Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Fails Consumer Reports Water Resistance Test [Video]

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Posted July 9, 2016 at 2:30pm by iClarified

Samsung's Galaxy S7 Active, a phone that is supposed to survive under five feet of water for thirty minutes, has failed Consumer Reports' water resistance test.

Consumer Reports technicians placed a Galaxy S7 Active in a water tank pressurized to 2.12 pounds-per-square-inch, the equivalent of just under five feet of water, and set a timer for 30 minutes. When we removed the phone, the screen was obscured by green lines, and tiny bubbles were visible in the lenses of the front- and rear-facing cameras. The touchscreen wasn’t responsive. Following our standard procedure when a sample fails an immersion test, we submitted a second Galaxy S7 Active to the same test. That phone failed as well.

Here is Samsung's official response:

“The Samsung Galaxy S7 active device is one of the most rugged phones to date and is highly resistant to scratches and IP68 certified,” the company said in a written statement. “There may be an off-chance that a defective device is not as watertight as it should be.”

Notably, Apple is rumored to be improve the water resistance of its next generation iPhone. Please follow iClarified on Twitter, Facebook, or RSS for updates.

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sarah puma honorio - May 23, 2017 at 8:55am

These were great for its time; expensive but worth it… ruggeds were rare back then: by the way! Have you seen the agm line ? They remember me this one: but since they are way cheaper the first time that my agm a8 fell down from my pocket i almost got a heartatack … but it survived without a scratch :) and now i am looking for the way to got myself a x1 18k gold edition

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matrixmaniac - July 10, 2016 at 12:04pm

WATERGATE 2.0 LOL

piratx - July 10, 2016 at 7:18am

Consumer reports should try it on iPhone 6s!

gamerscul9870 - July 14, 2016 at 3:48am

This is now another reason why I never use Samsung products. Thank you for spilling more beans! It's funny. They constantly make 'ads' like they're the best at everything just to act like they have a place to feel right about.

I- nuts - July 10, 2016 at 3:02am

Please, it works just fine... How many people will drown there phone for 30 minutes? Answer: None. I had mine under water for 10-15 minutes in the pool and it works perfectly fine.. To be clear, You couldn't even attempt that with a iphone...

gamerscul9870 - July 10, 2016 at 3:55am

Tell that to the people who liquipeled their iPhone or tested a 6s that most have gotten just as much resistance as the s7 on its own that's been in water for an hour or more. It can in some ways withstand water so it's not that vundersble against it.

AJIRA - July 10, 2016 at 7:32am

Mr. nuts, the point isn't whether how many people will be drown for that long. The point is the phone should stand the test as claimed. If it cannot surpass the test, it is deceiving consumers.

paulMOGG - July 10, 2016 at 12:25am

I would have thought Samsung would had do very stringent under water tests before releasing the phone as waterproof...obviously they didn't and now all the publicity and sales effort is gone down the drain( pun intended) and they will be returning money none stop ! DUH!

Nitro Junkie - July 10, 2016 at 6:57am

I bet it's the crappy build quality that causes it. One article I read said there were minor gaps in the casing that might be causing this to happen.

Great - July 9, 2016 at 3:37pm

Samsung: There is an off-chance that all our phones are defective.

AverageReviewer - July 9, 2016 at 3:50pm

Sometimes stuff happens, apple has admitted fault before like bricking the iPad Pro 9.7 inch

gamerscul9870 - July 9, 2016 at 3:54pm

And Apple put forth the effort to make up for it.

Technogreak - July 9, 2016 at 3:10pm

They didn't bet someone would test it. The predecessor had over heating issues and phones were being replaced left and right. Get your money before you find out didn't quite work. Another failed attempt.

gamerscul9870 - July 9, 2016 at 3:50pm

And it's funny how all they advertised in terms of marketing their "fully coated waterproof" all by just pouring water onto the device, not dunking it in submerged water.

Charlie Mix - July 9, 2016 at 6:01pm

What is submerged water?

gamerscul9870 - July 9, 2016 at 7:56pm

I meant when something is submerged into the water. I was trying to describe different ways a water can come in contact with the phone.

gamerscul9870 - July 9, 2016 at 2:45pm

Funny. I thought they were trying to stand out from the 6s with waterproofing. Guess they were once again brainwashed by their expectations.