Water damage and operating system are main causes of smartphone data loss

Water damage and operating system are the main causes of data loss on smartphones in 2014, according to analysis of data recovery company Stellar. Together water damage (35%) and the operating system  (35%) account for 70% of all data loss on smartphones.

Other causes are shock (20%) and user mistakes (8%). The numbers are valid for both consumer and business users.

For consumers it's becoming cheaper to get their data recovered, users pay between $200 and $1700 to get their data back. The price decrease is likely caused by increasing competition in the data recovery market.