DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 days agoDoes anyone actually take into account "IP Rating"/"Water Resistance" when they buy phones?message-squaremessage-square91fedilinkarrow-up1103arrow-down11
arrow-up1102arrow-down1message-squareDoes anyone actually take into account "IP Rating"/"Water Resistance" when they buy phones?DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square91fedilink
minus-squareover_clox@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-22 days agoI dunno about everyone else, but definitely not me. I don’t swim and I’m not prone to dropping my phone in the toilet. Also, if you get even one drop of water on the screen, the touchscreen doesn’t even work correctly. Electronic devices aren’t meant to get wet in the first place.
minus-squareDeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 days ago Electronic devices aren’t meant to get wet in the first place. Rain exists… 👀
minus-squareover_clox@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days agoObviously, duh. One rain drop on your phone screen, and already shit don’t work right anymore. This message coming from a tech that has worked on thousands of mobile devices.
minus-squareover_clox@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·2 days agoI get a drop of sweat on a digitizer touchscreen, and my day is fucked, and my paycheck is fucked. Phones aren’t meant to be waterproof or even water resistant. Go ahead, drop a few drops of water on your screen. It won’t work right…
I dunno about everyone else, but definitely not me.
I don’t swim and I’m not prone to dropping my phone in the toilet.
Also, if you get even one drop of water on the screen, the touchscreen doesn’t even work correctly.
Electronic devices aren’t meant to get wet in the first place.
Rain exists… 👀
Obviously, duh.
One rain drop on your phone screen, and already shit don’t work right anymore.
This message coming from a tech that has worked on thousands of mobile devices.
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I get a drop of sweat on a digitizer touchscreen, and my day is fucked, and my paycheck is fucked.
Phones aren’t meant to be waterproof or even water resistant.
Go ahead, drop a few drops of water on your screen. It won’t work right…