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So I'm going to the beach soon and I've been wanting to pick one of these watches up past couple weeks. Still waiting for best buy to get them. Now I know these watches are NOT waterproof so I will not be bring it into the water, but as far just sitting on the beach. I know they're water resistant so a little splash of water shouldn't be harmful. But what about salt water and sand itself? Can these watches sustain these elements? thanks
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So I'm going to the beach soon and I've been wanting to pick one of these watches up past couple weeks. Still waiting for best buy to get them. Now I know these watches are NOT waterproof so I will not be bring it into the water, but as far just sitting on the beach. I know they're water resistant so a little splash of water shouldn't be harmful. But what about salt water and sand itself? Can these watches sustain these elements? thanks
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Sand and glass is generally a no-no because silicon.
tu3218 said:
So I'm going to the beach soon and I've been wanting to pick one of these watches up past couple weeks. Still waiting for best buy to get them. Now I know these watches are NOT waterproof so I will not be bring it into the water, but as far just sitting on the beach. I know they're water resistant so a little splash of water shouldn't be harmful. But what about salt water and sand itself? Can these watches sustain these elements? thanks
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/android-wear/help/lg-gwatch-swimming-t2819497
thanks for link and suggestion. yeah I figured sand would definitely risk scratching it, but I'd be sure make sure my hands were clean when using. I really just wanted to be able to change music and get all my email and music without taking my phone out. Not getting just for the beach, but kinda my excuse to go ahead and get one now Been wanting one of these watches for awhile. Just wanted to make sure that if sand or salt water did get it on it, it'd be okay internally. I'm guessing rinsing it off with clean water would be smart if salt water does get on it?
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thanks for link and suggestion. yeah I figured sand would definitely risk scratching it, but I'd be sure make sure my hands were clean when using. I really just wanted to be able to change music and get all my email and music without taking my phone out. Not getting just for the beach, but kinda my excuse to go ahead and get one now Been wanting one of these watches for awhile. Just wanted to make sure that if sand or salt water did get it on it, it'd be okay internally. I'm guessing rinsing it off with clean water would be smart if salt water does get on it?
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Get a screen protector and you should be good to go, just be extra careful!
Well my first Z3 is due to by exchanged on Thursday. After having a little trip to a puddle i was quite happy to see the phone spotless and working fine. Two hours later on my desk at work i noticed the screen starting to flicker, this gradually got worse to the point where i just have a blue screen.
Waterproof my arse!
did you
Did you have the ports open? My Z3 has been going into the steam shower and used in the rain for the last 2 days with no problems as of yet.
Trip to the puddle... As in you dropping it into a puddle?
Make sure it hasn't disabled water proof mode Jokes aside - Sony offers replacement for any customer who had kept his or her ports (mobile -- don't get cheeky!) closed.
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Did you have the ports open? My Z3 has been going into the steam shower and used in the rain for the last 2 days with no problems as of yet.
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100% the ports were closed bar some imperfections in the build quality it was sealed in a tpu case.
I was actually showing the "waterproof" feature to my boss so gently placed the phone in a puddle.
My network is replacing with surprisingly no arguments.
I hope this is a rare event, and not some design flaw. The orginal Xperia Z feels more waterproof to me, especially those "flaps" or whatever you call them.
Or maybe its not waterproof anymore when you unlock the bootloader
This is a rare occurrence. But in your first post you said you were pleased to see your phone "spotless and working fine" which would suggest you dropped it? Spotless as in damage? Then you said you "gently placed it in a puddle"?
Have to say, and I hate to say it, that this was a drop. Or very very bad luck.
Take it back to carrier, or get it replaced.
The waterproofing is as much a part of this phone as being able to make calls. If that is faulty then it's manufacturing fault so is fully covered by warranty anyway.
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The waterproofing is as much a part of this phone as being able to make calls. If that is faulty then it's manufacturing fault so is fully covered by warranty anyway.
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Actually, water damage is not covered by Sony. My guess is OP didn't mention he put his phone in the water and his network assumed it's a manufacturer flaw.
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Actually, water damage is not covered by Sony. My guess is OP didn't mention he put his phone in the water and his network assumed it's a manufacturer flaw.
