What if you left a phone in water for a month?

The experiment and the stream ended at 745 hours, which is 31 days. This is the follow up time lapse video.
Samsung Galaxy S21 kept underwater for 31 days.
I got my SAMSUNG GALAXY S21 5G on January 29th (launch day) and I decided to put it in an aquarium of water to stream the event until it breaks. I can't be the only one who is curious :)
I taped a wireless charger taped to the back of the fish tank, that kept the phone fully charged.
The Samsung Galaxy S21 has an IP rating of IP68 which means it's resistant to submersion up to a maximum depth of 1.5m underwater for up to thirty minutes.
Samsung Galaxy S21 5G water test. Keeping a Samsung Galaxy S21 underwater test.
UPDATE 1:
As it turns out the stopwatch on the S21 goes up to 99 hours 59 minutes 59 seconds only. When it reached that I had to manually restart it, and the counter started from 0 again.
This many times was the stopwatch restarted: 7 times
Add 700 hours to the actual time that's on the counter.
UPDATE 2:
The phone gave a "Moisture detected" warning after being submerged for 117 hours and 53 minutes. The screen was unresponsive, and it kept jumping between applications uncontrollably.
After some button pressing now it works fine again, the moisture warning is still there.
Let's see what happens next.
Update 3:
At 241 hours and 10 minutes we were about a dozen people watching, and everyone was interested if the speakers still work. I played some music and the speakers sounded terrible, very quiet and barely understandable. At this time the water pressed "Lap", so that's what you can see on the screen now. It stays until the next stopwatch reset.
Update 4:
OBS (Streaming software) stopped working on day 15 and the stream was restarted.
Update 5:
At 351 hours 9 minutes a couple of new notifications appeared on the notification bar. I had to investigate and this is the photo I took: imgur.com/UJ1uDTx (backup url: ibb.co/Zczqr52)
These are most likely not related to the water at all. (Note: the phone is not connected to the internet)
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***Disclaimer: This video is for entertainment purposes only. I take no responsibilty for any damage you cause to your electronic devices. I take no responsibility for your or anyone's health if you injure yourself or others while tryting to find out if your phone is also waterproof.
Electronic devices, electricity and water are not a good match, they can cause serious or even fatal injuries.

[@PhotoOwl]

Did you expect the phone to last a month submerged in water? I'm more surprised about the fact that there is absolutely no screen burn. Please drop a like and subscribe if you haven't already!

[@TTS-TP]

Small piece of advice from being in the industry, using gloves (prevents oil barriers, and helps prevent static discharge on micro resistors), and Dollar tree closet desiccant packs in a sealed Rubbermaid with the device, will drastically speed up your time and you don't have to clean up rice dust 🤯 and replace several of the adhesive strips.

[@dxtnguyxn4179]

Can u do iPhone 12 Pro? Since it can go up to 6 meter underwater and I want to see how well seal the iPhone is.

[@branditpulver3414]

wonder about the bet way to get rid of it once its broken

[@jamesrichardson3205]

I'm more surprised the battery stayed 100 percent for 27 days

[@PhotoOwl]

@@jamesrichardson3205 how is that possible? Any idea?

[@ebolarnator1794]

What's more impressive than the phone surviving for 31 days underwater, is this guy fixing the minor faults it had, on his own, with minimal effort, and no swapping out any parts. That's one hell of a phone if it can be fixed so simply after so much punishment, where other phones would be out right bricked.

[@rayirth.upside-down]

Cough cough APPLE cough cough

[@monokuma4859]

@@cojames1514 water resistant*

[@mikshiinyanshi]

Like the new iPhones:)

[@monokuma4859]

@@cojames1514 Then why is it wet 5:38?

[@simzyboi8551]

@@mikshiinyanshi nah mate iphone big garbage

[@joe7327]

Some of the water damage could have come from condensation since the phone was charging the whole time. Charging creates heat, and in a cool environment like under water condensation will form. Explains the camera failure. Great video. Nice to know my s21 ip68 rating is confirmed.

[@GooseTheSecond]

I haven't switched from Galaxy since the S8+. In fact, I still use my S8+ now. I always love throwing it in a sink or something like that to freak people out. Still perfectly waterproof.

[@shawno1750]

Correct!

[@DigitalAdventures1]

For the inside of the phone to condense there would need to be a significant amount of air. The inside phone barely has any. Also, while charging produces heat, it wouldn’t be as significant source of heat when compared to a screen that is running. I would place my bets on there being a very small leak which later just evaporated across the phone

[@jm036]

S21 sucks. Plastic back on a flagship is inexcusable when every $300 Xiaomi has glass.

