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Won't lie, I love watching videos or listening to podcasts in the shower.

Try a waterproof MP3 player, also works great at the gym.

And grabbing them back from the loo

Personally, I just want water resistance for protection against accidents. I'm careful, but I've spilled a drink on my phone. I know people who've bent over and had their phone fall out of their pocket into water.

I don't trust water resistance well enough to intentionally get the phone wet. But I do think it's probably good enough to greatly reduce the odds of damage in case of an accident.

I've taken some great pictures and videos in the pool with my son.

BTW, I do mean in the pool, as in submerged.

How did you work the touchscreen underwater?

presume he used a physical button (vol+ on iphones)

That's correct.