Apple looking into video of exploding iPhone 7 Plus
by Samuel Gibbs from Technology | The Guardian on (#2DSC0)
Apparent battery fire of rose gold iPhone 7 Plus prompts investigation following Samsung Galaxy Note 7 fears
Apple is investigating claims that an iPhone 7 Plus "blew up" due to battery issues, following the posting of a video and photos of the destroyed smartphone on Twitter.
The video of the rose gold iPhone 7 Plus, owned by Brianna Olivas, 18, from Tuscon, Arizona, shows the phone's back deformed by a swollen battery and smoke flowing out of a crack in the side where the screen has come away from the casing.
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