Smartphone manufacturers have focused in recent years, and especially with their top of the range, on resistance to the most common eventualities that their devices have to deal with. Not so long ago (or maybe yes, but I prefer to think not, due to age), many of these events, unfortunately common, could permanently end the life of the device. However, today, it must be recognized that they have improved a lot.
One of the most common accidents that smartphones face is the suddenly end up submerged in water or any other liquid. If you have been using a mobile phone for years, surely turning it off, removing the battery on the run (in the models in which it is/was possible) and immersing it in a story with rice for no less than 24 hours will be a procedure for you. acquaintance. In my case I don’t have to look far, because my iPhone 4 had to go through said emergency operation on a couple of occasions. And I must say that, in both cases, the treatment was successful.
Today this has changed… or at least that is what the manufacturers tell us of the top of the range. In theory, these smartphones are capable of taking a dip and continuing to function as if nothing had happened. And this is sensational, of course, since it allows its use in many circumstances and contexts in which it was previously something really inadvisable. Now, are they really as resistant as they promise us? The youtuber TechDroider has decided to check it out for himself, with a test that we can undoubtedly describe as extreme.
Thus, to check the reaction of the top of the range to a good dip, has chosen the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra, the iPhone 14 Pro Max and the Xiaomi 13 Ultra, three devices with prices well above the psychological barrier of 1,000 euros, and that therefore, can break our hearts if they fall into the water and remain incapacitated forever. Thus, and to make the test more demanding, TechDroider thought that liquid water might not be enough. So he ran a couple of basic functional tests on them, and then got to work.
Thus, as you can see in the video, he introduced the three tops of the range in a plastic box, in which he later added sparkling water to cover all three smartphones. And then, covered the box and put it in the freezer, where they spent six hours, much of which the sparkling water froze. After six hours, she took the box out of the freezer, removed the range stops from the box, and used lukewarm water to melt the ice. Yes, even more water, as I told you, the test is truly extreme.
And what happened then? How did these three phones respond to the test? If you’ve already seen the video then you already know. Otherwise, I’ll tell you, device by device:
- Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra: Samsung’s smartphone can be considered the winner of this test, in which, however, its competitors have also scored very high. Once thawed, its operation was totally similar to what it showed before going through the test. But, in addition, it showed a warning message stating that the USB-C port was damp/wet and therefore it was not recommended to connect anything to it until it had dried.
- iPhone 14 Pro Max: In a previous edition of this test, the iPhone 13 had a problem with the speakers, but this time it seems that this has been corrected. Thus, after returning from Antarctica, Apple’s top of the range continued to function normally. Of course, despite the humidity, it did not show a notice like that of the Galaxy S23.
- xiaomi 13 Ultra: closing the trio of aces, the Xiaomi 13 Ultra lived up to the other two tops of the range in the test, maintaining correct operation after its experience on the rocks. The only objectionable thing, as in the case of the iPhone, is that it did not alert about moisture in the USB port.
Thus, in summary, we can affirm that indeed, The resistance of the top of the range to this type of incident has evolved in a spectacular way. Which does not mean, of course, that from MuyComputer we invite you to give your smartphone a dip, in case it is…
