Don't be dense. Samsung designed a phone that is waterproof/resistant in the form of the S5 that is not marketed to outdoor demographics.
Just do a search on these forums for how many times people have toilet dropped, coffee spilled, and so on to understand why waterproofing in todays "target market" is much needed.
I completely agree with what you're saying. It isn't dense to say that Apple doesn't design their products to be robust in these manners.
If they did, they wouldn't have been so easily damaged by water/coffee spills. In fact, if they didn't make their devices so slippery and used a soft/matte synthetic, they probably wouldn't have ended up in the toilet in the first place.
But that's just my point. Apple doesn't seem to show any concern in that area. I agree that it is needed, and an iPhone made for the real world would be nice.
Your wording is incorrect. All manufactures design devices for that particular demographic in mind.
What you may have meant to say is, Apple does not design products for those with a more active lifestyle.
They typically rely on third party manufacturers. Lifeproof and others for waterproof cases, Otterbox and others for shock proof. Mophie and others for extending battery life. Other manufacturers are just now building that stuff into the phone. Apple seems to be stepping up with a more scratch resistant screen technology with sapphire albeit that is one of the things at the bottom of the list that needed addressing but whatever...
Even that wording is still not entirely accurate, as you can have an active lifestyle where the phone is perfectly safe (the gym, for instance).
The current finish (anodized aluminum) is so easy to scratch/dent/bend, while being pretty slippery, just shows that Apple doesn't really care much about designing their items to be durable for what I consider to be the real world. Waterproofing usually comes at the cost of reduced audio/mic sound quality.
All this to say, I don't see Apple making the phone water resistant, given their overall lack of concern for making the iPhone robust. I hope I am wrong, though, as it would be great.
We are talking about the same people that think the Alarm Clock app should be eye-searing white..
