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iPhone 6S & 6S+ are waterproof
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They said the Moto X was waterproof too after someone boiled one for over 30 minutes and it didn't shut off, but mine died after 20 minutes after being in the water for 20 seconds.
Don't submerge your iPhone.
Wow! Sorry, I didn't see the video link when I responded. Thats pretty awesome.
Yowza! Pretty impressed they are still working, but I suspect that won't be the case in a few hours or a few days.
I'm thinking that they opened them and had them treated to be waterproof. There is a company that will do that. Of course, you lose your warranty... And in any respect, they can put THEIR phone underwater. I won't.
I'm pretty sure that Apple included the waterproof rating in the manual for the watch though.
They are not waterproof. Teardowns revealed Apple is starting to use rubber seals, but the only accurate statement that can be made is: The new iPhones appear to be more water resistant than previous iPhones when gently placed in a shallow bowl of water.
Go deep sea diving with it then let us know how "waterproof" they are.
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Watch is rated and advertised as IPx7 and could easily have been rated ATM5.This is insane about the iPhone and coming completely out of left field. Is this real? Need to see more test of this before I can accept it.
iFixit doesn't say anything about the case being sealed from water ingress. The Lightning and headphone ports would have to have a obvios internal seal to keep water out. There would also have to be gaskets around all the switches and the Home button.
Yes, I'd say that the more accurate assessment would be increased water *resistance* to spray and small spills.
IFixit's tear down showed rubber gaskets around the power button, and adhesive strips that appear to seal the gap between the display and body, but I did not see evidence of full sealing.
Speakers, microphones, headphone jack, and lightning port can still let water in.
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This is insane about the iPhone and coming completely out of left field. Is this real? Need to see more test of this before I can accept it.
iFixit doesn't say anything about the case being sealed from water ingress. The Lightning and headphone ports would have to have a obvios internal seal to keep water out. There would also have to be gaskets around all the switches and the Home button.
Home buttons have had gaskets for at least the past several generations. I checked the iFixit tear downs and looked at spare parts.
The "button" is glued to a gasket which is sealed against the back of the display plate. A stainless steel back plate is screwed in behind this to make sure it doesn't move.
OK, but the Lightning port and headphone jack would need to have gaskets behind them. Water doesn't discriminate and will find a way unless ALL possible entrances are sealed.