We know that the Apple Watch has saved lives thanks to two of its features, the heart rate monitor and the electrocardiogram (ECG) on the series 4 model. Now, there is word from Reuters that a smartphone has saved a life; this time. It wasn't a particular feature of the handset that saved a 43-year old man from certain death, but the phone itself took the brunt of an arrow that was shot directly toward the victim.

UPDATE: We originally identified the heroic phone as being an iPhone. However, the original source has updated its story to indicate that it was an unnamed ...