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Re:Replacement Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phone catches fire on S... by retox on Thursday October 06, 2016 @03:49AM (#12650856)
Removable batteries. A quaint little feature we've had since the first 'portable' brick phones. No one needs a device to be razor thin.
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Re:Replacement Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phone catches fire on S... by simonh on Friday October 07, 2016 @05:04AM (#12659161)
If the phone was powered down, it looks like this might be a chemical reaction in the batteries. Taking it out might just remove barriers between the source of combustion and flamables in the environment.
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