Everyone is well aware of the fierce competition between Samsung smartphones and Apple iPhones. However, the rivalry has gone on to the next level. Following the reports of Samsung phones being exploded, there are reports that iPhone is also having similar explosion problems.
The recent report of an iPhone explosion came in from New Jersey, United States. It was reported that a student from Rowan College in Burlington County, NJ had his iPhone blowing up during a lecture.
While expressing the incident, Darin Hlavaty (the student) stated:
“I felt this crazy, hot burning in my leg. Right as class was starting, my phone started smoking in my pocket. It was a fire”
As a result, the student took the phone out instantly since it was burning in his pocket and threw it on the ground. His phone caught fire which he put out by kicking it before the safety officials came in.
Another iPhone explosion was reported by a user in New Zealand. Jackie Liang from Mission Bay, Auckland said that he kept the phone on charging at night just a few inches from his baby. Surprisingly (and thankfully), he woke up at 4 AM due to the burning smell only to notice that the phone is on fire. Later the phone got exploded. He advised all the iPhone users to avoid charging their phones especially at night.
First Note 7, now iPhone 7
Meanwhile, a reddit user, kroopthesnoop reported pictures of a faulty brand new iPhone 7. His coworker ordered an iPhone 7 plus. When it arrived, he was shocked to see the devastated condition of the phone which drew away all his excitement. Following are the pictures that he shared:
The receiver of the phone said that the iPhone arrived in this condition. It is an indication that the explosion or the state of the smartphone took place during the delivery period. According to the reports, the phone started burning due its battery when it was being delivered from factory to the receiver. The only positive development in this case was that the company sorted out the problem by replacing the phone for him.
The question is that being such a renowned company, will Apple be able to tackle this problem in the future? Since this is a not just about battery explosion, it is a remote incident.
Replacement of phones doesn’t help the case. Instead, it would be great if companies like Samsung and Apple get to the root cause of this ambiguity besides making sure that such incidents do not take place anywhere in the world in the future. What do you think?
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