iPhone 5 Static Issue (iOS 8.0.2)

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My iphone 5 (ATT) recently started making strange static sounds out of the bottom speaker. This is a launch day iphone 5 and I have never had any issues with it. It will make static sounds before and after I revieve a text or iMessage. It also randomly does it throughout playing songs to the point that the song will quit playing. It is a combination of static, cracking and popping. Sometimes you can hear it faintly when there isn't even any audio trying to be played. I have only had this issue since I upgraded to iOS 8. I'm assuming the issue is probably hardware related though. Has anyone else had this issue? I appreciate any feedback. Thanks.