What happens if you boil iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus?

Of all the things you can do with an iPhone 7, the YouTube channel - Smart Technology - decided to see what would happen if you put one in boiling water. Sure, how is an iPhone any different from Maggi, right?

Here’s the kicker though: Absolutely nothing happens when you do that.

The iPhone 7 and 7 Plus are rated at IP67 standards (which is higher than previous iPhone models, but fall short compared to a lot of competitive brands), which mean that the phones can remain damage-free if submerged under 1metre of fresh water for less than 30 minutes. But nowhere does the IP code talk about boiling water.

How better to figure out if this statistically improbable scenario might work out for iPhone 7 owners, the narrator of the video drops an iPhone 7 into a pot of visibly boiling water. He plays a song on YouTube to see if the speakers work under water.

Even though the music volume is audible for a few seconds post its submergence, It soon stops and the screen goes black. After letting it boil for a minute like any self-respecting gourmet chef would, the narrator takes it out and inspects it. Surprisingly, all features seem to work without any issues barring the phone being a little heated (but who can blame it, right?)

But how can one achieve greatness without testing things to the absolute breaking point (or in this case, boiling point). So, on the second try, we get to witness history, as the phone is kept submerged in boiling water for about five minutes. FIVE MINUTES. But even at the end of that there is no sign of the phone being damaged. There’s no smoke either.

The only when visible difference is, that this time when he  takes it out of the water, a temperature warning indicates that the phone needs some time to cool off before it can be used again. True to its word, after about 10 minutes of cooling, the phone is fully functional.

Say what you want about Apple phones, the iPhone 7 and the 7 Plus are as hardy as they get. Watch the full video here:

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