During charging, the iPhone 8 Plus exploded

In Taiwan, during the recharging, a new iPhone 8 Plus exploded.

As specifies portal Gizmochina, a resident of Taichung City acquired a 64-gigabyte smartphone in a case of golden color Plus about a week ago. iPhone 8 Plus worked normally for several days. However, during one of the recharges, he suddenly exploded.

The owner of the smartphone explained that she had used the original charger. The battery at the time of the explosion was charged at 70 percent.

Experts determined that the incident occurred three minutes after the smartphone was plugged into an outlet. Because of the explosion, the front panel of the iPhone 8 Plus moved away from the back, a gap of about 0.5 centimeter was formed.

As clarified by Taiwanese media, the victim was a faithful user of the iPhone, starting with the fourth model. She has never faced such a situation.

The damaged gadget was sent to the manufacturing plant for an investigation.

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