Samsung Blames Galaxy SIII Burn On "External Energy Source" 169
MojoKid writes "Samsung has some great news for Galaxy SIII smartphone owners. As it turns out, your mobile device isn't at risk of overheating to the point where it catches on fire and burns through its casing, as a forum member at Boards.ie claimed was the case with his Galaxy SIII a couple of weeks ago. [Note: And has since retracted.] Fire Investigations UK (FIUK), an independent third-party organization, assisted Samsung with looking into the matter, and here's what they concluded: 'The energy source responsible for generating the heat has been determined as external to the device... the device was not responsible for the cause of the fire,' FIUK said in a statement. 'The only way it was possible to produce damage similar to the damage recorded within the owner's damaged device was to place the devices or component parts within a domestic microwave.'"
If I remember correctly... (Score:5, Informative)
... the user who initially complained admitted that a buddy of his had tried to repair the phone after it had come in contact with an unknown amount of water... and of course, he promptly retracted his complaint.
What a jackass.
For everyone else: DON'T PUT YOUR FUCKING PHONE IN THE MICROWAVE.
Don't need Sherlock for this one (Score:5, Informative)
Even I'm surprised someone was stupid enough to put their phone in a microwave mind you.
Re:Let me get this straight (Score:2, Informative)
You have to die stupidly in order to become a DA nominee. If just doing something incredibly stupid was enough, the dawn thing would have about 7,2 billion nominees.
Slashdot is a tabloid now? (Score:5, Informative)
Re:If I remember correctly... (Score:4, Informative)
Samsung sgh-a847 - also called rugby - can be dropped in water and used right away. It happened to me a few times. It is certified to military standard 810G. Buy something military grade like this if you break your phone often.
/. could try harder... (Score:4, Informative)
You really really need to investigate further before posting these stories. Samsung didn't "blame" it on external sources which implies "it wasn't really us, honest, seriously". The guy that posted the initial fire report had a friend 'drop' the phone into water then attempt to dry it out using a microwave.
"Galaxy SIII burn caused by microwaving wet phone" is what it should be.
Re:If I remember correctly... (Score:4, Informative)
It's in scare quotes, though, which were unnecessary as the title is "Samsung Blames..." rather than "Galaxy Burn Was Caused by..."
Re:If I remember correctly... (Score:5, Informative)
For the love of God, NO! Don't believe the post above!
Please, future information seeker, I'm talking to you...
The person above was KIDDING! Do not dry your baby, cat, dog, hamster, mouse, whatever, in a microwave! It will kill them!
Okay, maybe that's slightly too broad a statement. For some odd reason it works fine for drying Pekingese dogs.
Re:Let me get this straight (Score:5, Informative)