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Samsung Sued by Australian Consumer Watchdog for 'Misleading' Galaxy Phone Water Resistance Ads
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Has your account been hacked or something? This is a far cry from your usual “perfect Apple” patter. What changed?
I cannot recommend using a Galaxy Phone under water.
I used my Galaxy S7 near a pool and it got splashed. I tried to charge in the evening and it gave me a warning that water was still in the port.
A day later I got no more warning and let it charge. After a while I smelled something burned, ran to the phone and found it so hot I couldn't touch it. Turns out the port got toasted and no longer worked.
I got it all covered under warranty, but what a hassle and danger!
I used my Galaxy S7 near a pool and it got splashed. I tried to charge in the evening and it gave me a warning that water was still in the port.
A day later I got no more warning and let it charge. After a while I smelled something burned, ran to the phone and found it so hot I couldn't touch it. Turns out the port got toasted and no longer worked.
I got it all covered under warranty, but what a hassle and danger!
Pssss... Ridiculous. Nothing and Nobody uses Chuck Norris. Chuck Norris uses it/them.
Cars are designed To prevent rain from soaking the inside and the passengers (except jeeps/convertibles). So I guess if your new car leaks thru the sunroof seal you’ll shrug your shoulders and assume it’s not covered by the warranty?
That was the first thing I did when you made that claim. I’ve never met someone that can post online while sleeping. Teach me your ways.
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Then Samsung should not advertise using the phone underwater in a pool.
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How did you manage to drop your phone in a pool twice let alone a single time ?
That’s why I got insurance on my iPhone XS Max. I don’t want to have to worry about what happens if I put it under cold water to cool off in the summer or to get rid of fingerprints or smudges
Water resistance benefits the consumer, not the manufacturer. Hence, except for one phone that I know of, water damage is not covered under warranty. The phones are tested in ideal lab conditions and may have different water resistance depending on the actual incident.
I have always thought Apple saying these devices have water resistance and then trying to say it’s excluded from warranty strange. That may hold up in some countries but they would be in for a fight in the UK. The consumer protection laws here would tend to lie with the consumer in those instances.
Apple might put a term out there - that doesn’t make it binding. If they advertise a product can do or resist something, they have to honour it.
Apple might put a term out there - that doesn’t make it binding. If they advertise a product can do or resist something, they have to honour it.
Finally! I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been downvoted and trashed for pointing out that none of these phones are water proof nor water resistant underwater. They may resist an accident in the specified water depth of 1.5m but that doesn’t mean people should go submerging their phones in water. It really is common sense. While Samsung took their marketing too far, the fact that electronics and water don’t mix is something that people learn really early on.
Of course there are some rugged products which are explicitly designed for underwater use but not these phones.
Of course there are some rugged products which are explicitly designed for underwater use but not these phones.
Got steamy? Did you submerge it in hot water? That would tend to make any moisture in the air that's sealed inside the phone react badly.
Precisely. Another bit that most don't get is, the ratings on phones and watches and such are generally in terms of pressure resistance to water ingress, which gets oversimplified to a depth in feet/meters. When you slowly, gently, lower a phone or watch into water of the corresponding depth, it reaches the specified pressure level, sitting still. However, if you take it down to even something less than the advertised depth, and thrash it around, the water pressure it's subjected to is substantially higher (think about how hard it is to swing your arm around under water compared to in air - you're pressing your way through the water, that's generating higher pressures on the watch/phone). People hear a rating expressed in feet/meters, and think they can do anything with it at that depth. They're misunderstanding the ratings.
Now, if someone puts out a phone with one of the IP ratings that specifies protection against "Powerful water jets", or perhaps rated for water resistance to 5atm/50meters (a watch spec'd for 3atm/30m is said to be merely "splash/rain resistant", it takes 5atm/50m to be suitable for "shallow-water swimming") that'll be different. Sadly, there are plenty of people - even here in this thread - who think something rated to "1.5 meters" means they can take it swimming.
Regardless of what the ads say, the iPhone is allegedly rated to withstand being submerged for a period of time...when that time is a few moments, and your camera comes out steamy, it clearly didn't live up to its rating...which, while not in televised advertisements, is still a listed spec.
You should try yours. I’ve gotten mine wet plenty of times, without issue.
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Well I sure hope I can take my series 4 watch swimming, especially since it counts swim laps in the workouts that are available for tracking.
Samsung is simply saying the safest option is to use you phone in water....just in case it wants to burst into flames.
My Galaxy A5 (2017) have survived quite a bit under water and being washed frequently to clean it. So in my experience, Samsung's IP68 rating is quite good. Note that this is plain water in normal temperature. The beach + sea water imo is another story considering there are sand and salt water.
Having said that, here's the definition of the 8 rating in IP68
Having said that, here's the definition of the 8 rating in IP68
Note the bolded part. So in the end, it's the manufacturer, ie. Samsung, that can define the specific condition.
Actually you CAN use the Samsung phone under water. Lots of people routinely do exactly that.
Apple, on the other hand, Apple purposely avoids any attempt at making their products even minimally resistant to splashes. You can destroy any Apple product by simply knocking over a glass of water on the same table as where an Apple product is placed. If even a few drops of water get inside a vent, the Mac or iPhone is "toast".
I have actually seen Samsung phones used in the ocean fully submerged for over 20 minutes in salt water.
It is also possible to clean a Samung phone under a running tap with soap.
Apple, on the other hand, Apple purposely avoids any attempt at making their products even minimally resistant to splashes. You can destroy any Apple product by simply knocking over a glass of water on the same table as where an Apple product is placed. If even a few drops of water get inside a vent, the Mac or iPhone is "toast".
I have actually seen Samsung phones used in the ocean fully submerged for over 20 minutes in salt water.
It is also possible to clean a Samung phone under a running tap with soap.
Not really a good analogy, surprised by the support.
A more similar analogy would be Tesla showing their car in a crash and the car is left undamaged. Samsung is implying that their phone can withstand tougher conditions than it actually can. That’s much different than a windshield breaking in a situation it’s supposed to break.
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