Apple iPhone 8 Swelling Battery Problem Reported In South Korea
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Apple iPhone 8 Swelling Battery Problem Reported In South Korea
A South Korean smartphone retailer has reported that it has an iPhone 8 unit with a seemingly swollen battery. This is the first time that Apple’s new iOS 11-running handset is reported to have a serious battery issue in the country.
On Thursday, Korea Herald has learned from a local retailer that it found an iPhone 8 handset with a swollen battery — a problem that poses safety concerns to consumers had the device been sold. “We found that a battery was swollen after opening a new product,” the retailer, which is based in the city of Busan, said. The unit was identified to be a gold 64GB version of the iPhone 8. No other information was disclosed.
This is the latest in the number of reports pertaining to swelling battery problems found in the Cupertino giant’s new smartphone. The iPhone 8 — along with its bigger counterpart, the iPhone 8 Plus — launched in Samsung’s home country last Friday. When the iPhone 8 in South Korea, it was met with a relatively tepid response. As previously reported, industry sources claim that the sluggish sales of the yearly upgrades could be due to consumers holding off on upgrading their handsets until iPhone X officially arrives in the country this December.
A South Korean smartphone retailer has reported that it has an iPhone 8 unit with a seemingly swollen battery. This is the first time that Apple’s new iOS 11-running handset is reported to have a serious battery issue in the country.
On Thursday, Korea Herald has learned from a local retailer that it found an iPhone 8 handset with a swollen battery — a problem that poses safety concerns to consumers had the device been sold. “We found that a battery was swollen after opening a new product,” the retailer, which is based in the city of Busan, said. The unit was identified to be a gold 64GB version of the iPhone 8. No other information was disclosed.
This is the latest in the number of reports pertaining to swelling battery problems found in the Cupertino giant’s new smartphone. The iPhone 8 — along with its bigger counterpart, the iPhone 8 Plus — launched in Samsung’s home country last Friday. When the iPhone 8 in South Korea, it was met with a relatively tepid response. As previously reported, industry sources claim that the sluggish sales of the yearly upgrades could be due to consumers holding off on upgrading their handsets until iPhone X officially arrives in the country this December.