My last phone was a small flip phone with no name, just some LG model number. While it wasn't that great, it was water resistant enough to survive me waterskiing with it in my pocket... three times.
So I was wondering, has anyone gotten their phone wet yet? If so, how wet did you get it, and were there any noticeable signs of water damage afterward?
If I remember correctly (because I'm too scared to try it out) these phones should never be gotten wet or fed after midnight. They can go from cute and cuddly to a horrible yet hilarious nuisance. Be careful with your gizmo
http://www.designbuzz.com/10-waterproof-cases-protect-cellphone/
This phone, I would suspect to be even more at risk to intrusion due to the mesh on the sides. I would recommend looking for a waterproof case like the ones listed in the URL above.
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Apparently it is water resistant, since there is a rubber seal inside of it, even without ipx5 rating. But don't think of it as "I can go swimming with my phone",but as a last resort.
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Bigandrewgold said:
Apparently it is water resistant, since there is a rubber seal inside of it, even without ipx5 rating. But don't think of it as "I can go swimming with my phone",but as a last resort.
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Haha no, those three times I went waterskiing with it were all accidents. I wasn't planning on getting it wet or anything, but it's nice to know your phone's not toast if you spill a glass of water on it or jump into the pool only to realize your phone's still in your pocket.
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Turn on everything( GPS, 4G radio and such) download a new rom and play music through the speaker
I'm hoping to overheat the phone enough to evaporate all the water haha
Well I'll see how it goes and ill report back soon
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Stick a cut off qtip in the headphone jack (so rice doesn't get jammed in there) and throw it in a plastic sandwich bag filled up with rice, will work much better. Heat + water + electronic will just fog up the screen. Leave it in a bag of rice for a few days, battery out.
Seriously. I had water dripping from my MP3 player, and it's been working for a good year after that, because of rice.
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Stick a cut off qtip in the headphone jack (so rice doesn't get jammed in there) and throw it in a plastic sandwich bag filled up with rice, will work much better. Heat + water + electronic will just fog up the screen. Leave it in a bag of rice for a few days, battery out.
Seriously. I had water dripping from my MP3 player, and it's been working for a good year after that, because of rice.
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That^
It worked for my key fob that got lost in the snow for 3 months.
BlaydeX15 said:
Stick a cut off qtip in the headphone jack (so rice doesn't get jammed in there) and throw it in a plastic sandwich bag filled up with rice, will work much better. Heat + water + electronic will just fog up the screen. Leave it in a bag of rice for a few days, battery out.
Seriously. I had water dripping from my MP3 player, and it's been working for a good year after that, because of rice.
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I've done that before but it wasn't exciting haha I thought I'd try this for some laughs but its actually working my cameras lenses that were foggy and aren't now and I keep catching some moisture in the housing
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Ahhhhhhh! No no no!
Take the battery out quick quick quick! If you have water damage the first thing you do is remove power to the device! Water isn't what damages an electronic device. In fact water itself in its purest form H2O isn't even an electrical conductor. Water conducts electricity when something is dissolved in it and the ions dissociate, allowing charge to be carried through the water. Therefore if there is a salt, or something, or in this case dust, it will be able to conduct electricity, which if two points of contact in the device are shorted it can be powerful enough to destroy it.
The rice thing can sometimes work, but if the device had a lot of water get inside it there will be water in all the nook and crannies, even inside the processor. If the physical damage is already done to one or many pieces of the electronics there may not be any fixing it.
However, there is always a possibility that the ionized water is shorting circuits and hasn't damaged anything yet. If the device is to the point where it will no longer turn on, or screen appears dead you have nothing to lose in trying to fix it. I have saved several devices in the scenario I just mentioned using a mild solvent. You need to find a tear down guide to disassemble it. When you have it taken apart you can soak each individual part in isopropyl alcohol. You need to use the purest isopropyl alcohol you can find, ideally 100% isopropyl alcohol so it doesn't contain ANY water. However if you can't find a place to get that quickly, locally, for low cost use 91% isopropyl alcohol from Walmart or any drug store. I have used that concentration to successfully cure two devices that wouldn't turn on after water damage.
