A few Apple iPhone 8 Plus devices have a battery problem and it’s popping displays off

Just when everyone thought that they would not want to see another Samsung Galaxy Note 7-like situation ever again, a few Apple iPhone 8 Plus buyers in Japan and Taiwan seem to have unboxed devices with battery problems.No, the iPhone 8 Plus models are not catching fire, nor are they exploding. But they are swelling up. Swelling up to the extent that the displays have popped open revealing the hardware inside.

The first instance reported by ifeng (via 9to5mac), comes from an iPhone 8 Plus owner who claimed that her device split open while being charged with a charger and cable supplied in the box.

The issue took place, a whole five days after she had purchased the smartphone. Just three minutes after Ms. Wu placed her iPhone on charge, she saw the front panel bulge, after a bit, the front panel with the display lifted of completely.

Source: http://www.firstpost.com/tech/news-analysis/a-few-apple-iphone-8-plus-devices-have-a-battery-problem-and-its-popping-displays-off-4096509.html