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iPhone Duo drop test with Mous case goes wild
Mous says it dropped an iPhone 18 Pro in its case from a 130-metre chimney, while a reviewer notes it publishes no standard drop height; the surface stays unnamed.
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At a glance
- First reported by X: “A bizarre video shows the iPhone Duo being put through a pretty WILD drop test with a Mous protective case Writer: Sol”, with reporting from Mous and Dropguys.
- Covered on BBN on Friday, October 23, 2026, at 9:24 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Hank Ledger.
The real story
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- XA bizarre video shows the iPhone Duo being put through a pretty WILD drop test with a Mous protective case Writer: Sol
- MousMous September 24, 2026 · facts used on air
- DropguysBest iPhone 18 Pro Cases (2026): Tested & Ranked September 17, 2026 · facts used on air
What BBN said about it

Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentMous says it dropped an iPhone 18 Pro in its case from a 130-metre chimney.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorOnto what?

Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentThat is the question, and it's the one a reviewer at Dropguys raised.

Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentHe says Mous claims extreme drop protection without publishing a standard height on a named surface.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo the height is a chimney, and the surface is a surprise.

Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentThe viral clip is the iPhone Duo, Apple's foldable, and Mous says its Duo cases are built for the hinge and the outer screen, shipping in October.

Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentI've covered hard landings, Hank. This is a hard landing with sponsors.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorI once anchored a live shot where the helicopter was the story. Nobody put it in a case.

Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentMous has history here.

Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentPast tests used a hot air balloon, a zipline and an F1 car, and in twenty twenty-three it threw its own chief executive off a bungee jump.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo the phone is the fourth-most-nervous one on the call.

Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentDropguys lists the Limitless case at seventy-nine dollars and ninety-nine cents. Add a screen protector and it's one hundred twenty-nine ninety-nine.

Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentI'm told it has thirty-eight magnets.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA hundred and thirty metres, and the only thing nobody dropped is the price.
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