Woman’s iPhone Exploded in Car Allegedly Coz She Repaired It at Unauthorised Apple Shop

2018-08-14 , 11:17 am

When you buy an iPhone, you’re joining an exclusive club. To transfer music, videos and pictures to a computer, you have to use iTunes.

To listen to your music, you need to get Apple’s AirPods, for iPhone 8 users.

And when your iPhone died on you, you’ll have to go to Apple’s authorised repair shops. And repair costs can be pretty hefty.

Which is why some people would rather take a risk and go for unauthorised repair shops. Despite the fact that it’ll void your warranty.

Sometimes, it turns out well.

But sometimes, it doesn’t.

Woman’s iPhone 6 Exploded in Car

On 10 Aug, Sina reported about this lady from Shanghai who had a horrendous experience with her phone.

Specifically, it exploded while she was driving along a busy road.

Luckily, the woman had her iPhone on her dashboard, and not in her hands or like my colleague says, in her pocket.

The woman was reportedly unharmed, simply frightened half to death with the incident.

iPhone Battery Repaired at Unauthorised Apple Shop

Her husband claimed that the device was an iPhone 6 and they had changed the battery a month before.

At a local repair shop called Ji Hou Hou, also known as Hou Hou Fast.

But it’s not important that the shop has two names.

What’s important is the fact that the shop isn’t on the list of Apple-authorised shops in Shanghai, and they’ve swapped out the defective battery with an unofficial battery.

Investigations Reveal Battery As Cause of Explosion

When the couple took the phone back to the shop, it was revealed that the battery was the cause of the explosion.

While the couple has demanded that the shop give them a new phone in compensation, their request was denied.

Even though the couple had since gotten their phone back, they’re too afraid to use it. #Flashbackhorror

Here, you can watch the video of the explosion for yourself:

Moral of the Story:

While this takes place in another country, it carries a lesson that us Singaporeans can learn from as well.

Three lessons, in fact.

One: Always repair your iPhone at authorised Apple shops because you know what we always say, right? Better be safe than sorry.

Two: never ever place your phone on the dashboard (if possible). You’d never know if the hot sun will let your iPhone die a fiery death. Even if it’s an official battery. My colleague who drove said that once, his phone overheated as he was using it as a GPS. When he grabbed it, he thought it had flamed on like the Human Torch in Fantastic Four.

After all, there are cases of iPhones exploding in other countries which caused a huge scare. It doesn’t help that at that time, Samsung phones were breaking out in fire nilly-willy.

And three, don’t risk yourself, or your precious phone, over a little extra money. If you really can’t afford it, then no choice.

But if you can, just spend the money. According to a report, the cost of repairing an iPhone battery in Shanghai comes out to about 99 yuan which is $19.77.

Imagine the trauma she could’ve spared herself from if she’d just spent that money.