Well, I went swimming with my Sony Xperia Z3 yesterday because that's exactly what I bought it for. In under a minute it a had filled with water and the phone is completely ruined. It's likely warrantied through Sony, but to find out I need to send it to them and they'll keep it for 14 business days. That's pretty crappy.
Fortunately, I bought the extended warranty ($100) just because I knew I'd be swimming with the phone and wanted to be sure I was covered in a case such as this. The warranty company is shipping me a new Galaxy S5 tomorrow as a replacement so I'm going that route. I'm sure Sony would give me a phone on warranty, but I can't wait three weeks and I certainly wouldn't be going swimming with the phone again, so I'm heading back to Samsung.
If you're going to differentiate yourself in a crowded market with a material feature that nobody else has, it should probably work flawlessly. I'm never buying a Sony phone again.
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