Consumer Reports: Samsung phone not actually water resistant

Consumer Reports said a Samsung phone that is advertised as being in fact “water resistant is not

the problem seems limited to the assets, a robust Galaxy S7 model available only through aT & T in the US

models Edge S7 standard and S7 have the same demands on the water resistance and past tests.

Scroll down for video

Consumer Reports says a Samsung phone that is advertised as “water resistant” is not. A mobile phone Samsung Galaxy S7 waterproof board is immersed in water for an overview.

How the test was performed

Consumer Reports engineers have placed a S7 Galaxy active in a tank water pressure at 2.12 psi, equivalent to just under five feet of water.

He was left there for exactly five minutes.

When removed, the screen was obscured by green lines, tiny bubbles were visible in the lenses of cameras front and rear-facing, and the touch screen n ‘t was not responsive.

Consumer Reports, a nonprofit organization that is highly respected for its product testing, said Friday it can not recommend the assets as it does not address specific requests from Samsung.

“Because the phone did not work as it is not our recommended models list, writes Jerry Beilinson Consumer Reports.

“After we removed from the tank, the screen cycled on and off for a few seconds, and moisture could be seen in the back of the camera lens before and rear.

“We also noticed the water in the SIM card holding slot.

“For a couple of days after the test, the displays of the two phones would light up when the phones are connected, although the screens can not be read.

“The phones never returned to functionality.

However, Consumer Reports rates the Edge S7 and S7 phones as “excellent” for their screens, battery life and cameras.

Maria Rerecich, director of Consumer Reports testing of electronics, said she was surprised failed active.

She said Samsung’s claims are generally “good enough”.

Samsung said it has received very few complaints and had submitted the phone through strict quality assurance tests, but “there may be some luck, defective equipment is not as watertight as it should.

The company said it was in contact with Consumer Reports to find out more about its tests.

Samsung said all S7 phones, including Active, designed to survive in up to 5 feet of water for 30 minutes.

Samsung said all S7 phones, including Active Photo here are designed to survive in up to 5 feet of water for 30 minutes.

Consumer Reports said that after half an hour in the water, the screen of the active flashed green and other colors, and didn ‘t respond to touch.

Tiny bubbles appeared on camera lenses.

Consumer Reports tested a second active telephone to verify the results and it also failed.

Rerecich said, it is likely that the problems concern only some of the units manufactured, but “we bought two and they both failed.

The two units were purchased online.

According to Samsung, the Galaxy S7 and S7 board are both “resistant to five feet of water and water up to 30 minutes.

Samsung said active can withstand drops of up to 5 feet on a flat surface, although consumption reports did not test these claims.

in the US, active phone costs $ 795, which is the same price as the Edge, and $ 100 more than the regular S7.

www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech

Consumer Reports: Samsung phone not actually water resistant