Tech
giant looking into complatints of device splitting open while charging
Apple is
investigating reports of its new iphone bursting open days after the flagship
device went to sale.
Picture on
social media showed an 800 iphones 8 Plus handset that appeared to have split
alongwith the side.
One owner said
that device casing cracked open as it was charging, according to Taiwanese
media.
The iphone
had reportedly been in use for five days and was being charged with an official
cable and power adapter.
Another
customers from Japan said their iphone 8 Plus had been delivered to them with
the screen already partially detached.
They posted
picture on Twitter showing the phone split along the side.
Apple
confirmed it was looking into two reports of the issue but declined to comment
futher to the independent.
It is
understood the tech giant believes the problem was caused by the battery.
It was not
known whether the reported these issue are isolated cases or indicate wider
manufacturing problems.
Apple began
shipping the iphone 8 to the first customers two weeks ago ahead of its
official 22 September release date.
The handset
look very similar to the iphone 7 and 7 Plus but features wireless charging and improved cameras.
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