[@TechTesting]

@@jm036 well if u use case lastic is better for dropprotection, but yeah samsung has regressed so much after huawei got banned, i still use s9 whtich i think is pinnacle of samsung phones 1440 oled screen, ip68, headphone jack, sd card slot, no noch or camera hole, like s9 has all features new phones has exeept multiple cameras

[@mudsymate709]

My own phone has recently broken after 3 years of service, and seeing this phone survive this long underwater really surprises me

[@PhotoOwl]

I guessed 1-2 weeks, so it surprised me as well. I'm even more surprised there is no screen burn in

[@eugabrielesposito]

Surprises, but that is not always. My one in one month need to change the motherboard, after 2 months on the first rain, I can see water on the camera and the Samsung said that is not covered by the warranty. Is my fault to buy a phone with a motherboard broken and now none water resistance as they said, there's no water proof it is just resistant. That is my last Samsung phone, and I do recommend, don't waste your money on this.

[@notaspect2678]

@@eugabrielesposito i have this phone and you should spend money on this

[@TTS-TP]

I actually have a good friend who dropped his phone right before the first snow. They didn't find it until the spring this year, everything works on the device still to this day. (Except garbled ear speaker)

[@Mooskers]

I'm very sad because I traded in my note 9 for this one

[@fishcereal9940]

A decade ago dipping a phone into water would be fatal for the phone. Now you can submerge a phone in water for a month and suffer reparable damage to the speakers and camera

[@DanteYewToob]

I know, right?! As a teenager if my phone got damp I had a panic attack… I’d murder someone if they set my phone down on a wet surface or touched it with wet hands.. The other day I dropped my 1800$ phone into a bowl of soup on accident and just washed it in the sink like doing the dishes. I literally thought the same thing… lmao This would have blown my 13yo mind! I take my phone in the shower to video chat, listen to music and videos, I film the pups in the pool underwater and all on an iPhone with no case on it. It’s getting close for drops too! Old iPhones and androids were shattering when you looked at them funny but modern phones can survive absurd amounts of damage! The torture tests on the new iPhones and Galaxies is ridiculous. Pretty soon we’ll have nearly indestructible phones and that’s pretty cool. I couldn’t even fathom having a phone as high tech, water proof, sturdy, and big as my pro max when I was 13 with my old Nokia and eventually my G1.

[@lajoswinkler]

There were phones back then, and earlier, which had waterproofing and they were not cheap.

[@jm036]

@@DanteYewToob There were waterproof phones before but not many. They mostly all had other "rugged" features.

[@EmiToast]

@@DanteYewToob why do you video chat in the shower-

[@nkf2399]

@@EmiToast probably some weird fetish

[@emaworks9306]

Ahh now I see why people want wireless charging, makes so much sense with it on the side of the tank

[@charlieme5150]

Exactly. I often leave my phone in my fish tank for weeks, I NEED wireless charging for that exact reason.

[@rushilsangubotla224]

@@charlieme5150 LMAO

[@rajeshwariumashankar8082]

@@charlieme5150 first like to your comment, I bet your comment will get a load of likes

[@charlieme5150]

@@rajeshwariumashankar8082 thanks, i wish, but I doubt, it's sorta hidden in the replies and not as a main comment

[@rajeshwariumashankar8082]

@@charlieme5150 it is the top reply

[@scotland369]

I'm more amazed at how all those materials were taken out the earth, refined and assembled in such a way that creates a smartphone. 100years ago you could have given one to all the top scientists and they would have no idea how to replicate it!

[@iikon01]

Yes! Just think about it how it is possible that device we using right now is possible how some dust some iron some natural resources came from that earth merged together to become an impossible thing like this

[@alpha-ky2ms]

ikr, and these pieces of refined metal allow us to keep in touch with millions of people all across the globe

[@Charmayne7]

@@iikon01 human ingenuity is a beautiful thing.

[@kostam.1113]

Imagine how advanced alien technology is Or how advanced human technology will be in for example year 2100

[@nottherealRohaNNNN]

@@muneebrehman6288 40 years ? Even when the first iPhone came out, S21 would be considered a thing from aliens

[@melee9183]

This is insane. I remember watching videos like this a long time ago and no phone could last more than a minute or 2 before they're just dead

[@Spootnik]

Most of those phones could be opened and fixed on your own too though. These newer ones are factory sealed so if something breaks, you either have to send it back and hope they don't charge you, or buy a new one. I'd take the ability to repair my own phone over having it be water proof.