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What do you mean by that? The phone is rated to go underwater, they even post pictures of the phone underwater in their website, but yet it is not covered by Sony? Where did you get this from?
Cheers.
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What do you mean by that? The phone is rated to go underwater, they even post pictures of the phone underwater in their website, but yet it is not covered by Sony? Where did you get this from?
Cheers.
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He's wrong. I just spoke to Sony and this is an unedited excerpt of the chat:
Tim Lake: I would like to enquire as to the warranty position on an Xperia Z3 which suffers water damage despite being 'waterproof'.
Tim Lake: Assuming all the port flaps were correctly sealed
Rachel: The Z3 handset should be waterproof yes, ensuring all ports are firmly closed. If water has gotten into the handset, I do apologise about that, it will need to come into our repair centre, so we can examine it to see if it has a manufacturing fault Tim
Tim Lake: So it will be covered as long as the problem is a manufactuing fault?
Rachel: If the handset has a manufacturing fault which has caused the issue, yes it will be covered under warranty
So there you go.
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He's wrong. I just spoke to Sony and this is an unedited excerpt of the chat:
Tim Lake: I would like to enquire as to the warranty position on an Xperia Z3 which suffers water damage despite being 'waterproof'.
Tim Lake: Assuming all the port flaps were correctly sealed
Rachel: The Z3 handset should be waterproof yes, ensuring all ports are firmly closed. If water has gotten into the handset, I do apologise about that, it will need to come into our repair centre, so we can examine it to see if it has a manufacturing fault Tim
Tim Lake: So it will be covered as long as the problem is a manufactuing fault?
Rachel: If the handset has a manufacturing fault which has caused the issue, yes it will be covered under warranty
So there you go.
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That's what I thought, but was giving the benefit of the doubt to see where his information was coming from.
Cheers.
There's been conflicting reports about this tbh. Some people have said Sony tried to back out of exchanges labeling the devices as water RESISTANT and not water PROOF. Anyway, I suggest you don't outright soak the device in water. what's the use anyway? if it gets splashed by accident you'll be fine. Sure it's a fun little feature but I think all of us can agree it could suck to see our investment go to waste over something so stupid.
with the Z3 they actually put emphasis on advertising the waterproofing and the new IP rating clearly states waterproof, not just resistant.
i think the problem is some people are buying this phone and expecting to use it underwater.. when in fact, the phone is not waterproof, but rather water resistance.. huge difference.. perhaps sony made a mistake by "advertising" the phone being exposed to water.. IMO if people want to use this phone underwater they should probably not buy this phone and probably spend their money on a camera designed for underwater use.
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There's been conflicting reports about this tbh. Some people have said Sony tried to back out of exchanges labeling the devices as water RESISTANT and not water PROOF. Anyway, I suggest you don't outright soak the device in water. what's the use anyway? if it gets splashed by accident you'll be fine. Sure it's a fun little feature but I think all of us can agree it could suck to see our investment go to waste over something so stupid.
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Sorry, wrong... please see below attached.
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with the Z3 they actually put emphasis on advertising the waterproofing and the new IP rating clearly states waterproof, not just resistant.
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Indeed...
tft said:
i think the problem is some people are buying this phone and expecting to use it underwater.. when in fact, the phone is not waterproof, but rather water resistance.. huge difference.. perhaps sony made a mistake by "advertising" the phone being exposed to water.. IMO if people want to use this phone underwater they should probably not buy this phone and probably spend their money on a camera designed for underwater use.
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Again, sorry but wrong..., please see the attachment.
Not that we should use this phone to do a master piece of film while diving, but it is for taking pictures and short videos underwater.
Cheers,
tft said:
i think the problem is some people are buying this phone and expecting to use it underwater.. when in fact, the phone is not waterproof, but rather water resistance.. huge difference.. perhaps sony made a mistake by "advertising" the phone being exposed to water.. IMO if people want to use this phone underwater they should probably not buy this phone and probably spend their money on a camera designed for underwater use.
