article_snippet: Within weeks of after Samsung releasing Samsung waterproof Galaxy S5 last year, Apple filed a patent that took Apple rival’s technology a step further.
article_snippet: ‘Methods for shielding electronic components from moisture’
article_snippet: , the filing awarded today describes a way of making the inside of a phone waterproof rather than the outside.
article_snippet: Individual components would be covered in a thin film designed to stop liquids damaging the phone, even if it manages to penetrate the outer casing.