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posted by cmn32480 on Thursday October 12 2017, @08:03PM   Printer-friendly
from the maybe-there-is-a-worm-inside dept.

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Reports are coming out that at least 6 iPhone 8 Plus batteries grew too big for their britches.

There have been at least six separate reports of iPhone 8 Plus batteries swelling to the point of splitting open their enclosures since the phones first went on sale on Sept. 22.

Stories at MacRumors, The Next Web and 9to5mac as early as last week cited social media postings showing what appeared to be separate incidents in Japan and Taiwan where the phones had split apart because of expanding batteries.

More recently, The Guardian has reported on additional incidents in Greece, Canada and China. Taken together, it adds up to at least six cases exhibiting nearly identical symptoms.

An Apple spokesperson said the company was aware of the reports, and looking into them.

Doesn't seem like it's as bad as Samsung's issues with Note 7 batteries - but the iPhone 8 is still relatively new, so I wouldn't go selling your AAPL stock right away.

Source: https://www.cnet.com/news/iphone-8-plus-battery-swelling/


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  • (Score: 2) by Grishnakh on Saturday October 14 2017, @12:37AM (1 child)

    by Grishnakh (2831) on Saturday October 14 2017, @12:37AM (#582099)

    People do those sorts of things because they're dumb sheep, and like to follow the herd. All their friends have iPhones, because they're hyped up with marketing, so they have to get one too. My girlfriend ran into this; she thinks iPhones are stupid too, but a bunch of her friends have them. But it's not enough to just have one and be happy; no, these "friends" had to actually *badger* her and complain about how she doesn't have an iPhone. To be fair, I don't think any of these friends are particularly close friends.

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  • (Score: 2) by Justin Case on Saturday October 14 2017, @03:35PM

    by Justin Case (4239) on Saturday October 14 2017, @03:35PM (#582301) Journal

    these "friends" had to actually *badger* her

    To which, naturally, she responded with a swift boot to the face.

    Right?

    I mean, who the hell do they think they are telling her what to buy?

    Of course I don't know your girlfriend, but generally it seems a lot of the problems women complain about are brought on by their efforts to gain the approval of other women, which is always one more hurdle away, and worthless if ever attained.