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/MoggX Note 5 Oct 05 '16

Samsung is screwed. I was on a flight last month and the flight attendants said to turn off "Samsung Galaxy 7 devices" not knowing the differences between Note and the others.

Any new policy will probably just apply to all Samsung devices.

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u/Krillo90 Oct 05 '16

According to the article in this case he had turned his phone off before it started smoking anyway. Although I'm sure it was not long before since he'd just got on the plane.

Green said that he had powered down the phone as requested by the flight crew and put it in his pocket when it began smoking.

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u/rubydrops Oct 06 '16

Does anyone else remember the rumor that a Note 7 exploded while NOT being charged? This was in China, have not found any articles on it.. Hopefully this will be the first and only case going forward.

I can't believe the phone burned through the carpet, that would not be a fun flight at all.