[@amaimask3088]

@@Spootnik And I'd take your Mom over your sister.

[@RedCdot]

@@amaimask3088 bruh 😂

[@cleonclarkbautista4617]

@Daruki Neo that's what he meant by opened and fixed

[@Cosmetic_Astro]

Ah yes the old iphone 6 water test

[@aallen6016]

I sure do hope Samsung paid some good money for this. Can't believe this doesn't have millions of views! Loved it!

[@PhotoOwl]

Thanks, I'm glad you liked it :) They paid $0

[@DBT1007]

Um.. But this is usless. Why doing this? Normally, if your phone fell, you wjll grab it ASAP. Or if it's so deep, like in the sea, u just leave it there forever.

[@wiktor_olf]

@@DBT1007 its called endurance testing my guy

[@jamesbizs]

@@wiktor_olf ok. But it’s useless.

[@wiktor_olf]

@@jamesbizs for you maybe but not for a lot of people bro

[@IceBro]

It's crazy that it survived that long. If you wouldn't have been charging it, there probably wouldn't've been condensation in the camera and the speakers would probably just dry themselves after a few days. That's so crazy, that the phone just survived with no problems at all. 10 years ago? Impossible.

[@vitriolveio]

Yeah 10 years ago it wouldn’t have even survived for 1 day

[@ayszhang]

If you hadn't been charging it*

[@thesnoms1492]

@@ayszhang If hasn't been hadn't didn't been een-bay harging-cay*

[@IceBro]

@@ayszhang If you *hadn't* been an annoying human being, I would have fixed my error.

[@IceBro]

@@vitriolveio not even 5 minutes, maybe you could have recovered the files though but not the phone itself

[@haifutter4166]

Don't dry it in rice. If the dust from the rice gets wet it becomes really sticky and creates a huge mess. Better use silica-gel packs or similar.

[@joshuacheung6518]

Honestly if that rice powder gets wet a second time, that means you done goofed your phone up again. It's fine for this use case, though i guess you could surround componenets in paper towel and pour the rice in outside of that.

[@MioHonda51]

Actually, he put it in rice because it is well known that if u do that, the random Asian will spawn and fix your phone in seconds.

[@57Javier747]

I haven't heard this joke in years

[@First_Grafter]

I was looking for a comment like this, thanks for informing everyone! 👍

[@thundertm]

Bro this is the phone I have and I saw the thumbnail and I was rooting for it. and seeing that the hardware exposed on the outside (besides the screen) didn't work I was bummed out. And all you did was just clean it out and dry out the water in the phone and it worked as good as new. TAKE THAT APPLE

[@hypermemes2821]

Apple does the same thing dude

[@thundertm]

@@hypermemes2821 can you open an apple device and replace/clean the parts without needing to go to a tech shop?

[@hypermemes2821]

@@thundertm yup

[@Dogetuberyt]

@@hypermemes2821 with an iPhone, its actually alot more difficult to repair. Hence why you minus well bring it into a shop, either way, its just too much work for something you can get that can do the exact same thing AND save money on repairs as well. I'd rather be smart then sorry here i guess.

[@jm036]

@@hypermemes2821 bs, the adhesive is near impossible to take off

[@ByakkoHowaito]

This was super impressive but the one fact I was most impressed with was that there was no screen burn in! Amazing!

[@Embenera]

Nah new screens don’t really get burn in.

[@davidcarias4407]

It would take a lot more time

[@AthosJosue]

@@Embenera How new? like in the last gen galaxys? I have a note 10 and it has burns, so it must be a recent improvement.

[@Embenera]

@@AthosJosue huh. I thought screen burn ins didn’t exist on newer screens

[@_nishantj_]

@@Embenera all amoled displays are prone to screen burning

[@insid3493]

That was incredible that the phone was alive that whole time AND JUST A TOOTHBRUSH FIXED THE CAMREAS, BRUH SAMSUNG KNOWS WHATS UP

[@user-tv9we6bh8l]

FACTS BRO. there leaving apple in the GROUND. well, apple was trash any way.

[@thefinalcalamity3908]

@@user-tv9we6bh8l their main problem is they don’t want anyone to fix it and they only want you to replace it only

[@insid3493]

@@user-tv9we6bh8l man I hate apple so much, they are bad over pricing things and wayyyy less specs, I'm glad someone has a sense of knowledge about tech brands! My favorite sub brand of Android phone is either pixel or OnePlus btw, what's urs?

