Believe it or not, this iPhone survived a fall from almost 5,000 meters.

There may be many things we like about the iPhone, but its drop resistance may not be one of them. Surely you know a case, perhaps your own, when an Apple terminal was seriously damaged after a fall. Sometimes even the minimum height. So… Would you believe us if we told you that the iPhone survived a fall from almost 5,000 meters? Well, it happened.

On X (formerly Twitter), the story of this lucky iPhone goes viral. Synaton Bates He was walking along the road and on the way he found an iPhone. For now, this is not surprising since some people are prone to losing their phones in even the craziest ways.

However, this case is unique. In some way that we still don’t know exactly, this iPhone fell from a plane. It covered approximately 4876 meters before falling to the surface. Despite everything, not only does it continue to work, but there is no damage to complain about.

As you can see in the images, the screen, which is usually the first to be damaged when dropped, is intact. Interestingly, at the time of the fall, he had an email open about payment to Alaska Airlines for luggage. It was in airplane mode, in addition to retaining almost half the battery power. We therefore feel that Not much time has passed since the accident..

“I found an iPhone on the side of the road. Still in airplane mode, with low battery, with the baggage charge email open for Alaska Airlines flight ASA1282. Survived a 16,000 foot fall unscathed!”

Seanathan Bates.

While we don’t know what the model is, the dynamic island cuts down on the possibilities. This could be the iPhone 14 Pro or any variant of the iPhone 15.

Now if we look closely at the image from the front, we can see this. has a broken connector inserted into the USB-C port. However, it is unlikely that this was caused by impact with the surface. The person who found the iPhone suggests that closing the plane door damaged the charger connector.

Obviously, The protector covering the iPhone absorbed most of the impact.. We don’t know the brand, but one thing is clear: it did its job brilliantly. If we had not brought it, we are sure that the device would have died.

Another issue to note is that it fell into a lower risk area to a certain extent. At such a height, any object in free fall becomes a projectile.

Without a doubt, the owner will be very surprised when he finds out that he will not have to buy another mobile phone…