Put the alcohol in a large enough container that the parts fit in, and completely submerge the parts, may even need to include the battery in the solution. Leave it there about ten minutes, occasionally swirling to get the alcohol deep inside everything, processor, etc. Then remove it from the alcohol and let it AIR dry. To be ultra safe let it air dry for twenty four hours. You can then reassemble the device and test.
Alcohol is very volatile in air, so it evaporates very quickly (specially if that air is heated). Water and alcohol are miscible, so it will remove the water from inside every part. Good luck!
Just take your phone back to sprint and get another....Im going to assume you have insurance. Why take a chance that the phone could sustain some long term damage? Get a shiny brand new one and call it a day..
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Just take your phone back to sprint and get another....Im going to assume you have insurance. Why take a chance that the phone could sustain some long term damage? Get a shiny brand new one and call it a day..
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I would agree with that but he/she might not have $100 to drop around for a new insurance replacement phone. I have heard though of some repair centers replacing water damaged phones with a sprint ordered replacement as long as the phone works.
Sad Panda is 100% correct on the alcohol, so follow his directions! Alcohol has a high affinity for water and acts as a drying agent, drawing the water out of every corner and crevice.
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Sad Panda is 100% correct on the alcohol, so follow his directions! Alcohol has a high affinity for water and acts as a drying agent, drawing the water out of every corner and crevice.
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+1 sad panda to save the day
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The only sensible thing to do would be to do what sad panda posted. What you're doing is just retarded.
I agree. I've been doing this for years on laptops. It also works well off you spill coke or tea on it. It also helps to brush off the components with a toothbrush while soaking them in alcohol.
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Bag of rice will work 99.9% of the time. Depends on how much water it got will depend on how long u need to leave it in there. If it still turns on overnight should work. Take battery off and seal it up.
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Hate to say it but it actually worked... No fog on the lenses, no foggy screen, capacitive buttons all work and respond, speakers sound just like they did before, I know it might just be dumb luck but it worked out and there's no visible signs of condensation I'm the phone so I'm a happy camper
I've done all the alcohol disassembling before but I only had a T6 instead of a T5 torx and I'm a broke college student so I didn't have rice so I tried my way and it worked! so continue with the bashing if you will
(Btw I have TEP but trying something new felt like a better thing to do than waste $100 on a 1.5 hboot replacement)
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I'm a broke college student so I didn't have rice so I tried my way and it worked!
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Dude, a bag of rice is like four dollars.
But your idea is possibly the worst thing you could do for a phone. ONLY reason it worked is because evidently the water didn't seep in enough to cause enough damage.
Running power through a wet phone is the easiest way to kill it. Don't count on it working again for you in the future, you're lucky as hell.
Wow! So happy for you that it worked, don't try it again though! Even for a broke college student a liter of alcohol is two bucks. There are lots of nice guys on here. Even I would have sent you my torx drivers for free to help you out!
Glad everything is a ok! Good job! Phew!
This is hilarious.
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If you have nothing to lose put the phone in bleach. it will bleach the water strip thing back white and leave the red lines. Let it dry then take it to sprint.
but only use this as a last resort. lol
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If you have nothing to lose put the phone in bleach. it will bleach the water strip thing back white and leave the red lines. Let it dry then take it to sprint.
but only use this as a last resort. lol
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To my knowledge this won't get the sticker back to white and still maintain the original red lines. Those stickers work just like litmus paper works, they react over the neutral range of the pH scale. Bleach should react with the red chromophores but I just don't see how it will turn from solid red to anything but solid white, or worse a solid pink.
Have you personally tried that? Also bleach is chlorine + water + uhhh, hypochlorite at equilibrium. Since that is the case, the dissociation of ions have the same property as water and salt, or water and dust as I described before, so as long as one understood you are making the water damage worse, you could do that....your electronic device would likely burn up when electricity was applied again.
Just throw it in the microwave. I'd set the microwave to "defrost" though, just to play it safe.
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flonker said:
Just throw it in the microwave. I'd set the microwave to "defrost" though, just to play it safe.
