Fun at Aquatica with the S8

[jbjtkbw007]

I tell ya, I had a ball at the waterpark with my phone. Here are a couple of brief videos that I made, but I also took it into the fast river and wave pool. I did the same thing with my S7 Edge last year to show people the capabilities of this phone. Just a couple of videos playing around with some brief underwater recordings of my daughter and family friend.

 

[jacker]

Videos not working

 

[steveh552]

No videos to see

 

[hallux]

Videos seem to be set to private...

 

[jbjtkbw007]

Fixed. It was set to private by default I guess. My apologies.

 

[sweetypie31]

That's cool. The video is super clear. I'm still nervous though. Lol

 

[jbjtkbw007]

That's cool. The video is super clear. I'm still nervous though. Lol

I had all kinds of gear on. I had my Pebble 2 smartwatch, my Oakley's as you saw, and the phone. Great day for testing gadgetry and water.

 

[burrzoo]

Cool!

 

[jhimmel]

Cool. I only wish people would turn their phone sideways when recording video though.

 

[bassplayrguy]

Very cool!

 

[EMGSM]

That looks real good. Thanks for sharing.

 

[deadbeatles]

Nice! Did you have the frame rate set high?

 

[jbjtkbw007]

Nice! Did you have the frame rate set high?

Nope. Standard settungs.

 

[omgitselaine]

Looks like a lot of fun !!!!

Thanks for sharing this........ it'll give folks the confidence in the IP68 or whatever it's called

 

[jbjtkbw007]

Cool. I only wish people would turn their phone sideways when recording video though.

To be honest, I had the Vulcan Death Grip on my phone in fear of dropping it and it being dragged by the water. Hence, video taken vertically. I would have preferred the other method however, so I do agree with you.

 

[citronbull]

Did you have issue when the phone goes under water? My wifes S7 Edge acts funny at times, as if someone is touching the screen.

 

[Aquila]

Glad you got super lucky and didn't end up with a brick! Very cool

 

[jbjtkbw007]

Did you have issue when the phone goes under water? My wifes S7 Edge acts funny at times, as if someone is touching the screen.

When I did this last year with my S7Edge, it did get sluggish for a bit. Once I dried it off and did a reboot, no further issues.

With the S8, I had zero issues. It performed above expectations. I was surprised that it did even better than the S7edge to be honest. And I literally had that phone in and out of the water all day until battery went down to 15%.

 

[jbjtkbw007]

Glad you got super lucky and didn't end up with a brick! Very cool

When I first did this experiment last year, I was terrified. This year, totally put my faith behind Samsung. Especially now since I know that it will be covered under factory warranty as long as I don't exceed the limitations. Then again, they don't mention if you are to be recording or taking photos while submerged. I've heard differing views on that one. Perhaps I should ask....

 

[Aquila]

When I first did this experiment last year, I was terrified. This year, totally put my faith behind Samsung. Especially now since I know that it will be covered under factory warranty as long as I don't exceed the limitations. Then again, they don't mention if you are to be recording or taking photos while submerged. I've heard differing views on that one. Perhaps I should ask....

My understanding is that the current and the chlorine would invalidate the warranty, but hopefully they'd prove me wrong.