The patent was filed in the US in March 2014 and awarded today . It says protective cases have ‘ little value ’ once water has entered the phone . Files detail a system of adding ‘ hydrophobic coating to components ’ Coating can be achieved via plasma assisted chemical vapor deposition . This involves depositing a thin film from a gas state to a solid . Apple involves perforating circuit boards and applying the film inside . The technology could form part of the Apple ’ s iPhone cell battery . Rival Samsung ’ s Galaxy S5 is IP67 rated waterproof , but its Galaxy S6 isn ’ t .
The patent was filed in the US in March 2014 and awarded today . It says protective cases have ‘ little value ’ once water has entered the phone . Files detail a system of adding ‘ hydrophobic coating to components ’ Coating would be applied via plasma assisted chemical vapour deposition . This involves depositing a thin film from a gas state to a solid . Apple proposes perforating circuit boards and applying the film inside . The technology could form part of the Apple ’ s iPhone 7 range . Rival Samsung ’ s Galaxy S5 is IP67 rated waterproof , but its Galaxy S6 isn ’ t .