I worked for Radio Shack in Canada way back long ago. In exchange for lying to you (and whatever piece of his soul he lost), that sales associate could have turned the as little as $2 commission from the iPhone into $40+ worth of Samsung commission and spiff. Considering what a back time Samsung is having with the Note 7, I'd be willing to bet that they are being extra generous with spiffs at the moment. Just to be clear, a sales associate can easily make ten times as much money by selling you something without an Apple logo on it, and this absolutely motivates them to push stuff on you. Samsung was giving around $20, if I recall correctly, for selling whatever the newest Galaxy S was at the time. The industry term for this is a "spiff." I had a brief stint at an AT&T store back before Blackberry died and in addition to the normal commission (of which the iPhone has the lowest of any phone, due to low margins for the retail store), Blackberry would pay a ~$30 spiff for selling their new phone. Yes, phone salespeople are literally bribed to sell you other phones. So what gives? Was the Verizon salesman misinformed or was he paid to misinform me? I then went home and did the research I had already done before to confirm what I already thought - the iPhone 7 CAN go under water (with certain time/distance limitations yadayada). (repeats thats Samsung phones are the only phones capable of going under water)" "Well I was just over at the apple store and they said I would be fine taking it in to a pool for pictures." The Samsung phones are the ONLY phones that are truly water-proof." "The iPhone 7 can take some splash, but DO NOT take it under water. "Well I'm a photographer and with the new water resistant case and improved camera it would be a great fit and I'd love to get some pictures under water" "Oh, can I ask you why you're interested in that phone?" "Well I'm thinking of getting the iPhone 7" I went in to Verizon the other day to get the iPhone 7 and a piece of the conversation with the salesman broke down like this. This subreddit is not endorsed or sponsored by Apple Inc. If you'd like to view their content together, click here. This fundamental difference in audience is why we support two communities, r/Apple and r/AppleHelp. Apple SubredditsĬontent which benefits the community (news, rumors, and discussions) is valued over content which benefits only the individual (technical questions, help buying/selling, rants, etc.).