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Dumbest post ever
Well I've used it to film my fish from inside the tank and it's still fine. Most of the new phones are indeed water resistant but this has a different IP rating which states that it is waterproof
Also this (which is funny and worth a watch anyway:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIf9GdCzY_Y
Guys, of course they label the phone as water resistant. However, they say it can be submerged for x distance for x time. So, yes your can submerge the device. If this is what they mean by resistant, then it was build for more than just a rainy day or a tipped over cup.
My original Z1s took the pool like a pro when I was on vacation.
The port covering the charging connector on mine seems a little off on one side! No matter how i try to close it a gap appears bigger on one side then the other! Not sure if it compromises its water proof'ness' but iam scared to find out ha In saying that,I never had a water proof phone in my life and they all did fine (obviously i didnt submerge them in water) but i doubt i will ever have a need to with this handset either! If i ever do however and it ruins the phone ....i willNOT be happy ha
I know there has been some discussion in this forum about just how waterproof the Z3 is exactly and how far you can push it, so I wanted to share my experience from the past week. On day two of a six day trip to St. John, USVI my GoPro developed a nice crack in its housing. Seeing as there is no Amazon Prime in St. John and certainly no Best Buy, the GoPro was effectively out-of-action. Wanting to still capture pictures of our trip I decided to put Sony's marketing to the test and it live up to it. I took it snorkeling on three different occasions, for upwards of an hour. The attached photos were taken at depths of 5-10 feet and I had the camera submerged at times for longer than hour in saltwater. The only hang-up was taking video. Since you can only use the hardware button to take pictures, I had to surface to start and stop any videos. Not a big deal, just a warning.
My only caveat is...make sure you rinse out your headphone jack. Though it is waterproof, I noticed what looked like some light corrosion after my first day (makes sense, salt water and all). From then on I made sure to rinse it down with some fresh water from a water bottle as soon as I got out of the water. No problems since.
Hope this gives everyone enough confidence to start taking their phone in the shower!
Let me know if you have any questions!
Very cool pics man, thabks for sharig your experience, im still scared to even wash my phone under the sink lol
that is amazing! you should share those pics with Sony Mobile, I'm sure they will publish it and give you some credit. Not sure how many people have done that yet!
Nice photos.
From what Sony says avoid salt water. Despite their advertising showing oceanic photos, here is their warning:
"...we wouldn't recommend using your smartphone, tablet or accessory during a sandstorm or in a hot shower. Never immerse your device in salt water or let the micro USB port, headset jack or other uncovered parts come into contact with salt water. If you're washing dishes by hand, avoid letting your device come into contact with the detergent or any other liquid chemicals."
"Should the phone be submerged in salt water it would need to be washed off in fresh water and if on warranty inspection it was evident that the seals had been damaged by salt/chlorine, warranty would be void."
This guy had it die on him in a pool:
http://www.abc.net.au/technology/articles/2014/10/15/4107561.htm
Nice pics! I'm definitely not scared to get mine wet anymore.
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Yeah, I was a little hesitant at first. Lots of quick dunks to see how it went but my confidence grew after the first few attempts went without issue. I had my Nexus 5 with me as a backup, so I figured...worst case scenario I had a backup phone.
I'm not surprised Sony doesn't recommend saltwater. Saltwater basically destroys everything it touches. Having said that, provided that you have all the ports sealed up, saltwater really shouldn't be getting in (besides the headphone jack). Makes me wonder if Sony has some water resistant coating applied to some of the internal components as a failsafe (would be effective against freshwater, but not saltwater).
Either way, I'm now 4 days after my last submersion and am experiencing no issues, so I am pretty pleased with this phone.
Very brave indeed, great pics.
Sony is a joke with it's water resistance comments, because... Hey here is our new waterproof (no it's not) (it's water resistant Sony) that you can't use in any water except a fresh water steam or lake.
Because lets face it, almost all pools contain chlorine, and almost all water around the home contains chlorine, leaving us...???
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since we know for sure that your phone is waterproof, could you please do the following test: http://forum.xda-developers.com/z3/general/guide-test-waterproofing-water-t2897886
There is a theory that the Z3 has a valve/membrane to adjust for changes in air pressure which makes the pressure go down in that test.
thanks
Finally, I can take my Z3 to sea. Thanks for those picture!
