Having worked in retail phone repair for 15 years, both for a major US carrier and privately… A lot.
I saw water damaged phones every single day, and I’m hundreds of miles from an ocean, sea, lake, or any major body of water. That’s just from mistakes near things like backyard pools.
I don’t know why waterproofing phones became de facto standard. How often will that waterproofing actually come to use?
Rain is quite common. Most clothing isn’t waterproof.
Or you could ne making a call after a rainy day then drop it in a puddle.
Or your drinks spilled over
etc… etc…
Having worked in retail phone repair for 15 years, both for a major US carrier and privately… A lot.
I saw water damaged phones every single day, and I’m hundreds of miles from an ocean, sea, lake, or any major body of water. That’s just from mistakes near things like backyard pools.