How can I repair my iPhone 4S which fell into water?

How can I repair my iPhone 4S which fell into water?

My wife dropped her iphone 4S in water for about 4-5 seconds. The phone turns on but the display doesnt. I put the phone in a large sandwich bag with rice for about 4 days. The phone is on but i cant see anything. I did a reset by holding down the power button and home button and after a few seconds i can see the display for about ahalf of a second to a second and then it goes black again. i can also hear the siri coming on if i hold the home button down but i dont see anything. Is this iphone still repairable? Please help. Thank you Willie

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Guest [Entry]

"I don't understand this rice solution or who made this up but in causes more damage than good cause when water drys on electronics it corrodes. Like why would you put a £400 phone and think rice can fix it.. It's beyond me..

The phone needs stripped out the motherboard needs all the guards taken off and washed with 99% alcohol then let dry and rebuild phone. If your display isn't going it could have blowen the backlight or just the screen..

You would be saver just giving to a repair shop cause if your using rice then it's not the job for you"

Guest [Entry]

Yes. The problem is most likely the display assembly. If it still doesn't work after replacing that, then you have a logic board failure. Also, check for any corrosion around the display assembly connectors. If there is, clean it and your current assembly may work.

Guest [Entry]

"It is fatal hurt for a phone that try to turn it on after dropping into water.

So I don't think to can bring it through.

The blog list the right approaches to save a phone when it dropped into water :

http://newsforsmartphone.blogspot.com/20..."

Guest [Entry]

I dropped my phone in a puddle of water on my way home, too. I'm having it held on rice for the moment, I'm taking it at a local iPhone service store later so they can fix it. It works properly. Its the sound that it isn't coming out, rice works as first aid i think, but to be 100% safe, take it to a service, 50$ it can cost or a little more. At least its better than buying a new one

Guest [Entry]

"My iPhone 4S fell int a bucket of water. I removed it immediately. And switched it off. The torch is on and I cannot switch that off. No rice so after shaking out as much water I have left it as it is on a dry towel.

I can only take it to the service center tomorrow after 12 hours."