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is EVO water resistant???

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ll_PkjeAgU
i made this video of me putting my evo in a running sink for 3 min and still working. any idea why????

hax...
I have no idea how that worked, but if you add some salt in that water, I don't think it'll live

Do you believe in magic?
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Are you serious?
Swyped from my Evo 4G

Running water over phones is not known to break them as much as you might think. Drop it in a pool though and its a goner.

EtherealRemnant said:
Running water over phones is not known to break them as much as you might think. Drop it in a pool though and its a goner.
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Did you watch the video?
It was submerged in a full sink, he might as well have had it in a pool.
Dude, why the **** would you put your EVO in water in the first place?

Anyone else notice that it was stuck on the "HTC EVO 4G" Boot screen for almost 4 minutes?
Was this a real phone, or one of the retail displays?

Tornadobarrage said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ll_PkjeAgU
i made this video of me putting my evo in a running sink for 3 min and still working. any idea why????
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From your reaction on the video, you were expecting it to stop working and ruin the phone. Why would you want to do this in the first place? It reminds me of all those kids out there that intentionally break every toy they get just to break it. Do you break every PED you get?

I call BS. The water would run into the speaker slot at the top and through the cracks, and the screen doesn't change the entire time.

Im pretty sure it was stuck on the boot screen, that's probably why he's getting a new one but...... last time i checked the boot screen is white with black letters. Could be mistaken though
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oreoOozZz said:
Did you watch the video?
It was submerged in a full sink, he might as well have had it in a pool.
Dude, why the **** would you put your EVO in water in the first place?
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did YOU watch the video? he clearly says at the beginning that he's returning the phone back to sprint and wants to kill it before he does.

cnstarz said:
did YOU watch the video? he clearly says at the beginning that he's returning the phone back to sprint and wants to kill it before he does.
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But that's a terrible way to kill it. The water damage sticker on the inside will change color, and that could potentially void his warranty. I'm not 100% sure about that, but there are a hundred better ways to break your phone than water damage.

yeah, he probably doesn't know that there's a water damage sticker. tough luck on his part if he actually does break his phone and they won't replace it!

I thought it was a display/dummy phone until he turned the light off. That is unless he rigged up a led inside a dummy phone, which is feasible.

Low voltage electronics are usually fine when submerged and then dried out. Ive had my kids put hugely expensive digital cameras into the dog bowls, toilets etc. My friend Chris just dumped his iPhone4 into a swimming pool, besides a little fog on the screen and a set off moisture sticker its fine.

actually I'm getting my new phone on monday.

Try it again only put a bunch of salt in the water. That will finish it.
I had an electronics class in high-school where our teacher put all kinds of electronics in different fluids. All of the lower voltage dc stuff would work until you put salt in the water. And a lot of times would still work whenever you dry it off.
On a side note. Yes there are pink water damage stickers but am I the only one that removes them with an exacto knife before using the phone? I just hide them in a safe place in my filing cabinet and then if I do have to send my phone in for warranty I just pop them back in and they never know. Just watch out. There is usually one on the outside casing and one of the battery and maybe even one inside the phones casing.
I don't do this to be deceitful honestly. I do it because the humidity is so bad in southern Illinois that all of my phones water stickers would turn flat pink and look like they had been submerged even when they never even saw water. A lot of times just setting my phone down in the bathroom while taking a shower would set them off as well, from all the steam.

From my experience the EVOs are in no way water resistant. I placed a few drops of water on the screen to apply the invisible shield and the water went right through the sides and inside the screen. Who makes a $500 phone without a sealed glass on top?
Anyways, I was extremely disappointed but the guys at Sprint were nice enough to get me a free replacement.

Why is his EVO 4G boot screen black with white text? Mine is the other way around (white with black text)?!

akarol said:
Why is his EVO 4G boot screen black with white text? Mine is the other way around (white with black text)?!
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That is a mod from this site
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=714177

Waterproof

Just a comment to all those grumpy gusses who say that just because the XZ says it waterproof to 1m for 30min you shouldn’t try it and use the example that just because a car has seat belts would you slam your car into a wall to test them.
How many car advert have there been that show the wondrous features of their seat belts, very few. The advert for XZ shows a happy couple pouring water on their phone to the strains of David Bowie, it’s one of the main selling feature of the device! The simile you should use is that my car has a sun roof but I don’t want to open it while we’re moving just in case it rips the roof off!

lol true !!!

