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More Incidents Surface of iPhone 8 Plus Devices Burst Open Due to Possible Battery Failure
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5 in a million? 5 in 2 million? Is it really that crazy?
I don't think you can expect flawless products in any category, not in cars, dishwashers etc.
I don't think you can expect flawless products in any category, not in cars, dishwashers etc.
The iPhone X is the proof, the three people at the lines were the proof. Stop being an apologist waaahhhh.
I find it hilarious that they are saying there are only 5 incidents and that it isn't a big deal compared to the Note 7 when with the Note 7 at this same point in time after release it was only half a dozen or less incidents that quickly escalated to hundreds. And as I recall these same writers blasted Samsung when it was at the half a dozen or less mark, yet Apple gets a pass? I don't think so, Apple should be called out on the table on this one, although I will given them that at least the phones aren't catching on fire and I am guessing that Apple learned from Samsung's mistake and designed the phones to split open like this when there is a battery problem so it doesn't crush the battery and start a fire, so that is a plus.
May the folks who had/have problematic + phones get brand new replacements or refunds and Apple get on the case pronto. There should be no charge to replace these (and no dings on the AC+.)
This just bolsters my recent thoughts of buying new model iPhones several months in. Glad no one was hurt.
This just bolsters my recent thoughts of buying new model iPhones several months in. Glad no one was hurt.
At least 5?! Out of millions?! Sound the alarm!!!!!!!
As soon as this makes national news the reports of iphone fires and iphone expansion will grow significantly. Right now the only people who are aware of this issue are people who follow apple specific news.
This isn't good, but at least it's not bursting into flames.
I can't wait for new battery tech. Lithium ion has got to go.
No different honestly.
There were problems with Apple product launches long before the first “gate”. Batteries, Screens, processors, logic boards, keyboards, etc.
In this regard, Apple is no better than any other tech company.
Well, then I hope you own and still use a Note 7 because there were fewer Note 7 "fires" in all the Note 7's sold, then there are car accidents in the same amount of time.
Is there any sign of new battery tech being worked on, though?
Some tech things never seem to change (like the 3.5 mm jack. Apple may have gotten rid of it, but it's still very much alive elsewhere).
Profit is more important to Tim Cook than quality since he's using cheap off-shore Huapu Technology (Changshu) Inc batteries.
https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/iPhone+8+Teardown/97481
https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/iPhone+8+Teardown/97481
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So many people here desperate to equate this to the Note7 issues...
5 incidents where Apple doesn't know what is wrong but they'll continue selling the iPhone 8 because the profits are bigger than the 5 lawsuits.
You'll get it once someone's phone actually starts fires like Samsung's did.
So you’re saying if 5 events get reported, a colony has to stop production, recall every device and call it quits...?
Thank goodness you don’t run my favorite companies.
It was only like 35 cases for Samsung to issue their first recall. Does Apple really need to be THAT company that thinks swelling batteries is normal at all?
I mean companies used to claim that if you have under 10 broken pixels on a phone display that was acceptable amount of defect, nowadays getting one damaged pixel on a phone is cause for immediate replacement. If consumers just accept this as "normal", the industry will not change.
Why is ANY kind of battery defect tolerated when these Li-Ion batteries ALL have the penchant to cause catastrophic failure that could cause harm or even death. When one is swollen it is already in a compromised state, it won't take much more stress before something worse can happen then popping off the screen. What happens when these iPhone 8's in consumers hands start flying around the world or sitting in hot cars then put in someones back pocket?
The whole industry (and apparently consumers here) are being too flippant about all this; Samsung paid a huge price for lax quality standards, but its time for all these mega-billion dollar companies including Apple to focus on true next gen solutions for energy storage and stop using something that is obviously a continuing issue that plagues the mobile device industry. Li-Ion is old and problematic and nobody is bothering to find something better. Why cut into profit margins using old ****** technology instead of investing it to protect customers?
Saying this is not a big issue because its 5 our of millions shipped is not good enough for Apple. Apple should, of all companies, be focused on introducing new safer battery technology instead of grabbing off the shelf components and then shrugging their shoulder's when they happen to fail, and using the same parts in the next generation of product with the same expectations.
$800+ for a phone, I expect better, period.
I mean companies used to claim that if you have under 10 broken pixels on a phone display that was acceptable amount of defect, nowadays getting one damaged pixel on a phone is cause for immediate replacement. If consumers just accept this as "normal", the industry will not change.
Why is ANY kind of battery defect tolerated when these Li-Ion batteries ALL have the penchant to cause catastrophic failure that could cause harm or even death. When one is swollen it is already in a compromised state, it won't take much more stress before something worse can happen then popping off the screen. What happens when these iPhone 8's in consumers hands start flying around the world or sitting in hot cars then put in someones back pocket?
The whole industry (and apparently consumers here) are being too flippant about all this; Samsung paid a huge price for lax quality standards, but its time for all these mega-billion dollar companies including Apple to focus on true next gen solutions for energy storage and stop using something that is obviously a continuing issue that plagues the mobile device industry. Li-Ion is old and problematic and nobody is bothering to find something better. Why cut into profit margins using old ****** technology instead of investing it to protect customers?
Saying this is not a big issue because its 5 our of millions shipped is not good enough for Apple. Apple should, of all companies, be focused on introducing new safer battery technology instead of grabbing off the shelf components and then shrugging their shoulder's when they happen to fail, and using the same parts in the next generation of product with the same expectations.
$800+ for a phone, I expect better, period.
Yeah, I'm sure that's it.
What else would it be?
See I know it's not easy to build such products.. but I really thought the products were tested in the factory itself and then released. It's been only 2 weeks and the iPhones are breaking open.. and these are brand new ones which are likely manufactured in this week itself..
I would think they were tested atleast for a reasonable period of say 1 week in the factory itself, before they are sent out..
What happened to the note series was that there battery formula was not balanced, which caused accidents... in this case its a manufacturing defect in the batteries... and it's really bad for Apple since they would be more ridiculed than Samsung.
So even it's 5 in a million, this is the second report in less than a week.. it's not only going to hurt iPhone 8 buying decisions, it's bad for the whole company..
So you think a company should sell one product and only that product. Differentiation of price points is bad, according to you.
I’m glad you don’t run a company.