In recent years, we have seen a large number of terminals have begun to offer IP68 certification that offers resistance against water and allows us to submerge the terminal up to a meter and a half for half an hour. The problem is that this certification does not cover all types of water.
This has caused many consumer associations around the world to denounce most manufacturers for advertising their devices as waterproof, implying that they are so in both fresh and salt water. The latest to join the list of denounced is Samsung in Australia.
As we can read in Reuters, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has sued the Korean firm for advertise the Galaxy range as suitable for underwater use, as can be seen in the company's advertisements where it is shown how the devices are used under water both in swimming pools and in the sea.
According to this commission, Samsung did not sufficiently test the effects of exposure in a swimming pool or sea water on its smartphones when he made those announcements, stating that these terminals are falsely represented since it is not specified at any time if they are suitable for all types of water in addition to not informing about whether they would not be affected by such exposure for the life of the phone.
Reuters has contacted Samsung, who has defended itself against these accusations and he has signed that he will maintain the publicity, and will defend the case in court.
Better not to try since the warranty does not cover it
Personally I did the test of the supposed resistance to water with one of the first terminals that offered it, the Xperia Z, although in its third generation, the Xperia Z3. In the pool the smartphone did not give me any operating problems, but once I used it in the sea, the headphone jack It started giving connection problems until it stopped working, as did the charging port.
If you want to enjoy the summer with your iPhone in the pool or on the beach, the best thing you can do is buy a cover that offers us the security we need to avoid that it stops working for the simple whim of taking pictures in the water, a whim that can be very expensive.