[Q] Water damage to Z3. Been drying it, but screen still flickers. Dry it more? - Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi everybody,
Please read the first 2 paras for my story. My question is in the 3rd para. \
So 3 days back i went for a freshwater swim with my friends in a river and I took my phone out to take pictures coz its waterproof. But unfortunately I ran into some issues. First, it started registering touches underwater and that annoyed me. So I merely locked the phone and used the camera button to shoot. I shot a couple of pics underwater and when i was about to shoot the third above water, the screen got unresponsive/
It did not register any touches from my fingers even after i've completely dried it out. I rebooted it (via hard reset buttons) but did not help so i switched it off and kept. I came back and switched it on but it didnt even turn the screen on. So i dipped it in a rice bag.
The good news is, after two days in the rice bag, the fogginess within the camera lens is gone. So i believe its progressing. However, when i turn the phone on, it comes to the lockscreen and starts flickering big time, and the whole display goes black (but backlight stays on). Then i lock the device and unlock it a few times and the screen turns on again, flickering heavily.
I put it back to dry but, i am wondering if anyone knows what kind of hardware damage this is. Is this simply something i can dry off? Or should I take it to a service center (i have no warranty so I will have to pay)?
Are the touches not being recorded because of water interference? Or is something physically damaged?
Thank you very much for reading and attempting to answer.

It is hardware issue, should have tested the water proof ness when you got the z3. There's no way you can fix this. If you're able to somehow argue youf way through to point out that it is defected when you got it then it should be covered by sony... Anyway good luck buddy.

LitoNi said:
It is hardware issue, should have tested the water proof ness when you got the z3. There's no way you can fix this. If you're able to somehow argue youf way through to point out that it is defected when you got it then it should be covered by sony... Anyway good luck buddy.
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Thank you very much for your response. I will try to do that! The thing is i did test it. The pressure test. And then i submerged it in a bowl of water too.. Nothing happened. But that was about 3 weeks prior to this incident. Anyway thanks again.

thedisturbedone said:
Thank you very much for your response. I will try to do that! The thing is i did test it. The pressure test. And then i submerged it in a bowl of water too.. Nothing happened. But that was about 3 weeks prior to this incident. Anyway thanks again.
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did you some how within that 3 weeks bent the phone or caused the CPU to heat up badly to the point it melted the glue?
on mine i just noticed there is a slight bump (back glass) on the power button side, not sure was it there a week ago when i got it, but definitely keeping an eye on it.
hope everything works out for you bud.

LitoNi said:
did you some how within that 3 weeks bent the phone or caused the CPU to heat up badly to the point it melted the glue?
on mine i just noticed there is a slight bump (back glass) on the power button side, not sure was it there a week ago when i got it, but definitely keeping an eye on it.
hope everything works out for you bud.
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Heat up badly.. hmm yes at one point when i was taking photos out in direct sunlight. It heated up and switched off the camera. Oh im sorry to hear that man. Make sure you get a case or something before you dip it in water. I just recalled that the last time i immersed it in water, i had the case on. Maybe that's why I didn't get any water damage.

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I'm in some serious trouble!!! My screen stopped working!!

