More Incidents Surface of iPhone 8 Plus Devices Burst Open Due to Possible Battery Failure

[symphony]

Apple isnt the company i used to know to many problems with products now days

Apple has always had some sort of issue. Apple wasn’t the flawless company you once thought. It was all in your head.

 

[johnnygee]

I expect the same vitriol towards Apple on this forum when this was an issue for Samsung.

I dunno...Has one burst into flames causing damage to a house yet?

 

[unobtainium]

I expect the same vitriol towards Apple on this forum when this was an issue for Samsung.

Let me know when there are hundreds of cases of iPhone 8 exploding and catching fire. So far, zero. Five reported cases of expansion, that’s it...

 

[doelcm82]

I'm surprised to see this happening, doesnt Apple test their products extensively with employees carrying them around for months (although in mocked-up / different shell)? Unless they weren't able to this time. Also surprised its happening with the 8 as its more or less a 7 but glass-backed. Common component here and with Samsung's debacle is the battery. They're probably pushing like max nowadays and/or Apple and Samsung's tolerances are too much as the race to go big and slim at the same time.

If it happens in only .0005% of the phones, they might not have encountered the issue.

And 99.9995% of iPhone 8 users probably won't either.

If the your phone is defective, Apple should replace it. If it's dangerous, their liability will be higher.

 

[supercoolmanchu]

Is there nothing Apple won't copy from Samsung?

They didn’t copy the same BBQ scent.

Now whose hungry for roasted Android?

 

[Bane-Thunder]

#BurstGate?

They've crammed so much into this dated design.

 

[masotime]

They are.

Apple will replace the phone that has this flaw.

Well the issue is if it’s a systematic flaw across a particular batch, a potential flaw across several batches, or just one-off issues.

I hope it’s the latter, but if it’s any of the former 2 Apple has a lot of work to do.

 

[jamesrick80]

Apple will fix this problem with a iOS software update. That's what I expect to hear from you guys.

 

[ninecows]

You’re not charging it right...


At least they build the case weak enough to let the battery swell without punctuation.

 

[0007776]

That is starting to be concerning that there are this many being reported, and since not everyone will post about it online I would imagine there are a few more that have gone back to Apple without being broadcast online. Thankfully there haven’t been any fires yet from them.

 

[coolbreeze]

Google buds translate conversations in real time.

#ripsiri

Yikes, Apple getting it handed to them on the AI front right now...

 

[jamesjjjjj]

So you buy a new iPhone 8 and the next day you take it to the local repair shop? Yeah, doesn't sound right. I call B.S. on these stories.

 

[macfacts]

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.

You need to use some common sense. If the problem was lag or apps using a lot of battery, waiting for an software update is reasonable. When the problem is related to expanding batteries, I think that is a safety issue that can't be solved with a software update.

 

[Asclepio]

can't wait for the X lol

 

[macTW]

Yep, that hardly makes it a mass issue.

This will go down like the fake bend gate for the iPhone 7.

As I type this on a caseless 7 plus that sits in my back pocket with no bending issues.

 

[macfoxpro]

Reminds me of my late 2008 MBP

 

[macTW]

You need to use some common sense. If the problem was lag or apps using a lot of battery, waiting for an software update is reasonable. When the problem is related to expanding batteries, I think that is a safety issue that can't be solved with a software update.

“Oh no! 5 people didn’t get hurt! Must fix product!”

Why not ban ocean swimming? More than 5 die in the ocean annually.

 

[canadianreader]

The phone needs to breath a little nothing wrong with that

 

[blacktape242]

better then exploding? i cant imagine this will go well..

 

[citysnaps]

And so many people here desperate to NOT equate this to the Note7 issues.

Business as usual?

No, not desperate. Intelligent, yes. Equating to a phone where many burst into flames says something.

 

[Rafterman]

“Oh no! 5 people didn’t get hurt! Must fix product!”

Why not ban ocean swimming? More than 5 die in the ocean annually.

When you have a faulty electrical component that even *might* cause a fire or injury (electricity can be dangerous you know), then that is a serious problem. The kind where gub'mint could get involved.

 

[DevNull0]

If there ends up being more than the handful there are now, it will certainly blow up. No pun intended.

Now we just need 10 iPhone 8 boxes for a halloween costume to strap on and go as a suicide bomber.

 

[AustinIllini]

Ordered. Getting the 19-20

 

[koulmj]

DO you just push the phone back together? Or do U need to get a replacement?

 

[dwaltwhit]

This is a classic case of excellent product testing. The percentage of issues compared to the number of units sold is so minuscule that it tells me this is a quality product.