ditched that explorer last month, using Solid Explorer now

my s7e sent to the sc again today. last month admitted one time due to glass broken, repair cost me ard 1.2k. This time is lcd problem, at the edge of the screen, tiny light dots. Again this time the glass and lcd has to be replaced but its covered by warranty this time. The service guy did said s7e is fragile among all the models and many has sent in for screen repair. Luckily mine at the first place sent to screen replace at sc and is still under warranty. That guy also mentioned some ppl whose s7e submerged in swimming pool completely dies off. I did tested one time but luckily it was fine. So do carry your s7e with extra care.

so swim kenot take pic? only can rendam the phone.. is it?

IP68
Given the aforementioned information, you can probably figure out that the IP68 rating given to the Samsung Galaxy S7 and Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge is fairly strong.

While this means that the phone is completely dust resistant, again it isn't quite so simple for the liquid ingress rating.

Instead, it means that the phone is "protected from immersion in water with a depth of more than 1 meter," according to the IEC. The usage case supplied for this is "Rain, splashing and accidental submersion."

The IEC requires that the manufacturer itself supplies the precise depth and length of time the device can be exposed to water in such a rating, and in the Galaxy S7's case Samsung says that it can withstand "Up to 30 minutes or 1.5 meters under (water)".


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The customer service lady reminded me: "This phone is water-resistant, not waterproof ok so please don't go into the swimming pool with it"

I immersed my s7e into the pool about 1 meter deep, for 10 seconds, and I took photos with the phone while playing water, holding it wet, for an hour and later rinsed the phone under running water for 3 mins because the pool water was salty. I think IP68 is good in handling this kind of situation.

Out of curiosity why do you say all the tempered glass are bad? Are there really no good ones? Even the spigen etc? Sorry if this has been discussed before but haven't been following this thread very often.
Recently quite tempted to get this phone and I'm not a big fan of cases. Was thinking to just slap a dbrand skin on the back and a tempered glass for the screen but reading some of the comments of how fragile the phone is is a turn off.

correct. as long as don't go beyond what is logic, should be fine. Those are just lucky, there maybe many other unfortunate cases as what told by the sc today.

i brought my phone to the swimming pool a few times and it is fine. guess some units are not fully water resistant due to factory defect?

i brought my phone to the swimming pool a few times and it is fine. guess some units are not fully water resistant due to factory defect?

It's good that each of us test it out. At least we know if it is not water resistant, we can still claim warranty for repair.

Even thought the phone is 'water resistant' it would not be wise to always trust that it will stay that way. Even a small drop of your device, or a bend in the frame will dislodge a component enough to ruin the iP68 rating. A dry phone is better than a broken phone any day. Better safe than sorry!

Done replaced my cracked screen 
Total damaged - RM1,113 (including GST) 
Location repaired - Samsung Lowyat Service Centre

Yikes phone fell down. Was knock out of my hand at standing height. It flew and landed flat on the ground screen first. Lucky no damage to the screen or dents.  I think the way it lands make a big difference.

With ringke fusion case and cheapo rm20 screen protector. The case stayed on didn't came out at all.

Haha. CSI at work

I supposed the screen is rather fragile against drops and the lack of available protective TG would make most ppl paranoid. Not to mentioned replacingsthe glass would cost one third of the phone itself =(

What's this MIL-STD. Sounds a bit provocative. Hahaha

I'm just using the ringke slim without any screen protection. Feels like the cases' edges protrudes enough to cover all corners for a minimal drop protection. The case material is also rather hard although slim

Glad I don't have the chance to test it out yet. =)

Method 516.6 – Shock

This is probably the method that is cited the most by manufacturers and agencies alike. Part of this test method is sometimes referred to as the “drop” test, and it gauges how well a device holds up to impacts while falling from certain heights. The tests are designed to determine how well a device can put up with general physical abuse while in operation, but not from factors such as nearby explosions (these are covered in separate methods).

There are eight different procedures to choose from that each use different ways to cause shock or impact, but Procedure IV (transit drop) is the most often cited. The test was primarily designed for materiel that is loaded or unloaded from a vehicle, or taken off of a shelf, but for mobile devices it could certainly apply to nearly any operational instance.

How extensive Procedure IV gets is determined by the object’s weight. Personal computing devices would fall into the first category, which is for weights of less than 100 pounds and lengths of less than 91 cm (36 inches). The floor of the drop zone is two inches of plywood over concrete, which was determined to be the most common surface a device was likely to land on. Testers drop the device from a height of 4 feet on each of its six faces, 12 edges and eight corners, for a total of 26 drops. They visually inspect for damage and determine whether it still works after each drop. If a manufacturer requests, the 26 drops can be divided among five identical items.

Any full tempered glass for non-edge S7 that can recommend? Bought Nilkin one and it is crap :/

Whoa. Really the case guru man.

wont the fire affect the screen?

Wtf. My screen cracked also, damn fragile

Where can replace screen with lower cost ? How long taken for repairing?