Expanding battery?

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Expanding battery?

So, I have an iPhone 5c. I bought it from eBay in November 2016. After a while I noticed a buldge in the casing. It's hard to explain but when I press down on the bottom right hand corner of where the issue is. It makes a clicking noise. I was ready about expanding battery and seems scary to me haha! I didn't think much of it for a while. It's no where near the battery so I'm guessing it's just maybe when I dropped it? I have only dropped it on an actually hard surface about twice. I thought maybe I just dropped on the corner and those happened. Some clues to what it might be please let me know!

Posted on Jul 19, 2017 4:48 AM

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Michael Black

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Jul 19, 2017 3:14 PM in response to DylanRollins

There is no way for anyone to diagnose this sort of issue from an internet forum post. You need to take it in to Apple for a free hardware evaluation. Given the age of that phone, yes, it very well could be a worn out and now swelling battery, which is a potentially hazardous situation.

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Jul 19, 2017 3:26 PM in response to DylanRollins

If it is out of warranty and the battery is just worn out, the normal battery replacement fee will apply. Batteries wear out. Lithium batteries are somewhat prone to swelling when they are old and are at the end of their useful lifespan.

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Jul 20, 2017 5:22 PM in response to DylanRollins

Same thing happened to me with an iPhone 4. I was asked, if I always put it on a charger when not using it and I did and he said that was why it grew, lol. I don't know if that was the reason but I suspect all batteries are not created equal. You just might have a bad battery or something. It shouldn't cost that much to replace the battery.

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DylanRollins Author

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Jul 19, 2017 3:16 PM in response to Michael Black

Thanks for the help! I don't have an actual Apple Store near my location but I have a certified apple reselller? Would I need to pay to get this fixed? Or would apple replace the device For me?

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Jul 20, 2017 5:25 PM in response to Michael Black

Thanks, for that bit of info about the battery.

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