{"id":2115,"date":"2020-10-08T00:54:36","date_gmt":"2020-10-08T00:54:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gizmogrind.com\/blog\/?p=2115"},"modified":"2025-11-13T15:34:14","modified_gmt":"2022-05-09T11:55:02","slug":"iphone-x-waterproof-water-resistant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gizmogrind.com\/blog\/iphone-x-waterproof-water-resistant\/","title":{"rendered":"Is iPhone X Waterproof? Water Resistance Rating & What It Means (2025)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Planning for a water park vacation or snorkeling trip? Before you dive into the water with your iPhone X and surface with an unusable device, get this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

iPhone X is only water-resistant. It is not<\/em> waterproof.<\/strong> To take your iPhone X down for underwater photography, you\u2019ll need a hardy waterproof case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWait, is there a difference between water-resistance and waterproof? And do I need to buy a case?\u201d <\/em> Yes and yes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This survey taken in 2018 shows just how common it is to water damage an Apple iPhone. Since the main cause of damage is drops causing cracked screens, a good case can protect you from most accidental damage to your iPhone X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Graph depicting survey of how Americans broke their phone with 65% being water damaged. Source: Statista<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

In this article, we look into what the water-resistant feature really means, and why iPhone X is not waterproof as many expect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019ll also talk about common user concerns, ways to protect your iPhone X as well as potential solutions if your device does get wet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We already looked at how making the iPhone 8 waterproof<\/a> set the bar for future iPhones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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