Hi,
So last Friday my phone fell in some water at Uni, it was generally ok and stayed on for a little bit after while I tried to dry it with tissue but the LED was on and the buttons weren't working very well. So I took it home a stuck it in a bag of rice for just over a day, when I got it out it was boot looping so I left is to dry for another day or so (the LED had turned of through drying) and I took a risk and tried to charge it. This was pretty erratic and it was still turning off and on constantly, but most functions seemed fine e.g. camera, speaker, screen. I figured it was the battery so I got one from Amazon and put that in. It worked for a day, even though the battery life was a bit worse than before and I was happy, but the iPod part of the phone was still inconsistent.
However, I charged it over my lunch break and when I picked it up I got a little spark and it died completely, it won't charge, turn on tried to restore it and that failed. Had a little look inside and it doesn't look melted or anything.
Just wondered if its the new battery that would have caused this or an underlying issue from the water damage? I need a phone and I can't work out whether to repair or replace...
Any advice??
So last Friday my phone fell in some water at Uni, it was generally ok and stayed on for a little bit after while I tried to dry it with tissue but the LED was on and the buttons weren't working very well. So I took it home a stuck it in a bag of rice for just over a day, when I got it out it was boot looping so I left is to dry for another day or so (the LED had turned of through drying) and I took a risk and tried to charge it. This was pretty erratic and it was still turning off and on constantly, but most functions seemed fine e.g. camera, speaker, screen. I figured it was the battery so I got one from Amazon and put that in. It worked for a day, even though the battery life was a bit worse than before and I was happy, but the iPod part of the phone was still inconsistent.
However, I charged it over my lunch break and when I picked it up I got a little spark and it died completely, it won't charge, turn on tried to restore it and that failed. Had a little look inside and it doesn't look melted or anything.
Just wondered if its the new battery that would have caused this or an underlying issue from the water damage? I need a phone and I can't work out whether to repair or replace...
Any advice??