Personally, water damage on the phones I had always was a rare edge case. The only time I ever water damaged my phone was when I accidentally put it in the washing machine and I’m sure no phone would have survived that.
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Hikermick@lemmy.world 5 months ago
They removed 3 ways water could get inside the phone
tobbue@discuss.tchncs.de 5 months ago
Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 5 months ago
I had one of those really tiny phones in the early 00s and forgot it was in the pocket of my swimsuit.
However, the ability to take slow motion video underwater is pretty neat
Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 5 months ago
They made it a thin piece of glass that slips out of your hand.
progettarsi@feddit.it 5 months ago
still better than plastic
baseless_discourse@mander.xyz 5 months ago
plastic dont break, is cheap to replace, don’t get hot or cold in extreme weather, don’t interfere with wireless charging, have much more grip.
I don’t understand why anyone would prefer metal/glass phone besides for the reason “look at me, ma, my phone is pretty”.
Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Nope. I’d rather have a plastic or rubber shell and rubber mounting for the screen. They’ve made fragile a marketing gimmick so you’d have to replace your phone sooner.
kamen@lemmy.world 5 months ago
That’s just an excuse. Yes, a waterproof phone is easier to manufacture if it has less holes, but in practice it’s only around half of the phones that are waterproof, and even those that are are rated at like 1 m / 30 minutes max.
baseless_discourse@mander.xyz 5 months ago
Most phone nowadays still has buttons and a USB-C port, and it is water proof. Having ports and water proof is not only not mutually exclusive, it is so easy that most manufactures can do it.
Render@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
The Samsung Galaxy S5 would like to have a word with you.
rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee 5 months ago
just don’t get your phone wet dingus