[@insid3493]

@@thefinalcalamity3908 have you seen apples "self repair"

[@babaloons4887]

@@insid3493 self repair 💀

[@Purple431]

Amazing how it was still working over month under water 💦 The isopropyl alcohol really did the job for the camera

[@SomeRandomPiggo]

ive used it for repairing so many electronics (mostly usb sticks that accidentally got put into a washing machine in pockets and such) and its worked every time ive tried!

[@b.rileyjowett6925]

I dropped my iPhone that’s supposed to survive 5 feet of water for 30 minutes in the bath once and immediately pulled it out and dried it and it has never worked right since, so Samsung is already miles ahead in the water resistance department. Edit: to clarify for you dumbasses who took this as my honest serious opinion on iPhones this is a joke. Thank you to those who explained what might have happened though, the whole soap affecting surface tension thing makes a lot of sense seeing as it’s a surfactant.

[@Lapt0pMarc]

@Jonah Laining sounds like a IPhone 7/SE

[@liamconn35]

Did you do it on purpose? I'm just struggling to understand how someone might not only drop there phone in water but leave it there for half an hour.

[@gianniantonelli3460]

@@muneebrehman6288 rise treatment is a scam, Doesn’t work. Opening the phone and washing the motherboard with 100% alcohol will most likely save it

[@fwndli]

@@liamconn35 "immediately pulled it out" I think it's supposed to be "... iPhone, that's supposed to... 30 minutes, in bath..." And people sometimes just forget. I like to take showers with music, dropped phone once and it shattered. I use a speaker now.

[@CarstenHazz]

@@gianniantonelli3460 what about silica gel?

[@lumen5579]

Jumped for joy when the camera finally came on. Was watching enthusiastically on my S21 Ultra

[@_RS9]

iPhone is better

[@_RS9]

U Nigerian?🇳🇬

[@lumen5579]

@@_RS9 yeah, you ?

[@getsugatensho02]

@@_RS9 trash overpriced

[@_RS9]

@@lumen5579 Yh my dad is Nigerian, my mum is English, my dad is from Edo state

[@lewis2629]

It's absolutely insane how much the technology of phones has changed since the old Nokia 💘

[@ilovevitaminc0433]

Ultra hyper 10 camera that have night vision and thermal vision

[@ateez81]

Fr, but then again I think old nokia just lasts longer than an old apple product bc I have a nokia N73 which still works even today without any issues whereas my iphones 4, 4s and 5 refuse to turn on due to battery issue+bleeding pixels + home button, camera stopped functioning a long time ago... 💀

[@logancredibIe]

@@ateez81 nokia takes less pixels and has no color and less tech inside so that’s why they are so tough

[@davidc3576]

It was interesting to water the water evaporate which I didn’t notice during the live stream. Good job. I’m glad you still have a working phone too

[@PhotoOwl]

This happenst to me all the time with my other time lapses. Sometimes some of my projects feel like nothing is happening then I combine the image sequence and my jaw drops. For example the McFlurry bubbling - I had no idea :) Thank you!

[@jamesbizs]

Water the water lol

[@StrastaProductions]

This one was a lot of fun to watch, I enjoyed checking in on the livestream to see how it was going. It amazed me that over a few weeks I'd look and still see it functioning, that's pretty awesome craftsmanship for it to be working fine again. Much love for your videos pal, always entertaining and very high quality stuff. Keep up the fantastic content, you deserve much more!

[@PhotoOwl]

Glad you enjoyed it! Yes, I'm also impressed by the S21, and I'm actually more impressed by the fact that there is no screen burn in. Before the stream I thought a couple of days in and I would have a permanent "Stop" and "Lap" button on the screen.

[@AnimeCompletionist]

Romans 10:9 you declare with your mouth, Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved

[@USMC816]

I really wasn't expecting the phone to work at all after this but...that's kind of impressive!

[@TTS-TP]

I will tell you this from being in the repair industry for some time, the speakers being wet is understandable. It is the only point in which vibration and the notifications creating a back and forth motion, could sump water into the seals. That is really quite remarkable.

[@NOAH64-]

The water would probably completely evaporate before the phone stopped working.

[@PhotoOwl]

Probably. I had to top up the aquarium many times

[@tj0710]

Nokia : Finally a worthy opponent our battle will be legendary!

[@PhotoOwl]

Who would win?

[@Asserhany429]

@@PhotoOwl Nokia 100%

[@user4ccount]

Bro that line was Tai Lung's when he faced The 5 at that bridge😅

[@DB-fp9yf]

Nokia is not a water type pokiphone, It's land and Air type but with little help of rice Nokia will beat it.

