S6 explodes in my pocket

[Venomous]

Man and bag don't go together unless you married to one.

You clearly missed the joke...

 

[Venomous]

Or a belt clip. Those were so ugly in the 90's.

I googled that! :erm:
What was seen cannot be unseen!

 

[The_Librarian]

Can the OP kindly post a picture of his burnt passenger seat?

 

[The_Librarian]

Meh, got an s3 mini.

Thinking of dumping it.

 

[The_Librarian]

Samsung's annus horribilus?

 

[chrisc]

My MacBook's charger heats up when plugged in. Apple Core charged me R450 to tell me it is normal. A month later it stopped working and the same fellow said it had overheated. R 1595,00 for a new one. This lasted 6 weeks and failed. On and on

 

[Jola]

Did the S6 bend at all in your pocket ?

iPhones also explode when you bend them.

 

[Foxhound5366]

Great, and there me and my wife both have S6s. Sad thing is that I'm happy with every other aspect of the phone (esp the camera and screen), but we've both noted the same 'heating during charging' phenomenon. After this post and the S7 Note debacle, I'm not gonna stay with them.

 

[Jola]

All phones heat up when you charge them, iPhones, LG, OnePlus, ZTE, Samsung.

Don't get carried away here.

 

[chrisc]

Not like toast though

 

[Foxhound5366]

All phones heat up when you charge them, iPhones, LG, OnePlus, ZTE, Samsung.

Don't get carried away here.

Yeah, but I've noticed that the S6's charging cable can get positively scalding at the point where it plugs into the phone. It doesn't seem like that Samsung fast charging is coming without a price.

 

[Jola]

Yeah, but I've noticed that the S6's charging cable can get positively scalding at the point where it plugs into the phone. It doesn't seem like that Samsung fast charging is coming without a price.

Then use a slow charger, if that worries you.

The last serious issue with the Note 7 on the plane was not when it was being charged.

I have an S7 edge and often fastcharge, haven't had a problem.

Although I tend to use wireless charging overnight.

 

[Dan C]

Did the S6 bend at all in your pocket ?

iPhones also explode when you bend them.

I can't see myself driving with a phone in my jeans. That must be uncomfortable if it's in the side top pocket.

 

[michellej]

On my s7 edge i put the fast charge option off. And no heat issue at all

 

[airborne]

This isn't a heat problem. This is air getting in where it shouldn't be.

Lithium + Oxygen = fireworks

It's typically the membranes between the positive and negative chambers/structure internally that short out for some reason, the battery starts overheating and then the lithium catches fire and then all hell breaks loose. Can also be due to other reasons but that's the most common - internal battery fault which cause short circuit, generates excess heat and then the lithium catches fire.

Has this story gone viral yet?

I'm really surprised the op hasn't sold it to the media houses as Samsungs catching fire are currently a very topical and newsworthy subject.

 

[airborne]

Yeah, but I've noticed that the S6's charging cable can get positively scalding at the point where it plugs into the phone. It doesn't seem like that Samsung fast charging is coming without a price.

I use a Samsung fast charger with my LG G4, doesn't get overly hot. Most if not all of the recent burning Samsung issues seem to be battery structure related rather than batteries being overcharged.

 

[Icemanbrfc]

A pocket is where most people carry it.

Or a bra

 

[skeptic_SA]

Meh, got an s3 mini.

Thinking of dumping it.

PM when you do pls...

 

[Icemanbrfc]

I leave my S6 in the car while at gym. Maybe I'll take it with from now on. Don't wanna come back to a pile of ash.

So burn the gym down instead

 

[Sinbad]

PM when you do pls...

I've got an S4 with a broken screen, and an s5, neither of which is in use...?