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Apple's iPhone 8 Plus is in the news today, but not for a good reason as it has been reported that the phone literally 'exploded' while on charge.
According to reports, a woman from Taichung City in Taiwan who bears the name Wu purchased the 64GB variant of the iPhone 8 Plus on the 23rd of September ( a day after it was available for purchase).
On the third day of owning the device, Wu put her smartphone on charge and reports that, three minutes later, the handset 'exploded'.
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But the image that accompanied the report looked more like it was a battery inflation, as the screen of the iPhone 8 Plus was pushed out and there were no signs of any burnt arses (above).
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Wu says that she rushed to unplug the handset over fears that it would catch fire if she didn't. By the way, she was allegedly using an official Apple charger.
"A series of cases in Taiwan has a lingering fear: a female fruit powder iPhone 8 Plus just started three days, the phone shell actually burst in the charging process, scared not light. This is also the case of the world's first known burst of iPhone 8 in the first charge." according to the original source.
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Meanwhile, unconfirmed reports suggest that Apple is using a company called ATL to supply batteries for the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus.
Surprisingly, this happens to be the same company that supplied batteries for the Galaxy Note 7 last year, and Samsung decided to drop them for the Note 8 after the firm failed to comply with its new battery safety regulations.
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Apple has reportedly replaced the device in question and has said it is investigating the issue.
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