Yeah, well it's not a problem with the waterproof Android phones.
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iPhone 6s Surprisingly Water Resistant, but Not Waterproof
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Sorry, I just got a mental image of two women each at a side of a toilet and then both throwing their iphones in the toilet at the same time lmao.
You might be right, but what makes you say so? Because it's not certified as water resistant? I can think of a couple reasons why Apple wouldn't bother with certification (lack of time; also choosing to wait until they can certify it at a higher degree.)
Because nothing got destroyed ??
More because my daughter dropped my old 5 into the toilet, so while it did recover, I wasn't able to sell it for a good price due to the water damage indicator having been tripped.
The test is flawed if the small containers did not have pool water.
Pool water by nature is conductive; either due to chlorine ions or in the case of a salt water pool both chlorine and sodium ions. Tape water has low conductivity.
It is no surprise that in a pool the devices died within minutes.
Conductive water makes for dead electronics.
Pool water by nature is conductive; either due to chlorine ions or in the case of a salt water pool both chlorine and sodium ions. Tape water has low conductivity.
It is no surprise that in a pool the devices died within minutes.
Conductive water makes for dead electronics.
Who are these 20 year olds who keep receiving these expensive products for stupid tests for ridiculous viewership?
I don't need a video of some punk showing me how long an electronic device lasts whilst fully submerged. I have sense to keep my iPhone away from as much moisture as possible.
I don't need a video of some punk showing me how long an electronic device lasts whilst fully submerged. I have sense to keep my iPhone away from as much moisture as possible.
Has anyone else noticed that the iphone in the first video does not have a reflection however is just a black screen where the galaxy does have a reflection?
You won't get shocked by Li-Ion battery voltages.
No, water is actually a very bad conductor: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Properties_of_water#Electrical_conductivity
Because Apple didn't do anything to indicate it's water resistant is enough for me.
Tests like this don't tell us the whole story because of the unpredictable nature of liquid damage. The phone might be fine now and then three weeks later it starts having random issues.
The only true test would be to open it up afterward and check for any signs of liquid inside. Unless I missed something, they didn't do that. But a phone still working after being submerged doesn't prove anything.
I think this water is distilled, hence it has extremely low conductivity. Tap water still has some conductivity, although probably much less than pool water. I'm surprised others haven't thought of your theory.
When an electronic device suddenly gets very hot to the touch after being dunked in water I beg to differ. But by all means please do put up a video demonstrating the high possibilities of safety from erratic-acting portable devices resulting from water and electricity.
Oh I'm soooo looking forward to reading the inevitable story of how someone's iPhone broke as it wasn't waterproof...
I'll trust its waterproof when either Apple say so, or someone videos themselves in one take walking into a store, buying a brand new iPhone and then walk out the store and unbox it and turn it on and then put it in a big bowel of water. All in one take.
I'll trust its waterproof when either Apple say so, or someone videos themselves in one take walking into a store, buying a brand new iPhone and then walk out the store and unbox it and turn it on and then put it in a big bowel of water. All in one take.
My point is that others have demonstrated that it's possible to have a waterproof iPhone clone, so it should be possible to have a waterproof iPhone. And you imply that waterproofing is an unnecessary feature on a phone for any reasonable person, but it doesn't take an idiot to accidentally drop an iPhone into water and break it. Obviously a place where Apple is behind.MacRumors said:
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