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TechRax sends the iPhone Duo down his familiar spiral staircase

The folding phone gets two drops without a case, first open, then closed and recording video.

Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.

Dropping iPhone Duo from Spiral Staircase - 200 Feet - Will it Survive?Dropping iPhone Duo from Spiral Staircase - 200 Feet - Will it Survive?

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  1. 0:00TechRax unboxes the iPhone Duo and examines its finish and folding hinge.
  2. 1:26At the staircase, he prepares to drop the phone fully unfolded; the first fall comes at 01:44.
  3. 2:47He prepares a second drop with the phone folded shut and recording video.
  4. 3:28The second drop's aftermath is revealed at ground level.
  5. 3:57Back at the desk, he plugs the phone into power and checks its display and hinge.

TechRax starts by admiring the polish and hinge of his new iPhone Duo. It is a brief appreciation: soon the unfolded phone is tumbling down the center of a spiral staircase.

His only upload this week, "Dropping iPhone Duo from Spiral Staircase - 200 Feet - Will it Survive?", gathered roughly 19,000 views in its first three hours. The first fall leaves the cover screen working, but the inner display is damaged and frozen. For the second attempt, he folds the phone shut and sets it recording. The aftermath includes shattered rear glass, a badly bent frame and, surprisingly, a hinge that continues to move.

The comments make this feel less like an ordinary unboxing than a familiar appointment. Viewers describe the staircase drops as a seasonal tradition, request bend and hammer tests, and debate how well the phone held up on its first fall. Several are simply marking his return.

The staircase also keeps the back catalog busy. The iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone Air drop currently draws slightly more daily views than September's iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone Air version, with the newer Pro's hammer-and-knife test also gathering attention. There is a long history here: his 2019 iPhone XS staircase upload has passed 124 million views.

Across the channel, weekly viewing added roughly half a million views while the subscriber count stayed unchanged. That is a modest viewing week alongside nearby gadget channels such as iJustine and JerryRigEverything. For TechRax, the fresh addition is unmistakably his own: a folding phone subjected to the same unforgiving staircase.

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What viewers say

  • it's that time of the year again...
  • Watching this iPhone Duo fall 200 feet is a seasonal tradition
    @JustAPersonWhoCommentsSee it on YouTube
  • "Hey Apple, I accidentally dropped my Duo. Could I have a replacement?"
    @OwaisJamal-c5oSee it on YouTube
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The facts
Channel
TechRax
Subscribers
7,660,000
Channel views, last 7 days
498,746
Videos published this week
1
Video published
October 24, 2026
Video views so far
18,715

The numbers

Here is how TechRax's week looks across views, subscribers and uploads.

views gained this week: this channel and similar channels
Kyle Krueger
38,441,021
Austin Evans
4,612,180
Romina Gafur
4,132,083
iJustine
3,984,538
TechRax
498,746
TechZone
213,598
subscribers
7,660,000
no significant change in the last 7 days
total views
2,031,426,129
views per day
27,782
subscribers: this channel and similar channels
Kyle Krueger
7,800,000
TechRax
7,660,000
iJustine
7,060,000
Romina Gafur
6,600,000
Austin Evans
5,850,000
TechZone
4,740,000
As of October 24, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube
Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.
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