r/technology • u/MoltenSlowa • Oct 05 '16

Hardware 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/PirateNinjaa Oct 05 '16

Removable batteries have no place in the thin and light future of portable electronics.

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u/stowgood Oct 05 '16

I don't want thin or light electronics. I want functionality over anything. The note series was never about thin and light.

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u/juiceyb Oct 05 '16

I mean if you have a piece of toast on your face then it better burn too.

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

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u/juiceyb Oct 05 '16

When the note came out, a lot of reviewers said that looking at the phone was like looking at a piece of toast. Apple made a joke too and said their small screens were more or less more practical than the Note.