4/24/2015

Watch Apple Could Insist 30 Minutes One Meter Underwater

Apple watch waterproof performance measurement display can wear it with shower, waterproof can achieve IPX7 level.


Starting Friday, consumers worldwide will continually have received their Apple Watch the reservation. The Australian team has begun field testing FoneFox waterproof performance of this watch.

According to official information provided by Apple, Apple Watch with IPX7 waterproof performance, which means that the watch can persist in a meters of water up to 30 minutes. Apple CEO Tim Cook (Tim Cook) has said before, he also wore Apple Watch in the bath, but FoneFox team wanted to find out whether this watch deeper underwater persist longer.

FoneFox from the beginning of the test the most common shower tested. Experiments show that after a full shower and experienced soap and shampoo soak, Apple Watch will still be able to work properly.


Subsequently, FoneFox be completely immersed in a bucket of water Apple Watch, and let it stand for 5 minutes in the water. The result is the same, Apple Watch the various functions can be used normally.

After that, they will be thrown into a pond Apple Watch for testing. Apple Watch testers wearing swim in the pool, five minutes, and found that capacitive touch screen does not work underwater, but other functions are normal.

Subsequently, they will put Apple Watch bottom of the pool, pool depth of 1.2 m. Five minutes later, they again find all the features of Apple Watch can work.

The Apple Watch in water for 15 minutes, it's the function is still intact, so FoneFox team concluded that: Apple Watch waterproof IPX7 indeed reached a level.

Although Apple does not recommend that users wearing Apple Watch for swimming, but as long as the depth is not too deep, it can still work properly.


They begin with a basic splash test. The watch still worked fine. Then he brought it into the shower. Still fine. Then they submerged it into a bucket. Still fine. Finally, they took the watch for a 15-minute swim in a pool, and afterward, it still remained totally functional.



“It’s actually a lot more waterproof than we had originally anticipated,” they conclude. While it’s nice to know you don’t have to worry if your Apple Watch gets wet, we still do not recommend taking it for a swim. Be smart, guys.

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