How Clean Is Your Cellphone?

By Anna
@LadyDuck (460909)
Switzerland
September 3, 2015 8:12am CST
When we get out of our house, our hands come in contact with zillions of germs. Just to mention a few sources, money, store counters, door handles, public places, buses. Zillions of germs contaminate our hands and from there, they land on our cellphones. Cleaning the phones using wet wipes, can damage the most sensitive components. Now there is a new product called PhoneSoap. This is a device that cleans and sanitizes the cellphones, while it charges them. If you are scared by germs, make a search, this gadget looks interesting. How do you clean your cellphone?
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theSids
@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
4 Sep 15
Until I got myself an Android set, I was using the normal handset. I kept opening it up and clearing off the dust etc from the set. The set is about 8 years old and still quite in a good condition. For the new one, I am quite scared as there is virtually no keypad no slider. It is just a screen about 5 inches tall. I keep it enclosed in a cloth cover that was hand made specially for this set. I clean the cover once a month with normal detergent.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
5 Sep 15
@thesids Which model Android did you purchase? A lot of the now come with one of the versions of Gorilla Glass instead of plain glass or plastic that shatters easily.
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theSids
@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
5 Sep 15
@DaddyEvil Oh no no. I cannot afford that luxury. It is an ordinary Android from an Indian company - Intex. and does not cost even 100 USD. I am unsure what kind of glass it has. In fact I never knew about this aspect until now.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
5 Sep 15
@thesids I know things like that because selling cell phones and contracts is how I make my living. Several of the cheaper Intex phones have Gorilla Glass installed in them. (Intex Aqua, Redmi Note, Intex 3G Pro and the Intex Cloud all have Gorilla Glass.)
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Karen Waterson
@rosekiss (30380)
• Eugene, Oregon
3 Sep 15
Since I have an Otter Box case on mine, the only thing that smears or gets dirty is the screen, and I have a protector on it, so it doesn't get scratched. I do wipe the protector though with a micro cloth, as it does a good job of getting rid of the smears and fingerprints.
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Karen Waterson
@rosekiss (30380)
• Eugene, Oregon
3 Sep 15
@LadyDuck I decided when I got the phone, that I was going to protect it from damage at all cost. It has fallen on the floor a few times, but nothing happened to it, as it is protected all the way around it.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (460909)
• Switzerland
3 Sep 15
I do the same and for the moment I had no problems with the components. I believe that the most sophisticated new cellphones are more sensible.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
4 Sep 15
@LadyDuck The newer cell phone technology is becoming much more tolerant of mishaps caused by carelessness. Less damage unless deliberately mistreated than previous models.
Artgirl
@owstalaga (4707)
• Philippines
3 Sep 15
Uhm, I dunno. I seldom clean it. I have a gadget cleaner/sanitizer but I don't use it regularly. Maybe I should now that you mention it.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (460909)
• Switzerland
3 Sep 15
Yes, it is better to clean it because we touch our phones all the time.
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rebel_woman06
@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
3 Sep 15
So this phone soap is actually a gadget ? Interesting ! Before there's only cellphones and tablets , now there is a gadget called phone soap .
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Anna
@LadyDuck (460909)
• Switzerland
3 Sep 15
I have seen a photo on Amazon. It clean and sanitize the cellphone using ultraviolet, it is expensive.
Bonnie
@Bonnieli (36)
• Shenzhen, China
4 Sep 15
I`ve never thought about this problem before, my cellphone was protected by a mobile phone film.Maby I should clean my cellphone by wet wipes or other better ways.
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Bonnie
@Bonnieli (36)
• Shenzhen, China
5 Sep 15
@LadyDuck we can wash our hands as much as possible.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (460909)
• Switzerland
4 Sep 15
Everything we use outside and touch with our hands collect plenty of germs. It's better to clean the objects time by time.
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Alfredo Rossi
@amadeo (111948)
• United States
3 Sep 15
I clean mine also with handy wipes.Mostly every day.Sometimes twice.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (460909)
• Switzerland
3 Sep 15
I use the handy wipes and a products I usually buy at our local pharmacy. I think we cannot fight microbs.
firecracker
@sacmom (14192)
• United States
3 Sep 15
Sounds interesting! I usually just wipe mine down with wipes as it is fully incased.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (460909)
• Switzerland
3 Sep 15
I also wipe mine, I hope it is enough to keep it free of germs.
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Redva Kaurvaki
@redvakaurvaki (4216)
• Indonesia
5 Sep 15
You're so careful and clean, Ana. Thank you for remind me about it. I'm not that clean honestly. I seldom clean my phone. Perhaps I will clean it only when I see some dirt on it. I use wipe to clean it
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Redva Kaurvaki
@redvakaurvaki (4216)
• Indonesia
8 Sep 15
@LadyDuck not busy actually, but just have bad habit
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Anna
@LadyDuck (460909)
• Switzerland
5 Sep 15
You are surely so busy, you are justified.
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Cristian Ichim
@Cristi_Ichim (3703)
• Bucharest, Romania
4 Sep 15
How do I clean it? I just rub it on the clothes. And I think that it is generally acceptably clean.
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sofs
@sofssu (23662)
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3 Sep 15
Haven't herd of this yet.. need to check it out.. I am always touching my phone while gardening. somehow people choose to call me only around that time. .
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sofs
@sofssu (23662)
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3 Sep 15
@LadyDuck We both really need it .. I hope it doesn't cost a bomb.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (460909)
• Switzerland
4 Sep 15
@sofssu It is expensive, I have seen it online sold for about 55$. I hope the price will go down.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (460909)
• Switzerland
3 Sep 15
I do the same, when I am outside gardening I receive calls and I touch the phone with dirty hands.
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Sharon
@simone10 (54189)
• Louisville, Kentucky
4 Sep 15
I also use wipes. I'm not too concerned about germs.
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Concordia
@Concordia (32)
• India
4 Sep 15
I have a protector and a case so when it gets dirty i use hand wipes or dry cloth.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
4 Sep 15
I carry a small container of Germ-X in my pocket. I spritz my hands several times during the day, at home or when I am out. (I rub my phone sometimes after spritzing my hands, then wipe it with a microfiber cloth to remove residue.) (You do realize that our homes are just as germ filled as the outside world, right?) I am not a germophobe, but I do sell cell phones to customers all day long, so come into contact with who-knows-what. That's why I carry the spritzer. That sounds like an interesting device @LadyDuck . I am going to check it out...
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sam tuber
@samtuber5 (26)
• Tel Aviv, Israel
4 Sep 15
take a towel ,wet it a little bit in the corner and wipe the screen .
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Anna
@LadyDuck (460909)
• Switzerland
4 Sep 15
This clean the screen, but does not sanitize the cellphone.
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howard96h
@howard96h (11640)
• New York, New York
3 Sep 15
I also use wipes to clean it down. I refuse to touch someones phone, if they want me to see something on it I let them hold it up and I just look, too many people take their phones into the bathroom with them and I am not handling someone filthy bacteria infected phone.
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