Woman Finds 10-Year-Old Phone in Desert - And It Still Turns On

Woman Finds 10-Year-Old Phone in Desert - And It Still Turns On

An 84-year-old retired teacher stumbled upon a dusty flip phone in the Arizona desert – and against all odds, it powered back on after spending a decade exposed to heat, cold, and storms. Katie Elkin found the battered Samsung Gusto 2 while exploring near Prescott, Arizona, in late 2025. The phone, released in 2012, was […] The post Woman Finds 10-Year-Old Phone in Desert – And It Still Turns On appeared first on Wonderful Engineering.