I think my iPhone is leaking :s

Ok this is going to sound crazy but hear me out. I have had my iPhone a week and tonight it was sitting beside me while I was watching tv. I picked it up, as you do and noticed the screen was slightly wet. I thought this was strange as I have nothing even remotly liquidy in the room. Anyway I had it in a rubber shell so I took it out that and noticed the inside of the rubber was soaking but the outside was dry! This would indicate to me the liquid is coming from inside the device. Just to stress the point - it has definitly not been anywhere near water. Has anyone had this? I don't really know what to do because it's still working fine but I spent slot of money on it and I'm afraid it will break.
P.s I took out the sim and this was also damp.

There are no liquid components inside the iPhone (including the battery, which is filled with a polymer). The water came from somewhere external, perhaps condensation, perhaps you got it a little wet a short time ago - the tight-fitting rubber case would have prevented the water from evaporating. Could have been rain, water spilled on a counter near the phone, anything really. The case may have acted as a 'siphon' with the very small amount of space between phone and case creating surface tension of the water, drawing it in (this is called capillary action).
In any case, leave the case off, turn the phone off, and let it dry completely (at least a day, placing it in a bag with rice or desiccant is a good idea).
If your moisture sensors are tripped, your warranty is void.
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