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I took my Samsung for a swim.
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What is ADH?
Now 35 days old.
After watching you tube on how to open it, I decided against it.
SCHUMI-4-EVA
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Too bad not everyone's Z3 or Z3 compact has proven as water resistant.
Some have had stories like yours with no issues. But the internet is also full of reports of it not surviving it's initial contact with water, or the speakers losing all their oomph after that, or the phone surviving a couple of contacts with water fine and then being completely dead after again being in water.
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Never mind. Looks like A5 isn't covered by ADH.
http://hellopeter.com/samsung-south...galaxy-a5-glass-cracked-thermal-shock-1699084
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True, and Sony explicitly states no actual protection in the case of seawater, so I expected at least speaker or 3.5mm port damage, but somehow got lucky. I do wonder though in the case of fresh water, did people make sure their protective flaps were closed?
I agree with the post regarding non removable batteries. Who wants a skinny paper thin phone, at the expense of not being able to change the battery, or remove it in the case of yours going for a swim.
Obviously the most important thing that stuffs up the CPU and IC's is the power. Removing battery quickly is vital. If you were lucky and not much water entered, then the best and quickest way to dry it out (remember speed is important here if the battery is still inside), is to put it in the oven on low...or in the oven warmer draw. Rice is simply too slow at drying the phone out. Rice is fine if you had a removable battery, removed it, and then want to leave it for days or a week in the rice. But speed is critical when the battery is inside, and the oven is going to dry it out fastest.
Obviously the most important thing that stuffs up the CPU and IC's is the power. Removing battery quickly is vital. If you were lucky and not much water entered, then the best and quickest way to dry it out (remember speed is important here if the battery is still inside), is to put it in the oven on low...or in the oven warmer draw. Rice is simply too slow at drying the phone out. Rice is fine if you had a removable battery, removed it, and then want to leave it for days or a week in the rice. But speed is critical when the battery is inside, and the oven is going to dry it out fastest.
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Similar story to me. My S3 came swimming with me in Koh Phi Phi in a bit of a drunken state one night. Still managed to take a few pics with it when it was still wet. Left it to dry and it was working the next day. Still working today.
I did that with my S5 some months ago, it survived fine
S5 is water proof as long as you close the charging flap
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