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Very brave indeed, great pics.
Sony is a joke with it's water resistance comments, because... Hey here is our new waterproof (no it's not) (it's water resistant Sony) that you can't use in any water except a fresh water steam or lake.
Because lets face it, almost all pools contain chlorine, and almost all water around the home contains chlorine, leaving us...???
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Just take some time and read about ip65 and ip68, sony says that you can take ur z3 to swimming pool which contains chlorine, but you have to clean it witch fresh water after this.
With salt water this is impossible, because, salt makes corride everything that it touches.
Greets, sorry for bad english
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This guy had it die on him in a pool:
http://www.abc.net.au/technology/articles/2014/10/15/4107561.htm
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To be fair, it was a saltwater pool.
Bäcker said:
since we know for sure that your phone is waterproof, could you please do the following test: http://forum.xda-developers.com/z3/general/guide-test-waterproofing-water-t2897886
There is a theory that the Z3 has a valve/membrane to adjust for changes in air pressure which makes the pressure go down in that test.
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I actually had read that thread beforehand and downloaded the "Sensor Sense" app which has a barometric pressure reader on it. Sure enough, if I open the MicroUSB port and apply pressure I get no movement on the pressure reading. When closed, the pressure spikes and then tends to even out.
I also ran the app and dunked it under water while running. The reading accurately changed to reflect the water pressure.
In short, I think that test works
Been watching Top Gear in the shower since I got the phone. Scared the **** out of this waiter the other day it was hilarious. He was pouring water in my cup while holding some other plates and he tried to balance out and spilled just a little bit of water on my phone. I pretended to freak out for a second then was like dude... its waterproof all is forgiven. O and I need to set something straight. Water resistant = cant be fully submerged, so the Z3 would definitely be water proof. Honestly best use I have found for this phone so far being water proof is texting/using maps in the rain.
Krustnesis said:
Just take some time and read about ip65 and ip68, sony says that you can take ur z3 to swimming pool which contains chlorine, but you have to clean it witch fresh water after this.
With salt water this is impossible, because, salt makes corride everything that it touches.
Greets, sorry for bad english
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Try reading what I wrote with your bad English, what fresh water are you going to use? tap water also contains chlorine, maybe fresh water from your rain water tank? My comments are highlighting Sony's confusing and conflicting information.
And my pool contains salt and chlorine
So if u have THAT much chlorine in ur fresh water then please forgive me. FRESH WATER means WATER FROM THE TAP. Concentration of chlorine in tap water is infinitesimal.
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So if u have THAT much chlorine in ur fresh water then please forgive me. FRESH WATER means WATER FROM THE TAP. Concentration of chlorine in tap water is infinitesimal.
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My pool does not have much chlorine either, so it is all relative. Same for drinking water, they all have sanitiser in it, unless you have to filter it. And Sony have stated that if they see that salt or chlorine have eaten away at the seals then no warranty, what they haven't offered anyone is what is a safe level of chlorine in the water not to damage the seals.
Despite the deceptive oceanic adverts by Sony, I never really intended to splash this phone. I see water proofing as a plus against accidental spills etc.
I always use soap and water under the tap to clean my Z3 every few days when it gets dirty/fingerprints/etc.
Most people are too chicken with the phone that's actually officially rated waterproof. My year old Z1 been through lakes and pools and I didn't even bother wash it after chlorine water and it still looks like new. I do agree that you have to rinse after salt water.
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. The only hang-up was taking video. Since you can only use the hardware button to take pictures, I had to surface to start and stop any videos. Not a big deal, just a warning.
Let me know if you have any questions!
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To use the camera underwater you have to enable "Touch Screen Lock" in the camera settings. Then use the physical camera button to snap pictures and the volume rocker to shoot video.
http://www.phonearena.com/news/How-...with-the-Sony-Xperia-Z3-or-Z3-Compact_id61505
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Well yes. Samsung said "water resistant", not "water proof", which means it's supposed to resist against water under certain conditions (up to 1.5m for 30mins), not function under it. The capacitive screen and capacitive buttons work with anything that holds an electrical charge, including pool water because it contains ions in it, so that's why they were being pressed.
