But that was in the middle of an ugly recall of Samsung's Galaxy Note 7, which had a propensity to overheat and even explode due to
a flawed battery design.
Not exact matches
For the second set the
battery design itself allowed more room for the jelly roll, but a thinner separator still led to poorer protection and reduced tolerance to manufacturing defects as seen with
batteries from company A. Without the apparent
flaw in the corners, the combination of missing insulation tape, sharp edged protrusions and a thin separator led to a higher probability of short circuit between the cathode tab and the anode, which resulted in the heating and fire.
The Pixel 2 XL may be
flawed in crucial areas like the display, but it one - ups most of the competition with the best performance, some of the best
battery life, a great
design, amazing speakers, and what is without a doubt the best camera on a smartphone.
The fact that Apple has to slow the performance of older iPhones due to
battery degradation suggests that it is a
design flaw, especially since other smartphone manufacturers have confirmed that they don't slow down their older phones.
Verdict: Despite the slow - charging
battery, app crashes and the
design flaws, the Xiaomi Redmi 1s is still the best phone you can buy at this price.
The company said that its investigation revealed
battery defects and
design flaws in the
batteries it had used with its Galaxy Note 7 that caused the trouble.
Samsung's efforts to make the Galaxy Note 7 as small as possible contributed to its ultimate
design flaw, which caused the phablet's
battery to explode.