I wanted to relay a story about my Lumia 820. I have an 820 because I like that it is smaller than the 920 and I can just change the battery when it is low.
I was on my jet ski yesterday on Lake Michigan and when getting on the dock I dropped my stock (no case, no extra protection) Nokia 820 in the lake. Fortunately it was only 4 feet deep and the bright yellow wireless charger back made it easy to see. I jumped in and grabbed the phone after it was in the water for about 20 seconds. I held the phone in my soaking wet hands and turned it on. The display came up normally! The flash illuminator was a little wacky going on and off and after a minute or so the display got unresponsive but it still came on.
I took it home, took off the removable back, took out the battery, the SIM card and the SD card. I put a blow drier on low and let it blow air on the open back of the phone for 10 minutes or so. Put it all back together and,,, IT WORKED PERFECTLY!
I wouldn't recommended dropping an unprotected phone in the water but it's nice to know the Nokias are tougher than most cell phones. I have a friend who had a new Galaxy IIIs and just got a tiny bit of water on it and it died.
Take that iPhone and Galaxy!
I was on my jet ski yesterday on Lake Michigan and when getting on the dock I dropped my stock (no case, no extra protection) Nokia 820 in the lake. Fortunately it was only 4 feet deep and the bright yellow wireless charger back made it easy to see. I jumped in and grabbed the phone after it was in the water for about 20 seconds. I held the phone in my soaking wet hands and turned it on. The display came up normally! The flash illuminator was a little wacky going on and off and after a minute or so the display got unresponsive but it still came on.
I took it home, took off the removable back, took out the battery, the SIM card and the SD card. I put a blow drier on low and let it blow air on the open back of the phone for 10 minutes or so. Put it all back together and,,, IT WORKED PERFECTLY!
I wouldn't recommended dropping an unprotected phone in the water but it's nice to know the Nokias are tougher than most cell phones. I have a friend who had a new Galaxy IIIs and just got a tiny bit of water on it and it died.
Take that iPhone and Galaxy!