But indeed, you are right with about not intentionally doing anything out of the ordinary, trying to test the water resistance. It is more of a safety feature, and Samsung is mistaking by advertising otherwise (they don't always do this).
I tried it several times - dived under water and take pictures with it or videos and everything is working just fine. But as I am reading more and more things about non water proof s7 edge I am starting to think that next time I better wont take my phone under water.
You don't understand physics,don't you? You can submerge the phone in shallow water - let's say it drops in your cereal bowl.
But if you take it to the pool and swim with it this is what gonna happen - you swim - therefore you move - the water "hits" your phone with a certain pressure,depending on your swimming speed.
So if you put your phone in a bowl with water and MOVE the phone very fast the water pressure on the ports will be like it's submerged under 10 feet of water
You get it? It's for accidents,its not the bext Go Pro Pool Edition.
I am really curious,if you buy a hatchet,do you try to cut your fingers with it to see if it works?
People will come here to inform themselves about the phone,maybe they want to buy it.
What they see? A post about a faulty phone - guess what - samsung never said about WATERPROOF - its WATERRESISTANT. Stop spreading these false informations.
I swum with the edge several times and never had a problem with it. I took some beautiful pictures under water. My experience is no guarantee for everybody
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You don't understand physics,don't you? You can submerge the phone in shallow water - let's say it drops in your cereal bowl.
But if you take it to the pool and swim with it this is what gonna happen - you swim - therefore you move - the water "hits" your phone with a certain pressure,depending on your swimming speed.
So if you put your phone in a bowl with water and MOVE the phone very fast the water pressure on the ports will be like it's submerged under 10 feet of water
You get it? It's for accidents,its not the bext Go Pro Pool Edition.
I am really curious,if you buy a hatchet,do you try to cut your fingers with it to see if it works?
People will come here to inform themselves about the phone,maybe they want to buy it.
What they see? A post about a faulty phone - guess what - samsung never said about WATERPROOF - its WATERRESISTANT. Stop spreading these false informations.
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I didnt swim, I submerged it underwater for 4 seconds. Not more than that. it wasnt deep. just under the surface,
I didnt stop people from buying it, its the best samsung phone i have ever owned. I just wanted to caution them to not try submerging it without any reason, just to be safe. i dont think i said it will be the same for everybody. I shared my scary experience. thats all?
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You don't understand physics,don't you? You can submerge the phone in shallow water - let's say it drops in your cereal bowl.
But if you take it to the pool and swim with it this is what gonna happen - you swim - therefore you move - the water "hits" your phone with a certain pressure,depending on your swimming speed.
So if you put your phone in a bowl with water and MOVE the phone very fast the water pressure on the ports will be like it's submerged under 10 feet of water
You get it? It's for accidents,its not the bext Go Pro Pool Edition.
I am really curious,if you buy a hatchet,do you try to cut your fingers with it to see if it works?
People will come here to inform themselves about the phone,maybe they want to buy it.
What they see? A post about a faulty phone - guess what - samsung never said about WATERPROOF - its WATERRESISTANT. Stop spreading these false informations.
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Calm down and dont say crap that doesnt interest anyone. thx
marahlad said:
I am starting to think that next time I better wont take my phone under water.
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You should have had this brilliant thought from the beginning. This feature is just meant to save your phone and money in an unfortunate situation.
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You should have had this brilliant thought from the beginning. This feature is just meant to save your phone and money in an unfortunate situation.
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I dont want to know your opinion about how am I using MY phone. I am just sharing my experiences about this topic.
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You should have had this brilliant thought from the beginning. This feature is just meant to save your phone and money in an unfortunate situation.
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Really?
Samsung doesn't really portray it is such in their advertisements!
https://www.youtube.com/shared?ci=Q_8AYvFrLO0
It's all very well being judgemental, but when Samsung put out adverts like this you'd have a put the blame on Samsung for actively encouraging people to dunk their phones!
