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>I have a totally different experience. I accidentally submerged my iPhone X in the sea as I got off a boat[1]

You were lucky and got it replaced under goodwill, as iPhone X has an IP67 rating[1] and specific about sea/salt water damage -- the kind you have described. Back home, you would have had to deal with a lot of grief[2].

[1] https://www.iphonehacks.com/2018/04/iphone-x-ip-67-water-res...

[2] https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204104

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Yeah, we had a sensible discussion about this in the store. I was calm and respectful but firm. I explained that since I had literally walked through some water, and it had never gone remotely deep or been in for a long time (10-15 seconds?) that it seems entirely reasonable that it should have been fine. I explained that this was sold as waterproof and that anyone reasonable would have expected it to be waterproof for two years. They thought that maybe a scratch had damaged the seal, but they couldn’t see any damage. My phone was in good condition.

I think I was definitely lucky yeah!

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