And, unlike rival Samsung, Apple isn't beset with the very serious problem
of exploding batteries.
The «safe» Galaxy Note 7 released after the first recall was still not safe and was faced with more reports
of exploding batteries.
As Samsung begins the gruelling process of recalling over two million Note 7s due to claims
of exploding batteries, Apple gets ready to release its latest flagship phone.
Not only was Samsung able to find some serious quality control issues and hopefully eliminate the risk
of exploding batteries...
Samsung also wants to bury the memory
of the exploding battery debacle that led to the worldwide recall and cancellation of its Galaxy Note 7 phone.
«the real danger is an explosion inside the battery» I have replaced a few
of those exploded batteries, Usually the electrolyte is really low when they explode.
Not exact matches
But because it was the first smartphone Samsung launched after discontinuing its Galaxy Note 7 — some
of which were found to have a
battery defect that could cause it to
explode or catch on fire — the company delayed the launch to implement a new safety - testing protocol to ensure the phones»
batteries were safe, it said.
The world's largest maker
of Android phones hopes to change the conversation from
exploding batteries by introducing a new virtual assistant named Bixby
There has been talk that Samsung needed to move more quickly than usual to introduce a new flagship smartphone this year to make customers forget about the
exploding battery debacle
of last summer's Galaxy Note 7.
Either way, there's no reason to expect the Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus to not do well — barring an unforeseen disaster
of battery -
exploding proportions.
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.
Furthermore, Li - ion
batteries are a risky game, as highlighted by recent widely publicized reports detailed in Scientific American, Reuters and Forbes, for example, in which Li - ion - powered devices have either caught fire or
exploded as a result
of the fundamental flammability and reactivity
of lithium.
Unlike the recent bout
of exploding lithium - ion cell phone
batteries, the steel - brass
batteries use non-flammable water electrolytes that contain potassium hydroxide, an inexpensive salt used in laundry detergent.
I guess he will get the pleasure
of having an car
battery exploding in the engine bay and making extensive damage.
All
of that may be true, but I wonder if any consideration was given for the potential for
exploding batteries.
Cat toys are
exploding,» said Yellin, pointing out Multipet's newly launched Shrek toys and line
of interactive,
battery - operated cat toys.
They left Nancy Holt's Sun Tunnels, Jackie Winsor's Burned Piece and
Exploded Piece, Lynda Benglis with her Night Sherbet
of poured polyurethane foam, Michelle Stuart with canvases
of graphite and earth, Suzanne Harris's Inhabitant, and Wheatfield by Agnes Denes — long since harvested
of its thousand pounds to give way to the luxury rentals
of Battery Park City.
With the increasing adoption
of mobile devices, which range from consumer electronics such as smart watches and fitness trackers to health monitors and other sensors, comes an increase in the need for better mobile power supplies, and although
battery technology is improving (other than, you know, those
exploding batteries), it seems equally important to continue to develop other methods
of harvesting energy for mobile devices, such as this hybrid power textile.
In the Wall Street Journal, Dan Neil does a great overview
of why
battery powered rides are
exploding sorry, bad choice
of words, becoming so popular.
And that's why e-cigarette manufacturers are facing dozens
of personal injury lawsuits around the country from people who were injured by their
exploding lithium - ion
batteries.
It's easy to point the finger and laugh at Samsung, especially since their $ 2 billion fiasco comes on the heels
of Apple's big launch, but
exploding batteries are a result
of us needing / wanting more juice from our phones and Samsung tried to deliver.
My favorite phone design
of this year was the Galaxy Note 7's, and although Samsung screwed it up with the whole
exploding battery farce, the inherent appeal
of a symmetrically curved device
of that kind remains.
NEWS ANALYSIS: Samsung President DJ Koh described in detail the manufacturing defects in rechargeable
batteries that caused some
of its Galaxy Note7 big - screen smartphones to burn or
explode.
The Note 8
battery doesn't
explode — or at least it hasn't after about two weeks
of extensive testing.
The Galaxy Note 5 is a killer big - screen phone, and it's still technically the latest Galaxy Note phone you can buy as a result
of the Galaxy Note 7's
exploding battery issues.
Note 7s sold in China were originally through to be unaffected by the
battery glitch causing some phones sold elsewhere to overheat and
explode, however some devices sold as part
of a preview program were recalled two weeks ago.
The Pixel 2 complaints come more than a year after Samsung went through a massive recall
of its flagship Galaxy Note7 smartphones, which were the subject
of a massive recall due to overheating
batteries that
exploded or caught fire.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has just issued an official recall
of over one million Galaxy Note 7 smartphones amid more than 90 reports
of handsets spontaneously
exploding as a result
of a faulty
battery.
Earlier this year,
battery problems — the
exploding kind — brought down one
of the best handsets
of the year.
There was no fireball similar to the
exploding Galaxy Note 7, but the incident raises fresh concerns on the quality
of batteries used in mobile devices and proper care for the components.
Video
of the explosion was uploaded online and it shows that the
battery didn't
explode while it was in the man's mouth but only after he took it out.
The Chinese manufacturer has decided to capitalize on the Note7 fiasco, however, by releasing a video where they do a series
of «
battery security» tests on their latest device's
battery and show that it «won't
explode like Samsung Galaxy Note 7.»
Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 was absolutely the most publicized example
of faulty
battery technology in the history
of mobile phones, but
exploding batteries aren't exclusively a Samsung problem.
While Samsung must be annoyed that its Bixby digital assistant is not yet ready for prime time, you have to think they prefer dealing with this issue compared with the problems
of exploding phone
batteries, which is what happened to its last flagship device, the Galaxy Note 7.
A newly released video from YouTubers Lincoln and Daniel Markham
of the «What's Inside» channel appears to show that Samsung's latest
battery tech, found inside the company's Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 +, can take some serious abuse and still not catch on fire or
explode.