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Calm down and dont say crap that doesnt interest anyone. thx
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Well, it's not crap, it's educational, which you seem to be allergic to, hence your weird reaction. Secondly, I find it pretty interesting so your last statement is wrong, thus I'm gonna have to ask you to stop talking on behalf of other people. You certainly don't know sh*t about anyone around here. Summary: The only one talking crap here would be you.
It wasn't meant to be used underwater. It's kinda like a safety feature if you accidentally dropped it in water and quickly react to taking it out. Pretty sure pool water has various salts so that kinda factors in too.
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gessus wessus... doesn't matter what word or definition is used, the s7 phone has good gaskets and can exceed the ipx ratings stated which is total submersion for the defined period of time.
The next time you spend a weeks wage on a water resistant phone, briefly inspect the ports and make sure they are sealed and put the phone underwater for the stated amount of time and if it breaks get a refund because it's defective, if it works, then you're good to go.
mine has survived the pool and the beach many times ( I spray water repellent on it for salt water use, the non electrical conducting lubricants, before and after, e.g inox marine, wd40 isn't as good but cheaper and comes in a tiny pen style dispenser).
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Really?
Samsung doesn't really portray it is such in their advertisements!
https://www.youtube.com/shared?ci=Q_8AYvFrLO0
It's all very well being judgemental, but when Samsung put out adverts like this you'd have a put the blame on Samsung for actively encouraging people to dunk their phones!
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Dave
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Its champagne resistant...
There are also many ways to damaged or destroy the seals in the s7 edge.
Like salt water, water with chlor, bending the phone in tight jeans....
I can vouch for the high quality water resistance. Even with the S5 I had 3 good years of using it as a snorkeling camera, shower radio and regularly washing it under the tap to freshen it up. It became a hand me down to my little cousin as soon as the S7 was released. I now do the same with my S7 all the time, it's even more water resistant than the S5 and it was advertised as an underwater camera. It works flawlessly. I even rinse it off to cool it down after long sessions of VR. It drops from 35 degrees Celsius to 25 in 5 seconds. Stop being so paranoid. The phone is really as water resistant as it claims to be. The only reason why it's not "water proof" is because there is no industrial standard by which you can call something water proof.
Well a friend of mine left his S7E in a hottub at 80c and 1.5m underwater for anhour phone still works just fine.
+1 Well said. LOL!!!
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Well, it's not crap, it's educational, which you seem to be allergic to, hence your weird reaction. Secondly, I find it pretty interesting so your last statement is wrong, thus I'm gonna have to ask you to stop talking on behalf of other people. You certainly don't know sh*t about anyone around here. Summary: The only one talking crap here would be you.
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Well yes. Samsung said "water resistant", not "water proof", which means it's supposed to resist against water under certain conditions (up to 1.5m for 30mins), not function under it. The capacitive screen and capacitive buttons work with anything that holds an electrical charge, including pool water because it contains ions in it, so that's why they were being pressed.
But indeed, you are right with about not intentionally doing anything out of the ordinary, trying to test the water resistance. It is more of a safety feature, and Samsung is mistaking by advertising otherwise (they don't always do this).
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Sooo, I did test the phone half submerged in a gently flowing river and I can tell you that it isn't waterproof under that condition. Condensation under the camera lens showed up within 1/2 an hour. Screen started going purple within hours. Take this as an example of a real world test.
ok, how about using it under the rain? i wouldn't dip it in pool water but anyone tried using it in the rain?
Hello alls
As HTC U11 is IP67 rated, things were turning in my head for few days, and I finally take my courage to put it on the water.
Many video are testing that point, but what I find was a little bit obvious.
I have no problem with the phone after its dive on the swimming pool, I only put it 15 or 20 cm max on it. If the screen is working, nothing from the software part was working. I feel like watermake a pressure on the multitask button : I would like to take some pictures but everytime I try to squeeze and engage the photo module but every time, the phone stop the photo application and run the task changer app ... Reall curious.
So I'd like to see if someone here try to take picture under water ?
Thx
I realy hope you didnt put it in salt water..
Thank you for sharing. I did not try this with my U11 yet but my S7, S8 and XZ premium worked fine under water or with water on screen.
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I realy hope you didnt put it in salt water..
