iPhone XR IP67 Water-Resistant Rating Explained: Here’s What It Really Means
Despite costing almost $250 less than the iPhone XS , the iPhone XR offers almost the same set of features and experience as its more expensive sibling. Apple does make a few compromises to reach that $749 price tag of the iPhone XR including a downgrade to IP67 certification. While the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max come with IP68 certification, the iPhone XR features an IP67 certification. That’s not bad by any means and the same as iPhone 8 and iPhone X from 2017 . But what exactly does the IP67 certification mean? Read below to find out. What IP Certification Really Means The IP certification guideline has been defined by the IEC 60529 standard which provides an Ingress Protection a.k.a IP rating to all consumer devices for their dust and water-resistance capabilities. The ‘6’ in the IP67 rating of the iPhone XR denotes its dust-resistance capabilities, while the ‘7’ denotes its water-resistance capabilities. While 6 is the highest dust-resistance rating ...