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[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

There were water- and dustproofed jacks.

[–] Nalivai@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

There are, but they're even more bulky, and they are waterproof in the sense that the water wouldn't damage the device, but the port itself is still vulnerable, and very much so. Unless it has a flap, but no regular phone used that ever.

[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] Nalivai@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

That's what she said.