If you find yourself in the difficult position to get your precious iPhone 4 wet, it is a fault which requires immediate attention.
What exactly is the harm?
The oxidation of the motherboard and circuits, which is almost an irreversible damage, is the main risks to your device, if it gets wet. This is why the time that will pass once your iPhone 4 will get wet until it gets addressed to professionals is crucial. Until that time, however, there are some steps that you should definitely follow to facilitate the rescue.
Direct actions:
- Turn the iPhone 4 off, to slow down the oxidation of the motherboard
- Drain the moisture without using extreme heat (e.g. hair dryer, microwave, etc.) that can overheat your device
- Wrap it up with absorbent paper (e.g. paper towels)
- If it got wet with salt water, rinse it immediately with tap water
- Be sure to arrive as early as possible in our stores, since time is critical here
Troubleshooting:
So if you have the misfortune to have your iPhone 4 water damaged, bring it to us as soon as possible to one of our branches, this can increase the chances of a successful rescue.
Specifically, to repair a water damaged iPhone 4 specific professional tools are required, such as high power ultrasonic device that only specialized laboratories as ours have. This means that you should never attempt to repair it yourself.
Water damaged iPhone 4 repair cost
The cost for this repair will be determined after the device gets tested. It will depend primarily on whether the device is repairable and secondly from the parts that will be needed in the case that the iPhone has suffered further damage.
Firstly we perform the necessary check to see if it is possible to rescue the device. The total price will depend on the parts that will be needed to perform a successful repair.
Come to our closest store:
Come without delay at one of our stores. As already noted, the immediate response to the damage increases the chances of a successful repair, up to 70%!