Double post of a double post?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2224692

RoberM said:
Double post of a double post?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2224692
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Yeah but mines shorter and pithier!

BobKatz said:
Just a comment to all those grumpy gusses who say that just because the XZ says it waterproof to 1m for 30min you shouldn’t try it and use the example that just because a car has seat belts would you slam your car into a wall to test them.
How many car advert have there been that show the wondrous features of their seat belts, very few. The advert for XZ shows a happy couple pouring water on their phone to the strains of David Bowie, it’s one of the main selling feature of the device! The simile you should use is that my car has a sun roof but I don’t want to open it while we’re moving just in case it rips the roof off!
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Maybe because every single car has that feature, it's mandatory.
They advertise what makes him unique, that's it.
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wawyed said:
Maybe because every single car has that feature, it's mandatory.
They advertise what makes him unique, that's it.
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In the same way in all phone adverts they don't show how you can make calls, or send texts because they all do it.

BobKatz said:
Just a comment to all those grumpy gusses who say that just because the XZ says it waterproof to 1m for 30min you shouldn’t try it and use the example that just because a car has seat belts would you slam your car into a wall to test them.
How many car advert have there been that show the wondrous features of their seat belts, very few. The advert for XZ shows a happy couple pouring water on their phone to the strains of David Bowie, it’s one of the main selling feature of the device! The simile you should use is that my car has a sun roof but I don’t want to open it while we’re moving just in case it rips the roof off!
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May I ask a favour of you? Could you possibly post a link to any Sony literature that has it written that the XZ is waterproof please.
Many thanks.

The foamers are beginning to foam
Think he just means resistant.
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Ryland Johnson said:
May I ask a favour of you? Could you possibly post a link to any Sony literature that has it written that the XZ is waterproof please.
Many thanks.
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In the user guide that is available on the handset itself, it plainly states the phone is water resistant, not water proof. It seems some people either don't read the literature that is available or do not understand the difference between proof and resistant
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kingvortex said:
In the user guide that is available on the handset itself, it plainly states the phone is water resistant, not water proof. It seems some people either don't read the literature that is available or do not understand the difference between proof and resistant
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I agree with you 100% and that is WHY I wrote about the difference initially to mention this to fellow owners. To me prevention being better than cure.
Hey, when owners pay there cash they own their mobile, its their property, again my only desire was to advise some members here that the phone is not water proof and should not be taken swimming or used in a sauna as one poor owner did thus damaging his phone by allowing moisture into the XZ camera.
Regards

I still treat my phone as if it is not water resistant, as I do not want to become careless with it and leave it in situations where it might get damaged. To me the water resistance is there as a "just in case" measure if the worst happens and you drop the phone in water or spill something.
Then again, I treat expensive items with the respect they deserve, unlike some people I see around absolutely hammering their phones as if they aren't a £500 piece of equipment
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kingvortex said:
I still treat my phone as if it is not water resistant, as I do not want to become careless with it and leave it in situations where it might get damaged. To me the water resistance is there as a "just in case" measure if the worst happens and you drop the phone in water or spill something.
Then again, I treat expensive items with the respect they deserve, unlike some people I see around absolutely hammering their phones as if they aren't a £500 piece of equipment
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Exactly. I share your thoughts. Its a question of respect for our property bought about by the knowledge of the devices we use, plus common sense.
I take it you haven't tried the 'soup test' yet then
Regards

Looking at most of you I see that your in the UK, therefore have you heard of a thing called the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) there remit is deal with inaccurate or misleading adverts. So if you were to wash your phone as per the TV advert, or drop into a bowl of water as per the printed adverts, or as per their website claims hold it under 1m of water for half an hour you can because if anything happened to your device you could make a legal complaint through them, be compensated and have every jot of XZ water resistance advertising dropped.
Also now that the phone has been out for a couple of months have a look on asa. org. uk and see how many complaints there have been about Sony’s water resistance claims. If you don’t like make a complaint.
Just as an aside if you have a spare 5mins do go on the site and have a look at what some people do complain about!! There are some real odd balls out there!