Hey guys,
I was at work playing a mkv file in my car then I cool myself off by dripping water on me and I accidentally drip a little bit on the screen I suddenly notice my screen lowering the volume by itself and I quickly dried it off. Afterwards, I notice the screen brightest on the left side (facing up) started flickering I immediately knew there was going to be serious issues. I turned off the phone, checked the casing for any drippings and found no water drips inside the casing. I turned on the phone to find a quick pixelated screen for a quick season then booted to the HTC theme..
The phone booted to the home screen that's when the screen started to flicker similar to a computer's VGA, DVI or HDMI cable is loose in the back every pixel color on the screen starts flashing in colors. The screen turned pink then stopped working..
Here's the good news: I'm covered with tmobiles premium insurance and HTC's insurance...
Here's the bad news: I s-off, rooted and flashed a rom 12hrs ago..
Technically speaking, I'm screwed because I can't get the screen to function to revert back the changes and Idk what to do.. If you've any thoughts or ideas to help me fix this issue please I'll gladly appreciate.
There is 2 real options.
One is repair the screen all though somehow I don't think the water has caused the problem, modern mobile devices can usually withstand a small amount of water including light rain and maybe a light splash of liquid. They are all tested for this kind of thing. It sounds like something physical as I'm fairly sure it wont be the ROM to blame, so by this you should be able to claim on the insurance as its a physical defect and would of happened regardless of flashing etc. I can't be sure how successful you'll be with this though, its probably best to go to the HTC insurance for this as tmobile with blow it off as quick as possible.
The other option is not advised and is classed as insurance fraud which is highly illegal there for won't be putting it down in writing due to not wanting to upset the admins, mods and rules of the forum. But I'm sure you all know what the procedure is.
Hope this helps though bud. Good luck.
After fully inspecting the case and the phone itself.. I just realized the little drip of water could've made its way inside the phone small gap after noticing something white stuck in there..
I gotta have the idea that if the screen doesn't work then they can't see what's inside it right? lol.. I'm going to discharge the phone and let it dry then pray it works so I can revert the changes then make a claim.
Ajboricua said:
After fully inspecting the case and the phone itself.. I just realized the little drip of water could've made its way inside the phone small gap after noticing something white stuck in there..
I gotta have the idea that if the screen doesn't work then they can't see what's inside it right? lol.. I'm going to discharge the phone and let it dry then pray it works so I can revert the changes then make a claim.
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Check your insurance policy, accidental damage might be covered. Surely they can't make all claims void if the device software has been modified. In my eyes HTC actively encourages it.
RoganTheTwat said:
There is 2 real options.
One is repair the screen all though somehow I don't think the water has caused the problem, modern mobile devices can usually withstand a small amount of water including light rain and maybe a light splash of liquid. They are all tested for this kind of thing. It sounds like something physical as I'm fairly sure it wont be the ROM to blame, so by this you should be able to claim on the insurance as its a physical defect and would of happened regardless of flashing etc. I can't be sure how successful you'll be with this though, its probably best to go to the HTC insurance for this as tmobile with blow it off as quick as possible.
The other option is not advised and is classed as insurance fraud which is highly illegal there for won't be putting it down in writing due to not wanting to upset the admins, mods and rules of the forum. But I'm sure you all know what the procedure is.
Hope this helps though bud. Good luck.
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HTC won't blow me off despite it being rooted and having a different rom? I know tmobile would blow me off if they found out I rooted the damn thing.. Maybe idk honestly.. I could smash it to pieces and say I dropped in a 3 story building still be covered (I asked this question before purchasing the insurance haha)..
Ajboricua said:
HTC won't blow me off despite it being rooted and having a different rom? I know tmobile would blow me off if they found out I rooted the damn thing.. Maybe idk honestly.. I could smash it to pieces and say I dropped in a 3 story building still be covered (I asked this question before purchasing the insurance haha)..
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The best option is probably let the device dry off. Reboot it in a few hours, assess the damage if any, if its fixable or fine go for that, if its beyond fixing then take it as far as you see fit mate
Try drying your phone out on a windowsill or somewhere else warm, with the back case off and the battery out for a few hours, then give the phone a try again.
