Apple iPhone 8 Swelling Battery Problem Reported In South Korea <br /> <br />A South Korean smartphone retailer has reported that it has an iPhone 8 unit with a seemingly swollen battery. This is the first time that Apple’s new iOS 11-running handset is reported to have a serious battery issue in the country. <br /> <br />On Thursday, Korea Herald has learned from a local retailer that it found an iPhone 8 handset with a swollen battery — a problem that poses safety concerns to consumers had the device been sold. “We found that a battery was swollen after opening a new product,” the retailer, which is based in the city of Busan, said. The unit was identified to be a gold 64GB version of the iPhone 8. No other information was disclosed. <br /> <br />This is the latest in the number of reports pertaining to swelling battery problems found in the Cupertino giant’s new smartphone. The iPhone 8 — along with its bigger counterpart, the iPhone 8 Plus — launched in Samsung’s home country last Friday. When the iPhone 8 in South Korea, it was met with a relatively tepid response. As previously reported, industry sources claim that the sluggish sales of the yearly upgrades could be due to consumers holding off on upgrading their handsets until iPhone X officially arrives in the country this December.