Ryland Johnson said:
I take it you haven't tried the 'soup test' yet then
Regards
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No chance! Anyway, it's too hot to be eating soup, hahaha
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Ok one thing we can agree on soup, saunas are not in the adverts

BobKatz said:
Looking at most of you I see that your in the UK, therefore have you heard of a thing called the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) there remit is deal with inaccurate or misleading adverts. So if you were to wash your phone as per the TV advert, or drop into a bowl of water as per the printed adverts, or as per their website claims hold it under 1m of water for half an hour you can because if anything happened to your device you could make a legal complaint through them, be compensated and have every jot of XZ water resistance advertising dropped.
Also now that the phone has been out for a couple of months have a look on asa. org. uk and see how many complaints there have been about Sony’s water resistance claims. If you don’t like male a complaint.
Just as an aside if you have a spare 5mins do go on the site and have a look at what some people do complain about!! There are some real odd balls out there!
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Again I can but agree with you entirely.
I live in Southern Europe where temperatures can reach well above 40 degrees, its 27 degrees today. In October last year I had to return my Samsung Nexus S to the outlet as the on off switch didn't work. After some time I was informed that the phone was water damaged? Do you know what I was told? We cannot keep our mobiles in our pockets as when we perspire the moisture enters the mobile! I was asked to pay for the repair. Only this month was the phone returned, it has taken all this time to fight for my consumer rights. This is NOT the UK.
To add insult to injury The phone lasted two days and is back with exactly the same problem.
It is not only the odd ball complaint that amuse me its what some owners subject their phones too. Have you seen the clip of the 'person' dropping a lump hammer onto his XZ then complaining the glass broke?
The XZ clearly has a greater IQ than some of the owners

I wouldn't use mine under the shower, but cleaning it once in a while with some water and soap is okay.

Sony XZ has certification IPX5 and 7, for dust proof and water proof.
Can be used freely for 30 minutes in any sweet water situation, within 1 meter of pressure.
Also, is certified that there will not be intrusion of sand and dust inside of device, in contact with fine or thick dust.
All other objections about this, are pointless...
http://www.camerasunderwater.co.uk/ip-ratings

waveloom said:
Sony XZ has certification IPX5 and 7, for dust proof and water proof.
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Resistance not proof
Limited dust resistance and water resistance up to 1m depth for 30 minutes.
Neither of those statements means dust or water proof. The IP ratings are not a green light to go swimming with the device either, especially not in chlorinated or sea water
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kingvortex said:
Resistance not proof
Limited dust resistance and water resistance up to 1m depth for 30 minutes.
Neither of those statements means dust or water proof. The IP ratings are not a green light to go swimming with the device either, especially not in chlorinated or sea water
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I agree about salty or chlorid water, beside that... a short exposition with this kind of water, are allowed, if you quickly rinse the device after use.. that's why youtube start to be filled with people making underwater videos at lake or pools, with the XZ.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kg7S0iIHIiE
This without to mention, the extreme test that have been made inside tomato, chocolate and ice.. by the Gizmo and CNet teams.

No, The s7 edge is not waterproof [Tested]

...... Rescinded

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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Mehigh101 said:
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?

Mehigh101 said:
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.

Cst79 said:
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.

Cst79 said:
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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marahlad said:
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).

foxmeister said:
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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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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indigobv said:
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?

[ Underwater Test] : I did it, but ....

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.

jmkhenka said:
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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richteralan said:
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?

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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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!

Does anyone try to put Samsung S8 into water for over one hour test?

hi, dear all
I want to ask a simple but important question, does any one ever put Samsung S8 into water for over one hour test?
how about its waterproof function?