If that doesnt work then I suggest following RoganTheTwat's advice! You should be ok with the root situation...
RoganTheTwat said:
The best option is probably let the device dry off. Reboot it in a few hours, assess the damage if any, if its fixable or fine go for that, if its beyond fixing then take it as far as you see fit mate
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Thanks RoganTheTwat,
I'm definitely going to do that and if not then claim it with tmobile or HTC! I hope I get more opinions and knowledge like yours.
If nothing helps,DO NOT drive over it, and DO NOT claim accidental damage. If you do, you would commit fraud and would take minuscule amount of money from their HUGE profits, which they get by ripping off customers. So DO NOT do anything like that mate.
I would say Take battery off and the cover then try to keep the phone in a warm dry environment
very important to keep battery out and phone off since there is a sign of possible water damage.
the drying part you can keep it in a zip lock bag of rice it will help absorbing moisture and water.
or "Carefully with this one" wrap it up with cotton cloth and apply Warm air by a hair dryer( Do NOT set it on HOT ) apply it randomly don't constraint on one area and make sure you keep distant.
let me how that work Good Luck
Ajboricua said:
Thanks RoganTheTwat,
I'm definitely going to do that and if not then claim it with tmobile or HTC! I hope I get more opinions and knowledge like yours.
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No problem mate. This is what forums are for, helping people
pour more water in it
You could remove root and go back to s-on if it let's you
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get a bowl of uncooked rice, put the phone inside the bowl and make sure you cover it so that air won't be able to get in. leave it for a day.. also make sure that the phone is off.. you can take the battery out to be safe.. always works.. saved a lot of my friends phone, including one who dropped her cp on a toilet bowl.
tinky1 said:
If nothing helps,DO NOT drive over it, and DO NOT claim accidental damage. If you do, you would commit fraud and would take minuscule amount of money from their HUGE profits, which they get by ripping off customers. So DO NOT do anything like that mate.
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This was accidental damage I didn't purposely pour drips of water onto my phone because I wanted to know what will happen. There's no fraud under tmobile's policy if I claim it to be accidental or anything else.. I'm paying $7mo for premium insurance.
medoo313 said:
I would say Take battery off and the cover then try to keep the phone in a warm dry environment
very important to keep battery out and phone off since there is a sign of possible water damage.
the drying part you can keep it in a zip lock bag of rice it will help absorbing moisture and water.
or "Carefully with this one" wrap it up with cotton cloth and apply Warm air by a hair dryer( Do NOT set it on HOT ) apply it randomly don't constraint on one area and make sure you keep distant.
let me how that work Good Luck
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I put it in a rice zip-lock bag next to my computer then I'll wrap it with cotton cloth and apply warm air. I'll post results in about 7hrs.
Thanks everyone for the support
to OP. i dropped my HD2 into the bowl while it was flushing for a good 3 seconds. Didn't work for 5 days. But its still working till now (for more than a year.) i just opened up all the casings and let it dry
tinky1 said:
If nothing helps,DO NOT drive over it, and DO NOT claim accidental damage. If you do, you would commit fraud and would take minuscule amount of money from their HUGE profits, which they get by ripping off customers. So DO NOT do anything like that mate.
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Hahahahahaaha !!!
Ajboricua said:
Thanks RoganTheTwat,
I'm definitely going to do that and if not then claim it with tmobile or HTC! I hope I get more opinions and knowledge like yours.
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Ha! I RoganTheTwat XD
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krat0s123 said:
get a bowl of uncooked rice, put the phone inside the bowl and make sure you cover it so that air won't be able to get in. leave it for a day.. also make sure that the phone is off.. you can take the battery out to be safe.. always works.. saved a lot of my friends phone, including one who dropped her cp on a toilet bowl.
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Finally, someone with some sense...Moisture will get into that thing like its no ones business if you let it.
If the rice doesnt work, try something stronger. You can get stuff at the grocery store that is meant for drying out moist rooms. I use it to keep the bathroom dry.
Matt
mrg02d said:
Finally, someone with some sense...Moisture will get into that thing like its no ones business if you let it.
If the rice doesnt work, try something stronger. You can get stuff at the grocery store that is meant for drying out moist rooms. I use it to keep the bathroom dry.
Matt
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Or just raid your gf's closet and jam a tampon into the MicroUSB port..

