This is why plastic build phone is better than aluminum build phone.

[YoungInc]

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Apple to probe death of Chinese woman who used iPhone when it was charging

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Apple Inc is investigating an accident in which a Chinese woman was killed by an electric shock when answering a call on her iPhone 5 while it was charging, the U.S. technology company said on Monday.

Last Thursday, Ma Ailun, a 23-year-old woman from China's western Xinjiang region and a flight attendant with China Southern Airlines, was electrocuted when she took a call on the charging mobile telephone, the official Xinhua news agency quoted police as saying on Sunday.

"We are deeply saddened to learn of this tragic incident and offer our condolences to the Ma family. We will fully investigate and cooperate with authorities in this matter," Apple said in an e-mail.

Apple declined to comment on details, such as whether this was an isolated case.

Ma's sister tweeted on Sina's microblog saying that Ma collapsed and died after using her charging iPhone 5 and urged users to be careful, a message that went viral on the site.

In April, Apple apologized to Chinese consumers and altered iPhone warranty policies in its second-biggest market after its after-sales service suffered more more than two weeks of condemnation by the state-run media.

(Reporting by Lee Chyen Yee; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)

***lisud baya jud likayan ang mag maka take ug call or mag text while charging samot pa if dali ma lowbat ang phone. so lesson sa mga ganahan ug premium build nga mga phones kay gustog premium feel sa kamot.

Mas maayo jud ang plastic kay dili maka PATAY!!

[leo_trams]

fake ang charger?
the voltage that is coming into our phone from the charger is around 5Volts DC...
she got electrocuted with a 5volts DC source?


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[kit_cebu]

mao nang ibton gyud nako akong nokia n91 sauna kung manawag...

[thomzr]

dli ko mo too ana, naa koy phone one sauna na metal casing wala man lagi ko na electrocuted bsga naka sak2x,gamay ra kaau na og volts.

usa ray rason ana puro made in china ila mga butang man gud hehehehe

[Lee Nann]

every charger man cguro naa y fuse or any protective circuit (circuit breaker) sa sulod... mao mostly chargers are made of non conductive materials.. basic na sya sa electronics..

at the first place, kung naay prob ang phone/charger, makuryentehan na unta sya pag charge palang daan sa phone

[YoungInc]

mao na mga iphone 5 users careful jud mo para d mo mamatay gamit nang premium feel/build nga phone ninyo.... heheheh

[silentnuker]

most likely defective charger...basin na short ang charger directly sa AC Socket.

[reyscott1968]

kuyawa ani. hahhaha.. malasa pagbntay nmo mga iphone users

[YoungInc]

ay kalimot HTC one. iphone 5 maka patay man gani nga apple nana unsa nlng kaha ng HTC one.

[whiteghost]

di man cguro ka mamataya anang 5 volts na gikas sa charger ... di ko tuo ani...