Accident that "Galaxy S III" suddenly sparks and flames up

An example of Samsung 's smartphone "Galaxy S III" suddenly flames from inside was reported on overseas forums. You can confirm that the beside the connector part is burning black in the photo uploaded by this user.

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"Galaxy S III"9 million pre-reserved orders before releaseIt is a popular smartphone that is expected to ship 50 million units in total in 2012.

Dylan Kershaw, a student living in Dublin (who is nameing "dillo 2 k 10" in the forum) also used Galaxy S III, but the other day, while driving, the suddenly white flame suddenly flashed from the Galaxy S III I heard that sparks came out and burned vigorously. In a hurry Kershaw stopped the car, but as the smartphone burned, the plastic case melted.

This is the problem Galaxy S III


Border near the side of the connector black chisel


Scorching and scorching covers


It is a part away from the battery, so it will not be a problem with the battery


By burning, the cover does not return to its original state. However, although it is not possible to communicate indeed, the power itself enters, it seems that applications etc are available.


When this flame accident occurred, although the Galaxy S III was attached to the in-car smartphone holder, there is no charging function in the holder, and it is not that it was being charged by connecting the cable.

In addition, in 2011Accident that Galaxy S burned up and bursting around the battery partAlthough it is occurring, the model differs from this accident.

July 9 postscript:
The conclusion that this incident was an external factor was issued by the fire research agency.

Third-party institution external factors and conclusions on Samsung "Galaxy S III" flame-up accident - GIGAZINE