Samsung Galaxy S7 Water Resistant

With Samsung's most resilient mobile device however, you'll be able to run within the rain and play within the mud, spill on that, splash it, dunk it, then wipe it off and keep going. The IP68 dirt- and water-resistance Ingress Protection rating means that your device is totally protected against dust, and it's water resistant in up to five feet of water for up to half-hour. Your device has conjointly passed military specification (MIL-STD-810G) testing against a set of twenty specific environmental conditions, together with temperature, dirt and sand, shock and vibration, air mass, and high altitude. Device might not perform all told extreme conditions.

Follow these tips carefully to prevent damage to the device:

Whenever your device gets wet, dry it thoroughly with a clean, soft cloth.
Do not expose the device to salt water or ionized water. If your device is exposed to salt water, wash the device with fresh water, and then dry thoroughly with a clean, soft cloth. Otherwise, when it dries, salt may accumulate and block the primary microphone, earpiece, and external speaker.
When drying off your device, be sure to pat the earpiece (top front of the device), primary microphone (bottom of device), external speaker (back of device), and the power/accessory (USB) interface connector with a clean, soft cloth to remove as much water as possible.
When making a call immediately after your device is wet, the microphone may have water in it, which may lower the volume that the other person will hear. After drying off the device, allow the device to air-dry before making a call.
Physical damage to your device such as chips and cracks can significantly reduce its ability to resist dust and water.

Samsung has not had an honest chronicle with its purportedly waterproof, Active-branded Galaxy S smartphones. The 2013-era Galaxy S4 Active magnificently unsuccessful dunk tests, and currently the bran-new S7 Active has suffered from similar failures. Samsung says it's all smart, though, and nobody ought to worry. will we believe what Samsung says?

Earlier this month, Consumer Reports said not one, but two Galaxy S7 Active handsets failed its water tests. The phone carries an IP68 rating, which means it is should not sustain damage if it sits in up to five feet of water for up to 30 minutes. Technically, Samsung says the smartphone is water-resistant, not waterproof. For many, that's probably a distinction without a difference -- especially when a commercial for the phone shows it being drowned in champagne.

I tested the Galaxy S7 Active myself. I let it sit within the stream that runs close to my house for a little quite half-hour, though at a depth of regarding two feet. I conjointly control it underneath running water and in short wet it in my pool. My review unit sustained no harm.