09-07-2016, 12:12 AM
davester wrote:
Isn't part of the reason for removing the headphone jack that it is part of the strategy to make the phone more resistant to water intrusion (since the jack is basically a big hole in the phone)? It seems to me that water resistance is a very desirable feature which I'd gladly trade for the headphone jack. However, until my current iPhone 6 falls in the water I'm not in any hurry to trade it in for a 7.
AFAIK, the Samsung Galaxy S7 is currently the gold standard in cell phone water resistance. Here is a shot of its bottom edge:
http://www.trustedreviews.com/opinions/s...7-problems