The dots are an indicator for exposure to water. They are used when
evaluating warranty claims, but do not directly indicate damage.
However, if the dots change, it is a good bet that there is damage to
the phone/battery. Most phones have this indicator, and have had them
for quite some time.
Eric
On Jul 1, 2004, at 3:45 AM, James John McGuire wrote:
> As a follow-up to my own question. I guess for newer phones, the
> battery
> and the battery inset will have some 'dots', that have a checkerboard
> coloring. It seems that if one of the dots becomes a solid color
> (alas, as
> in my case) it is indeed toast. This info is from a Japanese
> co-worker, so
> some things may be lost in translation.
>
> Living and learning the hard way...
>
> James
>
Received on Thu Jul 1 23:59:32 2004