That's why I said ocean. Just freshwater is only worth an extra. $50 to me. I've used cheap disposable underwater cameras while snorkeling in saltwater and the photos have been fantastic. Such cameras have existed for more than 30 years.
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Next iPhone needs to be water resistant
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That's why I said ocean. Just freshwater is only worth an extra. $50 to me. I've used cheap disposable underwater cameras while snorkeling in saltwater and the photos have been fantastic. Such cameras have existed for more than 30 years.
At most they can make it water resistant.
I do not think it will happen, but if it does, Apple would still vaoid your warranty if the water sensors went off. To large of a "grey line" for warranty purposes as who decides what too wet is?
Many here would expect way too much.
I do not think it will happen, but if it does, Apple would still vaoid your warranty if the water sensors went off. To large of a "grey line" for warranty purposes as who decides what too wet is?
Many here would expect way too much.
It's a gimmick for kids. If you *really* need to take your phone swimming, then there are special cases you can purchase.
It's not a gimmick and it's also not a must have. I never had the need to swim with my phone.
Next iPhone needs to be water resistant
I've been using a Lifeproof case for a while now and find it quite liberating. It'd be great to have that without the $90 cost & added bulk.
In saying that, I love the protection my case gives me.
I've been using a Lifeproof case for a while now and find it quite liberating. It'd be great to have that without the $90 cost & added bulk.
In saying that, I love the protection my case gives me.
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How much does this affect the mic and speaker quality though?
who knows, but I'm guessing theres a reason why they only do it to iPods.
If by water resistant you mean a little plastic plug that covers the lightning port, no thanks. I had an S5 and hated having to remove that thing ever time I needed to charge my 5S, it's a PITA and they are easily broken off. If you want a water resistant iPhone, get a Life Case.
I couldn't agree more, only Samsung and Sony have implemented it on a couple of devices and there is always the limit of "only 30 minutes and only above a certain depth" - I really don't see the point and who's going to be taking their £500+ phone swimming with them anyway?
Implementing that and 802.11 ac could be the final steps toward waterproofing by eliminating the need for a physical connector.
I think there's an opportunity for Apple to show other handset vendors how to do wireless charging right. I don't know if it's my particular charger, the Qi standard or something inherent in induction, but my Nexus 4 takes twice as long to charge wirelessly. Apple keeps raising the bar on battery life -- and not only on the iPhone -- and I'd like to see it do the same with charging.
I take my iPhone with me out on the kayak all the time, fresh and salt water. Plenty of dry bags for the iPhone and iPad out there. I can see for many the need for some light weight waterproofing, amazing how many of those phones go in to toilets!, but if they add it, those same people will bitch about how much weight it adds to the phone no matter how light weight it is.
How much does this affect the mic and speaker quality though?
My Motorola Defy was fully submersible and had a slightly better mic and outgoing sound quality as compared to my 5s. Earpiece sound quality is slightly better on my 5s, but not by much.
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Well the nice thing about a water sensitive phone is that way you know when you buy one used it hadn't spent much time in the toilet?
Nice feature to have, but I would rather they get the active noise cancelling integrated into the iPhone first.
I think that water resistance is a feature that iPhones should have.
Accidents happen and people spill things. It's a bit absurd that a $650+ device can be destroyed in a split second if a child accidentally dumps a glass of water on it.
I don't think the iPhone needs to be proofed to the point where it can go in the ocean for hours. But I think it should be able to handle everyday mishaps.
Accidents happen and people spill things. It's a bit absurd that a $650+ device can be destroyed in a split second if a child accidentally dumps a glass of water on it.
I don't think the iPhone needs to be proofed to the point where it can go in the ocean for hours. But I think it should be able to handle everyday mishaps.
It's because Android didn't have it then. Now Android has it and we iPhone owners want it.
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If they can do it with some kind of nano coating, then great, otherwise no.
I don't want a phone even larger than necessary with flaps just for it to be waterproof/resistant.
In all my years of owning mobiles (and they are a few) I have yet to drop it into water.
I don't want a phone even larger than necessary with flaps just for it to be waterproof/resistant.
In all my years of owning mobiles (and they are a few) I have yet to drop it into water.