It's definitely not a waterproofing issue. They have waterproof lightning socket with exposed contacts, therefore they can make 3.5mm one. Apple's rivals — Samsung and Sony both have examples of waterproof phones with 3.5mm jack.
There's a much more mundane explanation - waterproofing. Lightning and USB-C connectors can both be made intrinsically waterproof up to IPx7, while the 3.5mm jack can't. Waterproofing is a key point of differentiation for recent flagship phones. An iPhone 7 will survive a dip in a toilet bowl or a pint of beer, but an iPhone 6 probably won't.
Yeah that's what I really don't understand about all the focus on the waterproofing of the 3.5mm jack. The Lightning port is still there and that has to be at least as hard to waterproof as a 3.5mm jack right? Did Apple design the Lightning port to be waterproof from the outset? If so how did they do it and can they apply that to the 3.5mm port?
Maybe it hasn't happened to you yet, but people accidentally drop their phones in water all the time. It's just a Google search away, if you care to look.
Sure, but isn't that mostly a theoretical issue or only problematic if the device is used at the limit of it's specification? I haven't heard any stories of water damaged iPhones recently. I've had my iPhone XS and 12 underwater without any problems. My apple watch has been in the shower hundreds of times.
Will iPhones no longer be waterproof? I've actually dropped my iPhone in the ocean a number of times (just in tidal zones, never in deep water) and have washed it off with tap water. It stills works perfectly fine a few years later.
iPhones are not waterproof. Warranty do not extend to water damage and iPhones have internal indicators of water leakage. If Apple is not confident with iPhones waterproof properties, neither should users.
Sorry, but you are wrong, IPhones is not waterproof, just water resistant.
Put IPhone in a water for a day, it will not survive.
https://support.apple.com/en-us/108039
There are liquid sensors in the ports, and if a drop of water gets on them, they will turn red and Apple will refuse to honor your warranty. Apple claims the iPhone is waterproof to 6 meters for 30 minutes, but if you put your phone in one inch of water for one second, your warranty is void.
I suspect you’ve been downvoted because iPhones have been demonstrated to be water resistant decently past their official rating, and through context it appears that you were referring to their resistance being a lie.
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