iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus Battery Swelling

By Vincent Wu

Photo: Charlie

The iPhone 8 released in September 22, 2017. According to "Apple is looking into reports of iPhone iPhone 8 batteries swelling" by Natasha Lomas (October 6, 2017), there has been issues with the new iPhone 8. There are reports about battery swelling in the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 plus. There are reports that show the case splitting open by the swollen battery. There have been 6 different reports on this case in 5 different countries. Many people have been holding off upgrading their phones to upgrade to the iPhone X.