[@Jafelle123]

Bedrock in minecraft is made with Nokia

[@laughingoranges1605]

How much efforts can you put to make a video? This guy: YES

[@ooohhenrybmblm]

My jaws dropped when you washed the camera with alcohol and it actually started working again.

[@Red-lo5xn]

Everyone on YT: "The S21 is the best phone out there!" This guy: "It's not a good phone if you live underwater though!"

[@greenmind3488]

OK, this is just insane. A phone that could care less about being underwater for a MONTH?? The only problems being with external hardware, and honestly just things that required drying and cleaning connections, not any hardware damage at all! That is quality, no question

[@jamesbizs]

Couldn’t*

[@russiandollie]

I like how the music went all epic when the camera FINALLY started working like reaching a milestone 😂👍🏻

[@dillbob8680]

Facebook Marketplace: Slightly used samsung phone only turned on one time to try it. Almost all perfect. $600, no lowballers

[@adammeretei8899]

It was a great livestream, the phone is really durable against water. Hope that continues. Also the vid was great, keep on being awesome man!

[@PhotoOwl]

I'm happy you liked the stream! Thanks!

[@dont4529]

Ikr I never knew my s21 can withstand 31 days in water

[@aymanad3437]

This is clear water tho, i doubt it’ll bear sea or pool water the same

[@corona9583]

Im still shocked that it lasted a whole month it was fun checking on thr livestream every day while it lasted cool experiment btw

[@PhotoOwl]

Yeah, a month is a long time when we talk about phones and water. Thanks

[@markuss.7798]

what surprises me most is that there doesnt seem to be any burn in although the white timer screen was on for 31 days

[@GeneralAeon]

Didn't even think about that

[@gabrielandraderosa8622]

Bacause the water keep refreshing the screen, so it didnt heat causing the burn in

[@guetetepgue]

It didnt set on fire 😂

[@anthrazite]

@@muneebrehman6288 I think you got wooshed

[@computertutorials1286]

Burn in isn’t nearly as bad as it used to be. Screens have come a long way, the last time I’ve seen burn in was on my Note 4.

[@newyfun]

It is amazing what isopropyl alcohol can do to electronics. Good job.

[@PhotoOwl]

Yeah, isopropyl saved the day

[@KowalDWR]

I fell into the ditch one time in the past. Couldn't find my Galaxy s9 in the shallow pond, so I went back for it in the morning. Found it - It got cracked back, but it worked fine after being submerged in water for 12 hrs or so.

[@shellym5209]

My galaxy s21 5g just fell in a water bowl in the sink. I'm panicking but its shut off and drying. Idk what will happen

[@KowalDWR]

@@shellym5209 nothing bad should happen. Let it dry few hrs just to be sure and thats it.

[@TapticDigital]

Your teardown impressed me! Great job with the repair

[@nicodemusnepomuk9239]

It was absolutely beautiful to see is all working again.

[@potatoman7475]

6:16... The dude then plays sexy music...😂😂😂

[@ahmadshretah3015]

I really appreciate your hard work on your videos, and the content is very useful. Keep going buddy 👌

[@helali_s]

The speaker area being wet is normal, as the gasket is inside.

[@mriphone1000]

Pretty neat, shows that technology has really come along way with waterproofing. I remember when people used to fear getting a cellphone wet.

[@Novaelline]

Super cool!! What a journey this was and in the end you didn't waste a single dime!

[@PhotoOwl]

Thanks! I was ready to say goodbye to the s21, but I'm happy it's still working

[@JBB685]

6:22 I would’ve died laughing if you had put another timelapse there of it not moving

[@Aarish7000]

I.

[@0deepak]

Wow, I was waiting for the final time lapse but didn't expect the tear down. Is the front camera working? and can you still charge using the type C port?

[@PhotoOwl]

I had to take it apart to figure out where the water entered the phone. I couldn't use the front camera with the original samsung camera app because it wouldn't let me switch, but later on the idea came to me maybe I should try it with some third party app, and with that the rear camera was still broken but I was able to switch to the front facing one and it worked. Charger port also worked once the phone was dry :D

[@niteshmulchandani]

Great Video bro.. Followed your stream till the end and its great to see its still working

[@PhotoOwl]

Thanks, I'm also happy even the camera was repairable

[@pomogrenade3515]

this was a great video. the Livestream was fun to check into every day and I really thought the phone would be busted but not only did you manage to revive the speakers, you saved the camera too. really impressive!

