Apple patent filing points at future waterproof iPhone Comments
- Anonymous
- s1c
Apple sure loves to copy Samsung's phones.
- AnonD-349743
- qQA
AnonD-349743, 08 Mar 2015Can we just get an iPhone made of the same clear ruggedized 2003 Macintosh with those beautifu... moreAdd plastic, IP certified materials...
- Anonymous
- LHq
waterproof internal coating is not a new thing. Motorola did it so many years before apple, just like fingerprint scanner on phones...
- darkraver
- Bns
AnonD-129221, 08 Mar 2015Even before getting inspiration from Sony, they relied on various European brands. Check this ... moreYup, +1
- Anonymous
- 3Jg
I've currently got an iPhone 6 and a Sony Z1compact.....the latter being waterproof however, the sound quality / speaker isn't all that great! Not sure if this has to do with the waterproofing but hope Apple doesn't jeopardise the sound once made waterproof!
- AnonD-129221
- spa
Even before getting inspiration from Sony, they relied on various European brands. Check this out in case you didn't know it:
http://www.cultofmac.com/188753/the-braun-products-that-inspired-apples-iconic-designs-gallery/
- AnonD-85193
- 3Wj
HTC M8 is water proof too but it hasn't been certified.
- darkraver
- Bns
Johnny Ive, 08 Mar 2015Sony design are inspired from iPhone 4/4s. So way ahead..probably this year even Sony will com... moreInitial Iphones design came inspired by Sony, Jobs own words...
your point being?
- darkraver
- Bns
In other news today:
Sony developed waterproof usb charging socket without waterproofing cover, first presented on m4 aqua...
But of course that is not a noteworthy news item
- Johnny Ive
- nD{
Companies still reach to their phones sapphire crystal, and apple was doing for 3 years now
- Johnny Ive
- nD{
Anonymous, 08 Mar 2015Don't such methods exist? And the only reason Samsung had to change design just a bit was bec... moreSony design are inspired from iPhone 4/4s. So way ahead..probably this year even Sony will come to unibody aluminium
- AnonD-129221
- spa
brilliant way to cover the reality that they're 4-5 years behind in waterproofed technology.
- AnonD-349743
- qQA
Can we just get an iPhone made of the same clear ruggedized 2003 Macintosh with those beautiful colors? I feel like Apple could also hit it out of the park with a cameraless rugged model.
- Motorola Splashgard
- UiR
Motorola coats it phones in a hydrophobic substance, they call it splashgard.
- Anonymous
- 0cZ
Liquepel been doing this for years Apple the patent troll strikes again.
- done
- UiR
Anonymous, 08 Mar 2015wasn't this patented by Nokia few years ago ? http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_set_to_release_p2i... moreEvery Motorola phone has this
- Anonymous
- q9x
AnonD-355421, 08 Mar 2015Apple playing catch up again?Not anything new. They've been playing catch-up for the past few years now.
- Anonymous
- q8Q
Don't such methods exist?
And the only reason Samsung had to change design just a bit was because of the removable back.
Sony's design is perfectly fine. Way ahead of apples
- johnny Ive
- nD{
So thats a geniuse way to an waterproof phone, probably next year a lot of phone will be waterproof based on this rumour method
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