Next iPhone needs to be water resistant

It's very nice to not have to think about it.

Apple should implement this.

 

Well 2 years ago this topic was brought to discussion in the forum and many were opposed to the idea. Funny how things evolve.
Hopefully some kind of protection is given.
Sapphire screen plus liquid metal and water resistance will make the iPhone a very robust product. Hopefully something like the Casio G-Shock watches...iWatch?

 

As long as they don't add another $100 to the cost, i am all for it.

 

But Apple probably make millions from replacements and repairs, so I wonder if they would want to.

 

If there were an iPhone I could take underwater pictures in the ocean with I'd pay an extra 100 bucks for that without question!

 

i don't want water resistance until they can add it without the phone looking like an awkward hard to hold brickish blob.

 

Ugh, just no.
Have you seen the Xperia? With all those fragile flappy port covers? Do you really want to have to pull a flap open with your nail every time you need to charge your phone? And then watch the flap deteriorate over a few months because it's a 5c piece of plastic attached to the phone by a 1c plastic hinge? :-/

 

That would be awesome.

 

I would gladly pay for that, Samsung got it right by adding that.

 

Water proof with flaps over the ports? No thanks.

 

don't think that's necessary - there's no reason the connectors can't be made waterproof without port covers - i'd be more worried about microphone/speakers quality if they were waterproof.

 

sony has been doing this for years...forget about samsung

 

Nobody likes saggy flaps

 

Ok, I will call Tim right now.

 

That's great! Show him this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9J611BuXhw

 

theres a company called underwater audio who take iPod shuffles and are able to make them waterproof without changing the device itself. perhaps this process could be applied to iPhones.

 

I can't think why Apple would want to do this when they make money out of people having to buy new phones because they got water on theirs.

I wish they would though, I always end up leaving my 5s at home when there is heavy rain.

 

http://www.liquipel.com/ will waterproof your iPhone for about $60US.

 

What for? Apple often takes form over function to make their products more visually appealing. Remember the iPhone 4 antenna problem and the glass edges, front and back that were so easily damaged when the phone was dropped? It sure was the most beautiful phone ever made It's not their nature to plug up iPhone's jacks just so that you could go swimming with it.

 

You heard of wireless charging?

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Doubt it would be salt water proof anyway

 

Just curious if anyone here has damaged their iPhones when caught out in heavy rainstorm?

 

As long as there aren't any port covers

 

Yes that would be awesome

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Don't they do that by just spraying It with some sh**

 

I believe so