[@PhotoOwl]

Thanks for checking on the stream from time to time. Yeah, this was a success, I would say :)

[@3tapgamer999]

Salute to your work !🙏🏼🙇🏽‍♂️ You deserve more and more likes ❤️

[@Crider-ih2ir]

Lol I'm as impressed with taking it apart and re assembly several times, as I am the phone surviving under water that long and camera eventually working.

[@danieldey]

This channel has amazing production quality

[@f1r3hunt3rz5]

Holy shit, that's one seriously damn impressive piece of a smartphone.

[@oleratomodise4675]

This is amazing. I am at loss for words. I expected it could last a couple of days in water but 31 days submerged in water and it still works fine after being removed. Wild!! I wish Samsung could see this.!!

[@MixingSneaX]

Damn that phone is designed by good engineers! Props to those dudes and thanks for this entertaining video!

[@gypsygypsy_y]

I have this phone that got accidentally submerged in water for about 4 seconds. Got it out, turned it off for an hour. Then turned it on for assessment. What happened is the switches (vol and power) responds with a delay but the screen can still be touched. About an hour the switches are back to normal but the screen is gone. Does not respond to touches anymore but on the next day, the touch response is back. May I hear yo guys' input over this?

[@tyf.4399]

Modern flagships will not die normally from simply getting wet or submerged as we saw here. Now, if the screen is cracked, back is cracked (if applicable), or anything is physically damaged that isn't just the frame. You can expect the water resistance to be worse than from the factory. I work for a technology company and fix phones on the side, delay in button response could be water inside the buttons which won't damage anything assuming the buttons are properly sealed. Replacing the screen would probably fix yours but also inspecting the screen cables for signs of a short or corrosion will help actually diagnose what you'd need to do. We can almost guarantee it got water on the back of the screen meaning I would personally reflow the screen connections on the board to ensure the corrosion doesn't keep forming/fix any current issues with the connections.

[@albertiulianharasemiuc3386]

Lol you had to wait a few days in a rice bowl for the water to go away not a few hours

[@atharva_A]

You probably had a faulty model

[@gypsygypsy_y]

@@tyf.4399 Brought it to a local tech and said it's fine and would not do anything to the phone as it is already fine and would not take the risk of disassembling it as he said it may damage it further. What do you think?

[@tyf.4399]

@@gypsygypsy_y Depends. If it is working now and hasn't had any issues for a bit I wouldn't be too concerned about it. Not because taking the screen off is dangerous, any competent technician should be able to do it 99/100 times without damaging anything but there is that risk. Mostly because the price you're going to pay for them to simply clean the board and reseal the phone is probably not worth it for most people. If you're phone is more important, maybe you use it for work, etc. Then maybe ensuring the board isn't developing any corrosion is worth it to you so you have a reliable device. But assuming that isn't the case, probably fine for now. But you shouldn't have had any issues in the first place so there is definitely cause for concern for reliability of the device. Hate to be that guy, but the TLDR is that it depends what is more important to you. Edit: Just to clarify, doesn't mean that tech is incompetent. Just means he probably assumed you valued money more than opening your phone with no intentions of replacing anything. Both can be valid solutions. Just depends on the customer. The tech may have been completely fine with opening the device, but just assumed you didn't want to unless there was a more apparent issue he could resolve.

[@abhijithkg1467]

Whoa man that last part about cleaning with isopropyl to bring back camera was mind boggling 😮 all it took is a little cleaning alcohol. I'm just happy that samsung has come a long way in build quality since S6 onwards that was the first time they stepped up their quality game 😊.

[@BZAKether]

Best Samsun Galaxy S21 commercial I have ever seen.

[@blackoes]

Didn't expect you to go that far to try and fix it, nice work!

[@mazda9624]

This reminds me of the time I accidentally drowned my Galaxy S8 (2017) in 15 feet of water and didn't notice for over 30 minutes. The phone was acting up similarly to the one in this video such as fogged up cameras that no longer worked and terrible sounding speakers, so I went and bought a Galaxy S20 Ultra (2020) that very day. While I didn't need the old phone anymore, it 100% recovered after a day or two in a bag of rice.

[@Spork7vv]

The inside of the phone is pretty cool 👍

[@jindrasmutny4181]

This video was just perfect. Phone was tested, dryed out, fixed. Bug thumb up :)

[@morris859]

I can't believe I watched a whole Samsung commercial without skipping a bit

[@loganb.768]

I'm surprised it actually still worked as much as it did!

