14 DAY TRIAL // iPhone X does feature IP67 water resistance, but you’re still not recommended to use it when swimming or even when taking a shower.
And yet, this appears to be more of a way for Apple not to take any risks, as the iPhone X seems to be totally capable of surviving when submerged into deeper water if what you see here isn’t a smart PR stunt from the Cupertino-based firm.
An iPhone X was recovered after two weeks from the bottom of a river, left for some three days to dry out and then returned to the owner, all in perfect working condition.
PR stunt?
YouTuber Dallas, who owns the channel called Man + River and goes snorkeling in a river to look for lost items, discovered several valuable things, like a 10K ring and a silver iPhone X. As far as the latter is concerned, Dallas decided to open it up and let it dry out, in order to try power the device on some three days later.
The owner was Alyssa, who said she lost the iPhone X in the river approximately two weeks before, adding that all the photos of her newborn were stored on the device. But magically, all pics were recovered thanks to the iPhone X surviving in these extreme conditions, even though a waterproof case wasn’t used.
If this is indeed a PR stunt from Apple’s, it’s one incredibly well made and could easily serve as an ad for the iPhone X.
For what it’s worth, the iPhone X shouldn’t survive if submerged into water for more than 30 minutes at approximately 1 meter, according to the official specs. But as you can see in the video below, the device can actually withstand much tougher conditions, even without extra protection.
