Apple announced the iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro waterproof phones. The company has claimed an IP68 rating for the models, which means they can survive submerged up to 2 meters deep in water for up to 30 minutes – the Pro, on the other hand, can extend that capacity to up to 4 meters.
The CNET portal, in partnership with Sofar Ocean Technologies, coupled the new iPhone 11 and 11 Pro to the Trident, an underwater drone. The test was conducted in California's Monterey Bay on a cool fall day to test the phones' water resistance.
1 test
On the first dive, both the iPhone 11 and the 11 Pro were tested to a depth of 4 meters for 30 minutes. Back on the surface, the two phones remained connected. When drying them, the portal identified that the screens still worked and there was no evidence of fog on the camera lenses (front and rear).The buttons and speakers also continued to function. The iPhone 11 seemed a little muffled when playing an audio file recorded before the test started. The iPhone 11 Pro also showed some distortion, however, the volume was more intense than the reproduction of the simplest model.
2 test
The second dive was 8 meters deep - none of the devices have guaranteed resistance in this case. Both models survived: the touch screens still worked, the cameras took pictures without any fogging or water entering the lens, and the speakers played the audio normally. However, again, the volume of the iPhone 11 was less intense than the iPhone 11 Pro.
3 test
Finally, the devices were immersed in 12 meters of water, which is six times the resistance guaranteed by Apple for the iPhone 11; and three times for the 11 Pro. Again, both were largely unharmed, except for the speaker's performance, and after three days, when completely dry, little damage was observed.
The only problem found was the speakers of the iPhone 11 and 11 Pro, which sounded less clear and a little lower even at maximum volume, compared to two new iPhones. This was confirmed using the Sound app on the Apple Watch, which showed that underwater phones were reproducing a few decibels less than new devices.
See the stress test in the video below.
Source: CNET
