Latest iPhone 8 Leaks suggest ‘ Essential ‘ water resistance feature updateFigure 2 iPhone 8 Design image credit: Veniamin Geskin Necessary and useful upgrade to the current Ip67 rating since iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 plus can live up to 1 meter in the water. Revolutionizing the 2017 Apple iPhone (whatever its name may be) by incorporating a Forged Steel ChassisOled panel that adds more meaning to the iPhone’s dimensions. In the current versions, the main motive for eliminating the headphone jack was to put up a bit bigger battery to make the handset more resistant to washing than iPhone 6. But Apple’s competitor Samsung had retained the headphone jack in its GalaxyS7 flagship smartphone, even though it was water-resistant to Ip68.