Is Asia Too Humid for iPhones?

It seems that Asian iPhone owners are in for an unpleasant surprise. A Chinese newspaper states that message boards have been hit with hundreds of messages reporting problems with the devices because of the humidity that affected the liquid indicators. Indeed, even US users seem to have this problem, with one class action suit filed earlier this year.

Apple maintains that moisture indicators, located in the base of an iPhone and the headphones, “are designed not to be triggered by humidity and temperature changes that are within the product's environmental requirements described by Apple”. However, it seems that the high humidity in Asian countries – up to 95% - is doing the devices no good.

Looks like Apple-lovers in Asia should be on the lookout, and the company should have more thorough testing – on their part.