Help! do I need a new screen?

So I recently dropped my phone in the sink while the water was running. I quickly removed it but water had already seeped inside, causing the screen to go crazy and then it was just a blank white.
I could see the water making its way up through the screen so I dried it off as much as I could and proceeded with the rice technique. After leaving it there for the past three days, I finally took it out this morning and turned it on.
It works! (Well I can see everything on the screen and the touch is fine as I am typing with it right now). Only thing is, it has left something behind. Looks like maybe some moisture is still in there and maybe pressed against the screen.
Based on the pic attached, you think I need a new screen? Or should I take it in to the repair shop and have them look to see if it is just extra moisture that needs to be dried?
Anyone ever seen this before? Really love this phone!
It works fine otherwise. Camera, headphone jack etc.
islandboy_2000 said:
So I recently dropped my phone in the sink while the water was running. I quickly removed it but water had already seeped inside, causing the screen to go crazy and then it was just a blank white.
I could see the water making its way up through the screen so I dried it off as much as I could and proceeded with the rice technique. After leaving it there for the past three days, I finally took it out this morning and turned it on.
It works! (Well I can see everything on the screen and the touch is fine as I am typing with it right now). Only thing is, it has left something behind. Looks like maybe some moisture is still in there and maybe pressed against the screen.
Based on the pic attached, you think I need a new screen? Or should I take it in to the repair shop and have them look to see if it is just extra moisture that needs to be dried?
Anyone ever seen this before? Really love this phone!
It works fine otherwise. Camera, headphone jack etc.
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Give it a few more days and if it doesnt go away then have it looked at
chris6278 said:
Give it a few more days and if it doesnt go away then have it looked at
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Thanks Chris. Ever happened to you or anyone you know before?
islandboy_2000 said:
Thanks Chris. Ever happened to you or anyone you know before?
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Instead of rice, buy some desiccant. Google it. If you live in a medium to large city, you can get it locally.
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JamieFL said:
Instead of rice, buy some desiccant. Google it. If you live in a medium to large city, you can get it locally.
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Thanks I've heard about those too.
I live on an island and they dont sell them here
I might have to go to a shoe store and ask if they have any laying around that maybe customers discarded :good:
BTW, how much will I need?

[Q] Advice on water damage. Pics.

So, my girlfriend had her Moto G in her purse and a water bottle opened and got her phone wet. I completely. disassembled the phone and dried everything out with a hair dryer. There is still a section of the screen that has a weird mark on it and the screen will appear to flicker every so often. I know for a fact the connection is dry so what else could it be? She's using my Nexus 4 for now. Eeeekkk. She's clumsy and that phone is glass all around!!!
supremekizzle said:
So, my girlfriend had her Moto G in her purse and a water bottle opened and got her phone wet. I completely. disassembled the phone and dried everything out with a hair dryer. There is still a section of the screen that has a weird mark on it and the screen will appear to flicker every so often. I know for a fact the connection is dry so what else could it be? She's using my Nexus 4 for now. Eeeekkk. She's clumsy and that phone is glass all around!!!
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spot could be because water maybe got into the lcd itself? Or maybe the digitizer is right up against it
T10NAZ said:
spot could be because water maybe got into the lcd itself? Or maybe the digitizer is right up against it
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Thanks. Any way to fix?
it's probably because you used a hair dryer to dry the phone
supremekizzle said:
So, my girlfriend had her Moto G in her purse and a water bottle opened and got her phone wet. I completely. disassembled the phone and dried everything out with a hair dryer. There is still a section of the screen that has a weird mark on it and the screen will appear to flicker every so often. I know for a fact the connection is dry so what else could it be? She's using my Nexus 4 for now. Eeeekkk. She's clumsy and that phone is glass all around!!!
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In theory it can be fixed, but it's very hard to do and you may end up destroying the lcd. You may have gotten water between the layers of the lcd and it won't dry easy and even if it does it will probably stay as a permanent blob due to the minerals in the water.
The way to fix it is to open the lcd itself and separate the layers until you reach the blob, then wash it gently with 99% alcohol and dry gently with warm air. I've done this several times, but few it didn't end well, depends on the lcd itself.
My advice is to disassemble the phone and leave it in an open-air bag of rice and leave in in a warm place for 3 days or so.
As a last resort you can try what I said above, just make sure to note how the layers were put and which side, so you don't mess it that way.
Good luck.
It's weird. I woke up today and it was completely gone. Either the drop of water that was in there migrated to somewhere else in the phone, or it evaporated. Thanks for the help.

What, if any, issues/manufacturing faults did you experience with your Z3?

