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iPhone 13 Bulges as Punny 'Pregnancy' Joke When User Tries to Buy iPhone 17

This meme features a real photo of a person holding an iPhone 13 sideways to display its visibly bulging, swollen battery, a common issue with aged or faulty lithium-ion phone batteries. The text above the photo reads 'My iphone 13 battery bulged when i was trying to order 17', setting up the premise of the user attempting to upgrade to a newer iPhone model. Below the photo, a Reddit comment from user santathe1 adds the punchline: 'Oh you're leaving me? I'm pregnant.' The joke personifies the old iPhone, framing its bulging battery as a fake pregnancy bump used to guilt the owner into not replacing it with the newer iPhone 17.
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My iphone 13 battery bulged when i was trying to order 17

Overview

This meme features a real photo of a person holding an iPhone 13 sideways to display its visibly bulging, swollen battery, a common issue with aged or faulty lithium-ion phone batteries. The text above the photo reads 'My iphone 13 battery bulged when i was trying to order 17', setting up the premise of the user attempting to upgrade to a newer iPhone model. Below the photo, a Reddit comment from user santathe1 adds the punchline: 'Oh you're leaving me? I'm pregnant.' The joke personifies the old iPhone, framing its bulging battery as a fake pregnancy bump used to guilt the owner into not replacing it with the newer iPhone 17.

Origin notes

This meme originates from Reddit, as indicated by the visible Reddit comment structure and username attribution. It is a user-created meme, pairing a real photo of a defective bulging iPhone battery with a relatable, humorous punchline playing on the common experience of upgrading Apple iPhone devices. The original title associated with this meme is 'Apple iGotyou' per its Reddit posting context.

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