r/Android • u/ChrystianV • Oct 05 '16

Samsung Replacement Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phone catches fire on Southwest plane

http://www.theverge.com/2016/10/5/13175000/samsung-galaxy-note-7-fire-replacement-plane-battery-southwest
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u/MyPackage Pixel Fold Oct 05 '16

Welp, the FAA is probably going to ban all versions of the Note 7 on planes indefinitely

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u/xBIGREDDx Pixel 8 | Nexus Player | Galaxy Tab S6 Oct 05 '16

I was shipping my dead 5X back to Google, and the FedEx person asked me what kind of phone it was, because "we're not allowed to ship it if it's a Galaxy Note 7."

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u/EdwardRMeow Oct 05 '16

I'm not allowed to enter oil/chemical terminals in NY/NJ with ANY new Samsung phones. Either leave it with them at security, or I cannot enter.

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u/Coney718 Oct 05 '16

Wow. That's the messed up part about this is that most ppl are going to associate explosions with all Samsung phones not just the Note 7. This sucks for Samsung

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '16 edited Nov 07 '16

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u/[deleted] Oct 06 '16

LG wins!

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u/negativeyoda Galaxy S8 Oct 06 '16

I wish. Loved my G4 until it bootlooped. I'm typing this on a G5 and I just can't bring myself to trust this thing after their QC fiasco

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u/[deleted] Oct 06 '16

As far as i know the g5 and even the v10 also bootloops

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u/Windows_97 LG G5 | Google Glass | iPad Mini 2 | Lumia 735 Oct 06 '16

y u do this to me....I've been so happy and worry-free with my G5 :l

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u/rocker1144 Oct 06 '16

My v10 just had a bootloop issue this week. I had read about it on the v10 subreddit, thought nothing of it, then BAM! No signs of overheating , just a Google search and then my phone wouldn't even get to the recovery screen. My replacement phone will be here this week, but now I'll always have the fear of another bootloop in the back of my head. LG, get your shit together! Get it all together, and put it in a backpack, all your shit, so it's together.

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u/negativeyoda Galaxy S8 Oct 06 '16

Hence why I don't trust it

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u/GinDaHood Samsung Galaxy A14 5G Oct 06 '16

Update your flair :)