iPhone 6 gives bloke 'painful, lumpy' skin condition in trouser storage

An iPhone 6 has reportedly given one British chap a "painful and lumpy" rash right through his trouser pockets.

Stockton-on-Tees local Mark Watson, 37, developed an itchy swelling shortly after laying his eager hands on a new Jesus Mobe. When a couple of creams from the chemist failed to resolve the problem, a bit of online sleuthing and a visit to the doctor finally caused the penny to drop. The conclusion was that the problem was provoked by an allergy to nickel in the phone, which he'd kept in his trouser pocket.

Watson told the Mirror: "You don't expect a product by Apple to give you a rash. And you just don't expect to be allergic to your phone.

"I have never in my life had an allergic reaction to nickel, and before this it was a metal I associated with cheap jewellery. I just think it's wrong that this could even happen."

Watson claims that when he contacted Apple, the company "recognised the issue, but did not offer him a new phone or compensation".

Despite his ongoing leg issue, Watson is perhaps rashly hanging onto his iPhone. He said: "Now I don't take it out with me if I'm going to be out and about for long, and I have to put it in my desk at work."

El Reg was going to attempt to prise a statement out of Apple earlier today, but then we remembered the fruity monolith doesn't speak to us, so we decided to put the time saved to better use, viz: compiling a list of options for Watson.

These are:

• Chop off the offending leg* to prevent contact with the iPhone
• Encase the mobe in a nickel-proof thick rubber prophylactic
• Get a different phone**

Lest you think Watson's case is a tad improbable, take note that dermatologists warned back in 2008 that nickel in mobiles and other devices could prove irritating for the 30 per cent of the population that is allergic to the metal. ®

Bootnotes

*We advise incineration of the amputated limb. It's the only way to be sure.

**And nuke the iPhone from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.