Who has never accidentally poured somewater on your smartphone, or worse, to drop it into the sea or into the pool? It seems that this kind of accident is quite common among Italians, especially during summer holidays. Here are some tips from CertiDeal to protect our smartphones from water and other “enemies”.
Distracted Italians: goodbye smartphones
When it comes to water and cell phones, the Italians don’t boast much attention, indeed it seems that they are rather messy. One says so CertiDeal search, a company specializing in reconditioned hi-tech products, which has collected data on the frequency of these accidents. Well, more than half of the respondentsbetween the ages of 15 and 65, had more than a few drawbacks with your device. Water-related woes seem to spare no one, forcing many to say goodbye to your smartphone.
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Fatal accidents: almost half occur on vacation
To get a clearer idea, the CertiDeal research shows that 60% of the under 25s have seen the end of their smartphone due to falling into a puddle. Over 50% of over 50s have given up on the phone after contact with water or other liquids such as beer or fruit juices, fatal results. But there are also those who, like most of the over 30s, simply have it dropped in the toiletcausing it to break permanently.
The impact with water and other liquids occurs above all at home (50%), but also at work (10%). The worrying figure is the frequency of accidents at sea: 40% of fatal encounters between liquids and smartphones take place on vacation. So what to do if our device is not water resistant?
Smartphone and water: the advice of CertiDeal
Before leaving for the holidays, but also for everyday life, it is essential to protect our device with the right accessories. A custodia waterproof is the first ally against water-related misfortunes, along with anti-shock films and super resistant covers. These protectors are able to prolong the life of your smartphone, but also allow you to immerse it without problems and take great underwater photos.
If the device has already had an unpleasant encounter with water or other liquids – and if it survived – you can resort to special apps designed to “dry” the smartphone. Reproduction of low-frequency sounds cleans the speakers by expelling more air, eliminating water from inside. Among the most downloaded there are Speaker cleaner – remove water & fix sound e Sonic.
Prevention, not only at the sea
To be safe before venturing into places where our smartphone could easily fall or come into contact with water, the better do not risk losing our data. An automatic backup will allow you to safeguard your pictures, videos and other memories, recovering them in the event of a fatal accident. It can be run both online with i services cloudboth offline with keys and external memoriesprotecting all personal information.
Water and other “summer” enemies of smartphones
It is important to remember, especially in summer, that water is not the only enemy of the smartphone. Even the high temperatures are not to be underestimated, as they are capable of overheating it and literally sending it into a tailspin. So, in view of the summer holidays, let’s also think about protecting the devices by avoiding expose them to extreme temperaturesfor example by leaving them on the beach towel in the sun or on the car dashboard.
These are a few precautions to keep in mind for the holidays but even in daily lifewhich can really make a difference.