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Apple Investigating Two Possible iPhone 8 Plus Battery Failures
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A11 Bionic Chip with Neural Engine somehow face detected the instruction when user wanted to open it, it pops display out! So advanced AI chip probably over reacting to users facial gesture?
"The first battery had a design flaw in the upper right corner that could cause a short circuit, according to Recode, while the second battery — used for replacement units — had a manufacturing issue that could lead to fires because of a welding defect. Some units of the second battery were also missing insulation tape."
Source: https://www.theverge.com/2017/1/22/14353686/samsung-galaxy-note-7-recall-reason-report
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Source: https://www.theverge.com/2017/1/22/14353686/samsung-galaxy-note-7-recall-reason-report
Only 2 affected iPhones? Much better than 9, I'm impressed.
http://bgr.com/2014/11/03/bendgate-iphone-6-plus-video-300/
And whose fault is that ?
- Firstly ours, for clicking on this news;
- Macrumors.com for posting obvious click bait news, mostly bad, more and more every day.
There's no "may" about this. Allowing the battery to expand by popping open the phone causes the phone to fail spectacularly (and in a way covered by warranty) but safely.
At least one of the two was reportedly using an Apple adapter. Unfortunately, this is an inevitable side effect of cramming Li-ion batteries into phones to make them thin, and it won't go away until a safer technology comes along. In this case, one would hope that only a small number of iPhone batteries are affected.
Many of these comments would so different if it wasn't an Apple device.
We shall soon see once they complete the investigation.
http://www.businessinsider.com/fran...ne-ipad-may-cause-egyptair-plane-crash-2017-5
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Problem could potentially bleed over into iPhone X if Apple continue to use bottom barrel battery supplier Huapu Technology (Changshu) Inc.
https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/iPhone+8+Teardown/97481
Lithium ion batteries have narrow operational tolerances and require protective circuitry to monitor for overcharging and low voltage cutoff. Wondering about what statistical process control Apple exacts from its component manufacturers particularly so with volatile battery technology.
Curious if owners of these phones utilized the inductive charging feature. It is a wildcard that Apple has less experience with than Samsung and other competitors.
The reason I am curious, is in addition to the normal heat batteries emit during charging, inductive charging adds even more due to the wasted energy associated with this charging style.
The reason I am curious, is in addition to the normal heat batteries emit during charging, inductive charging adds even more due to the wasted energy associated with this charging style.
the replies to his tweet...!!!
"Congratulations on your pregnancy. Surely a nice iPhone baby will be born"
"It surely is designed to inflate on purpose to prevent the battery from exploding. Nonetheless, we recommend that you replace the baby before it is born"
"Congratulations on your pregnancy. Surely a nice iPhone baby will be born"
"It surely is designed to inflate on purpose to prevent the battery from exploding. Nonetheless, we recommend that you replace the baby before it is born"
Interesting question.
Android phones have had Qi charging for years and not have issues. The Samsung Note 7s that had thermal run-away and caught fire had been charged with a cable.
But, phones do get warm when charged. I would say my S8 is around 80F when I remove it from the wireless charger. Same for my earlier Motorola phone.
Not yet. Historically speaking, more iPhones have caught fire on airplanes than Note 7.
In fact, if we look at only the more dangerous in-flight (not while boarding) incidents, even just the iPhone 6 have exploded more times (at least three), since no Note 7 ever burned in flight...no doubt due to them being banned from in-flight use.
That's a common Li-Ion battery enclosure design, providing for vertical expansion.
What Samsung suffered from was actual physical short circuits due to bad battery manufacturing.
The trouble with Lithium batteries is that so many things can cause weakness or failure. Too high voltage. Too much charging. Too little charge. High temperature. Low temperature. Hits, pressures, bends.
Personally I'd bet that many common smartphone battery failures come about from people keeping their phone in their back pocket and sitting on it. Along with non-factory chargers and temperature extremes.
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Maybe more iPhones caught fire, and probably within statistical norms for li-ion fires, due to the sheer number of iPhones out there? iPhone though was never recalled by the govt for battery fires or banned from aircraft.
Nothing new since May?
Wasn’t that battery supplier the same one that supplied the note 7 batteries? Doesn’t bode well here, but so far no fires.
