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Agreed. Take something relatively recent, water resistance in modern smart phones, had Samsung R&D not gone down that rabbit hole it would not be nearly as ubiq
by ben_jones 10y ago
Agreed. Take something relatively recent, water resistance in modern smart phones, had Samsung R&D not gone down that rabbit hole it would not be nearly as ubiquitous.
- tristor 10y agoTo be accurate, Sony did it first with their Xperia Z line.
- justneedto 10y agoMy Nokia 3310 survived the cloth washer twice. Fifteen years ago. It's battery also lasted for several weeks. This line of reasoning is amusingly similar to NIH-syndrome.
- agumonkey 10y agoIsn't that just luck ? more space between case and electronics, less sensitive components ? I was about to say the board was probably empty, but turns out it's not that simple http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-shGknjKjPWE/TzJGOwQLVcI/AAAAAAAAAEw/HImwHqMHg6I/s1600/NOKIA+3310-1.JPG http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-shGknjKjPWE/TzJGOwQLVcI/AAAAAAAAAE... Old phones weren't really resistant; but less sensitive. My Samsung Wave 723 took a plunge once, water got inside but almost didn't harm it (almost; something SMTc wasn't properly functioning after 1h of use). Kinda like ThinkPads, they can leak water outside a bit, but they're not water tight sealed.
- cmdrfred 10y agoUltimately, the research into waterproofing electronics no doubt began as some NASA or DOD project, as practically everything like that does.
- lostlogin 10y agoSamsung R&D has not always been strictly inhouse if judgement against are anything to go by.