On paper, the Galaxy S7 (and S7 edge) have a better water-resistance rating than the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus from Apple. The iPhone 7 features an IP67 certification that makes it water-resistant for up to 30 mins in 1m of fresh water.
The Galaxy S7 features an IP68 certification that makes it water-resistant for up to 30 mins in 1.5m of depth. A small difference, but one that apparently does not matter in real life as a test from EverythingApplePro shows. Dunking both phones in 5ft., 10ft., 15ft, 20ft. for up to 5 mins each had no impact on them at all despite the depth being significantly higher than their what their respective OEM officially claims.It was only when being dunked to a depth of 35ft. that the Galaxy S7’s water resistant seal gave up. The iPhone 7 did manage to survive the test in a working condition, but water did seep into the handset since its display started showing some light bleeding. Technically, the iPhone 7 also failed the deep water test at 35ft. but i