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Who is selling a waterproof phone. Because it’s not Apple.

My iPhone 15 was advertised as meeting IP68 under IEC standard 60529 (maximum depth of 6 meters up to 30 minutes) and Apple even publishes a handy list of their products and how water resistant/proof they are:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/108039

> Because it’s not Apple.

It is.

That's IP68 Water Resistance. That's not the same thing as Waterproof.

Water resistant not proof - no consumer product is going to be sold as water proof if the seal can be broken by undoing a few screws to change battery or repair.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/108039

> These iPhone models are splash, water, and dust resistant and were tested under controlled laboratory conditions...

iPhones are sold as IP67 or 68. Terms like water resistant and waterproof are too ambiguous.