Sony: Don’t use waterproof Xperia phones underwater

[Mr Puggsly]

DonFerrari said:

Mr Puggsly said:

Wow, terrible response.

The ability of this phone to function underwater is impressive. But dont make that your marketing campaign if you dont suggest people use it under water. That misleads people about what the product is for.

Don't know how is the ads for cars in your country, but in mine a lot of them are breaking law, driving unsafely, etc... and have advise to not do the same either on the propaganda or in the manual, do you know that?

Okay... this is more of a debate about functionality versus safety.

All cars are great for being reckless, we see that regularly.

Sony marketed this phone as the under water phone, a feature most phones are not designed for. The marketing tells consumers, "Anyone looking for a phone that works under water, get this phone." The marketing doesn't say "keep out of water!"

Maybe the phone should have been marketed for being more water proof than most phones. That would be a different and less interesting market campaign, but also not misleading.