IPhone 4s charger with Japan plug used in Australia

Hi, first time question.
Two years ago I bought an iPhone 4S (black) in Australia with an Australian plug for my partner.
Last week I purchased an iPhone 4S (white) from an Australian supplier on Ebay Australia. The phone arrived and (somewhat unsurprisingly) it had a foreign charger plug. It's Japanese. The seller provided an AU electricity adapter so I assumed no problems.
When used with the newer iPhone, it appears to work fine. However, when used with the older (AU purchased) iPhone, I see some strange things happen when I open the Google app whilst the phone is still plugged into the charger and charging is in progress. The iPhone (or something) randomly clicks on letters and/or sometimes activates/presses the Video button on the Google app and/or activates the camera button from the iPhone keyboard that pops up once a letter has been typed in the Search field. There doesn't appear any rhyme or reason; it just appears to be random. But it only seems to be happening with the older AU-purchased iPhone and not on the newer phone that the Japanese plug came with.
I'm baffled as to why. And should I be concerned? I went and bought a local iPhone charger from the Apple store as I was sick of it happening.
I have tested it several times and the occurrence keeps repeating. Is this a known problem? I tried to find info online but could not find anything similar to my problem.
Any info/thoughts appreciated.

Sorry for the slight wild goose chase on the above, but I have actually worked out that it is a US model, MD260LL/A, not a Japanese model.

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