One of the most outstanding features of mobiles is the alleged water resistance with which they have been designed. Although the technical specifications of many of these terminals make clear the index at which they would be protected, existing different nuances between the different manufacturers. Some offer only protection against splashes. Others come with the scheme that allows you to dive with them. But, be that as it may, this has small print and has been mentioned on occasion when it comes to resorting to the warranty of the terminals.
Despite the indices that the manufacturers themselves include of water resistance of its terminals in the technical specifications, at the time of cleaning, if you take a smartphone to repair that detects water inside, the warranty ceases to cover it in most cases. This, for many, was explained by the fact that the phone had no previous damage, it had to respond imperviously to the manufacturer's recommendations for use. If water enters, it is because the user did not use it correctly, or because it would have previously suffered blows that affected that resistance. Now Sony further qualifies that water resistance of its Xperia range.
The alleged water resistance of the Xperia
On the official blog page of Sony regarding Xperia terminals you can see a warning that makes it clear that the company uses the functionality more as a commercial appeal, than as a true acquired feature. In fact they warn
Sony changes stance on waterproof phones: Do not use underwater!
You could say louder, but not clearer. With that warning, for the moment, Xperia terminals features and specifications that in principle can be used without problem in the water have not changed, but could be interpreted as an alert to sailors about the consequences that could have the fact that, due to bad luck, our terminal stops working. It is clear that something is happening and the incongruities can be seen from leagues, but of course, it would not be the first case in which the guarantee is already denied, so the warning can serve as a deterrent so that no one occurs to immerse in water a phone that advertises itself as being able to do it without much trouble.
You can probably do a lot of things if something similar happens. For example, report it to consumption. But, the bureaucracy is slow, even more so when it comes to multinationals. And maybe, just maybe, what compensates is to follow Sony's recommendation so as not to waste good money that costs your Xperia range for having relied on official indications. At the same time, it is clear that the brand should be asked for explanations. And like her, many others who follow the same strategy and have not yet even been able to put up a warning as such. For my part, I do not use these phones and I never trust that they were submersible, but I think it is important that those users who do know that despite everything, it will be almost under your own responsibility. So are the things….
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Good Cristina,
I'm glad to hear from you, and I've read a lot of people, experts? writing news surprised because Sony claims that their mobiles are not resistant to being put in water ...
For those who are still surprised, I propose to do something quite easy ... call a consumer association, or the local OMIC of your town, city, etc ... and ask about the star claim of the summer ... guess what? ... telephone operators, gas company ... it will be a coincidence, but at 2 that I called ... the number 1 of the claims this summer ... «The water resistant mobiles», and you just have to look around in forums and others, the amount of people who have put their mobile in the water (within a few hours or days of receiving it) ... and goodbye to the mobile, welcome 400-600 euro paperweights.
Surely someone will be thinking that the rest of humanity is short or bad people because they put the water in without having the famous covers tightly closed, well, keep thinking about it ... but what is certain is that Sony is in a clear protection movement He has taken this clarification to defend himself against the innumerable claims that are falling (and will continue) on this issue, and that is that the explanation that I have seen in almost all forums is absurd:
"Sony invalidates your warranty because water has entered the device, we do not care how it happened, or if we advertise from the rooftops that they are waterproof mobiles"
In summary, and as some of you will have already smelled reading the above, I am not a Samsung or Apple fanboy, but an excruciating owner of a beautiful 400 euro paperweight at home, who will not buy a Sony device again, not because of its design or manufacturing quality, but because of their company policies of Customer Service and After-Sales Service, I thought that Ryanair or Easyjet were the maximum in treating me like cattle, and Movistar or Vodafone in thinking that human beings are sheep ... but Sony has they won all by a landslide ... so it is no wonder that the mobile division has gone as it has in the last 2 years ...
Who is thinking about it ... if you are not going to put it in water, you like the design and you have the money, good luck !, but I hope you never have to go to the technical service ...
George
Very good
I have a sony experia z3 and have been all summer, every day, submerging the phone in water and filming videos in the water. It is intact and absolutely nothing has happened to it. Luck? No, quality and care when submerging it.
So do you recommend that I take my Xperia Z3 to a museum? I have submerged it, wet and soaked… And it is still alive!… Should I take it to the museum?
I don't know what we do by getting on the news about this girl! He knows the same about technology as I do about sewing… I mean nothing!
Here is another with an xperia Z and an xperia Z3, both I have submerged them in water a lot of times, rivers, ponds to take pictures of the frogs, I have washed them under the tap when they have become dirty with dust or dirt ... and without problem none.
Obviously, before submerging them, you have to make sure that all the lids are well placed.
What Sony puts on their websites is to heal their health, the first Xperia had the same resistance specifications and they did advertise them as submersibles ... users who did not close the covers properly or terminals with specific manufacturing failures, I suppose that is what they have fact that they ended up being more conservative.
They only recommend correct use of the smartphone. Nothing has changed. Demagogues