https://community.sony.com.mk/t5/xperia-archive/waterproof-fail/m-p/3338830#M458937 <P>To whom it may concern,</P> <P>I am hereby posting this message with regards to both my Sony devices, i.e. The Sony Xperia V LTE and my most recent, The Sony Z3 Compact respectively.</P> <P>I upgraded to the Sony Xperia V LTE Smartphone just over a year ago (2013/14) and was excited that it was rated as the highest 'water-resistant' mobile phone and this grabbed my attention. A Sony consultant assured me of this, but still I wasnt convinced. He then offered to test the phone in a glass of water to convince me that my upgrade was the smart choice. We tested it in store, in a glass of fresh water, ensuring that all ports are tightly sealed. Everything looked okay on the screen, but once I took it out, not even a minute later, the screen started to flicker, then suddenly went blank. We thought perhps it just switched off, but when I tried to switch it on, holding the power button, the device just vibrated but the screen stayed blank.</P> <P>The repair for the device was rejected by the retailer and came back with negative reports.</P> <P>Late last year (2014) I upgraded to the Sony Z3 Compact. Seeing advertisements all over regarding the phone's 'highest waterproof rating', I began doing some research regarding this and was rather impressed. The phone was able to take pictures and videos underwater, fresh water, for at least 30min at a time, for up to 1.5m. It could even be used in chlorinated water similarly, but rinsed with fresh water after. Being a bit skeptical, based ona previous bad experience, I again requested a test to be done in store and I was once again disappointed. All ports were closed.&nbsp;</P> <P>Based on the above, I regret to say that Sony has been an utter disappointment with regards to their 'water-resistant' and even 'waterproof' phones and I hold them liable for the damage done to both devices. All prerequisites were followed in order for the devices to function properly under water, for a very brief moment, where it should be able to withstand the above for at least 30min at a time.</P> <P>Please contact me with regards to the abovementioned,&nbsp;via:</P> <P>email:&nbsp;</P> <P>mobile:&nbsp;</P> Thu, 22 Jan 2015 11:03:25 GMT AneeqahSolomon 2015-01-22T11:03:25Z https://community.sony.com.mk/t5/xperia-archive/waterproof-fail/m-p/3338830#M458937 <P>To whom it may concern,</P> <P>I am hereby posting this message with regards to both my Sony devices, i.e. The Sony Xperia V LTE and my most recent, The Sony Z3 Compact respectively.</P> <P>I upgraded to the Sony Xperia V LTE Smartphone just over a year ago (2013/14) and was excited that it was rated as the highest 'water-resistant' mobile phone and this grabbed my attention. A Sony consultant assured me of this, but still I wasnt convinced. He then offered to test the phone in a glass of water to convince me that my upgrade was the smart choice. We tested it in store, in a glass of fresh water, ensuring that all ports are tightly sealed. Everything looked okay on the screen, but once I took it out, not even a minute later, the screen started to flicker, then suddenly went blank. We thought perhps it just switched off, but when I tried to switch it on, holding the power button, the device just vibrated but the screen stayed blank.</P> <P>The repair for the device was rejected by the retailer and came back with negative reports.</P> <P>Late last year (2014) I upgraded to the Sony Z3 Compact. Seeing advertisements all over regarding the phone's 'highest waterproof rating', I began doing some research regarding this and was rather impressed. The phone was able to take pictures and videos underwater, fresh water, for at least 30min at a time, for up to 1.5m. It could even be used in chlorinated water similarly, but rinsed with fresh water after. Being a bit skeptical, based ona previous bad experience, I again requested a test to be done in store and I was once again disappointed. All ports were closed.&nbsp;</P> <P>Based on the above, I regret to say that Sony has been an utter disappointment with regards to their 'water-resistant' and even 'waterproof' phones and I hold them liable for the damage done to both devices. All prerequisites were followed in order for the devices to function properly under water, for a very brief moment, where it should be able to withstand the above for at least 30min at a time.</P> <P>Please contact me with regards to the abovementioned,&nbsp;via:</P> <P>email:&nbsp;</P> <P>mobile:&nbsp;</P> Thu, 22 Jan 2015 11:03:25 GMT https://community.sony.com.mk/t5/xperia-archive/waterproof-fail/m-p/3338830#M458937 AneeqahSolomon 2015-01-22T11:03:25Z https://community.sony.com.mk/t5/xperia-archive/waterproof-fail/m-p/3338831#M458938 <P>We are a user led support forum so you should direct this to Xperia care <A href="http://www.sonymobile.com/global-en/support/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">http://www.sonymobile.com/global-en/support/contact-us/</A></P> Thu, 22 Jan 2015 11:23:08 GMT https://community.sony.com.mk/t5/xperia-archive/waterproof-fail/m-p/3338831#M458938 Thommo 2015-01-22T11:23:08Z