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Samsung Recalls New Galaxy Note7 Due to Exploding Batteries [Updated]
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Hey, look at me add this custom fireplace background! Can your iPhone do that? It looks like the flames are real!
Wow, it even gives off heat! And smoke!
I doubt it, we see exploding phone stories all the time and I can't recall the last time, if ever, a company halted a global rollout like this. Especially over what, half a dozen reports so far? The fact that it's refreshing isn't necessarily even saying something good about Samsung, rather it's also meant for other companies who go to great lengths to avoid blame. Lawsuits and such are judged and estimated before they happen and often are deemed as acceptable losses. You have consumers dying in cars, yet they are not recalled because the manufacturer knows even with lawsuits they will still make much more of a profit than if they admit blame and institute a recall.
Like when the Samsung guy said during the launch, "and it includes an audio jack", Tim should return the favor on Tuesday... "and it won't explode"
Well I'm not specifically calling out the iPhone, so if you are overly sensitive about that it's time to man up. But there have been reports of iphones exploding if that's what you are asking about. So yeah right, did happen.
Interesting that you mention the global rollout. You honestly think Samsung (or Apple, or anyone else) would recall every device globally if they didn't have reason to believe that this affected more than 6 devices? I don't think even you believe that.
And there it is. Your agenda makes you assume that I have one or that I care. I'll try one last time, after this, it's on you, bub: I HAVE NO AGENDA. I'm a phone user; I own no tech stock; I have no skin in the game.Your real agenda is plain for everyone to see....you just wanted to throw dirt and rile everyone up. You know what goes around comes around. Soon it will be Apple's turn with a issue. Let's see what you have to say then......
I don't care what phone you use. I don't care who has a fire, recall, bendgate, antenna gate, etc. As long as the tech I spend my hard-earned cash on works well, I'm a happy man.
I'm not so insecure that I dogmatically prosthelytize. If you have inferiority issues that compel you to berate anyone who thinks differently, that's on you, not me. But that's not how I roll.
Peace out. You obviously have no compelling responses and nothing to contribute. I'll add no more fuel to your fire.
Like I said earlier in the thread where lithium ion battteries are concerned there will always be some of these incidents. It's pretty clear that this is more than an isolated incident though and that's a failure in QA
Samsung Note 7's explode with normal use
Tim Cook should add in his event next week for the iPhone 7 that it includes a "non-exploding" battery. (Since Samsung made fun of the Note 7 having an audio jack still)
Whoa, Apple added new animated backgrounds! This one is so convincing, it's incredible!
... Hey do you smell something burning?
It'd be insensitive because, unlike the removal of an old jack, this may yet kill or seriously injure someone. If not for the real risk to human life it'd be hilarious, yep.
Getting hot while charging and my concern for safety. Is it that off topic?
THIS. I respect Samsung dearly for quickly responding. My iPhone 6+, along with thousands others are out of order because of touch disease and Apple refuses to even acknowledge it. Currently back on my S3.
Like I said earlier in the thread where lithium ion battteries are concerned there will always be some of these incidents. It's pretty clear that this is more than an isolated incident though and that's a failure in QA
Samsung Note 7's explode with normal use
"pretty clear" as in you are a Samsung engineer? But I'm not disagreeing with you, I was just saying it was refreshing for Samsung to step up so quickly and widely as they did. Versus other companies who would not have done so. I don't understand what the disagreement is, it's kind of a stupid argument.
Not hiding phones catching on fire? This isn't a situation where props are deserved.
Unlike when Samsung hid special modes to recognize geekbench testing and then jack up the clock frequency (at the expense of battery life) in order to yield better scores for the tech press, having phones explode and catch on fire, with the potential for causing property damage, injury, or worse, mandates a recall.
And maybe, just maybe, we should differentiate between things that can kill and things that are not working properly.
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So why say it if you don't even believe it? It leads people to conclude that you're disingenuous and ultimately has the opposite effect than you intended.
The question is if it's just few defective batteries or a hardware issue that causes them to explode. If it's the second and they do nothing could be serious trouble.
Holy cow! That's not good.. But there again.. someone needs to start working on better batteries under a new type of technology. These battery designs are still old (apple included).. and yet we are arguing about replacing the headphone jack.. psh! I think we have to take a look at what's more of a priority as far as safety goes.