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It was in a swimming pool, with no salt treatment
Tested it today. I wish there's an under water mode that turns off touchscreen and touch buttons.
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Tested it today. I wish there's an under water mode that turns off touchscreen and touch buttons.
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Cool
Did you succeed in launching the photo module ? Or was it like me, with multitask launching anytime ?
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Cool
Did you succeed in launching the photo module ? Or was it like me, with multitask launching anytime ?
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You mean edge sense? That's the only way I launched the camera.
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HTC states it is "water resistant" not waterproof. No way in hell would I put this beast under water LMAO
LibertyMonger said:
HTC states it is "water resistant" not waterproof. No way in hell would I put this beast under water LMAO
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HTC claims the phone has an ip67 rating, so up to 1 meter for a maximum of 30 minutes it should actually be water proof.
I regulary submerged my S7 and used it while showering, the phone was still running strong after a year. Even screen worked under water, pretty cool.
did you try to open the camera 1st and set a timer. After that dive and take the picture?
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HTC claims the phone has an ip67 rating, so up to 1 meter for a maximum of 30 minutes it should actually be water proof.
I regulary submerged my S7 and used it while showering, the phone was still running strong after a year. Even screen worked under water, pretty cool.
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They also claim water resistant.
Water-resistant: able to resist the penetration of water to some degree but not entirely
Water-repellent: not easily penetrated by water, especially as a result of being treated for such a purpose with a surface coating
Waterproof: impervious to water
Water-resistant: able to resist the penetration of water to some degree but not entirely
Yeah, I wouldn't trust the IP67 rating at all. Also, that's for fresh water, not chemically treated water, soapy water, etc. The warranty information also says that water damage is not covered under the warranty so if you're unlucky and you have a seam that isn't sealed and your phone dies, you've got an expensive paperweight.
Its kind of backwards considering that the M7 survived CNET's ridiculous torture tactics including dropping it in a soda, throwing it out of a moving vehicle, throwing it on a BBQ... They thought it was dead but put it in silica packets for a week anyway and to their surprise, it actually powered on. If I remember correctly, the only thing that was wrong with it was the charging port got damaged in the toss so they had to fight to charge it.
Yep. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-YJDiyC5IA - 4:15 to start the torture test and 18:30 to see it power on after all the hell they put it through.
There's no doubt the U11 can't stand up to the same torture the M7 and M8 could. The screen didn't sustain any damage even after being chucked twice out of a moving vehicle while the frame actually started to lift.
Hi, I had a similar experience to yours. As a work around, what i did was submerge only half of the device inside the water(upside down). I was able to get some pictures and videos. But its tricky as you can really see how the picture is coming as half the screen in submerged and the other half is above water. But nevertheless the camera performance was absolutely brilliant.
I do agree, HTC should have an "Underwater" mode that disables the touch buttons and touch screen (but leave the display on). It would be very useful.
Has anyone tried the glove mode for under water pictures? That worked pretty well on my Sony in the shower, so who knows
toooby said:
Has anyone tried the glove mode for under water pictures? That worked pretty well on my Sony in the shower, so who knows
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There is no way I would put my U11 underwater on purpose, it states on the HTC site that it is only water repellent not water proof but go ahead and test it for us I would like to know how well it does lol.
Carphedon said:
HTC claims the phone has an ip67 rating, so up to 1 meter for a maximum of 30 minutes it should actually be water proof.
I regulary submerged my S7 and used it while showering, the phone was still running strong after a year. Even screen worked under water, pretty cool.
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Well I meant to say that they also claim it only to be water resistant. ***EDIT sorry just noticed I already made this comment lol
Hey, my sank all the way down to 1.4 meters deep. No problem at all.
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I work as a construction worker and I've already washed my U11 with clear water at home, because it had a lot of dust on it and inside the charging port. No problem at all.
I just went swimming with my U11 in my pocket. Maybe about 15 mins at 3-4 feet. Currently drying right now. I got itchy and tried powering it on perhaps a bit too soon but I got the HTC screen and it locked up. Screen went off and let it sit for awhile longer. When I press the power button the green LED comes on but nothing else. Waiting and praying it's not dead!