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Apple confirms manufacturing defect causes battery drain in some handsets

Written by Andre Yoskowitz @ 31 Oct 2013 12:57 User comments (5)

Apple confirms manufacturing defect causes battery drain in some handsets Apple has confirmed today that some iPhone 5S handsets were hit by a manufacturing defect that causes the battery to drain much quicker than it should.
"We recently discovered a manufacturing issue affecting a very limited number of iPhone 5S devices that could cause the battery to take longer to charge or result in reduced battery life," said Teresa Brewer, an Apple spokeswoman. "We are reaching out to customers with affected phones and will provide them with a replacement phone."

The company did not confirm the exact amount of affected customers, but suggested the figure was in the thousands.

Unlike what many customers believed, Apple says the issue is not battery related.

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5 user comments

131.10.2013 05:55

it is not battery related at all there is a fix but apple won't disclose what it is which means something to do with iOS 7 would be my guess

231.10.2013 07:11
zxe
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i think i have one of those, as one minute the screens up, the n :)

Another battery issue, didn't this happen on 4/5

331.10.2013 07:37

But, if it was a battery defect it could always be replaced. Oh, wait...

This message has been edited since its posting. Latest edit was made on 31 Oct 2013 @ 7:38

431.10.2013 15:39

Originally posted by megadunderhead:
it is not battery related at all there is a fix but apple won't disclose what it is which means something to do with iOS 7 would be my guess
It is. The background app update will kill your phone in an instant. The other problem I wish they'd fix is with iMessage. If you use it on another supported device, such as an iPad or Mac, your phone blows up constantly and drains the device rapidly.

51.11.2013 17:29

JUNK!!!

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