I live in Oregon. So do thousands of other apple iphone users. We live in the rain 9 months of the year. We need a phone thats waterproof or water resistant. I can't make a call outside, even in drizzly weather. I can't take a nice photo in the woods if its damp. I took the phone on a hike, It was in a gortex jacket pocket. I took it out a dozen times to take beautiful photos. It was drizzing, not a downpour. My phones home button died, still dead. Not covered by waranty. I still use the phone on the accessibility touch screen but its a pain in the butt. How hard can it be to make the iphone 5s somewhat water resistant. Apple just doesn't seem to give a crap. Canada, American northwest, Southeast coast of Australia, practically the whole of europe, just to name a few damp places. Thats a lot of people having the same problem as me. If the samsung people made a waterproof phone, I'd switch immediately. Someone needs to get on the ball here. I don't see why I should have to buy a bulky, expensive waterproof case.