It looks as if Apple added some waterproofing measures to the iPhone SE, just as it did to the iPhone 6s and the 6s Plus.
Still, don't go dunking your iPhone in water anytime soon just to test this. iPhones are still not fully waterproof.
The tech teardown site iFixit had its way with the iPhone SE and took it apart to find foam silicone seals designed to keep liquids out from internal parts, including the front camera, volume controls, and rear camera connectors.
Not all the parts are sealed, however, which suggests the iPhone SE is not entirely resistant to water, as the Samsung Galaxy S7 is.
Indeed, Apple hasn't officially said the iPhone SE, or the 6s/6s Plus, is resistant to water, whereas Samsung actively boasts water-resistance as one of the Galaxy S7's defining features.
That means you shouldn't consciously drop your iPhone SE in water, or pour Champagne over it as Lil' Wayne does in Galaxy S7 commercials.
Considering that Apple has added water-resistant sealing in its past few phone releases (SE, 6s, 6s Plus), we might expect future iPhones to have at least some water-resistance — and maybe even full water-resistance.
