World’s First Waterproof USB-C iPhone X Gets Sold, but Not Even Close to What Was Anticipated

The world's first waterproof iPhone X sporting a USB-C port was no easy feat to achieve, and naturally, the maker wanted to bank on his efforts. Unfortunately, compared to the previous iPhone X that featured a USB-C port, which was non waterproof merely to remind yous, the latest one sold for a lot less, as you volition shortly find out.

Latest Waterproof iPhone X With USB-C Port Sold for Only $3,000 on eBay

The listing of the waterproof iPhone 10 shows that the bidding has ended, with a stamped price of $iii,000. According to the information posted on eBay, there appears to accept been just a single bid, with the bidding concluded on Jan 29. The details of the modded handset are provided below.

"The Usb-C port is used to charge the phone and transfer information betwixt the telephone and computer. This modified Usb-C port works unidirectional instead of bidirectional. At that place are dissimilar Usb-C standards. I guarantee functionality only with the supplied cable and charger. The Usb-C to Lightning chip does non support fast charging, so loftier-powered chargers should not be used.

The telephone is IPX7 waterproof like the original iPhone X. This means protection confronting ingress of water by full submersion for a limited time (ane meter deep for 30 minutes). I exercise not recommend exposing the telephone to these circumstances more often! The water protection is only intended to exist able to clean the mobile phone regularly with water.

Please note that this is a prototype and not a verified production. Therefore, I guarantee cypher in terms of functionality and waterproofness! Since this is a private auction, there is no guarantee, warranty or right of render."

A $three,000 sale price is significantly pale in comparison to the whopping $86,001 paid for a previous iPhone 10 sporting a USB-C port, and in instance y'all did non get through our before info, that item model was not waterproof. Information technology is disappointing that Gernot Jöbstl, who was responsible for the modding process, was not able to receive a noteworthy compensation for his efforts.

At least he will have sufficient funds to fork over one time the iPhone 14 lineup drops later this year. If you want to bank check out the video of how the waterproof USB-C iPhone Ten was created, it is posted below.