User Claims iPhone 8 Plus Split Open While Being Charged

The iPhone 8 Plus officially went on sale last weekend. Hot on the heels of its arrival, a couple of users are claiming to be getting defective units of the handset. One user in Taiwan claimed that the phone split open across the edges while charging. The user clarifies that the original Lightning cable and charging adapter were being used at the time. The corresponding images indicate that the battery had swollen up resulting in the frame splitting open. Continue reading →