Flagship smartphones today get IP certification that tells the degree of abuse a phone can be subjected to when subjected to water or dust. Samsung started rolling out water-resistant smartphones many years ago and in fact, it has improved over the years now and its Galaxy S and Galaxy Note series which are flagship are secured and the users don’t have to worry about water seeping into the phone causing harm in any way.
Although it is not a common occurrence, you might see the “moisture has been detected” which is a sensor going off when the phone is liquid damage due to any reason. This warning pops up whenever you’ll try to connect the charger to the phone. The question is, what is it and how to fix it? Here’s a detailed guide on how to fix the moisture that has been detected an error on Samsung Galaxy devices. It is probable that water or even a tiny droplet might have escaped into the charging port, speakers, or microphone which are the only vents that flagship devices have since all come with a closed back panel. Here’s what you need to know about.
Samsung Galaxy IP certification devices
In order to gain the status of having a phone with water and dust resistance, Samsung had to gain Ingress Protection or IP certification. The South Korean launched Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge that were its first-ever official IP rated smartphones. Henceforth, Samsung has been getting an IP68 rating on all its flagship devices which means the phone can survive in water at a depth of 1.5 meters for 30 minutes. There are a number of ways Samsung managed to achieve this IP rating for its Galaxy S10, S10 Plus, Note 10, Note 10+, S9, S9 Plus, Note 9, Note 9+ and all the way to S7 and S7 Edge.
First of all, the back panels of these smartphones are closed so there’s no removable battery. The company uses adhesives to seal the back panel and front panel wherever it is necessary. All the vents such as speaker grille, ports, microphones that can allow water to enter are fitted with a mesh grille that traps the water outside which prevents any component from getting damaged internally. Phones with official IP rating does have to adhere to the guidelines where the protection might suffer which is universal across any smartphone you buy.
