Samsung Galaxy S III and Apple iPhone 5 to be waterproof?

03 February, 2012
According to a source from a large UK retailer the next Samsung and Apple flagships will be waterproof.

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  • AnonD-36389
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  • 04 Feb 2012

chester, 04 Feb 2012All this maybe useless if these fones processors overheat a... moreIt's super useful because when it overheat we drop it into water ;-)

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    • Anonymous
    • vxj
    • 04 Feb 2012

    how will they waterproof the battery leads for the case of the samsung? apple has non-user replaceable batt so probably less issues there.

    as for the galaxy s3 that's interesting to see if it will still come with a removable batt cover

    of course, that's taking into account the rumor is true

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      • farbror Frej
      • m}G
      • 04 Feb 2012

      utouh, 04 Feb 2012you are right mate, these people are just wastin their time... more"a copy cat of the motorola defy+."

      No - the defy+ (and similar) have ordinary uncoated/unprotected electronic chips which have to be protected by bulky exterior and added costs instead, which in turn have to be counteracted by stripping the model from other features, in order to get the price right. After all; Defy+ doesnt quite on par featurevise with Galaxy 2 - is it?

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        • Law
        • v64
        • 04 Feb 2012

        Lol the screen is twitching as the water is getting poured. Still amazing tech. Cant wait for s3. Ifvonly it was to be at mwc this year

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          • Russel
          • PFN
          • 04 Feb 2012

          Improved better battery life is most important than waterproof.. we are not going to wash the phone or use in swimming pool :) I hope manufacturers concentrate on improving battery life rather than other hardware bumps.. It is a major cry today among smart phone users..

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            • AnonD-669
            • t7r
            • 04 Feb 2012

            Instead of water-proof...why not bug-proof.

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              • Ipunisher
              • StN
              • 04 Feb 2012

              very good! especially that i lost my Desire HD to water damage, but im very happy now that i replaced with an Iphone 4S :) it simply rocks..it all turned out good

                All this maybe useless if these fones processors overheat and melt the coatings...

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                  • phoneaddict
                  • tu6
                  • 04 Feb 2012

                  If this is just a dirty technique to force us buyer to buy the phones with high price, then I dont like it. Just produce the phone with the best feature, fast processor, with five inch screen will be good enough.

                  I dont need the phone to be waterproof. Only divers and olympic swimmers need waterproof phones. The next olympic games I will want the swimmers to hook theses phones in their speedos during the event.

                  I myself don't receive calls under the rain. I hope a lot of people out there agree with me. For divers and swimmers, if you don't agree with me it's okay as understand your profession.

                    All this maybe useless if these fones processors overheat and melt the coatings...

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                      • AnonD-39892
                      • SHp
                      • 04 Feb 2012

                      The samsung and apple users must be very retarded,from what I'm seeing as an improvement to their phones.

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                        • utouh
                        • P@1
                        • 04 Feb 2012

                        AnonD-24935, 04 Feb 2012guys!!! Don't trust this stuff...they r just useless tym wa... moreyou are right mate, these people are just wastin their time in this stupid topic, its just a water resistant, a copy cat of the motorola defy+. the stupid apple steals again motorola's innovation.. dont trust this stupid topic.

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                          • AnonD-8217
                          • 9FM
                          • 04 Feb 2012

                          AnonD-1227, 04 Feb 2012I can't see how they will nano coat the removable battery t... morephones nowadays don't have removable batteries.. Ü

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                            • MIM
                            • uNV
                            • 04 Feb 2012

                            iPhon5 will have 3.7 inch display.3 m.m slim body,12Mp cam,iOS 6,and parasuit protection.

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                              • AnonD-40822
                              • wYG
                              • 04 Feb 2012

                              though the problem with capacitive screens is that water is also a conductor so it maybe a problem once you use the device underwater. notice how the screen controls glitch once the water was poured on it. the water seems to interfere with the controls. i wonder if that problem would be solved soon enough. i dunnoe, i find it a problem that might not be resolved. just sayin'.

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                                • AnonD-6211
                                • t7R
                                • 04 Feb 2012

                                Upcoming Xperia acro HD of NTT DoCoMo and au kddi already has this feature. IPX5/IPX7 certified. Check sonyericssonjp on YouTube!

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                                  • Teddy Bear
                                  • YTx
                                  • 04 Feb 2012

                                  I own a Samsung Galaxy S2 and I say we should continue to dish out powerful smartphones and end that fruit occult.

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                                    • galantnacho
                                    • PS6
                                    • 04 Feb 2012

                                    wow....nice price maybe???

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • Pv9
                                      • 04 Feb 2012

                                      they just copying the japanese. they always do.

                                      u can even shower with japanese phones

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                                        • AnonD-1082
                                        • kJq
                                        • 04 Feb 2012

                                        [deleted post]Nokia already have a working prototype. An engineer showed it to Elop and tossed it in a tank full of water, called the smartphone, and it rang underwater. Nokia is ahead of Samsung and Apple. This article is just a rumor for Samsung and Apple while Nokia already have a working prototype.

                                        "For example, one engineer showed Elop a nanoscale-coated, waterproof phone that still rang when dropped into a tank of water".

                                        http://www.mobiledia.com/news/92542.html