How These New Features of the iPhone X Can be Useful in Your Travels

How These New Features of the iPhone X Can be Useful in Your Travels

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by Desiree Pore | September 19, 2017

The new iPhones (including iPhone 8 and 8 Plus) all come in “the most durable glass ever in a smartphone, front and back.” This is the first time that an iPhone came in a glass casing since the iPhone 4. This new design puts together glass and surgical-grade stainless steel, and it’s splash, water and dust resistance with a rating of IP67 under International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) standard 60529.

What does that mean? It means it’ll most likely survive your adventures. According to the IEC, the ‘IP’ in IP67 stands for ingress protection; whereas ‘6’ is the level of protection against dust, dirt, and sand — and this is the highest rating a device can receive in this category; and ‘7’ is the level of protection against water — this rating, which is two steps below the highest possible score, basically means a 7-rated device can be submerged in up to one meter of water for 30 minutes.