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Stop bringing your phone in the shower: How steam can ruin 'waterproof' phones (www.engadget.com)
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[–] jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works -1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

you can find plenty of phones for $100-$400

[–] GalacticRobot@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Plenty of new phones in say the US for $100? LOL Sureee.

[–] jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 days ago (1 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.

[–] GalacticRobot@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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.

[–] jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 day 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.