WATCH: iPhone 6 drop test... from space

With the right casing, can Apple's iPhone 6 survive a drop from space?

 

A brand new iPhone was taken up 101,000 feet above ground aboard a balloon last November, before being dropped.

 

 

The video of the iPhone's space trip was posted on YouTube by a company making phone cases. The particular phone that was sent to space was placed inside one of the company's products.

 

So did the iPhone 6 survive the fall?

 

"When the iPhone 6 and flight rig were found, the iPhone was powered on and tested for full functionality," said Urban Armor Gear Inc., the company behind the video.

 

During the flight, the iPhone was wrapped in the company's composite case with no screen protector installed.

 

It said the space trip reached a height of over 101,000 feet, with temperatures as cold as -79 degrees Fahrenheit (-61.6667 degrees Celsius) and winds as strong as 70 mph (112.654 kph).

 

After the fall, the flight rig was torn apart - but the iPhone "remained unscathed and in perfect working order."

 

A separate report on CNET said the cold temperature "killed the charge" in the phone's battery, but the phone was "fully functional after being recharged." —Joel Locsin/JST