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All these talk about waterproofing and I never heard one person decide to actually take advantage of that feature. I am definitely on the cynical side of think

All these talk about waterproofing and I never heard one person decide to actually take advantage of that feature. I am definitely on the cynical side of thinking that it was just marketing spin to justify taking away features to increase profits.

hellotomyrars 6y ago
What is taking advantage of that feature? You still probably aren’t going to go swimming with your phone but you’re a lot less likely to ruin it when you accidentally drop it in the pool.
Sebb767 6y ago
Yes. Quite many of these phones without headphone jack or replaceable battery are, in fact, not waterproof. Removing a "niche feature" such as a headphone jack for a niche feature (no quotes) like waterproofing seems like a bad excuse to plug the DRM hole, save cost and sell bluetooth headphones, to be honest.
Tiktaalik 6y ago
I just got out of a bath where I was using my phone...
neild 6y ago
I’ve never decided to take advantage of waterproofing, which made me all the more appreciative on the times I’ve unexpectedly done so.
bigpeopleareold 6y ago
Yes - even a splash of water won't concern people as much. If they had a way to secure from the screen not cracking, well that's something most people would appreciate.
kiwijamo 6y ago
I find people enjoy the novelty of taking photos underwater or when in the pool/lake/sea. I often have to point out that their phones are also waterproof and they run off to grab it for underwater (or just around the water) photography.
magicalhippo 6y ago
I take advantage of that all the time. I lost two mobile phones to rain before I decided I'll never buy a phone without waterproofing again.
- Macha 6y ago
  I've replaced three phones to battery expiration and one phone to water damage (dropped in a mud filled puddle - it turned on again after drying out but didn't trust it seeing corroded battery/sim contacts). I'm especially curious how rain has damaged phones - I use them in Ireland where you can just say "scattered showers" and have a 50% chance of an accurate forecast. Never thought twice about using any in the rain, and never bought a "waterproof" phone. I always assumed the puddle/pool scenario was what the waterproofing fuss was. Or are people using phones in hurricanes or monsoons or something?
  - magicalhippo 6y ago
    > Or are people using phones in hurricanes or monsoons or something? I don't know about those, but we get fairly heavy rainfall every now and then here in Norway. The kind where your underwear gets soaking wet for no other reason than being outside. I keep my phone in the front pocket of my pants, and after losing two phones to such events I decided that was enough for me. Now I can check when the bus is due or take that call even if it's raining (heavy or not) and I don't have to think about it.

hellotomyrars 6y ago

What is taking advantage of that feature? You still probably aren’t going to go swimming with your phone but you’re a lot less likely to ruin it when you accidentally drop it in the pool.

Sebb767 6y ago

Yes. Quite many of these phones without headphone jack or replaceable battery are, in fact, not waterproof. Removing a "niche feature" such as a headphone jack for a niche feature (no quotes) like waterproofing seems like a bad excuse to plug the DRM hole, save cost and sell bluetooth headphones, to be honest.

Tiktaalik 6y ago

I just got out of a bath where I was using my phone...

neild 6y ago

I’ve never decided to take advantage of waterproofing, which made me all the more appreciative on the times I’ve unexpectedly done so.

bigpeopleareold 6y ago

Yes - even a splash of water won't concern people as much. If they had a way to secure from the screen not cracking, well that's something most people would appreciate.

kiwijamo 6y ago

I find people enjoy the novelty of taking photos underwater or when in the pool/lake/sea. I often have to point out that their phones are also waterproof and they run off to grab it for underwater (or just around the water) photography.

magicalhippo 6y ago

I take advantage of that all the time. I lost two mobile phones to rain before I decided I'll never buy a phone without waterproofing again.

Macha 6y ago
I've replaced three phones to battery expiration and one phone to water damage (dropped in a mud filled puddle - it turned on again after drying out but didn't trust it seeing corroded battery/sim contacts). I'm especially curious how rain has damaged phones - I use them in Ireland where you can just say "scattered showers" and have a 50% chance of an accurate forecast. Never thought twice about using any in the rain, and never bought a "waterproof" phone. I always assumed the puddle/pool scenario was what the waterproofing fuss was. Or are people using phones in hurricanes or monsoons or something?
- magicalhippo 6y ago
  > Or are people using phones in hurricanes or monsoons or something? I don't know about those, but we get fairly heavy rainfall every now and then here in Norway. The kind where your underwear gets soaking wet for no other reason than being outside. I keep my phone in the front pocket of my pants, and after losing two phones to such events I decided that was enough for me. Now I can check when the bus is due or take that call even if it's raining (heavy or not) and I don't have to think about it.