Realme XT has allegedly exploded in a fresh incident which has been reported on the social media. The phone appears to be completely damaged due to the blast which is said to have taken place earlier this week. Realme has issued a response on the matter and assured to address the concerns of the affected . Last year, another Realme XT had reportedly exploded in just hours after its purchase. The company in that case blamed “external force” as the reason for the blast.
Twitter Sandip Kundu Realme Vice President Madhav Sheth in his tweet to bring the issue into notice.
The official Realme India on Twitter had initially apologised on the matter and asked Kundu to share the details of the affected . Few hours later, the company responded through the same handle and said that it asked the to visit the nearest authorised service centre. It also promised to resolve the concern once the visits the service centre with the damaged phone.
Exact details on how the explosion took place are yet to be revealed. It is also unclear whether the impacted phone was in warranty.
Gadgets 360 has reached out to Realme for a comment on the matter and will update this report when the company responds.
As mentioned, a similar explosion of Realme XT was reported last year. The in that particular case reached out to the company's service centre with the pictures of the burnt phone, though the company claimed that the issue emerged due to applying external force on the device.
Realme XT was Snapdragon 712 SoC and features quad rear cameras as well as a 6.4-inch Super AMOLED display.
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