Touch screen phone and the rain

[Helghast]

ok this may seem like a noobish question but I need to know: I have a Samsung Star(Fully touch screen) when it rains and some drops get on my phone will anything happen to it?

 

[Roadrunner]

ok this may seem like a noobish question but I need to know: I have a Samsung Star(Fully touch screen) when it rains and some drops get on my phone will anything happen to it?

It's hard to say. It should only be a problem if water actually leaked to the inside of the phone.

The moisture indicator sticker of the phone may also get wet and then the phone will not be repaired if it broke as water damage is not included under the warrantee.

My advice is to take out the battery and leave the phone in a bowl of uncooked rice for a day or two if it got wet. This trick will dry it out, but will not change the colour of the moisture indicator back.

 

[stevovo]

If you got water into the phone, best is to take out the battery immediately and then hand it in to be repaired / assessed. Even if you dry out the water it will still corrode the electrical board inside and eventually it will be damaged beyond repair instead of only something small needing to be fixed or even just cleaned.

At least that's what the techs at vodacare tell me.

 

[Monkey101]

ok this may seem like a noobish question but I need to know: I have a Samsung Star(Fully touch screen) when it rains and some drops get on my phone will anything happen to it?

To answer your question. No rain wont make anything happen to the touch screen.
Now if you get water inside the phone then obviously all the above posts apply.

 

[Tacet]

The outer layer of the screen is plastic, so it won't care too much about rain. If you get moisture (even a tiny amount of water) inside the phone, then you might get problems. As said above corrosion can be a problem, as well as electrical shorts. The rice technique is well known and definately worth a try. If you're willing to open the phone (and void your warranty!), you can use compressed air (like you can use for your keyboard) to blow dry the phone's insides. Don't use a hair-dryer - you can't be sure that the air is dry and heat on the phone is a bad idea. Professional help is obviously the best idea, unless the try to rip you off...

 

[xumwun]

The outer layer of the screen is plastic, so it won't care too much about rain. If you get moisture (even a tiny amount of water) inside the phone, then you might get problems. As said above corrosion can be a problem, as well as electrical shorts. The rice technique is well known and definately worth a try. If you're willing to open the phone (and void your warranty!), you can use compressed air (like you can use for your keyboard) to blow dry the phone's insides. Don't use a hair-dryer - you can't be sure that the air is dry and heat on the phone is a bad idea. Professional help is obviously the best idea, unless the try to rip you off...

If it got wet the warranty is void anyway