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I just dropped my phone from my desk top on the floor. Luckily floor was made of ceramic tile. No major dent or scratches. I had used barely there case cuz like the thinner profile. I didn't notice anything on the day I dropped the phone but today I noticed a little hair line crack in the rim just above the ear piece. I am little ocd about crap like this. I was just wondering if possible to replace the rim of the phone? Is this metal or just plastic? Would appreciate if someone could let me know if this is possible. Thanks.
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I think youd have to take the screen off,which is tricky.I think the rim your talking about is like the whole backing of the screen.
Ive had one in bits but I cant remember properly.
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Well rumors are it's waterproof but has anyone actually tested it?
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Sounds like we found a volunteer
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jonah1234 said:
Well rumors are it's waterproof but has anyone actually tested it?
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Drop it in the toilet. Seems to be a common occurrence these days
I wouldn't trust it to withstand submersion, but most phones nowadays can take a splash or spill pretty well. Even better if you have a case around it. A teardown showed that the case does have a rubber gasket, so water shouldnt' sneak in through there, but the ports might provide a way in, or at least short out.
http://www.droidforums.net/forum/ht...230676-htc-dna-disassembly-teardown-done.html
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Sounds like we found a volunteer
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I paid full retail for this thing. There is no way in hell I'm trying it first.
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That's why I don't want to remove the annoying USB flap. I'm actually thinking of getting some sort of rubber plug for the headphone jack as well. I only ever use Bluetooth headphones anyway.
Between Bluetooth and Qi, we really are on the cusp of completely sealable phones... How awesome will that be?!?
Found this video of a water test done on the HTC J. Not sure if its the same waterproof tech or not
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Found this video of a water test done on the HTC J. Not sure if its the same waterproof tech or not
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Nice, that would be awesome if the DNA was full waterproof but I wouldn't try it unless someone showed a vid first.
Well the j butterfly is waterproof.
And apparently when the dude took apart his DNA there was a kind of seal that seemed like it helped waterproofing it.
But considering this phone doesn't have ipx5 certification, I wouldn't go around dropping your phone in puddles.
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The only problem I see is the headphone jack, but if that's sealed than the rest of the phone seems pretty watertight.
I'd prefer not to find out one way or the other Would be pretty cool to have an underwater smartphone capable of 50m under water though. Wonder how the reception would be at that depth?
I removed the SIM card
It sits in a metal frame and the top of the holder has a seal on it. It seems like it would be water tight. Damn! you think they would have advertised it as water resistant. Or maybe they just want you to pay for the extra ADH coverage.
The next person who bricks their phone should try to see if it is waterproof.
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I'd prefer not to find out one way or the other Would be pretty cool to have an underwater smartphone capable of 50m under water though. Wonder how the reception would be at that depth?
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Thats easy, nill. If you notice in the video his reception goes away almost as soon as he puts it in the sink. High frequency radio waves and water don't mix.
angry birds ocean anyone?
Butterfly is rated IPX5 which is water resistant and not waterproof, that would be IPX7. The question is does the DNA have this rating...
So if its IPX5 rated then its a safe bet to say you can get drunk and piss on your phone and it will function normally the next day
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWWH_kXHs7c
IPX5
IPX5 is the grade at which a phone continues to function when directly subjected to 12.5 L of water per minute from all directions using a 6.3 mm inside diameter nozzle at a distance of approximately 3m for at least 3 minutes.
IPX7
IPX7 is the grade at which a phone continues to function and no water gets inside when it is immersed in a tank filled with still tap water to a depth of 1m at room temperature and left at the bottom of the tank for approximately 30 minutes.
geoff5093 said:
The only problem I see is the headphone jack, but if that's sealed than the rest of the phone seems pretty watertight.
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And the speaker holes around and on back of the phone.
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Well the DLX is waterproof according to this vid https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyYwaSvW8LU
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And the speaker holes around and on back of the phone.
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You know the holes on the side are for design not speakers?
Here is what HTC says
Thank you so much for contacting HTC customer support center.
