apple iphone 7 ‘explodes’ whilst charging up on woman’s bedside table - lithium ion polymer battery
Just four months ago, a young woman bought a brand new iPhone 7, which she claimed exploded on her bedside table this week.
The woman, named Yin, from Suqian city, East China's Jiangsu province, said she was charging her matte black iPhone 7 in her bedroom when she heard the explosion.
The incident was chilling, and millions of Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones were recalled after several devices overheated and caught fire.
However, the iPhone may explode due to some specific issues with a particular device, charger or power supply.
Quote Yin said: "My phone is dead, so I put it on the bedside table to charge.
"I went out for a walk and heard an explosion when I got home.
Then I realized it was my phone.
"From the photo taken by Yin, it seems to be lithium.
The ion polymer battery in her expensive device exploded and the whole phone burned.
She brought the phone.
The price is RMB 5,388 (682 GBP)
32 GB model in China
Staff at Apple's official service station confirmed that her iPhone was legal and not tampered.
5 Credit: asiawire 5 credit: As a result, asiawire it is suspected to be the charging port of the phone, and perhaps the charging cable has caused the explosion, thank God the explosion did not cause any harm.
Yin didn't say if she was using Apple-certified in-
Box cable or if she has connected it to the thirdparty charger.
Yin said she just bought the iPhone four months ago.