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There is not waterproofing, on any phone. Yes, when you buy it, no after 3 years when the glue that waterproofs no longer sticks due to ageing.
by GoToRO 5mo ago
There is not waterproofing, on any phone. Yes, when you buy it, no after 3 years when the glue that waterproofs no longer sticks due to ageing.
- lightedman 5mo ago"Yes, when you buy it, no after 3 years when the glue that waterproofs no longer sticks due to ageing." My 2014 Kyocera Duraforce Pro is STILL waterproof and I use it for underwater photography incessantly.
- k12sosse 5mo agoall that water is keeping the glue moist
- lightedman 5mo agoNo glue, it's all screws and gaskets.
- thatguy0900 5mo agoI'm kinda surprised with esim, wireless charging and Bluetooth noones just made a phone with a solid layer of glass completely surrounding it for 100% waterproofing
- chroma 5mo agoA lack of physical port makes troubleshooting more difficult. Apple didn’t remove the diagnostic port from their watches until the series 7. Also I think certain governments require that phones have a USB-C port.
- chroma 5mo agoIt really depends on the model, manufacturer, & luck. I’ve never had a phone lose its water resistance. The phone I use today (a 13 mini) is almost five years old and I clean it by running it under the faucet.
- jlokier 5mo agoI cleaned a Samsung A53 under the faucet about 2 years after purchase brand new, using only a little water. It failed soon after from water damage. I had to get it dried out and a new screen fitted, and some functions never worked properly since then. I expected better as the specs claim IP67 ("Submersible in up to 1 meter of fresh water for up to 30 minutes"), and I used only a little water.
- vel0city 5mo agoI'd return it if a brand new device that advertised IP67 died almost immediately under a normal sink water flow. Clearly it wasn't built to spec and one can't trust the rest of their manufacturing. But I mean that's just similarly true of Samsung products. I avoid them like the plague. I haven't had a good Samsung device in almost 20 years, and used to be a Samsung fan
- alternatex 5mo agoThey said 2 years after purchase. So that's where the debate is. How long should we hold manufacturers accountable for in regards to waterproofing? 1 year, 2 years, forever?
- vel0city 5mo agoI had a Pixel 6a last year bought not too long after it came out. I left it on a patio table. I was hosing things off and there was a significant amount of over spray on to the table. The screen died over the course of a couple of hours due to water ingreess.