has anyone been willing to test the improved water resistance on the iPhone X’s? I know it is water resistant to 6 feet for up to 30 min, but what does that translate into in real world? Can I shoot photos under water? Take it on a water slide? Or does it mean that if I drop it in water it will be ok as long as it doesn’t go below 6 feet?
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iPhone X What does Ipx68 really mean?
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The 6 is the dust rating. A rating of 6 is “dust tight”.
The 8 is the water protection rating. A rating of 8 is rated for “prolonged immersion”.
The 8 is the water protection rating. A rating of 8 is rated for “prolonged immersion”.
It's nothing I'd be 'willing to test'. It's just a rating that if your phone gets wet, hopefully you'll be fine. It's no guarantee. Anybody foolish enough to purposely immerse their $1k+ phone should be willing to accept the consequences.
There’s lots of videos showing people taking underwater videos/photos and it’s fine. I wouldn’t do it though lol
Tell that to the genius when you take your water damaged phone in and they tell you 'too bad so sad'.
I probably have said this at least ten times in other threads, but water resistance is merely a rating, it’s [not] a guarantee. The iPhone regardless of its water resistance rating, will never be guaranteed to survive exposure, no matter how little or how much water penetrates the phone.
Good article on 9 to 5 Mac about this.
https://9to5mac.com/2018/09/21/iphone-xs-beer-test-poll/
An iPhone X actually survived two WEEKS in a river.
https://9to5mac.com/2018/09/21/iphone-xs-beer-test-poll/
An iPhone X actually survived two WEEKS in a river.