Samsung STATES that the phone is water resistant not water proof. The phone it self can be used under water but for 15 minutes and 1 and a half meter depth. I wouldn't use it underwater for more than 5 minutes. I mean consider yourself underwater for more than 5 minutes holding your phone. Its kind of impossible and if you actually do it you go against Samsung's guideline. Don't risk your phone for silly videos. Not worth it

not for this long because I dont need to test this myself - enough youtube vids for that
every now and then I put it under water or rinse under the water tap to clean my device - no problem so far

FloM94 said:
not for this long because I dont need to test this myself - enough youtube vids for that
every now and then I put it under water or rinse under the water tap to clean my device - no problem so far
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There's always the small chance of water getting through especially as you use the device over few months with some deterioration. Just check your sim tray seal and make sure it's all good. And remember water damage isn't covered under warranty. Enjoy it anyway you like.
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I would not put it under water under any circustance.

Jesus lol why would you do this. It is there in case of an accident, not to try and dunk for something to do. I guess maybe if you have lots of money and don't care about having to buy another one.

tasked28m said:
Samsung STATES that the phone is water resistant not water proof. The phone it self can be used under water but for 15 minutes and 1 and a half meter depth. I wouldn't use it underwater for more than 5 minutes. I mean consider yourself underwater for more than 5 minutes holding your phone. Its kind of impossible and if you actually do it you go against Samsung's guideline. Don't risk your phone for silly videos. Not worth it
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so it means if i drop it into water, i pick it up wihin 15 minutes, then it will not harm to my phone, right?

FloM94 said:
not for this long because I dont need to test this myself - enough youtube vids for that
every now and then I put it under water or rinse under the water tap to clean my device - no problem so far
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haha, it sounds like washing clothes, i just worry when i take photo on a river or sea, if it is drop into water, i hope i took it up and no problem at all

crixley said:
Jesus lol why would you do this. It is there in case of an accident, not to try and dunk for something to do. I guess maybe if you have lots of money and don't care about having to buy another one.
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oh, no no no, just because i think it is too expensive, so i will imagine if bad things happen, how will it be terrible

bushako said:
There's always the small chance of water getting through especially as you use the device over few months with some deterioration. Just check your sim tray seal and make sure it's all good. And remember water damage isn't covered under warranty. Enjoy it anyway you like.
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you mean if i drop my phone not on purpose, the seller will not give warranty?

myefox.it said:
so it means if i drop it into water, i pick it up wihin 15 minutes, then it will not harm to my phone, right?
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I personally used it even at the beach. No harm done. Have it in mind that the 1.5m is pressure related so pressure is the main issue here not depth itself. So be careful on how you position your phone in the water and by all means don't apply in unnecessary pressure on the phone like diving and holding your phone or throwing the phone in the water from a height etc. Its all about usage.

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you mean if i drop my phone not on purpose, the seller will not give warranty?
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Just remember that the phone was tested and certified for 1.5M at 30minutes under a very controlled environment. When you take it out and about in a pool or beach or under a faucet there's many factors that could lead to water entering into sensitive components. The speaker and Mic grill/mesh is still semi permeable and enough pressure from a faucet or even steam can pass through and accumulate.
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bushako said:
Just remember that the phone was tested and certified for 1.5M at 30minutes under a very controlled environment. When you take it out and about in a pool or beach or under a faucet there's many factors that could lead to water entering into sensitive components. The speaker and Mic grill/mesh is still semi permeable and enough pressure from a faucet or even steam can pass through and accumulate.
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oh, thank you for explaination

Also, the water they use it supposedly "pure" water. Most water we have around us has extra chemicals in it...
Most tap waters have chlorine in it and some other chemicals (like flouride) though this is dependant on location.
Sea water has salts in it.
Over time the rubber seal that makes these phones IP68 rated WILL deteriorate. This can be sped up by these additives in the waters around us...
Just a heads up....

ultramag69 said:
Also, the water they use it supposedly "pure" water. Most water we have around us has extra chemicals in it...
Most tap waters have chlorine in it and some other chemicals (like flouride) though this is dependant on location.
Sea water has salts in it.
Over time the rubber seal that makes these phones IP68 rated WILL deteriorate. This can be sped up by these additives in the waters around us...
Just a heads up....
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oh, very good advice