iPhone 12 Pro accidentally falls from 26th floor: Here’s what happened next

The incident occurred on December 16. According to the report, the woman’s phone landed on a platform made of foam on the 2nd floor of the building. She then requested help and a staff member climbed to retrieve the phone. To her surprise, the smartphone’s screen was intact.

To recall, iPhone 12 Pro is a two-year old smartphone. It debuted in 2020. The handset has a 6.1-inch Super Retina XDR screen. It features a ceramic shield on the front and has a surgical-grade stainless steel. It is water resistant to a depth of 6 metres for up to 30 minutes.

Apple iPhones are one of the most rugged and durable smartphones available these days. But the survival of iPhone 12 Pro after a fall from 26th floor in this case is also a result of coincidence that the phone happened to fall on a foamed platform. Nevertheless, this is not the first where an incident of an iPhone surviving harsh conditions has been reported. Similar incidents have surfaced in the past. Earlier this year, a UK man found his iPhone XR in a working condition, 10 months after it fell into a river.

Meanwhile, many users of iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max have recently reported seeing horizontal lines on the screen after powering the devices. Users took to Reddit and Apple community forum to complain about the issue. For some users, the issue started following the iOS 16.2 update, while others claim that they have seen flashing lines on the screen in previous iOS 16 builds as well. One of the Reddit users says that he took his iPhone 14 Pro Max to Apple. After running diagnostics, the technician told him that it is not a hardware problem. Instead, it is a software issue. Apple, on its part, has recognised the issue and has offered support to the affected users.