[@cmiller911]

This is awesome! I am very curious how an iPhone would fare brand new out of the box submerged as well. It’s worth noting that every time you drop a phone, whether you see damage or not, can reduce water resistance

[@ExecutorQ3]

6:03 for anyone doing this, it's recomended to wash the parts with denaturated water or ipa first (to remove mineral buildup from normal water... or anything worse). If using ipa bath tou can dry it really easy by compressed air or lil bit of heat (it evaporates realky fast). It's way better than using dirty rice ir silica balls. If you do it like it this vid (only after it does not work) you risk that some residue will short out components that could have been saved. I mean it's still only a Samsung, but any device deserves chance for fix up.

[@ester_b]

Amazing video, dude! You basically sacrificed your S21 to make a amazing video, that's impressive! Thank you very much!

[@jamesbizs]

He literally didn’t basically sacrifice anything. But his time. The phone works. Where is the sacrifice?

[@ester_b]

@@jamesbizs first of everything he didn't know what it was going to happen. and yeah, the phone works, but it is not like the same phone before the water

[@Gustav_Kuriga]

The speakers sounding terrible might just be from the water itself being where the speaker hole is. It'd be interesting to see how it would perform after properly drying.

[@OnTourWithGerrit]

Then you should watch to the end!

[@SytanOfficial]

putting rice anywhere near a phone will cause more damage, and will not get rid of any of the water damage. The starches and various small particles and grind away traces, and speed up the corrosion process greatly. The best thing you can do is disassemble as much as you can and either put the parts in a vacuum, or in an area with a steady flow of warm away blowing over the wet parts. Still shocking how well the phone survived!

[@amaimask3088]

DO NOT LISTEN TO SERGAL. I put my phone in my vacuum cleaner and now it is completely full of dust and will no longer charge.

[@BasedNate]

@@amaimask3088 the funny part is he didn't say vacuum cleaner, he just said vacuum, which I'm pretty sure would just destroy the phone if you did that. Maybe even more so than if you did indeed put it in a vacuum cleaner.

[@LahTahShuh]

This video was freaking awesome! 😊👍🏾 *subscribed*

[@PhotoOwl]

Thanks for subscribing! I'm glad you liked the video

[@flossybrand]

This was soooo satisfying to watch 😩 Definitely was t expecting the phone to be fully functioning in the end

[@lyndontaman4944]

Awesome. Was wondering what happened to the live stream. Glad to see that after you left the pieces in a bowl of rice it worked again.

[@PhotoOwl]

The isopropyl alcohol helped the most

[@NatureScapes]

beast 💣

[@sherif.ghoneim]

What an outstanding video... Well done...

[@frankH117]

I love the kind of music you put in your videos, so epic xd.

[@boomgraffiti6134]

That phone is actually really cool 🤩😄👍

[@dont4529]

Ty

[@danieljakekaipat6156]

Phones are better each decade. "Practice makes perfect" - some person

[@Natatattatification]

Soon they will overtake us as the dominant species

[@sophialeonardo9778]

This is so far from ur usual content... i love it tho and makes me wanna buy the s21 (plus the wireless charger And i really hope this was sponsored coz u deserve it!

[@ThePrincessesofRandom]

Wow! That's pretty amazing!

[@pham3383]

Holy crap,its survived Watching this proudly on my s21ultra

[@Exe3D]

I still remember the days when phones couldn't touch water

[@iamymay]

This just proves what I already know, Samsung Galaxy phones are the best! 📱❤

[@Jmatad21]

This is badass phone. It's been a month, I can't keep my eyes off the amazing display, colors that I never seen before.

[@NalomYT]

I also have samsung galaxy s21. This is a very good device for both gaming and everyday life. I love s21 ❤ 😊

[@MOUNTAINDEWMODELING]

This proves it galaxies are indestructible

[@brukhel]

Thank you for an idea about isopropanol. In the Spring my Huawei P30 (has no any IPXX protections) was with me when I got under the rain. It was nice, but after couple hours for some seconds there display matrix was glitching. On the next day all cameras was fogged. Used rice for ~10 hours, it helped. Then for some monthes I had no any troubles, but in September it starts hanging on when I try to use wideangle camera. After a week or two, camera app starts lagging and sometimes it was not working. Sometimes reboot was helpful, sometimes wasn't. And a bit later cameras died. The main app was crashing, so I even could not switch to front camera. But in Telegram app it was possible to record some short video-messages (there is front camera always default). I bought new camera module for 30$, replaced it and... it worked, but there was about 2 seconds between any cameras switching. After a couple hours, it died again. So yesterday I bought new smartphone: S21 Ultra, but it would be excellent if I can resurrect my Huawei. On my opinion there was still better camera then in my new phone. I'll try and if success, I'll left a feedback here.

