The iPhone 6s is not waterproof. Nevertheless, Apple is on billboards underwater photos that have arisen with the smartphone. What's behind it? And will the iPhone 7 finally provide water protection?
Whether at the central station, on facades or billboards along the road: In Zurich and other cities to get currently barely on the Apple ad "Taken with the iPhone 6s' past. The posters Apple advertises various motives for the camera qualities of smartphones. Two subjects dancing here from the series: On two persons are seen underwater. The images surprising because the iPhone 6s not officially waterproof.
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Apple gave pictures not in order
Most consumers will be clear that the iPhone 6s (and all previous) is not protected against water. Nevertheless, the pictures imply something else or cause at least confusion. Apple Switzerland writes to request that the images were not made on behalf of the Group. The everyday moments by users coming from different sources such as Flickr or social networks. Also announced that the iPhone not be watertight. Who takes the poster under the microscope, discovered the top right of the underwater photos also the note "Additional hardware used".
used Special Cases and interchangeable lens
One of these underwater snapshots derived from professional photographers Zak Noyle. He had a request from Bluewin unanswered. As research shows, the photo was actually an iPhone 6s underwater. But this smartphone is not damaged, he grabbed it in the envelope Watershot. Even Chris Hamill, the photographer of the second water photos of the campaign, has a waterproof shell used as he reveals in an interview. "I have in receiving also experimented with interchangeable lenses," says Hamill. Since the iPhone 5s he sits in his recordings only on the smartphone.
The images of the campaign are part of the "Shot on iPhone 6s World Gallery». It consists of 53 images of 41 iPhone photographers and will be seen in 85 cities in 26 countries. For those posters Apple has 17 photos selected.
discovered ominous plastic tape in iPhone 6s
Although the iPhone 6s unofficial waterproof, the hobbyists of ifixit.com made last year an interesting discovery when they disassembled once the newest Apple phone into its individual parts. They noticed that in case a plastic tape is installed, which act as a seal and thus may provide some protection. Youtuber have naturally tried and came to the conclusion that the iPhone 6s by holding up to an hour under water. Of course you should not try it for yourself, because there is no guarantee for this.
Competition already further: hope waterproof iPhone 7
We can only hope that the Apple smartphone but eventually may end up in the water without consequences. In the list of iPhone-7 speculation the waterproof feature emerges.
The competition is already one step further and Apple has virtually made wet: So Samsung may be calm showered with water and even dipped entertaining new top smartphone Galaxy S7 - without any caps.
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