No, this iPhone 7 probably didn’t just explode on its own

An image of a seemingly exploded, badly damaged iPhone 7 Plus surfaced on Reddit Wednesday, and some media outlets (as well as social media) are already comparing this to the seemingly never-ending Samsung Note7 Explodegate.

While we don't know what really happened to that iPhone, chances are the incident is very different to what's happening to Samsung's Note7 devices — and there's a good chance the phone didn't explode (at least not on its own) at all. 

Reddit user kroopthesnoop posted the first photo of the phone, claiming a coworker had pre-ordered it and that it had arrived in that condition. In later updates to the Reddit post, he claims Apple and AT&T are aware of the incident, and will send a replacement phone.  Read more...