Xircal Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 It appears to have taken place in Australia judging from the report here: http://www.express.co.uk/life-style/science-technology/709098/Samsung-Galaxy-Note-7-Explode-Pictures-Damage-Refund-UK-Jeep A bit worrying though that Samsung is telling its users not to use or charge the device during a flight, or even to store the phone in hold luggage. I would imagine it could be used in a terrorist attack to bring down an aircraft if it's that vulnerable during a flight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorriedNoodle Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 (edited) 14 hours ago, Xircal said: A bit worrying though that Samsung is telling its users not to use or charge the device during a flight, or even to store the phone in hold luggage. Afaik Samsung is doing more than that, and asking everyone with a unit to turn it off now and return it. http://www.bbc.com/news/business-37335610 I was going to get one, but cannot see me buying anything from Samsung in the mobile market for a few years now. This is ridiculous. The Note 7 will always be known as the exploding phone, and Samsung too! A complete re-branding needed now methinks. There again if they were to sell the Note 8 at half the price I might be tempted! Edited September 12, 2016 by WorriedNoodle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xircal Posted September 12, 2016 Author Share Posted September 12, 2016 I bet Apple is pleased. Having the Note7 becoming available just a couple of weeks before the iPhone 7 launch could have degraded sales quite dramatically. But now the iPhone 7 is already in short supply with the Jet Black model sold out and it hasn't even appeared in the shops yet. https://www.uswitch.com/mobiles/news/2016/09/jet-black-iphone-7-plus-sold-out-until-november/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BKKdreaming Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 How do you put a phone fire out ? just water or ???? i know if you use water on Magnesium it burns brighter , I hop there are no Mag parts in it ! and since the phones are sealed shut you cannot take the battery out of it Are the fires starting only when charging , or right after when the battery is warm ? Everyone laughing at this needs to think what would happen if Airlines deide ALL cell phone batteries are suspect and no one can fly with a phone ! How would that change traveling ? And then there is the BTS....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xircal Posted September 12, 2016 Author Share Posted September 12, 2016 Not really a lot of difference between a laptop battery and the one in a mobile phone. They can both go bang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guzzi850m2 Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 (edited) This is costing Samsung big money, real big money. http://www.cnbc.com/2016/09/12/samsung-note-7-recall-more-than-14-billion-wiped-off-shares-as-crisis-rages-on.html?__source=yahoo|finance|headline|headline|story&par=yahoo&doc=103931733&yptr=yahoo Many airliners have prohibited this phone on their planes. A 6 year old boy in the US got burned when playing games on a note7 and he is now scared of mobile phones. http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/exploding-galaxy-note-7-child/ Edited September 13, 2016 by guzzi850m2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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