Phones

[trout]

After "Drowning" 2 iPhones I have switched to a Samsung s5.
It's Big and "Clunky" but at least it can survive more than 5 drops of water :good:
Well that's what the sales lady told me at the Telstra shop.
Does anyone else have one of these phones ? and are they actually water resistant?

[NManns]

G'day trout,
 I haven't got one, but when I was phone shopping the guy trying to sell me the Samsung through it over his shoulder and onto the ground to prove its durability! then dropped it into a fish tank on his desk and rang it. worked fine!

[stevo1962]

I've got an S5 but havent put it to the test but use the camera for taking coin photos.The s6 which
is due out early next year will be rated at IP67 although they say it is submersible .It will also have
a 21mp camera and wireless charging

[Unicorn]

..... through it over his shoulder .......

Sounds like it was worth it's salt! :laugh2:

[kchan1111]

Water resistance is big selling point for the S5. Now that smartphone features have more or less mature.

I have a Samsung Galaxy Note 2. S5's screen is way too small for me.

[robbiegal]

I have an S4
and a covercase that cost about $70
waterproof
shockproof
snowproof
my phones need that sort of protection
http://www.otterbox.com/Preserver-Series-for-Samsung-Galaxy-S4/sam20-galaxy-s4,default,pd.html

[ausproofs]

S5 is a very good phone... it can handle a few drops without any issues... I have used/seen almost all Android and iOS phones... I would get a S5 any day of the week...

[Fulvio]

After "Drowning" 2 iPhones I have switched to a Samsung s5.

You didn't know about burying the phones in rice to revive them?

[trout]

After "Drowning" 2 iPhones I have switched to a Samsung s5.

You didn't know about burying the phones in rice to revive them?

Not much Rice available on a Mine site.
Anyway I prefer not to have to do that in the first place :angel:

[Unicorn]

You didn't know about burying the phones in rice to revive them?

Great tip McDuck!

Wonder would it work for Ipads ........ a ricepaddy?

[ausproofs]

Unicorn, it works... I know it sounds funny, but I know people used that method to get their phones working...

[robbiegal]

a bit like how we used to put rice in with the salt for excessive moisture

[trout]

a bit like how we used to put rice in with the salt for excessive moisture

I still do that :angel:

[Coiny Chris]

Hello,

I got a phone wet rinsing off spilled food. I was sure no water got inside, but it did. To dry a phone or watch, take off the back cover and leave it under the sun. I use the back parcel shelf of my car. No rain can get there, and the glass helps to bake out the moisture. On a really hot day, it may be better early or late in case the plastic warps. When you are used to a water-proof watch, it is easy to forget you have a flat battery and wearing another in the shower.

[JeffH]

Not quite the same but, rather similar...I did a clean up of the office the other day and found an old desk calculator -the cat had pissed on it! Glad it wasn't one of my HP Reverse Polish calculators.
Well, I should have binned it but thought it might be worth resuscitating it -nothing to lose. Gave it a spray with distilled water from a hand spray bottle and a wipe down with some paper towel. Came up looking good.
Propped it up on edge out on our enclosed back verandah and rotated it each hour so any water inside could seep out. Then left it upside down for another few hours to fully dry out. Result -works perfectly. But, I never use it anyway; however some notationally challenged people prefer this calculator.

Three things to note;
1. Most small electronic devices with a keyboard eg. phones, calculators etc. have a rubber membrane between the buttons and the circuitry so it is actually quite hard to get water to penetrate.
2. Water is not necessarily harmful to electric devices. Pure water is quite a poor conductor but water with dissolved salts (say normal tap water) can be quite corrosive in presence of electric potential -and dangerous if that is mains electricity.
3. Not necessary in this case but...save any silica gel sachets from electronic item packaging and store them in a screw-top jar. These are very effective for drying out things. Put a few with the wetted item, in a ziplock bag or Tupperware type container and they will suck the moisture out of the air. Most supermarkets and large hardware stores also sell moisture absorbing materials.