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Samsung Galaxy J5 Catches Fire and Explodes in France, Says AP (popularmechanics.com)

Posted by msmash on from the phone-on-fire dept.

A Samsung phone user in France says her Galaxy J5 smartphone caught fire and exploded. The model is different from the Galaxy Note 7 that has been recalled worldwide. From a report on Associated Press: Lamya Bouyirdane told The Associated Press that on Sunday she noticed the phone was very hot after she asked her four-year-old son to pass it over. She said she threw the phone away when she realized it had "swollen up" and smoke was coming out. The phone then caught fire and the back of the handset blew off. Her partner quickly extinguished it.

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  1. Does anyone have comparitive stats by presidenteloco · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Of battery fires on different smartphone brands, as a percentage of units sold?

    Pretty sure the odd one of any kind ends up with a smoking Li-ion battery.

    Is Samsung being unfairly further beat up here because of the laser of media attention on it now?

    What do the objective facts say.

    I'm genuinely interested cause have a Note 5 in my pocket right now.

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  2. All cell phones can explode by ADRA · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The only relevant stat is how frequently a given model does, and if so, what conditions the phone was subjected to when it occurred. A one-off incident is unfortunate but certainly within the realm of possibility (enter any phone here).

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  3. Re:In the words of Gus Grissom... by freeze128 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Too soon, man.