▲ 372 ▼ Stop bringing your phone in the shower: How steam can ruin 'waterproof' phones (www.engadget.com) submitted 3 weeks ago by muelltonne@feddit.org to c/technology@lemmy.world 352 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works -1 points 3 weeks ago (4 children) you can find plenty of phones for $100-$400 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] GalacticRobot@lemmy.world 1 point 3 weeks ago (3 children) Plenty of new phones in say the US for $100? LOL Sureee. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 weeks ago (2 children) you don't need new phones, and I personally have purchased new phones (horrible carrier locked smartphones) for about $20 about 3 years ago. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] GalacticRobot@lemmy.world 1 point 3 weeks ago (1 child) Yes, I am sure you $20 smartphone you bought 3 years ago is functioning super well. I think you faily to realize that more and more people only utilize their phone as their computing device. No desktop, no laptop, just a phone. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 weeks ago the $20 phone I got is almost completely unusable as a phone, but for browsing social media/playing music/readin books in the shower it would probably last a few weeks while being cheap enough to not care about replacing it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] GalacticRobot@lemmy.world 1 point 3 weeks ago (3 children) Plenty of new phones in say the US for $100? LOL Sureee. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 weeks ago (2 children) you don't need new phones, and I personally have purchased new phones (horrible carrier locked smartphones) for about $20 about 3 years ago. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] GalacticRobot@lemmy.world 1 point 3 weeks ago (1 child) Yes, I am sure you $20 smartphone you bought 3 years ago is functioning super well. I think you faily to realize that more and more people only utilize their phone as their computing device. No desktop, no laptop, just a phone. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 weeks ago the $20 phone I got is almost completely unusable as a phone, but for browsing social media/playing music/readin books in the shower it would probably last a few weeks while being cheap enough to not care about replacing it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 weeks ago (2 children) you don't need new phones, and I personally have purchased new phones (horrible carrier locked smartphones) for about $20 about 3 years ago. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] GalacticRobot@lemmy.world 1 point 3 weeks ago (1 child) Yes, I am sure you $20 smartphone you bought 3 years ago is functioning super well. I think you faily to realize that more and more people only utilize their phone as their computing device. No desktop, no laptop, just a phone. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 weeks ago the $20 phone I got is almost completely unusable as a phone, but for browsing social media/playing music/readin books in the shower it would probably last a few weeks while being cheap enough to not care about replacing it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] GalacticRobot@lemmy.world 1 point 3 weeks ago (1 child) Yes, I am sure you $20 smartphone you bought 3 years ago is functioning super well. I think you faily to realize that more and more people only utilize their phone as their computing device. No desktop, no laptop, just a phone. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 weeks ago the $20 phone I got is almost completely unusable as a phone, but for browsing social media/playing music/readin books in the shower it would probably last a few weeks while being cheap enough to not care about replacing it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 weeks ago the $20 phone I got is almost completely unusable as a phone, but for browsing social media/playing music/readin books in the shower it would probably last a few weeks while being cheap enough to not care about replacing it. permalink fedilink source parent