge, he promptly entered Lil Wayne mode and poured his beer onto my phone. Laughs were had. Took it to the bathroom and rinsed it under the sink for a few seconds, and all is well.
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If someone did this to my phone without my consent I would enter Bruce Lee mode with them.
Ontopic: I tested my phone a lot. When I first got it I washed it with clean water everyday. I also washed it with soap a few times, I never had any problems.
After I received my dbrand skin I also washed it a couple of times, once with soap as well, to make sure the skin is water resistant (it is).
Now that the "new toy" syndrome has passed, I use my phone normally, but if someone asked me to take a selfie while the phone is underwater, I would do it
Dropped my phone in the bath and continued to leave it in there to show it off to the mrs as her iphone can't do it. Screen came out working fine including buttons, however the speaker was very distorted which kinda made me panic but it dried out overnight and all was well in the morning.
Needless to say I never lost my nerve round my partner and kept echoing your iPhone can't do that....
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If someone did this to my phone without my consent I would enter Bruce Lee mode with them.
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Haha, well since it was in my hand it's not like it got very wet. With the water resistance, I really didn't care. Gave me my first opportunity to test it out.
My son wanted to get a video underwater at the pool last weekend.
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April 16th of last year I was fishing at my usual spot on the Indian River. I got up to get a drink out of the cooler and a gust of wind blew my folding chair into the river. What I didn't realize was that my less-than-1-week-old Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge was in the cup holder of the chair.
After more than an hour of trudging around in the river, I drove home to tell my wife. We went back out to the river and I spent almost another hour trying to find it. We left empty handed and me shivering for the next 2-3 hours because the water was fairly cold.
I was out there again the next day and found myself back in the water searching. I came home empty-handed.
SO - I was thankful that I had gotten insurance on my phone (for the first time ever might I add!) and needless to say I've not left the phone in the cup holder ever again.
TODAY - My daughter and I were out fishing and she saw something in the water near where I lost it. It was silver - and shiny. I didn't think it was my phone though, as my phone was all black.
I reached down for the object with my landing net and pulled up my old phone LOL!
I'm sure it was due to water having gotten behind the screen, but both edges were now silver. The phone was in outstanding condition considering it's been at the bottom of the river for over 10 months. It does appear to have a crack in the screen though, but it could just be a scratch. The case was in shockingly good condition, in fact, after cleaning up the case I can honestly say that it could be used again - a real testament to Pelican cases!
Out of sheer morbid curiosity the phone is now sitting in a bag of cat litter until next weekend - I severely doubt it will ever turn on again, but hey, it's not like this experiment is going to cost me anything to do!
It looks almost like there was some battery acid leakage though - hard to say for sure. Appears to have come out of the speaker grill on the bottom. Looking at the inside of the case in the corner next to where the speaker grill would be looks it melted a little as well.
Here's a link to my Google Photos folder showing the phone fresh out of the water, then from all angles at home, out of the case before I cleaned it up, it cleaned up, then the case after cleaning.
https://goo.gl/photos/VLcaP28tUWE2gjENA
Enjoy!
its a good history, but the phone wont turn on, it is not possible. in fact, you can make a short circuit when you plug the phone to the electricity and can be harmful for you and your familly.
Nice read, thanks for posting
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I wouldn't say it looks particularly good ... I've seen cannons recovered from the sea bed 500 years later looking more useful but a nice story ?
Now if it would turn on ...
Interesting, but did you buy S7 edge again after losing your old S7 edge phone into the river?
mpadhu said:
Interesting, but did you buy S7 edge again after losing your old S7 edge phone into the river?
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Insurance replaced the old one with a brand new one - gold, but still a brand new replacement.
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Insurance replaced the old one with a brand new one - gold, but still a brand new replacement.
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Have you plugged it in to charge it and see if it turns on?
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n00bnl said:
Have you plugged it in to charge it and see if it turns on?
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NOOOOO.... am drying it out until the weekend.
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NOOOOO.... am drying it out until the weekend.
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Missed the part about the weekend. I'll wait to see how it goes. Hopefully, it'll power up and operate. Mostly for the sake of being a bad as$ phone. If not, nothing ventured nothing lost. Lol
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if its still working after all those time... will be priceles... hahaha
I think it's better to put phone in to destilated water and run to specialized service
Whatever happened with this?
I am curious too. OP?
OP plugged phone in and it exploded. The end.
R.I.P. OP!
Bump! Lol
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How come you got insurance covered for phone which is not india manufactured. I can see carrier logo on back. Would you mind sharing the name of your insurance provider.
Put it in rice bag tightly closed container or bag for 3 -5 days then connect to PC via cable not charger if there is no acid leakage from battery or .It helped me when Samsung service center didn't seal the phone properly after replacing the display .Only my power button was not working because i connected to power source after water went inside . Once it turned on i gave to warranty silently and told them my power button not working then they replaced it too .
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Put it in rice bag tightly closed container or bag for 3 -5 days then connect to PC via cable not charger if there is no acid leakage from battery or .It helped me when Samsung service center didn't seal the phone properly after replacing the display .Only my power button was not working because i connected to power source after water went inside . Once it turned on i gave to warranty silently and told them my power button not working then they replaced it too .
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Can just imagine that turning up at a service center with a note saying it wont turn on or anything . They might replace it . Lol.
Don't use rice. Rice isn't as good at absorbing water as popular belief leads you to think.
Take out the Sim tray, put the phone on a warm window sill, with the tray pointing down (for water to leak out) and have a fan blowing air on the phone. Leave it there for a few days, or as long as possible. Then plug in to a computer and see what happens.
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Don't use rice. Rice isn't as good at absorbing water as popular belief leads you to think.
Take out the Sim tray, put the phone on a warm window sill, with the tray pointing down (for water to leak out) and have a fan blowing air on the phone. Leave it there for a few days, or as long as possible. Then plug in to a computer and see what happens.
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Actually submerse it in a bowl of as pure isopropyl alcohol as you can find and swish it around to try to get it to force all water out. Isopropyl dries quickly and does not harm electronics or break circuit pathways.