I wanted to create this topic because I am curious and because I see many people asking if this phone isn't too fragile or has QC issues. I believe that the people with problems are the vocal minority but the best way to find out is to have a poll.
So, have you found any faults or is your device right as a little (Xperia) ray of sunshine?
You can select more than one option.
1st phone: defective camera (purple noise)
2nd phone: USB flap misalign when closed
3rd and current phone: so far so good
My first phone's screen had an area in a line from top to bottom, right of centre that had no touch sensitivity. The area was about .5 cm wide.
I couldn't touch anything on the line or drag anything across it.
I contacted Amazon.co.uk and they sent me a new one right away. They also let me hang onto the defective one until the replacement arrived without charging me.
Awesome! thanks for the replies so far! Please keep them coming!
My phone is perfect. The USB flap is a teeny tiny bit, like a fraction of a milimeter, misaligned but the seal is intact, I do not intent to take my phone into the pool anyway and thought it was pointless to go through the hassle of returning an otherwise flawless phone for something half of my friends can't see when I point it out. My carpenters eye is ridiculously accurate so meh.
The back glass scratched a few hours after removing cover. Ive only has the phone for 2 days and Bell wont take it back with damages. The phone has only ever been in my otherwise empty pocket...
Anyone else experiencef this? I thought both were gorilla glass.
I don't think the back is as scratch resistant as the front, as I too have very minor scratches on the back, using front and back tempered glass protects now.
My unit only has a slight annoyance which is the headphone jack is wobbly. It has about less than 1mm of wiggle room. I can see a gap between the metal body and the Jack. The Jack works perfectly currently.
Don't know if it's worth bringing to the Sony store, or to just seal it with some super glue or something. :/
Took some underwater pictures at the aquarium, thought it'd be cool.
Sending my phone into Sony to get a warranty replacement today.
xxquicksh0txx said:
Took some underwater pictures at the aquarium, thought it'd be cool.
Sending my phone into Sony to get a warranty replacement today.
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I assume water got in?
hanime said:
I assume water got in?
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That's what I'm assuming. I could also hear air bubbles when squeezing my device... :/
It worked fine for a while, I even rinsed it off in the sink after exposing it to the water. (It was fresh water, but there were fish in it) No more than 6 inches submerged for like 30 seconds. Was going through the pictures and the touchscreen just stopped working.
xxquicksh0txx said:
That's what I'm assuming. I could also hear air bubbles when squeezing my device... :/
It worked fine for a while, I even rinsed it off in the sink after exposing it to the water. (It was fresh water, but there were fish in it) No more than 6 inches submerged for like 30 seconds. Was going through the pictures and the touchscreen just stopped working.
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In reality, from what I have read, some are not waterproof out of the box. So sad to hear this when Sony advertised this phone as waterproof. Before submerging, did you try the water test via software (pressure sensor)?
hanime said:
In reality, from what I have read, some are not waterproof out of the box. So sad to hear this when Sony advertised this phone as waterproof. Before submerging, did you try the water test via software (pressure sensor)?
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Yes(Although I don't really think the test proves the waterproofness), I had also had it completely submerged for 10 minutes when I bought the device.
xxquicksh0txx said:
Yes(Although I don't really think the test proves the waterproofness), I had also had it completely submerged for 10 minutes when I bought the device.
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This really sucks because there is no way we can tell if it is waterproof until we really submerge it. I am going to avoid submerging mine at all cost.
Hi
I had some problems with this new phone.
1: no nfc working
2: horizontal section from 9 to 177 of the touchscreen doesnt work properly
So i get a third replacement by SFR (in France) and I think I get a fully working Z3.
I love the advertisement of Sony for ils Z3 in France : demand perfection (exigez la perfection)!
I've had 2 copper Z3's. First one, front glass shattered whilst in my front left pocket, nothing else in the same pocket. I've carried all my phones in the same manner and never had an issue. Also had the pink spot issue.
Second phone has 2 stuck pixels.
I really like the phone. They just don't like me
Got a replacement from T-Mobile, the camera button seems to be stuck.. Only works like 20% of the time. Instead of feeling like a dual stage button, it's just a single press with no tactile feel.
When in the camera app it either does nothing, or is stuck trying to focus repeatedly.
Has the same issue with the glass coming up on the back as well. Definitely feels and sounds as if adhesive it being "pulled apart" per se.
Also, the flaps seem to be a little mis-aligned.
My T-Mobile must have gotten a bad batch...
If you have a misaligned usb flap, will replacing the flap with a spare one fix it or is it an issue with the frame?
First one I got in store, noticed the power and volume up buttons were stuck and wouldn't click, the next one's speakerphone didn't work, now this one's camera button is stuck and doesn't have the two stage shutter and can't take photos in the stock app. I still prefer the phone over any other currently out.
Edit: I got mine through t-mobile.
UPDATE: The camera button has come unstuck and works fine now, though it does get a little stuck still.
Two display/screen issues :
- Screen burn-in all the time : status bar and home button more particularly. I strongly suspect a defective screen : I send my Z3 back to Sony, and they did... a software update ! I'm kind of curious about what they did exactly because my phone was completely updated. Of course, it didn't solve anything...
- Strange parasite lines surrounding text lines. Probably a software issue. I'm waiting Lollipop to see what it gonna do on my phone.
Sent mine in for a screen repair in the USA. Its a d6603 international version that is rooted and an unlocked boot loader stock. They just informed me that they cannot fix due to it not having the correct software and it not being a US phone.

