Both the new Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge are advertised as water resistant, but they aren’t waterproof, as a 30-minute dunk test proved.

SquareTrade Labs tested both phones in a Deep Water DunkBot and found that both mostly survived after 30 minutes under five feet of water, but their audio was left permanently muffled and distorted as a result.

SquareTrade, which sells smartphone warranty plans,
posted a video of its testing. In it, the company notes that Samsung’s claim is that both phones are “water resistant in up to five feet of water for up to 30 minutes” (emphasis added).

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