How To Check, Read iPhone IP Rating? Do These Before Going on Extreme Activities With Your Apple Smartphone

iPhone IP ratings are life savers if you know the limit of your device when it comes to dust and water.

However, many users don't know how to read these codes and where to find them.

Since iPhones are considered among the most advanced handsets in the market, users tend to bring these devices with them during vacations.

Well, who doesn't love capturing images of themselves going on a beach, diving, or climbing mountains?

In 1976, the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) decided to release the IP (Ingress Protection) rating so that people would know if they were already putting their smartphones in environmental conditions that were too extreme.

How To Check, Read iPhone IP Rating?

According to The Wired's latest report, it is pretty easy to identify your iPhone's IP rating. First, you need to know the code's pattern.

Most of the time, the Ingress Rating contains the "IP" code, which is followed up by two numbers. The first character denotes the device's dust resistance, and the last number denotes its water resistance.

But, there are some instances when the IP is followed by an X letter or has the last character as an X letter. If you see this, it is only dust-resistant or water-resistant.

IEC clarified that the X character doesn't mean that the device failed. It only means that the water or dust rating is absent in the device.

Now, here are all the meanings of the numbers on your iPhone's IP rating:

First Digits

• 0 - No protection against contact and ingress of objects
• 1 - Any large surface of the body, such as the back of the hand, but no protection against deliberate contact with a body part (50 mm and larger)
• 2 - Fingers or similar objects (12.5 mm and larger)
• 3 - Tools, thick wires, etc (2.5 mm and larger)
• 4 - Most wires, screws, etc (1 mm and larger)
• 5 - Dust Protected
• 6 - Dust Tight

Second Digits

• 0 - Not Protected
• 1 - Dripping water
• 2 - Dripping water when tilted up to 15° 3 - Spraying water
• 4 - Splashing water
• 5 - Water jets
• 6 - Powerful water jets
• 7 - Immersion up to 1m
• 8 - Immersion beyond 1m

Where To Find Your iPhone's IP Rating?

If you can't find your IP rating on the back of your device or settings, then the best you can do is to visit the official Apple Support page.

On this website, you will see the models that are water, splash, and dust resistant. These include the new iPhone 13, iPhone 12, as well as other older models, including iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro.

Meanwhile, the iPhone 13 in Japan is now more expensive, with its price increasing by around 20%.

On the other hand, experts provided their predictions on the official iPhone 14 Pro Max release date.

For more news updates about iPhones and other Apple products, always keep your tabs open here at TechTimes.

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Written by: Griffin Davis