This is an epic story of extreme iPhone survival in Canadian news (CTV News). This week. An Angie Carriere dropped her iPhone 11 Pro to the fishing hole at Waskesui Lake in Saskatchewan. About a decade ago, even the world’s newest smartphones were a lost cause. More room for hope is available here in 2021.
For water and dust resistance, the iPhone 11 Pro is IP68-certified. IP68 certification means that iPhone 11 Pro survives at up to 2 meters below water surface for approximately until 30 minutes.
This doesn’t mean that the telephone immediately takes less than 2 meters or more than 30 minutes to water. It means that you are safe in these areas – because of the physical structures and materials included in the iPhone 11 Pro they are within safety limits.
The CTV News report suggests that in early 2021 the iPhone 11 Pro spent one month under the lake’s frozen surface. In this period it is completely possible to survive the device – and quite likely – due to the relative lack of ship transport and to the extreme stillness of the water.