This smoking Galaxy Z Fold 3 is a good lesson not to be too active with it
Samsung is no stranger when it comes to its smartphone batteries putting on an unsolicited fireworks display. However, most Galaxy smartphones launched after the Galaxy Note 7 have been largely free from battery-related defects. That being said, we do hear the occasional case of a Samsung smartphone going up in flames due to manhandling. This time around, an unfortunate Galaxy Z Fold 3 user had his phablet combust, albeit not spontaneously.
Twitter user Chad Christian posted a video of an unfortunate Galaxy Z Fold 3 bellowing smoke. He went on to clarify that the issue was not with the phone itself and that the battery could have sustained structural damage after falling off a bike. It seems that the phone held its own for a week before the battery went belly up, right as he was about to ship the phone back to Samsung.
Now, it is quite common for a smartphone to take a tumble or two outdoors. Most OEMs rigorously drop test their devices to ensure that they survive the fall. The problem here is that the Galaxy Z Fold 3 isn’t your garden variety smartphone. The sheer number of moving parts in the equation makes it a lot more fragile than a corresponding Galaxy smartphone, despite all the durability improvements Samsung has managed to cram in.
So, the moral of the story here is that it is best to leave your Galaxy Z Fold 3 indoors whenever possible. If not, make sure that you secure it properly. Watching a $1,800 phone go up in flames can be quite painful, and the last thing Samsung wants is more bad PR around its batteries.
The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 blew up on me when I was getting ready to box it up. Had to throw it in the garage. Definitely had some integrity damage. Can you imagine if it did this in shipping 🙁 pic.twitter.com/OnPHfZmKod
— Chad Christian – American Dream Trading (@CoachCWC) September 26, 2021
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