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BrayWyatt
06-21-2012, 08:29 PM
engadget (http://www.engadget.com)

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/06/meltedsgsiii.jpg

It doesn't look good. This Galaxy S III apparently malfunctioned while in an in-car holster, causing some substantial melting and burn marks across the lower half of the device. The global HSPA+ iteration of Samsung's new flagship apparently sparked into white flames, followed by a bang. While it's certainly not the first smartphone to implode in transit, the damage -- along the base but separate to the charging port -- looks pretty substantial and although the screen still apparently worked, reception was dead. The phone has been whisked off to a repair center through phone retailer Carphone Warehouse for the full autopsy. User dillo2k10 was left unscathed, but it's apparently left some nasty molten plastic remains on the inside of his car. Hit up the gallery link below for some more scorch-marked close-ups.

Update: Sammy updated its Samsung Tomorrow blog with a quick statement, reading: "Samsung is aware of this issue and will begin investigating as soon as we receive the specific product in question. Once the investigation is complete, we will be able to provide further details on the situation. We are committed to providing our customers with the safest products possible and are looking at this seriously."

CloudStrife7x
06-21-2012, 08:39 PM
That's crazy, interesting share Sterling

thegutta
06-21-2012, 09:10 PM
Damn the sucks i feel sorry for all those people who wasted all the money to get a peace of shit of a marshmallow :D

revsix6
06-21-2012, 10:16 PM
Interesting to know about this, Mr. Sterling. Now, will this be replaceable for free? :)

fullmetal172
06-22-2012, 04:15 AM
it better be for free, was thinking of getting this but now idk

Original Boss
06-22-2012, 04:26 AM
Even phone companies are trying to assassinate people lol the phone rings you pick it up uhmm hello ? boom your head is gone!

ekardreno
06-22-2012, 10:53 AM
Holy shit, that's bad. I have to tell my friend about this.

dalegend
06-22-2012, 02:17 PM
Thanks for the news Sterling. I feel for your lose of your investment. They call this phone the ferrari of androids lol.

X360Quicky
06-22-2012, 03:20 PM
it better be for free, was thinking of getting this but now idk
^
Same here

TheLastTwinky
06-26-2012, 09:03 PM
Wow, even phones are deceitful. I mean seriously, it has to be amongst one of the best looking phones at the moment, and the graphics on it are stunning. But if things like that can happen, people are going to have be wary with heat-sources, especially with smart-phones and their batteries, and even more so than this phone. Does anyone know what exactly caused it? Was it even the battery? Judging by the position, I would assume the battery or perhaps the USB port had something melt, setting off a chain reaction resulting in a miniature explosion. But I don't know much about the phone engineering, so that theory could of course be absolute waffle :P

tukiya
06-27-2012, 09:54 AM
damn.. lets go back to 5110

Klebo
06-27-2012, 10:05 AM
Wow I was going to buy one of these next week when I get paid... Good thing I checked this thread, I'll wait until they fix the issue!

iThorHD
06-27-2012, 03:30 PM
I'm still buying one, it's not like this is a problem that happens to everyone. Just happened to one phone, probably a bad component which happens to all phones. Numerous iPhones and other phones have done similar things. Nothing to fret over.