In an intriguing series of experiments, tech journalist Joanna Stern conducted tests to determine the durability of modern smartphones by dropping iPhone 14s and Galaxy S23 devices from a drone. Stemming from a previous incident where an iPhone survived a 16,000-foot drop from an Alaska Airlines plane, after a Boeing 737 MAX 9's fuselage ripped open, Stern's curiosity led her to replicate similar conditions to understand how such devices could withstand extreme impacts. Her findings, which included dropping an iPhone from 300 feet, were documented in a new column and accompanying video.
How did an iPhone survive a 16,000 ft. drop when a Boeing 737 MAX 9’s fuselage ripped open in January? @WSJ's @JoannaStern investigated. https://t.co/pbFK7zzvzv
Remember That #iPhone That Fell 16,000 Feet From a Plane? Here’s How It Survived https://t.co/I4XmChKjlI https://t.co/BXHrmWqCz2
How The Heck Did That iPhone That Fell 16,000 Feet From an Alaska Airlines Flight Survive? #AppleNews https://t.co/DWmn73Zkex https://t.co/oLlPOS1A4h
Here’s how that iPhone survived a 16,000-foot drop from the Alaska Airlines plane https://t.co/iKsD6VyzFC by @ChanceHMiller
Remember the iPhone that still worked after it fell out of an Alaska Airlines plane at 16,000 feet? I couldn’t shake figuring out how it survived. So I launched some iPhone 14s and Galaxy S23es into the sky to find out. 🆕 COLUMN AND VIDEO: https://t.co/PUzUXMf4UR https://t.co/4KdaRXkKev
A fun read by @JoannaStern. She drops an iPhone from a drone flying at 300 feet to see if it will shatter. Why not? https://t.co/DEyegOPEz9
Remember the phone that still worked after it fell out of an Alaska Airlines plane? @joannastern drops some iPhones and Galaxy S23 devices out of a drone to see how durable they’ve become https://t.co/q1suPUITxN