“Despite rumors to the contrary, the iPhone 7 will be actually waterproof,” Chan Zhuang writes for M.I.C. Gadget. “Rumors about the appearance of full protection against ingress of water and dust into the iPhone 7 body go [back to] the second half of 2015, but [have] only now managed to prove a reliable source.”
“Our sources leaked that the iPhone 7 will really enjoy the fully waterproof, capable of withstanding immersion under water, as well as being in a very dusty environment,” Zhuang writes. “If the corporation engineers from Cupertino will not face unexpected difficulties, the smartphone will be protected under the standard IP68.”
“At the same time,” Zhuang writes, “to improve the waterproof properties of the iPhone 7, Apple’s engineers [may remove] the physical ‘Home’ button.”
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MacDailyNews Take: It’d be a selling point, for sure.
IP68: “Protected from total dust ingress. Protected from long term immersion up to a specified pressure.”
Actually, iPhone 6S and 6S+ are already waterproof. Looks like they may just advertise the fact with the 7.
Waterproof or just highly water resistant?
Videos I saw had it submerged for a long period, one even had it submerged in a pot of boiling water.
Being waterproof is very important to me! I have a waterproof case on my iPhone 5, but it’s bulky, muffles microphone too. Yes, I need waterproof.
No such thing as a water proof.
What? No IP69K? Common Apple! 😉
I need a waterproof phone because all teh time I am on boats.
I have 5 of boats of my own, and I use them a lot to go out on the waters.
I was going to invent a boat, but I already have so many boats that I didn’t need another one. What’s the point? I already have so many.
How many boats do you even have? Does time Cooke have a boat of his own even?
I have been advocating this step for several years, and I am very disappointed that Apple allowed Samsung to gain the high ground in this area, at least in terms of mindshare and advertising. Samsung’s commercials may be ridiculous (pouring champagne on phones), but they are utterly effective in promoting the singular idea (right or wrong) that only Samsung phones are inherently waterproof.
And by “waterproof” I mean highly water resistant. Everything has limits, including water resistance. Submerge a device deep enough in the ocean and it will either leak or be crushed and leak afterwards.
Waterproof plus, if the phone is in the water for more than 10 seconds, an inflatable rubber raft pops out of a secret compartment. The phone floats to the surface and Siri starts screaming “mayday” and sending out GPS coordinates to family email addresses! hah.
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