Maybe you were one of those who expected to see announced in the keynote two weeks ago that the iPhone is now could get wet. And surely you are not the only one who expected this feature. With the rest of the competition making their smartphones more resistant, it might seem logical that Apple decided to give that extra to its new devices, something that ultimately did not happen.
However, just because we can't get into the pool with it and shoot underwater videos doesn't mean it can't resist water. When iFixit was fulfilling his traditional ritual of dismantling the two new crown jewels of the apple company, he realized that there were some rubber gaskets that could well serve to protect the iPhone from possible aquatic accidents and, neither short nor lazy, the people of Square Trade he started to check it out.
Of course, we assume that if our iPhone gets wet it will be accidentally and for a short period of time. This is exactly what we see in the video, similar to the aquatic tests that we have already seen in other years. The test consists of play a video with music and put the device in the water for a certain time (in this case, 10 seconds). How can we check, both iPhones successfully pass the test.
Of course, this does not mean that we can submerge the iPhone whenever we want, but it does mean that if it accidentally gets wet, it has a high number of chances of survival. We also do not advise checking this at home, since although it is under warranty, if in the Apple Store they see that our iPhone is damaged by water, they will not change it to us.
Finally, comment that I have never missed this function of being able to submerge the iPhone to use it underwater, although I think it would be nice if it was included in future models. And to you, Would you like to see a waterproof iPhone?
the truth is that it gives some envy to see how other smartphones can be submerged and the iPhone cannot.
I don't think anyone would dare to submerge it if Apple doesn't change it for you if it breaks down.
I hope that in future models they take this into account
If it is useful, another thing that in your day to day you do not see the usefulness. Situations that have happened to me, for example, is cooking pasta while an attack in CoC splashed water on the phone and goodbye. In the shower, they call you and you have to run off, dry yourself a bit and answer, being skillful you get it, in the worst case when you leave, you don't worry, with this utility you don't worry, you pick it up and continue. I'm going all blind, and for some reason I'm going to urinate with the phone in hand, the first thing to be lucky is that you drop it before you start, but it falls off, it will probably die. I am working with the computer, with drinks on the table, you accidentally throw the drink on the mobile ... You can clean it with water wherever you are, it is not necessary to wear your shirt or breathe in, you put it in the tap and dry it.
In my case, the aquatic photos are not my need, in fact when I go to the beach or the pool, I avoid taking out the phone, and if it were an iPhone 6+ it would stay at home, not at the box office directly.
It is like the IdTouch, to a Finnish person, or in a country where you have to go out with gloves on the street that is useful in certain circumstances…. And without going to a Nordic country, when you go skiing or snowing, the IdTouch will laugh at you, instead of facial recognition, which would be useful for these occasions.
In the end, each one is a world, there is no mobile that satisfies all the needs, or at least I have not found it yet.
There is what I mean that Apple has made the iPhone resistant, if water falls on it it will not break, because of the joints that it has put on the mobile, if it does not say anything it is because it does not want us to wet it, but in case of accident , rain the iphone 6 resists.
Desko in all the cases that you have mentioned, none is to put the mobile in the pool under the pressure of the water, all of them are to get wet and that is what I was referring to, that is useful and the iPhone 6 already resists it, another Anything go lights you have to go to piss all fart with the mobile in hand ... really ... and the mobile in the shower, I have done it more than once, calmly, you give him to answer and put the hands free drying you a finger, no need to pick up the phone.
To the hits that you have put to the touch id, for that there is also the 4-digit password, also a facial recognition is very easy to hack, with a photo of that person it is already worth it.
The best mobile for you is the one that has the OS that you like the most and that together with its hardware covers your daily needs
I am completely sane ... I mean, why the hell are we going to want to submerge a cell phone in the water ... but there are people who like to take pictures in the pool and, in that case, ok.
The only use I see is in the case of rain ... nothing else
Mmm but I really don't care if it resists water or not, it matters more to me that it doesn't bend when I put it in my pocket ... that would be good XDDD
What is the use of telling you that it can get wet if then water gets in it and the warranty no longer covers you. That's Sony's policy with the Z2, that a lot of people take photos in a pool and it gets foggy up inside and the warranty no longer covers you, that's a scam.
It seems to me really an innovative idea, it can happen that a friend throws you into the pool for a game or that you drop your cell phone in the dishwasher, in a bucket or water on top, it would be excellent if a cell phone resists. In my case, water spilled on my iPhone 6 cell phone, it is in technical service I hope it works !!!!
I came from jogging and the iPhone 6 has gotten wet with sweat, it has a stain on the screen below where the loud voice is… I imagine that the water entered there…. I just turned it off and put it in the bag of rice to see if the stain goes away ... what else is there to do?