iPhone 5 Explodes Scratching Woman's Cornea

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Posted August 11, 2013 at 11:23pm by Shalom Levytam

A Chinese woman nearly lost her eyesight after her iPhone 5 exploded in her hand, sending debris into her eye, reports ZDNet.

According to a report published by Da Lian Evening News on Friday, the injured woman whose family name is Li arrived at her workplace and was on the phone with her friend when she felt the screen growing very warm against her cheek. At that time, she had been on the phone for 40 minutes. When she looked at the device to check it, Li then discovered the touchscreen was not responding when she tried to end the call. After a few more tries, the screen exploded. Li said she felt some debris shooting into her eyes. "I could not open my eyes," she recalled. Her colleagues rushed her to the hospital where the doctor found her eyeball red and inflamed, and identified a scratch mark which suggested an object had scratched it.

Notably, Li had previously dropped her iPhone on the top right corner leaving a small dent. This is the same corner the explosion appears to have originated from.

Apple customer service told Da Lian Evening News that such incidents require an investigation but it would not likely be covered under warranty.

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Shane - August 12, 2013 at 8:23pm

It's all the unauthorized cheap chargers in China.

Ihatewin8 - August 12, 2013 at 4:17pm

That's true about 3GS I repaired many 3GS with swollen battery some was too bad that I was afraid the battery could blow up in every second

oneal - August 12, 2013 at 1:08pm

i think the phone is fake .charger is fake . china .

joe - August 12, 2013 at 11:30am

There is just nothing in that corner inside that phone that could explode - hence this story is questionable. Even that picture shows no sign of an explosion. And why would anybody need to be on the phone for 40 mins nonstop anyway?

Voice of Reason - August 12, 2013 at 10:10am

If she's dropped it on that corner, she will have damaged the shutter on the camera on the other side, which will begin to over-heat, whether that would cause it to "explode" is highly unlikely however.

Moh Meh - August 12, 2013 at 6:44am

there is nothing there to explode, she is looking for money. completely fake

Jack Black - August 12, 2013 at 5:52am

All lithium ion batteries can and do blow up if they over heat. The iphone and iPad have a over heat sensor that is supposed to shut the battery off at 130 deg F. If this is damaged the battery can blow up. Also if the phone was replaced with a non oem battery it could create an overheat problem.

TheGeekBoy - August 12, 2013 at 2:59am

40 minutes on a damaged electrical device....

angel_92701 - August 12, 2013 at 1:25am

Well, its weird. my iphone shut itself when it gets hot. with a warning massage on screen. happen sometimes when using the map. and its not at the point to explode but get hot and then the black screen with message.

NoGoodNick - August 12, 2013 at 1:23am

It's likely a battery problem, as the batteries sometimes break down, overhead and expand, breaking the phones. It's rare that one 'explodes', but certainly isn't unknown. Picking up a hot phone to see why it's growing in size isn't the best option!

Joe - August 12, 2013 at 1:06am

Fix all broken screen once it crack. You never know what happen to the phone once it drop. Apple should charge less on 1 year old iPhone

yuki - August 12, 2013 at 1:03am

what makes you say that？

GizmoGuy - August 12, 2013 at 12:26am

Thats nonsense!! Looks like she wants a payout or a replacement after she dropped her phone.. I dont see any cracks except the corner..

paulMOGG - August 12, 2013 at 12:00am

Lets see where the 'investigation' finds out ?

John Cribbs - August 11, 2013 at 11:55pm

Sounds to me like they have an interest in some Samsung products and are trying to make Apple look bad, so the Chinese customers will stay away from IPhones.

Apple certified 9yrs - August 11, 2013 at 11:42pm

Lies,all lies.Never hear of stuff like that happening in the good old USA.Sounds like someone wants to get paid

Pete - August 11, 2013 at 11:41pm

I was just about to say the same thing.. All reports for issues with the iPhone come from outside of North America... Maybe in North America we get the non-exploding ones..

Momnieh - August 11, 2013 at 11:28pm

Why is it always outside of the US that iPhones explode or hurt someone.