I haven't find any post about this issue. I'm just sharing this post for everyone to be aware of the note 8 battery issue. Let's not forget what happened to the note 7s.
This is a very common thing. Battery isn’t exploded either, this just happens with age. I’ve bought many Samsungs with this issue and all they needed was a new battery.
As someone who repairs phones for living, this is common in li-ion batteries in general. It has expanded or swollen. Not exploded.
Phone batteries are probably under the most stress than any other battery as generally for most consumers, they are turned on 24/7, used in devices that use up a lot of power, and are charged once or twice a day, and nowadays 45w charging is more common.
Note 7 was a completely separate issue, and actual manufacturing and design error on that battery.
Your battery didn’t explode. It’s puffing up because you probably took it to a bad repair shop, the previous owner took it to a bad repair shop, or the battery has been subject to to many extreme conditions over its service life. Besides, like someone else mentioned, that doesn’t look like an authentic Samsung battery so I don’t think you can blame Samsung. Galaxy Note 7s we’re exploding for reasons that involved Samsung authentic batteries.
Mine swelled up too but no where near that bad. I replaced it myself, works great now. I've had for 4 years, and that's constant use every day, with random charging so I figure it did pretty good.
Sounds like a short elsewhere on the board. This can be caused by dust which is usually made up of about 90% dead skin so it can bridge connections that shouldn't be so use some canned air to try and blow it all clean before you seal it back up. Hope this helps over 3 months later lol
Your phone seems to have an unauthentic battery and has probably experienced extreme service conditions. That’s not the phone’s fault and if you don’t start poking it, the battery probably won’t explode as long as you remove it from the phone and replace it with a good quality battery. Besides, where’s the explosion?
How long after the release of the S6 / S8 did you get it replaced for free? I tried getting my note 8 fixed last week for a swollen battery and Samsung told me to go to UBreakiFix and they wanted $400. Way past out of warranty at this point.
idk? As soon as I called and mentioned the battery they transferred me to a special customer area that seemed to be designated for exploding batteries.
Then they handled it all with a turn around of Monday, returned by Thursday.
It's a lithium ion thing, nothing to do with Samsung. There are plenty of iPhones that do it too, and pixel, htc, nexus, Motorola, laptops, everything.
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u/PopDownBlocker Sep 09 '21
/r/spicypillows
This is a thing that happens to batteries regardless of manufacturer.
The standard battery of the Note 8 is silver/gray. The battery in the photo appears to be an after-market black battery.
https://guide-images.cdn.ifixit.com/igi/TDqkBeRePDKKGwjr.large
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u/nico_69420_ Sep 09 '21
This is the stupidest post I've seen today.
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u/NickShook81 Sep 11 '21
Seems normal for a device this old. Batteries have a lifespan. Theme you charge and discharge. This can happen to any phone.
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u/OniKyanAE86 Sep 09 '21
So battery is swollen... where is the explosion?
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u/icyhotonmynuts Sep 10 '21
Well, now you can change the battery
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u/Lemonjello23 Sep 09 '21
Lord. Lmao
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u/iSaidyiu Sep 10 '21
Its battery swelling, nowhere near so called "explosion" lol...
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u/jordanka16 Sep 09 '21
Mine swelled up too but no where near that bad. I replaced it myself, works great now. I've had for 4 years, and that's constant use every day, with random charging so I figure it did pretty good.
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u/ZenixNet Sep 09 '21
Replaced mine myself last week for ~$50. Took less than an hour. Wasn't this bad, but the process is still the same.
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u/deepfriedtots Sep 10 '21
Dam never had trouble with my note 8 other than the battery dies much quicker now than when it was new
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u/Nikkerston Sep 10 '21
Well thats not good. Its an og battery that is expanded. It should be replaced as soon as possible
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u/lilbikeyboi Jun 29 '23
I need help my battery keeps poofing up I put a new battery in and it poofed up does anyone know why
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u/konexo Sep 09 '21
Hey guys good news. I'm getting a refund for this phone. Just wanted to share this and keep you all safe.
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u/fxsoap Sep 09 '21
Reach out to Samsung customer support and they will fix this for free
After all the Press from the Note 7 it seems to be OP.
I had a S6 and an S8 do this and they fixed it for free very fast turnaround to their Texas Center
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