Samsung's 'water-resistant' Galaxy S7 Active fails test
- 8 years ago
Consumer Reports put the water-resistant Samsung Galaxy S7 Active through multiple water immersion tests and both times it failed After being submerged in roughly 5ft (1.5m) of water the first phone's display was non-responsive and marred by green lines, once it was removed after a half an hour Bubbles had also formed in its two camera lenses The second handset subjected to the same test suffered similar faults Samsung's website stated the Galaxy S7 Active, which is sold in the US, but is not available in the UK, is IP68-certified