A closer look

Corporate marketing lies to you, shocker. There is no such thing as a truly waterproof consumer smartphone, despite what the commercials showing people dropping devices in pools imply. The vaunted IP68 rating simply means the device is highly water-resistant up to a specific depth and time limit in completely still, perfectly clean water. Drop it in a chlorinated pool or the salty ocean, and the corrosive chemicals will quickly chew right through the fragile internal adhesives.