iPhone 8 to Feature IP68 Water Resistance?

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Posted January 13, 2017 at 6:17pm by Shalom Levytam

Apple's next generation iPhone will reportedly feature IP68 water resistance, an improvement on the IP67 rating of the iPhone 7, according to the Korea Herald.

“Apple’s iPhone 8 will feature the IP68 rating protection as part of drastic upgrades marking the 10th anniversary of the iPhone this year,” an industry source told The Investor on condition of anonymity.

Currently, the Galaxy S7 has an IP68 rating which means it can handle submersion for 30 minutes in 1.5 meters of water. The iPhone 7's IP67 rating means it can handle being under 1 meter of water for half an hour. Both are protected from total dust ingress.

We've been hearing reports for some time that the 10th anniversary iPhone will be a major update. It will purportedly have a front glass cover and chassis, joined by a metal bezel and an edge-to-edge display that has no bezels on the top and bottom. Additionally, the front camera, Touch ID, speaker, and other sensors will apparently be embedded into the display. Another report claims that the device would be a clear piece of glass with a next-generation OLED screen. More recently, Apple is said to have be equipping the phone with wireless charging and a 3D camera.

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Guest - January 14, 2017 at 1:40pm

every year by one IP 67-68-69 etc. Hope they will do bluetooth 5

PeterJ - January 14, 2017 at 1:36am

I expect nothing less than Thermal Camera, Wireless charging, RF cloning capabilities, 8X zoom, Retina security scanner, Temp sensor, It has to come with Wireless airpods, and scratch free 5.5 screen and 128GB as a minimum. Thanks

asd - January 14, 2017 at 12:19am

No audio jack or solution to use charger with earphone!!

Really? - January 14, 2017 at 3:50am

The solution is to step into 2017 and get a pair of Bluetooth earphones in order to achieve full wireless and full waterproofing we need to start somewhere. The transition will suck but the end result will be much better.

None45 - January 13, 2017 at 9:23pm

So still not waterproof I guess huh?

Kk - January 13, 2017 at 8:43pm

I doubt that there will be a big change to the iphone for the 10th anniversary. I mean this is Tim Cook we are talking about. He's only focusing on emojis.

Hmmm - January 14, 2017 at 5:48am

We all know Tim Cook hasn't inovated anything new on the iPhone since he's taken over. Steve would have a totally differ iPhone every # release. The 6 is the same as the 7 so for 4 years, apples hardware hasn't change. I use my 6 save on the 7 iPhone. Nothing has change, except the battery life which isn't a big change and camera they try to fool you with.

RWR - January 13, 2017 at 7:23pm

Woo, an extra foot and some inches. Wheres true wireless charging, or maybe a decent sized battery?

Me - January 13, 2017 at 6:33pm

We want a jailbreak ! I still haven't bought the iphone7 because of a lack of jailbreak.

RWR - January 13, 2017 at 7:24pm

It's been out for 10.1.1 for a couple weeks