iPhone 8 battery swelling case now reported in the United States

Apple iPhone 8 Plus with a swollen battery. Image: Twitter/@magokoro0511[/caption]A Best Buy employee posted on Reddit to report that his store had received a bulging iPhone 8 as a return. He had also supplied an image along with his post, BGR reported late on 12 October.It is likely that this may not be the last incident. The number of affected iPhone 8 handsets that have been reported is still statistically insignificant since millions of iPhone 8 handsets have already been sold, the report added.Earlier, cases of swollen batteries were reported from Taiwan, Japan-China, Canada, and Greece.The first incident was reported from Taiwan when a user claimed her iPhone 8 Plus split open while it was charging.The tech giant would be praying that a full batch is not affected, which would mean recalling units, ruining the whole reputation built around iPhones for years.iPhone 8 and 8 Plus went on sale on 22 September. Apple was yet to release figures for the early sales of iPhone 8 and 8 Plus.The pre-orders for "super-premium" iPhone X will begin on October 27, with shipping starting 3 November.Last year, the batteries of the Rs 59,900 Galaxy Note 7 started exploding. Samsung counted several such incidents across the globe (over 90 Galaxy Note 7 smartphones owners in the US reported overheating).Amid conspiracy theories, a global recall of 2.5 million devices was announced quickly and faster replacements were guaranteed.