The incident comes as Apple investigates similar cases reported in Taiwan and Nippon of batteries in it is latest iPhone 8 Additionally becoming bloated, creating the device's casing to open up.
On its website on Thursday, China's state-backed ThePaper. cn cited an apple iphone buyer surnamed Liu as stating his newly purchased i phone 8 Plus arrived broken open on Oct 5. There was no signal of scorching or an explosion.
Liu told the paper he purchased the handset through an online marketplace of JD. por. He said he do not charge the new device and returned it to the vendor.
Photos taken by Liu and displayed on the paper's website showed an i phone 8 plus split wide open over the side showcasing the sim holding, with the phone's internal parts visible.
A f prolocutor said the company looking for into the subject and declined to review further.
The incident comes as indifferent reviews of the iPhone 8, which comes 10 years after Apple released the first version of the innovative phone, drove down stocks and shares of the company since the handset's launch.
A few investors worry whether pre-orders for the device were well below previous releases, although some Apple enthusiasts are waiting for the premium iPhone X credited out in early Late.
Apple competes in China and tiawan with local makers, including Huawei and Oppo, which sell phones with high end features at affordable prices.
