Mind the fine print: iPhone 7 warranty doesn't cover liquid damage
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- viveksubhash
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- 08 Sep 2016
Julliard, 08 Sep 2016"Splash, water, and dust resistance are not permanent condi... moreand apple doesnt have Qi charging right?? what fun..
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- viveksubhash
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- 08 Sep 2016
Anonymous, 08 Sep 2016Then why advertise it being deliberately submerged in water... morebecause it increases sales..
i just read through the fine print of my 3rd party insurance for my s7 edge..it gives insurance for theft..but only if you were present at the time..and pick pocketing is not covered...wth...
as far i know only sony has dared to go all out https://www.engadget.com/2014/02/11/sony-walkman-water-bottle/
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- 08 Sep 2016
Anonymous, 08 Sep 2016Then why advertise it being deliberately submerged in water... moreJust in case you want to educate yourself more of IP67 or IP68.
http://www.trustedreviews.com/opinions/what-is-ip68-ip-ratings-explained
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- 08 Sep 2016
AnonD-387282, 08 Sep 2016dear gsmarena no matter what you do to blow away iphone sal... moreSo u r saying by people buying phone after reading Gsmareana blogs...LoL.u r really an iPhone user. confirmed.
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- 08 Sep 2016
Julliard, 08 Sep 2016"Splash, water, and dust resistance are not permanent condi... moreRead this. It really show's you don't know nothing.
An IP68 rating is awesome to have, but it's also not an entire guarantee that the phone won't see negative effects from constantly being submerged — this is technically only a "resistance" to water.
http://m.androidcentral.com/galaxy-note-7-waterproof-ip68-rating
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- Anonymous
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- 08 Sep 2016
viveksubhash, 08 Sep 2016all ip ratings are given for gadgets to prevent some accide... moreThen why advertise it being deliberately submerged in water if they don't want people to have the wrong idea how it should be used?
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- Anonymous
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- 08 Sep 2016
they would have to replace if there were no obvious signs of damage from dropping ect, as they would have to prove you had the device in water for more than the time or depth allowed under the IP rating.
Sony/Motorola/Samsung (and once upon a time Nokia) all swap out IP rated devices unless of blatant damage they can prove in court, or in Sony's case that you didnt have the sim doors closed (if there was a defect in the rubber they still swap out)
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- viveksubhash
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- 08 Sep 2016
all ip ratings are given for gadgets to prevent some accidental damage..such as if the phone fell in the sink or a puddle of water or if a glass of wine fell over it...they dont want us to take the phone when you go scuba diving(reductio-ad-absurdum like sheldon says)
what i dont understand is how will they differentiate between a rain splash and a short sip in a pool if the phone comes back for warranty??
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- ALI3n
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- 08 Sep 2016
This little statement of Apple has persuaded me to stop trusting Apple anymore.
What's the purpose of buying a water resistant phone it this feature stops working sometime later.
Why advertise it as IP67 in the first place? Bad move from Apple
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- 08 Sep 2016
Julliard, 08 Sep 2016"Splash, water, and dust resistance are not permanent condi... moreIt's written that way so they can avoid getting sued and charged. Everyone does it this way.
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- 08 Sep 2016
Sure that's ok
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- Anonymous
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- 08 Sep 2016
"Apple says that the IP67 isn't a permanent feature and with time, it may no longer work as advertised."
Even my older phones like note3, not to speak about my old Nokias, weren't even IP67 certified, and was somekind water and dust resistant (except nokias with plastic cover when they were actually "dust attractive")... Have been using them in any weather, in very heavy rain and wind (typicall for the place where I live), got them fallen in numerous puddens and still worked as new...
HAHA APPLE !!!
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- 08 Sep 2016
AnonD-387282, 08 Sep 2016dear gsmarena no matter what you do to blow away iphone sal... moreDude, yesterday gsm mentioned a lote of pages about note 7 failures, so gsm doesn't seems to be racist.
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- 08 Sep 2016
AnonD-387282, 08 Sep 2016dear gsmarena no matter what you do to blow away iphone sal... moreU would buy even a brick if has an Apple logo!
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- Julliard
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- 08 Sep 2016
"Splash, water, and dust resistance are not permanent conditions and resistance might decrease as a result of normal wear. Do not attempt to charge a wet iPhone; refer to the user guide for cleaning and drying instructions. Liquid damage not covered under warranty."
So, unlike S7 that warns the system not to charge as port is wet Apple merely warn you with fine prints.
"Apple says that the IP67 isn't a permanent feature and with time, it may no longer work as advertised."
The first iphone to introduced and at the same time tells everyone it water resistant is not permanent. So you paying for un-permanent water resistant features that is not even covered by warranty. Worst than Sony.
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- Aduh
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- 08 Sep 2016
Go charge your phone underwater
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- AnonD-387282
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- 08 Sep 2016
dear gsmarena no matter what you do to blow away iphone sales it won't matter because it's an iphone. lol
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- 08 Sep 2016
Same thing in Samsung's manual. I guess when you drop it, the adhesive gets weaker and starts letting in water.