iPhone 7 and the potential for waterproofingRene Ritchie has been covering Apple and the personal technology industry for almost a decade. Editor-in-chief of iMore, executive editor for Mobile Nations, video and podcast host, you can follow him on Snapchat or Twitter @reneritchie.
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Should the iPhone 7 be waterproof and, if so, how?
Last spring Apple shipped the first Watch, which is officially water resistant and unofficially water proof for short depths and durations. Last fall Apple shipped the iPhone 6s, which — completely unofficially — is resistant to splashes and has even been shown surviving dunks. Repeated rumor has it, the iPhone 7, expected this September, will be water resistant. Officially. But, what does that mean?
Water resistant vs. water proof
The Apple Watch is technically water resistant rating of IPX7 under IEC standard 60529. That, according to Wikipedia, means:
Immersion up to 1 m
Ingress of water in harmful quantity shall not be possible when the enclosure ...
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iPhone 7 and the potential for waterproofing
