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		vbezhenar on Aug 25, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Old iPhones become faster if you change the region... iPhones are not waterproof. Warranty do not extend to water damage and iPhones have internal indicators of water leakage. If Apple is not confident with iPhones waterproof properties, neither should users.

emodendroket on Aug 25, 2021 [–]

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207043

You're right that water damage isn't covered but they're still pretty resistant:

> iPhone 12, iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12 Pro, and iPhone 12 Pro Max have a rating of IP68 under IEC standard 60529 (maximum depth of 6 meters up to 30 minutes).

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