you should bring your miracle product to market and make a few billion dollars. There's significant investment going into battery technology, we'll get advances but this is not a simple matter or saying "lithium ion bad."
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Chinese Consumer Group Complains of Spontaneous iPhone 6 Fires, but Apple Blames 'Physical Damage'
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you should bring your miracle product to market and make a few billion dollars. There's significant investment going into battery technology, we'll get advances but this is not a simple matter or saying "lithium ion bad."
A capacitor does not prevent "overloading" , it's not a fuse nor a preventive component for over voltage, it's not really a regulator either.
Concerning the article, as others said, most likely used doggy chargers, or just lying, there does not seem to be a problem with the iPhone 6.
How many have you heard reported in the US? Honestly. If this were a common deal we're have heard plenty about it. Look at how big Bendgate was and less than a dozen people actually reported having it happen to them.
"Despite its efforts, Apple has struggled in China. In Apple's third quarter earnings report, revenue in China was down 33 percent year over year, dropping from $13 billion in 3Q 2015 to $8.9 billion in 3Q 2016.
Chinese officials have said Apple is "too deeply established in the country's core industries," and along with recent trouble over its iPhones, Apple has also struggled with its iTunes Movie and iBooks Store in China, which were shut down by Chinese administrators in April."
Trump picking a fight with China isn't going to help matters, either!
Chinese officials have said Apple is "too deeply established in the country's core industries," and along with recent trouble over its iPhones, Apple has also struggled with its iTunes Movie and iBooks Store in China, which were shut down by Chinese administrators in April."
Trump picking a fight with China isn't going to help matters, either!
For your information, Indonesia (for instance) is not a communist country, it's a democracy, and it tends to have the same problems as above so it has little to do with being a communist country.
There are plenty of other countries which have the same problems too.
Where are all the iPhone 6's with touch disease that were caused by physical damage?
Please! MacRumors needs to report, not editorialize nor omit events.
"Given that the iPhone 6 has been available since 2014 and there have been no notable reports of device fires, Apple's physical damage explanation rings true."
Just a quick minute skim suggests otherwise.
It's true, no need to hide it, iPhones too are susceptible to fire:
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/iphone-6-caught-fire-burnt-4472712
https://9to5mac.com/2016/03/21/iphone-6-fire-flight-hawaii/
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/bus...s/news-story/44344b1a2a818c362263bb195f67f675
http://www.phonearena.com/news/iPhone-6-Plus-catches-fire-in-mans-bed_id77021
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Atla...-pants-less-in-a-crowded-parking-lot_id76398a
"Given that the iPhone 6 has been available since 2014 and there have been no notable reports of device fires, Apple's physical damage explanation rings true."
Just a quick minute skim suggests otherwise.
It's true, no need to hide it, iPhones too are susceptible to fire:
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/iphone-6-caught-fire-burnt-4472712
https://9to5mac.com/2016/03/21/iphone-6-fire-flight-hawaii/
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/bus...s/news-story/44344b1a2a818c362263bb195f67f675
http://www.phonearena.com/news/iPhone-6-Plus-catches-fire-in-mans-bed_id77021
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Atla...-pants-less-in-a-crowded-parking-lot_id76398a
You didn't answer my question. If this was a real issue that was a design or manufacturing fault it would be all over the news, no?
So you found 5? How many were sold?
Do you think Apple should recall the device? I ask because the way you worded your comment insinuates that a large number of them caught fire and we all know that's not true.
I don't think it's a real issue so we're in agreement. But I also don't think Apple's explanation is real since they use it as the reason for other issues like touch disease. That was my point about not taking Apple at its word.
This is just another bogus pretext signaling the start of China's disengagement from Apple.
China has allowed Apple in for one purpose, to steal Apple's technology and production know-how. China had no capacity to produce high electronic computers and phones, no infrastructure, no factories, only hundreds of millions of low paid slaves.
Apple taught China all the logistics. Same thing with Disney, Disney built a Disney complex in Shanghai, then what happened?
China's richest man announced, his construction consortium now planned to build a dozen more Chinese theme parks all over China, and that he will "crush" Disney in China. Spielberg just signed a deal too. He better get ready to have his brain dissected. China will be all sweet and nice to you, while they steal your tech and know-how, then it's hasta la vista suckahs!
Western companies are too focused on the short term bonanza of all that low wage work force. None of them have a clue about China and its mechanizations.
China has allowed Apple in for one purpose, to steal Apple's technology and production know-how. China had no capacity to produce high electronic computers and phones, no infrastructure, no factories, only hundreds of millions of low paid slaves.
Apple taught China all the logistics. Same thing with Disney, Disney built a Disney complex in Shanghai, then what happened?
China's richest man announced, his construction consortium now planned to build a dozen more Chinese theme parks all over China, and that he will "crush" Disney in China. Spielberg just signed a deal too. He better get ready to have his brain dissected. China will be all sweet and nice to you, while they steal your tech and know-how, then it's hasta la vista suckahs!
Western companies are too focused on the short term bonanza of all that low wage work force. None of them have a clue about China and its mechanizations.
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Attitudes like yours are good evidence that it's not a problem. If people whine when things aren't a problem, imagine if it actually were one.
While Apple does lack some credibility for being so painfully slow to acknowledge some hardware issues, taking anything from China at face value is crazy. In addition to a culture of fake and cheap knock offs, communists aren't exactly known for fostering an environment of honest information.
Biggest problem with China is there government supports industrial espionage at nearly ever level. Of course they can make product cheaper if they dont pay for R&D!
Also their industries do not adhear to human rights and environmental restrictions that make domestic manufacture of similar products more expensive.
This just sounds like another unethical trick to keep competitors out of their domestic market....
...or perhaps its about a phone call from Taiwan???
Also their industries do not adhear to human rights and environmental restrictions that make domestic manufacture of similar products more expensive.
This just sounds like another unethical trick to keep competitors out of their domestic market....
...or perhaps its about a phone call from Taiwan???
On the other hand, how many burnt Galaxy Note 7 have you heard reported in US? Not that many. I believe it's a few dozens. And you are wrong about bendgate numbers. The was a site that documented bent iPhones. I do not remember where they ended (the site was eventually shut) but I think it was around 200.
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Ironically, all iPhones are made in China. And it's not just assembly. Many components are manufactured in China too.
Not just companies, they did this with defense technology under Bill Clintons administration. Under protest American companies were threatened into sharing sensitive technology key to China successfully developing multiple nuclear warhead technology.
I had the iPhone 6 with the shutdown issue, but I'm not in China. Very frustrating. 32% battery ... shutdown! Then plug in to charger, immediately turned back on with 33%. Then next time it would go down to 10%, or 3%, or 22%, whatever. Could not rely on the phone staying powered below 40%. No amount of tricks to reset battery management helped. Ultimately I sold it to gazelle and got an iPhone 7+. They will replace the battery anyway considering the age. Or if they don't, it's on them, as a nearly 2 year old phone shouldn't be sold refurbished with existing battery.
Perhaps this was meant to say, no "steady stream of" reports.
Because there's certainly been some "notable" reports of iPhone 6 fires. For quick examples:
Girl's iPhone 6 Catches Fire On Flight To Hawaii:
iPhone 6 Plus Exploded In Woman's Bedroom:
iPhone 6 Plus explodes and catches fire in a student’s back pocket:
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