• acupofcoffee@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    This. My sister killed multiple phones per year until she went to phones with good waterproof ratings and subsequently were better sealed.

    She hasn’t killed one since. That’s a lot less waste overall than before.

    I’m not saying this is bad because of that, but I think it’s something people overlook.

    • theangryseal@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      My first iPhone was in my coat pocket at work. I picked up a bottle of beer that was juuuuust cracked enough that it would split around the middle from the slightest bump but not enough that the liquid would leak.

      I stuck it under my arm to carry it and it split and spilled into my pocket. Not a lot made it in there but the phone never powered on again.