2015 to see waterproof phones in the low to mid-range price level
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With certain high-end smartphones coming to market with protection from water, one of the big themes for next year will be for manufacturers to offer that same protection to low and mid-range models. The Sony Xperia Z wowed the crowd at CES in 2013 by continually getting dunked into a tank of water. This year, top-shelf handsets like the Samsung Galaxy S5,Sony Xperia Z2 and the upcoming LG G3 will all be able to withstand submersion in up to 3.2 feet of water for as long as 30 minutes.