[@anthonyserna6151]

Good luck on fixing your phone :)

[@brukhel]

@@anthonyserna6151 unbelievable. I literally did nothing: just sprayed isopropanol and wiped with old toothbrush contacts of all cameras. Rest of isopropanol wiped with paper, turned my phone on and all cameras just work as never before! Goddammit, so simple and cheap solution, it works like a charm, still can't believe 🤯 So strange, going to see this video just for fun, nothing useful, but accidentally fix my old phone. Author should have a coffee from me 🥳

[@anthonyserna6151]

Cool,that's good :)

[@pham3383]

Huawei makes decent phones indeed,could have been my main phones if samsung didnt link so well with my windows laptop

[@brukhel]

@@pham3383 that feature is also cool, but I would use them just if they'll have Google services (Google pay the main problem). So P30 is just latest Huawei which has them, but it is perfect enough to be bought again - they're not available to order in Ukraine now

[@VNSnake1999]

This is actually good advertisement. Samsung should sponsor this video.

[@shiroscutelife9177]

Brings a new phone Other people: excited Him: destroyed

[@airshipguys]

Excellent test! Have you tried deeper submersion?

[@PhotoOwl]

Thank you! No, maybe next time I'll do that

[@NOAH64-]

Wow, I didn’t know you were a tech master.

[@PhotoOwl]

Hahaha I'm not a tech master 😜

[@fivetimesyo]

I would recognize Vienna in my sleep. Most incredible city in the world. 🤩

[@Evan420]

this is so impressive! thanks for testing this

[@joversecomics5536]

Look at this guy, drowning S21s when I'm still using my J3 😖

[@CoconutChriss]

Is it your job to repair technical things like this? You did an amazing job here. My S20 just got fished out of a lake where it lay for almost 2 days... I really hope it can be saved as well. Greetings from near Berlin.

[@PhotoOwl]

Nope, I just like to fix things myself, (if I can). You can learn to fix almost anything on the internet, and this wasn't too hard anyways. So, is your phone alright now?

[@CoconutChriss]

@@PhotoOwl It is incredible... but yes, it seems ok. The speakers took a while to dry. But no further damage seems to exist. There was no water behind the camera lenses and everything works fine it seems. I am so relieved.

[@airshipguys]

@@CoconutChriss how deep was It? Cheers from Juneau Alaska, Greg Chaney

[@Kingsmugi]

You got yourself a new subscriber, nice video

[@ravindranathshah8037]

Wow this the kind experiment with smartphones first you tested in water and also retain your smartphone, it's great thing you know perfect test.

[@rubiksspil]

I just.... how the frick did it last 31 days

[@PhotoOwl]

Asking the real questions

[@Dylandrinksmilk]

@@PhotoOwl the water pressue was very low

[@themafiakingz5614]

@@Dylandrinksmilk That’s true. But there are plenty of devices that wouldn’t last even a couple hours in any depth of water, much less a whole month lol.

[@frankie804]

The phone is pretty much waterproof at this depth, that's why it's ip67 if I'm correct

[@vrsce0178]

@@frankie804 IP68

[@arjanvirdi3]

I wonder how long the screen and device would have lasted!

[@sitifaridah1714]

4 to 5 years for regular usage maybe

[@charliemcintyre3268]

@@sitifaridah1714 think he meant underwater lol

[@alanspring8462]

Beautifully well done video I subscribed

[@KuroHebi]

Crazy how the phone got fixed to near-perfect condition. It works great!

[@James_____]

Can you do it again but in a distilled water cuz PRG said its not the water that damaged the phone it was the minerals of the water that destroys it.

[@tcxd1164]

While probably true, if you're dropping a phone into water it probably wouldn't be distilled water, so it'd be more to satisfy curiosity than anything else, I suppose

[@jamesbizs]

I mean, yeah? But that would be pointless to the test.

[@khabibnurmagomedov7751]

Wow, I'm early😮

[@boomgraffiti6134]

Btw I subscribed to you bro 😄👍🙌🏼

[@khabibnurmagomedov7751]

@@boomgraffiti6134 ty bro

[@boomgraffiti6134]

@@khabibnurmagomedov7751 your most welcome bro 😄👍🙌🏼

[@PhotoOwl]

Niiice, thanks for being early :)

[@graziana9]

I'm watching this today and WOW! I did not expected the phone to be working. Please do one with other phone brands, like apple, google phone etc. I'm very fascinated!

[@catch22fishing65]

The fact that it sat in water on and charging the whole time it was in the water with no car for 31 day's and it still work's that's damn impressive