Sony will invalidate your warranty if you go swimming with your new Xperia Z5 smartphone

September 11, 2015

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Sony_Z5 handsets_underwater phots_camera_091115 A new report from Sony may leave possible Z5 buyers a little skeptical. Going forward, users who fully immerse their Z5 handset in water will have their warranty voided. We're not sure as to why Sony is doing this mainly because its Z5 handsets are listed with an IP68 rating.

This goes for all three of Sony's upcoming handsets, the Xperia Z5, Xperia Z5 Premium and the Xperia Z5 Compact. The company has been advertising its recent flagship's water proofing capabilities for years now. However, the company has changed its mind when it comes to fully immersing the handsets in water. This could have been due to an obsessive amount of complaints with past handsets. If you still decide to purchase one of the above Xperia Z5 handsets, make sure you understand your device's limitations. Unfortunately, Sony will no longer refund your money nor give you a replacement device if they have any reasonable suspicion to water damage.

Following Sony's statement, it uploaded a dedicated page on its website indicating the water and dust limitations. The company highly advises users not to use the handset under water. For more details, check out the source link down below.

What are your thoughts? Do you think Sony should continue advertising underwater photos in its ads if it's not willing to replace handsets with water damage?

Source: Sony
Via Xperia Blog

Doug Demagistris Author

Doug was raised in New York and currently attends Muhlenberg College where he is majoring in Accounting. He has been a die-hard Google and Android enthusiast ever since he purchased the Samsung Galaxy Vibrant. Doug strongly prefers Android over competitors for its customization, flat Material Design and exceptional integration with Google Services. Currently, Doug switches between the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and Nexus 5X, and travels with a Nexus 9. In addition, Doug wears an Android Wear smartwatch and has other gadgets such as a Nexus Player and Cardboard viewer. Aside from writing with Talk Android, Doug enjoys testing new applications, designing concepts and studying Android application development all while attempting to keep up with the rapid world of technology. He’s hopeful that his high productivity will make lives easier and more meaningful. Doug’s dream is to attend Google I/O.

3 comments

Tor-Olav Berntzen says:

September 14, 2015 at 9:08 AM

As long as the have fixed their self-cracking screens of the Z3 I guess we cant complain much.

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Gabriel says:

September 12, 2015 at 6:07 PM

They have advertised the underwater photos with their last handsets. But they’re not doing the same with the Xperia Z5. So I think they’re not doing anything wrong, they’re not deceiving anyone with the new handsets.

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