Samsung S4 Active water test --- now speaker is muffled

[AC Question]

I decided to test to water resistant ability of my phone so I filled my sink with water and left it there for a few seconds (I know its rated for up to 30 minutes but I did not have the courage to let it sit for that long). The only issue I have is that the back speaker is muffled now-- is this to be expected? Usually how long should it take before it gets back to normal? The other concern I have is that when I removed the rear cover I noticed that there was some water present outside the rubber seal area but no water entered past the rubber seal. Is this normal ? Or should the inside remaincompletely dry?

 

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! From page 12 of the S4 Active manual:

"Despite this classification, your device is not impervious to water damage in any situation. It is important that all compartments are closed tightly."

Water resistance is very different from waterproof.

 

[Rukbat]

Remember, waterproof phones (the last one, as far as I can recall, was a Nextel) are guaranteed against water damage. No current phone is. Just having a stream of water from the tap falling 12" onto the phone can cause enough pressure to cause leaks.

Putting the phone into 2 water-tight baggies makes any phone waterproof.