iPhone 7 to Sport Waterproof Design?
Samsung got there first with the Galaxy S7, but the iPhone 7 could take waterproof phones to the next level. The Patently Apple blog reports that Apple has been awarded a patent for a system for taking photos underwater.
The Galaxy S7 can be submerged for up to 30 minutes in 5 feet of water, but you can't snap pics because you can't interact with the phone's capacitive display. Not only could the iPhone 7 potentially capture images underwater, the patent says that Apple could offer editing tools to help you remove tints from objects while keeping the water looking blue.
Other reports have pointed to the iPhone 7 being waterproof, which could be one reason why Apple is supposedly ditching the headphone jack. There's one less hole for liquid to penetrate. In addition, some beta users of iOS 10 have reported seeing a notification that warns when a liquid has been detected.
Although the iPhone 7's design isn't expected to change in terms of size, adding waterproofing could help Apple drum up excitement for its new flagships, which are also said to sport much improved cameras, a faster A10 processor and a new pressure-sensitive home button. Moving away from a home button that physically depresses is yet another way Apple could be making its new phones good swimmers.
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