You can take your iPhone 7 surfing with you

Thanks to the good people at SquareTrade, we can now truly verify that both the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus are indeed water-resistant. 

Pro Surfer Kai Lenny took both coveted devices surfing with him, and they both lasted for a full half hour with minimal damage. 

He insists the iPhone 7 is "exactly the same as when [I] went in with it." However, after returning with the iPhone 7 Plus, he notes that the Plus is "water-resistant but not waterproof."

A representative from SquareTrade confirmed that for the Plus, "the water definitely had an impact on the audio." But, otherwise, it still worked.   Read more...