Bryan, we are happy to hear about your interest in the newest member to HTC’s family of smart mobile devices. Taking a closer look into the DROID DNA specifications, even though it has a flimsy vinyl cover that's hard to pry off and even harder to fit back on, this phone is not waterproof or water resistant.
Thank you again for your interest and also thanks for your continuous support of our products and services. Should you require further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us through http://www.htc.com/us/support/email-support or call us at +1-866-449-8358 from 6AM to 1AM EST, 7 days a week.
Have a wonderful day.
Mine fell in a full sink of water at work on day 2 of owning the device.. it was completly submerged for about 4 seconds and hasn't acted up once since but I paniced and tried to suck water out of the head phone jack!
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Mine fell in a full sink of water at work on day 2 of owning the device.. it was completly submerged for about 4 seconds and hasn't acted up once since but I paniced and tried to suck water out of the head phone jack!
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Then I assume HTC lied and they probably did that on purpose so if your phone is in water you assume it's dead and you have to go with insurance.
Have there been any cases of water damage with the Razr?
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Mine was dropped in the bathtub. It was completely submerged for about 10sec. I turned it off to be safe and removed both the sum and memory cards. Then I used a hair dryer on low heat to try and push some of the water out. After about 30 minutes from the incident I turned it back in and have been using it ever since with no problems at all.
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Have there been any cases of water damage with the Razr?
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From what I've seen it's pretty good. There's this video on youtube where a guy drops his in a bowl of water and gets pretty psyched. No case or anything. And I guess they put some protective coating over all the internal parts to make it less prone to water damage.
I had mine completely submerged in a tub full of used motor oil (I'm a mechanic) and have poured coffee on it twice and there have been no adverse affects so far. I have, however flexed it being in my pocket without the otterbox on it and broke the LCD/digitizer combo screen which is about 200 bucks online. Thank god for insurance...
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The nano coating on the Droid Razr, is supposed to give it a Water Resistant verification, with enables it to resist ocassional liquid splashes. However, it does not have any waterproof (Submerge) certification, which proves that constantly submerging the device will not be a good idea.
It's Water "Resistant" not Water "Proof."
Yes it can take on water damage. Fresh water, such as dropping it in the tub or the toilet might not hurt it too bad, but if you drop it in salt water, it will eat away the nano-coating and damage the phone.
I don't think constantly submerging ANY electronic device is a good idea...
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My awesome Motorola Droid Razr M
Awesome phone!!!! Had mine almost two years now. No problems. I left it in a storm in my driveway on two separate occasions and i also dropped it in the toilet. Without having to cut it off and wait for it to dry out my phone was still on all three times and its still on and popping.
Please I wanna know if I can able install lollipop on my Motorola Droid Razr. Please is it supportive ?
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Please I wanna know if I can able install lollipop on my Motorola Droid Razr. Please is it supportive ?
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RAZR is splash proof. Not water proof..
I've taken in out during rain. Also dropped it in a jug of water for 10secs for a bet. But I won't suggest anyone dropping inside water for long time.. It won't withstand.
A true death involes being left in a pocket and put in the washing machine. My phone is a 2nd generation replacement after my father forgot to take his phone out of his pants pocket before throwing them into the washing machine. He figured it out just after the fill cycle. The phone was dead. The subsequent replacement (a refurb) had some HW issues but Verizon replaced it with a new phone at the store.
Don't wanna hijack this thread but my Atrix HD was once dropped into rain water (4 months back) It was submerged for atleast 3 minutes and when I pick it up and turned it on it was okay. I turned it off immediately to be on safe side, later turned it on after an hour or so and it's working fine till now.
any of you have dust in between your screen and frame? any advice on how to prevent/remove it?
thanks,
Nope, all good here. I'm not using a case. I guess you could wash it? It won't prevent more dust coming in, but it'll remove it (for about a day)
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true, i forgot that it is water proof.
Yeah I just put in in with the washing up lol once a week
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I've seen at least one of these thread for all phones. How can you prevent dust getting in the gaps unless you make the phone 1 solid unit?
I guess it's inevitable.