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What just happened? An iPhone 17 Pro survived a 100,418-foot fall over northern Sweden with no visible damage, giving phone case maker RhinoShield and aerospace company Sent Into Space a Guinness World Record title for the highest drop of a mobile phone in a phone case onto natural landforms.
For RhinoShield, the test was a public demonstration of the high-tech materials and impact protection behind the case. Most phone cases are meant to handle drops onto pavement, tile, or concrete. This test added high-altitude cold, pressure changes, and a landing in remote terrain.
The companies launched the phone from Kiruna, Sweden, on June 24 using a high-altitude balloon. The iPhone, fitted with RhinoShield's AirX case, was released at 30,607 meters, more than three times the typical cruising altitude of a commercial airliner.
