Originally Posted by
murtaza12
Over a hundred sounds a bit.... exaggerated.
Feel free to take your skepticism up with CPSC. And the Samsung Corporation.
Links are in the article.
While CNET tends to hear about just a few exploding devices each year, Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 has caught fire as many as 112 times after only one month on sale.
(That's based on official tallies of 92 incidents in the US, plus at least 17 in Korea, 1 in Taiwan and 2 in Australia.)
Update, September 15, 2016 at 2:00p.m. PT: Updated tally with official US incident count from the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Incidents/Injuries:
Samsung has received 92 reports of the batteries overheating in the U.S.
Samsung says it received 92 reports of batteries in the popular smartphone overheating in the U.S.,
But in a world of thruthiness, I suppose the fact that it "sounds...exaggerated" is enough for some.
I'm open to your factual, substantiated data of iPhones catching fire, not due to misuse. I haven't found it. Yes, I validate data before I post.