[James Trew on a couple of the features on this new phone][1]:

> With IP67 water and dust protection — it’ll survive three feet of water for up to 30 minutes {…}

I think this is genuinely the first Samsung phone that has some features that really interest me. I have seen the commercials of this phone a lot — I’ve seen it getting rinsed under water when stuff is splashed on it and so forth — if it works as advertised, it’s nothing short of awesome.

I’d love to see this in the iPhone and certainly expect that these kinds of “life-proofing” features are bound to come. My iPhone 5 looks like crap — it’s beat up from my toddler stealing it and then sliding it on tile floors (I cringe writing that).

So be it.

Speaking of life-proofing, there’s a case manufacturer called [LifeProof][2] that makes cases for iPhones that are waterproof, among other things. I bought one of these cases for an employee that works outside and man is it nice, it’s small for what it does and offers some really great protection (and warranty). [The case is on Amazon for $79][3] and though certain aspects of it are bulky, it’s much thinner than others I have seen.

**UPDATE:** [Always too good to be true](http://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/1j8xsk/a_warning_to_all_galaxy_s4_active_users_upvote/).

[1]: http://www.engadget.com/2013/06/05/samsung-galaxy-s-4-active-goes-official/
[2]: http://www.lifeproof.com/en/
[3]: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00AIH0IAC/ref=nosim&tag=brooksreview-20