Help! How to remove moisture on Z5 back camera?

Hi,
I put my new Z5 under a faucet, but after I dried up the handset I found water on the surface of the back camera. I tested and everything looks good and functions well, except the back camera only gives blurred images. In an hope that water would evaporate, I tried heating the camera cautiously with a drier, but it doesn't change much. Now I'm just letting the phone sit in a dry&airy place.
Does anyone have any good advice?
My only suggestion would be to chuck in a bowl of rice (uncooked of course)
and never let any phone get wet again!
We really need to put this "waterproof phone" myth to bed. You mix water and electronics at your peril.
Well guys, problem sooooooolved
I put the phone on my macbook-bacon-toaster-pro, and moisture promptly disappeared. Shoutout to adobe for never solving the overheating problem on mac running flash players
but the whole waterproof thing seems proven a myth
Mine has been fine under water and so has others same as my Xperia Z so where is the myth?
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put the camera to record in 4k for a long time. the heat from inside can help.
zippy01 said:
Mine has been fine under water and so has others same as my Xperia Z so where is the myth?
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Did you not notice the OP? And there sure are a darn bunch o' folk piping up about the whole Z series over the years. No reason to think the Z5 will be different. Your Z5 seems to be fine for now. I'm not getting mine wet - same as every other phone I've had.
For further exploration of the waterproof myth:
https://www.google.com/search?q=xperia+z+water+damage
https://www.google.com/search?q=xperia+z1+water+damage
https://www.google.com/search?q=xperia+z2+water+damage
https://www.google.com/search?q=xperia+z3+water+damage
You get your phone wet, you take your chances.
Man I've had Z1, 2, 3 and 5 and taken all of them in swimming pools and showers. My phone gets coated with dust at work everyday and I wash it with soap and water daily. I'm not disagreeing that people obviously aren't so confident/lucky but I've never had a problem. My friend had a foggy rear lense once and the solution was to open the flap for ventilation and turn in 4k video for a bit.
So you've never had a problem with water but your friend did. I'm not sure I'm getting my point across...
I'm very careful about checking and re-checking the waterproof flaps. All I'm saying is, for me, it's a major feature and I intend to use it and have without issue. I just want the OP to here the other side. That's all.
If you go in the pool with one why not just put it inside a plastic clear bag? Chances are water will not get in and even if it did the phone is IP68 rated so water shouldn't be an issue anyway.
ricodredd said:
and never let any phone get wet again!
We really need to put this "waterproof phone" myth to bed. You mix water and electronics at your peril.
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+1 to this sentiment. I think it's possibly advertised as 'water resistant' rather than waterproof, but semantics aside, you'd have to be daft to assume that you can repeatedly dunk your phone in water/swimming pools/whatever and have it work perfectly. The IP rating should be seen as a degree of protection and not a blank cheque guaranteeing the phone will survive.
I've used an Xperia Z to take photos in a swimming pool before, but been careful to keep the phone above the water, and tried to ensure it remained as dry as possible. The IP rating was nice to know that the phone would probably survive the odd splash but I didn't think it meant that it would work (and continue to work) fully submerged.
Similar issue with my z5 compact
narathaq said:
Well guys, problem sooooooolved
I put the phone on my macbook-bacon-toaster-pro, and moisture promptly disappeared. Shoutout to adobe for never solving the overheating problem on mac running flash players
but the whole waterproof thing seems proven a myth
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Hello,
Would you mind elaborating on what you did exactly to solve this issue... thanks a lot!

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