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Apple Supplier Confirms New iPhone Models Will Be 'Waterproof' With Wireless Charging
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$1500 will not surprise me. $2000 will surprise me only a little bit.
No, glass will eventually crack under pressure. Therefore, it cannot be waterproof.
Waterproof pretty much means, no matter the scenario, water cannot penetrate. By that logic, nothing can ever be truly waterproof.
Yes, thats my point with my opening post. They are claiming in the article it will be "waterproof", but nothing truly can be waterproof.
A rock is truly waterproof. If the phone inside is filled with a good solid like a metal epoxy, it will be waterproof at any pressure. At pressures beyond that the water would solidify and not be water any more. So a phone could be made truly waterproof.
A rock breaks down (erodes) because of water. How can that be waterproof?? Eventually the rock will no longer be a rock and become dust and sand particles. Really bad example.
It's laughable that you simply throw out words like "a rock" and "waterproof."A rock is truly waterproof. If the phone inside is filled with a good solid like a metal epoxy, it will be waterproof at any pressure. At pressures beyond that the water would solidify and not be water any more. So a phone could be made truly waterproof.
I like that he edited a graph in later, which doesn't help anything.
Funny since I don't think you even understand anything you wrote. I did fine in physics though, thank you.
P.S. Water always wins.
I agree that you're suppose to get more features for the money as time goes on, but you're comparing a phone on the market vs. rumors about a phone that doesn't even exist yet.
The physics didn't stick lol. I use physics in my job daily and if I get it wrong people get hurt. I have as yet, still not gotten it wrong. Move on, you're out of your league.
Well.. you did fail to address my point of rocks eroding, so they cannot be "waterproof".
The weathering and eroding of rock from water is not a new concept, lol. This is going way off topic.
Well I'd hope it has wireless charging otherwise I'm not upgrading. Apple is so far behind but when they finally add a new feature YEARS late (after Android has it usually, and I dislike android) everyone bows to them, not me! I love Apple but they need to step it up.
The problem with wireless charging is using the device while it's charging.
Not only that, but it causes heat, which degrades the battery, and its slower. Its fine for the Apple Watch because its so small with such a small battery. But not a 3000mAh battery. I would never use wireless charging. I like my docks. (Desk and nightstand)
Features that have been around for at least the past year or more on smartphones are supposed to get me excited? Yay? And wireless charging isn't really worth it if you have to pay for the wireless charger which we will and Apple will overcharge for it vs competitors as per usually.
As others have said it's incorrect to say they will be waterproof. It may be water resistant, but put any gadget with a seal in even still water long enough or deep enough and that seal will break.