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iPhone 7 Plus Makes Hissing Sound Under Load, Some Users Complain (businessinsider.com)

Posted by msmash on from the phone-on-steroid dept.

Several commendable users are complaining that their iPhone 7 Plus handsets are making a "hissing" noise especially when they do some heavy weight work. Some users note that this issue extends to the iPhone 7 as well. BusinessInsider reports:Stephen Hackett, cofounder of podcast network Relay FM, tweeted that his iPhone 7 Plus "makes terrible noises when under load," and shared an audio clip of the noise. TechCrunch writer (and former Apple employee) Darrell Etherington responded that his "brand new, just-unboxed [device is] doing the same thing right now." It sounds like the problem isn't affecting all devices, and it's not immediately clear what's behind it. Hackett said on Twitter that Apple will be replacing his device with a new one, which suggests it's a defect rather than just an unexpected quirk of the new smartphone's design. There's some speculation out there as to what's causing it - but nothing concrete yet. Engadget's Jon Fingas suggests it could be "coil whine," a process where electronics make an unintended noise while working, for example.

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  1. The Holy Ghost of Steve Jobs Says by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    "You're listening to it wrong."

    1. Re:The Holy Ghost of Steve Jobs Says by dgatwood · · Score: 5, Funny

      What do you expect when the phone doesn't have a headphone jack?

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  2. #hissgate by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    #hissgate

  3. Dr Archangel says ... by Archangel+Michael · · Score: 3, Funny

    Take two antiHISStamine and call Apple in the morning.

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  4. The headphone ports by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...They're haunting Apple. "Bring us baaaaaack.....*hiss*......Bring us baaaaaaack....."

  5. Snakes! Why did it have to be snakes? by number6x · · Score: 5, Funny

    Someone at Apple has been coding in Python instead of Swift.

  6. Apple Iphone Proud Sponsor by Oswald+McWeany · · Score: 4, Funny

    Apple iPhone, proud sponsor of house Slitherin.

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  7. Re:Don't buy the first batches... by whoever57 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Wait, who is asking for thinner?

    Those people who put their phones in a fat extended battery case? </sarcasm>

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