Samsung Galaxy S III explodes, causes still unknown

21 June, 2012
A Samsung Galaxy S III unit burst into white flames while hooked up into a car mount.

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  • Anonymous
  • rKa
  • 28 Jun 2014

will, 26 Jun 2012My SIII restarts every day... will it explode next? not wo... moreMine too

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    • Greg
    • 0h3
    • 09 Oct 2012

    My Galaxy S III is only two weeks old. Though I love the phone, today it started heating up something fierce, and discharging the battery, while I wasn't even using the phone. Finally turned it off and back on, then put in on the charger. Now it seems OK. How weird is that?

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      • geet
      • YTJ
      • 29 Aug 2012

      I have prob wit my phone am using S3 from one month it will get heated soon n many of my friends told itjis phone has some problem after i purchased..... now idono

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        • Samsung
        • utd
        • 22 Jul 2012

        Anonymous, 25 Jun 2012With Power, comes responsibility!!!Sentence not completed----with great power comes great responsibility!!!!!!mention d movie's name also when participating next time.

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          • Samsung customercare
          • utd
          • 22 Jul 2012

          AnonD-49280, 25 Jun 2012Are you really Samsung customer care,I only ask because you... moreJohnny blaze

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            • AnonD-51507
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            • 08 Jul 2012

            i find it funny that a lot of people bash on a certain brand for no reason; or because somebody on the internet said it sucks and started calling it "scamsung"(for example in this case) or something like that . . really pathetic . .

            or if that person does have a reason that his/her phone broke or bricked . . he blames the brand, the phone model, the store/retailer, other people but doesn't even say anything about how they treated their phone . . i see videos on youtube titled something like "this phone sucks" then in their video, they destroy the phone by smashing it with a hammer or something . . they didn't even explain how they charge the device, whether they leave it charging for the night(which is stupid), or they do something stupid to it, or doesn't know how to use it properly . .

            so all i see is someone who's not capable of taking care of their phone so they destroy it on the internet to show off to people and gain attention . .

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              • Anonymous
              • q8Q
              • 27 Jun 2012

              prakesh69, 26 Jun 2012My s3 is always hot when I put beside my oven when I cook c... moreMaybe that's because you don't have an S3 and probably never had a Samsung or android. You just keep troll Samsung related polls. Come back when you have the balls to use a droid

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                • janepher
                • N7D
                • 27 Jun 2012

                prakesh69, 26 Jun 2012My s3 is always hot when I put beside my oven when I cook c... moreshame on you. How can you put the phone near the oven? Didn't you read the terms and conditions? Please reread them.

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                  • AnonD-49280
                  • 3GC
                  • 27 Jun 2012

                  nano, 26 Jun 2012apparently this guy was using a charger on his car, but it ... moreApparantly he wasn't using any sort of external power source if you and the countless other lazy people take the trouble to read the original article.

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                    • bablu
                    • utD
                    • 27 Jun 2012

                    AnonD-733, 21 Jun 2012there is big difference here, i own iPad 3 myself but im no... morei dont understand ur qs.any way i am happy that samsung galaxy s3 blasted

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                      • willydogue
                      • kaK
                      • 26 Jun 2012

                      there are some dos and donts with regard to caring for your cellphone always use recommended or inbox accessories. keep away from open or naked flame excessive heat. remove from charge once battery is full do not over charge. unplug when talking on phone. safety first

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                        • nano
                        • Mfx
                        • 26 Jun 2012

                        apparently this guy was using a charger on his car, but it probably was a cheap one so that is what it caused it, as it always happens..I don't think samsung is responsible for this..how many volts was the phone receiving? how many volts does the original charger provide? ahhh ahh

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                          • Yani
                          • 3pw
                          • 26 Jun 2012

                          Wow, there is a lot of comments for a single device explosion.
                          Granted it is world's top selling smartphone right now and there are also a lot of funny top comments.
                          But some comments worry me, although I don't like Scamsung I can't believe this is the whole true story.
                          If I used an incompatible car charger and my shinny new phone would explode I would lie to darn Scamsung like I never lied before and would completely deny any incompatible car charger usage. And they can't prove otherwise!

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                            • prakesh69
                            • BwW
                            • 26 Jun 2012

                            My s3 is always hot when I put beside my oven when I cook curry..is it going to explode also.. My iphone 4s is muche reliable..never heat up..

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                              • Anonymous
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                              • 26 Jun 2012

                              steve, 26 Jun 201210 M ticking bombs out there... god job Samsung :(Do you know anything about technology or just trolling

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                                • fred
                                • m}D
                                • 26 Jun 2012

                                Haha what a joke device...

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                                  • steve
                                  • m}D
                                  • 26 Jun 2012

                                  10 M ticking bombs out there... god job Samsung :(

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                                    • will
                                    • m}D
                                    • 26 Jun 2012

                                    My SIII restarts every day... will it explode next?
                                    not worth money I paid

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                                      • 25 Jun 2012

                                      Sachin Thorat, 25 Jun 2012Foxconn CEO says Galaxy S3 will be at shame after iPhone 5 ... moreThat's pretty funny since S2 was better than the 5th IPhone and obviously the S3 destroys it. The S3 will also be better then the 6th IPhone when its released. I love how everyone keeps calling it the IPhone 5. That goes against the entire name scheme

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                                        • K2F
                                        • 25 Jun 2012

                                        rob, 24 Jun 2012I think u have not read the review properly it says "T... moreLolz i think u should read my post again,i said when the iPhone exploded there was even bigger fuss created than S3. I think u didnt get me. Anyways all i was saying is that when the iPhone exploded there were lots of people bashing up iPhone specially the samsung fanboys,but today not many apple fans are doing the same here.Apple users atleast know that its technology,and few glitches are inevitable.