A report out of China claims a Samsung Galaxy S 4 burst into flames while the owner, a gentleman identified as Du, was playing a game. At the time, Du had the device plugged into the wall. When the unit burst into flames, it was such a surprise to Du that he tossed it away. Unfortunately, he tossed it onto his couch which apparently was highly flammable. The resulting conflagration destroyed Du's house. The good news is Du, his wife, and their pets escaped with only Du suffering some minor burns on his hands that did not require a trip to the hospital.
Does that sound like a legit story to you? Many are questioning Du's authenticity, especially his claims that the battery and charger were both the original Samsung parts. Reports of Samsung device fires usually reveal aftermarket batteries or other parts are to blame. Samsung has indicated they will assist with a full investigation, including a chemical analysis to determine whether the battery was a genuine Samsung part. If the parts are truly Samsung parts, the company will need to work quickly to figure out why this happened and fix it. If the parts were not really from Samsung, they can use that info to deal with the public relations heat they will be subject to.
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source: The Register
via: Phandroid
What the!
About a week after buying my Gs4, while on the charger one day I came back to take it off the charger, only to realize that the phone was burning my hand. It was so hot in fact, that I left minor burns on my fingers and palm. To this day I dont know the reason why, and ATT to me not to charge it for more than 7 hours… Mine was on the charger for at most 45 minutes. Hopefully nothing is wrong with my phone because it seems to work just fine.
Isn’t this really the couch’s fault more-so than the phone?
Im using a s4….yes sometimes the device get the heat…hope we get a good explanation from samsung it self…what happened..to du….
All phones get hot when you play games on them, my SIII does and it doesn’t take long for it to get there. I’ve YET to see it get to the point that it would catch fire though. I seriously doubt this is what happened here and claim BS on his part.
Counterfeit phone is also a possibility. He might believe the battery and charger are Samsung devices, when none of it is.
He tossed a burning item onto his flammable sofa – what a silly thing to do Du!
Pound to a pinch of sh*t it was non-genuine battery or charger