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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  • AnonD-19913
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  • 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.

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    • md
    • 9G$
    • 25 Jun 2012

    JAIN, 24 Jun 2012dont buy s3.......atleast for futher 2 month....wait till t... moreJust keep quit ok did U now how many s3 sold in june month 10million lives sold

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      • luke from phones 4u
      • 3Ax
      • 25 Jun 2012

      shouldnt of got a phone from car phone warehouse

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        • Sachin Thorat
        • tUY
        • 25 Jun 2012

        Foxconn CEO says Galaxy S3 will be at shame after iPhone 5 will be launched. I think it will come true... Made for SUperHumens.. :)

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          • Ixil
          • m}9
          • 25 Jun 2012

          Anonymous, 25 Jun 2012With Power, comes responsibility!!!Dude, you made me laugh so hard...!

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            • Anonymous
            • mqx
            • 25 Jun 2012

            With Power, comes responsibility!!!

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              • pat
              • PPR
              • 25 Jun 2012

              Whoever was using it, I bet they were using a NON genuine chinese cheap shit charger...

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                • nick
                • IV@
                • 25 Jun 2012

                Samsung s3 smoked by windows phone..haha

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                  • AnonD-49280
                  • 3GC
                  • 25 Jun 2012

                  Samsung customercare, 24 Jun 2012Actually the mobile exploded due to the processor.The chip ... moreAre you really Samsung customer care,I only ask because you can sign in with any name on here?
                  The photos clearly show the microphone was the cause of damage in this case,or at the very least something VERY close to the mic which caused the problem.The owner of the phone said that after this happened the phone was still working as before with the exception of losing it's network connection,so there's no way the batter could have exploded as you say?

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                    • AnonD-51487
                    • nUH
                    • 25 Jun 2012

                    Anonymous, 24 Jun 2012At least it wasn't related to the battery. In the pictures ... moreTry putting wire wool over a 9v battery and watch the flames ensue, quite a current is drawn too.

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                      • AnonD-51487
                      • nUH
                      • 25 Jun 2012

                      Bonga, 24 Jun 2012Well I work in Samsung Technical support ( call centre ) an... moreYep, you must have taken the call, your English is so poor you have to be a genuine call centre operative....I believe you:)

                      Regarding device, I am not sure where the processor is on this device, but to me looks more like an area where power management is, who knows how stable the input voltage was to device? Any number of possibilities here, many external too.

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                        • AnonD-49280
                        • 3GC
                        • 24 Jun 2012

                        Bonga, 24 Jun 2012Well I work in Samsung Technical support ( call centre ) an... moreAccording to the original report she was a he and he wasn't using any sort of external power source,it was running off it's own battery.

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                          • Samsung customercare
                          • 7tT
                          • 24 Jun 2012

                          Actually the mobile exploded due to the processor.The chip delivers quad core graphics and heatsup the device,due to the heating problem the battery exploded.After manufacturing the new chip it underwent a heavy graphic tests for 2 days.Now the chip is causing a severe damage in the lab.so my personnel request is to wait till problem rectifies.this can take some time upto six months.thank you.for any further information please contact your near Samsung store.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • vp1
                            • 24 Jun 2012

                            do you really need to fight whether iphones or samsung phones were exploding ?? wake up guys we should think of our safety rather than throwing words to each other. such a childish act...

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                              • JAIN
                              • ut1
                              • 24 Jun 2012

                              dont buy s3.......atleast for futher 2 month....wait till the problem gets rectify......i belive it totally it is possible

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                                • Bonga
                                • ftk
                                • 24 Jun 2012

                                Well I work in Samsung Technical support ( call centre ) and I received that call that we do raise a huge product liability case for it , and that one is considered level C as their is no human harm .... but the thing is that i can remember that the owner has told me that they were using a universal charger , but we have to leave it it to investigation's , but if she was using that charger , so that mean it's not a manufacture fault .

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • t}4
                                  • 24 Jun 2012

                                  Over cloaked processor , overheating and hence.......

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                                    • rx7
                                    • 24 Jun 2012

                                    Anonymous, 23 Jun 2012 A Samsong hater is going to love this news, isn't it? Wake up samsung this is not done..

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                                      • realist
                                      • 3Ax
                                      • 24 Jun 2012

                                      it could quite easily have been the cradle he put it in was faulty

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                                        • rob
                                        • vw4
                                        • 24 Jun 2012

                                        AnonD-19913, 23 Jun 2012and who said you there were no news when iPhone exploded...... moreI think u have not read the review properly it says "There was a time when the exploding iPhones got huge media coverage" which means it was very much highlighted