Just a few days after Apple’s new flagship device went on sale, some iPhone 7 owners have run into an unusual problem.
A small number of people have reported a ‘hissing’ sound coming from their iPhone 7, which reportedly gets worse as the handset’s processing power is pushed to the limit. So far, no definitive explanation has been given to account for the strange noise.
The problem was first noted by Stephen Hackett at 512 Pixels, who said: ‘As my iPhone 7 Plus was restoring from iCloud, I thought I noticed some sound. ‘After picking the device up from my desk, it was clear the sounds are coming from back of the phone, possibly from the CPU. It seems to get worse if the iPhone is under load. It’s loud enough to be heard even if the iPhone is just sitting on the table’.
A handful of other users also reported the same issue, including TechCrunch’s Darrell Etherington. Mr Hackett noted that the company was quick to resolve the problem after a phone call to AppleCare. The firm vowed to replace the affected handset.
Some have speculated that the sound may be emanating from the new A10 Fusion processor because it only appears to happen when the chip is placed under a heavy processing load, and the sound appears to come from the general area of the processor.
A video uploaded to YouTube by a user called DetroitBORG, claims to demonstrate the bizarre hissing sound coming from the handset.